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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 12.pdf
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October 1897
| 14 | Very fine day. Pa sent to Montreal for $5.00 of timothy got 110 lbs. McCrimmon took it from Lancaster. paid for express | 5.00 50 |
| 15 | The C.E's social last night was good my ticket 15. Farquherson took the hay seed today To 3 lbs sausages 30 | 15 |
| 16 | Warm summer heat. | |
| 17. | Cold wind. | |
| 18. | Cold and raw. Pidgeon By. $2.00. Murdy went north. | |
| 19 | Very fine day. Quite warm. We washed the windows on outside | |
| 20 | Fine day. high wind. A. C. McDonald’s bush is on fire (or rather the muck, And there is lots of smoke. | |
| 21 | Fine day | |
| 22 | Another warm day. To 4 1/2 lb sausages 25. | |
| 23 | Very fine day. I was at Sniders all night They have a new boy. about 8 P.M. weighs 13 lb | |
| 24 | A large congregation. It was union. A.M. Mr McKay of Toronto preached a mifsionary sermon | |
| 25 | Monday Bird & I went to the Gore. We called at Mrs H McGillis | |
| 26 | Lovely day I called at Watsons, Farquhersons & Urquharts | |
| 27 | Wednesday. Lovely day, Got 3 turkeys. Prue diggin garden | |
| 28 | Fine day. rained a little in forenoon. | |
| 29. | Fine cold day took up dahlia, Covered strawbers Prue until 10.30 A.M. To beef 44 cts | |
| 30 | Fine day. Heard that Mrs D McNaughton tailor of Lancaster) died suddenly this morning. And the death, suddent, of Mr George of New York is in todays papers | |
| 31 | A good congregation. And a good sermon evening meetings very good |
| 1 | Monday drizzled all day Creamery opened | |
| 2 | covered rose bushes took up narcisses root Tp 1 1/2 sausage 15. 1 lb steak 10 | |
| 3 | Fine day. rained all day yesterday, roads are pretty bad. Mrs D.M. McNaughton of Lancaster was buried here today. Duncan Robertson of Montreal was here to dinner. Jimie drove. | |
| 4 | Fine and bright W.F.M.S. {Womens Foreign Mission Society} met at John A's. my offering 10. | |
| 5 | To 10 lb gran sugar 50 cts 4 lbs brown sugar 16 3 lbs steak 30 1/2 lb B tea 25. 12 buns 14. cts 1 load 8 cts | 66 77 |
| 6 | Saturday. Fine day. | |
| 7 | Cold day not many in church. Good Sermon. | |
| 8 | Raw day. I washed and churned. There was snow enough to whiten the roads. Colonal McGregor called and wrote a letter for Pa to a Mr Spraal Westminster in British Columbia | |
| 9 | Snow about 2 inches. To 4 lb steak 40. 1 lb pork. 10 | 50 |
| 10 | Some rain today. And frose it {dark?} 1 gall coal oil | |
| 11. | Murdy left for Lochiel at 6. A.M. P.M. turned wet. Mary McIntyre spent the afternoon here To 2 loaves from Christeene 12 | |
| 12 | To 1 bag flour from Willie 2.75 soft snow all day ugly day. We took home the white helfer on Wednesday. she looks poor
We heard that Williams (who taught High School here for some years her, was drowned West. today To stew 30. Murdy got home, ugly night |
2.75 |
| 13. | Old man on rampage last night. {Loked?} the M.D. Kate is prompter I think. | |
| 14 | Sunday Yesterday was fine. it so raw today. small congregation. Got on Friday 1 bush apples from Gorgie 50 cts. Got a letter from Sandy yesterday | 50 |
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