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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905

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September 1899
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  <td>1</td>
  <td>Friday. Fine day. a shower 3 lb sausage 30

a shank 15</td>
  <td>30</td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>Lizzie left for home this morning To butter 57 cts</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>3.</td>
  <td>Fine day. I did not go to church</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Made 1 bottle Ketshep Baked in oven To 1 load 5 cts</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>5</td>
  <td>Looks like rain. We sent our things to the fair. Collection of house plants, in bloom Phlox, pansies, fan boquet, vase boquet, Collection of roots for feeding, and sugar purposes carrots. W.O. beets long & short parsnips Mangold Goldon T. & Globe, tomatoes {bread?}

To 4 lb sausages 49. 7 1/2 roast 8.60

30 gran sugar 1.50</td>
  <td>1.00</td>
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  <td>6</td>
  <td>Lovely day. cool & bright. fine could not have been, I did not get to the fair until 15 to 5. Allan McL. & wife and baby were here. I remained at home and Kept the baby.
</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>7</td>
  <td>We got some prizes at the fair. I was at D. R. M. L. today, got some crab apples</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>8</td>
  <td>Duncan McLellan. S.B. {South Branch} was buried today he died of injuries received in falling off a mow in the barn aged 74. To 1 lb tea 31, 4 lb steak 40</td>
  <td>31

40</td>
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  <td>9</td>
  <td>Another fine day.  four loaves 20</td>
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  <td>10</td>
  <td>A Large congregtion Aunt Mary over William McLennan of Washington U.S. Came to Kate's last night</td>
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  <td>11.</td>
  <td>To 2 lbs butter 50 cts.</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>12.</td>
  <td>To steak 40. roast 30  rain</td>
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  <td>13.</td>
  <td>Jimie & Marion left for Kirk Hill to attend C.E. Con "H. McL took dinner with us To 2 loaves 10, 1 lb raisins 9. table salt 5

Turned cold yesterday had frost last night</td>
  <td>24</td>
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September 1899

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  <td>14</td>
  <td>Cold today Pa taking up some potatoes Mrs D. R. McL, called here and Bella</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>Jimie and Marion got home at 10 P.M. Yesterday Murdy was at a pic nic at N. Lancaster yesterday got home I was at Uncle Donald's</td>
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  <td>16</td>
  <td>Lovely day. Birdie & I went to call at Hugh Camerons

To 1 1/2 butter at McCrimmons, tick 15 cts. due on last butter</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>I was not in church in the morning</td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>Birdie is teaching for Christina.</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>19.</td>
  <td>Rain all day, night and raw. To beef 50 Birdie teaching, Maggie F.D. is getting married today to Johnnie K. To 1 lb tea 30</td>
  <td>50

30</td>
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  <td>20</td>
  <td>Dull, not drying.</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>21.</td>
  <td>7To 25 flur at  McCrimmons tick, 1 box yeast, 5 <s>tick</s>

Jimie went to Martintown to mill 11 bush wheat, got 350 flour</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>Baked in oven. Murdy went to Markland to work. To 1 qrt vinegar 10 made chow-chow</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>23</td>
  <td>To {30?} butter at McCrimmons tick
D. R. McDonald had a sale of Cattle today. Pa went to see the potatoes on 2d Con farm poor crop Killed 2 white roosters 1 black hen</td>
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  <td>24</td>
  <td>Rain</td>
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  <td>25</td>
  <td>Rain. Jimie went to Alexandria got sausage</td>
  <td>10</td>
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  <td>26.</td>
  <td>Made a small wash. To 4 1/2 lb sausage 43</td>
  <td>43</td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>Mrs McGruer & Maud are leaving tomorrow for Calumet Michigan, to spend the winter with <u>Sios</u>. I called to see her.</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>28

"</td>
  <td>Fine day. After the few days of cold rain. Pa & Jimie are making a hool in the cellar wall, Kitchen, East end, to shut the one down on the {north?}. Paid the flour 50 butter 73

To 7 lb cost 49 cts sugar 25. blue 8, Beef 70 cts</td>
  <td>1.23

82</td>
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  <td>29.</td>
  <td>To 2 lbs butter 50. Snider paid $3.00 this week

The S.S. Scotsman ran on a rock at Bell. All Passengers had a hard time.</td>
  <td></td>
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September 1899

1	Friday. Fine day. a shower 3 lb sausage 30 a shank 15	30
2	Lizzie left for home this morning To butter 57 cts
3.	Fine day. I did not go to church
4	Made 1 bottle Ketshep Baked in oven To 1 load 5 cts
5	Looks like rain. We sent our things to the fair. Collection of house plants, in bloom Phlox, pansies, fan boquet, vase boquet, Collection of roots for feeding, and sugar purposes carrots. W.O. beets long & short parsnips Mangold Goldon T. & Globe, tomatoes {bread?} To 4 lb sausages 49. 7 1/2 roast 8.60 30 gran sugar 1.50	1.00
6	Lovely day. cool & bright. fine could not have been, I did not get to the fair until 15 to 5. Allan McL. & wife and baby were here. I remained at home and Kept the baby.
7	We got some prizes at the fair. I was at D. R. M. L. today, got some crab apples
8	Duncan McLellan. S.B. {South Branch} was buried today he died of injuries received in falling off a mow in the barn aged 74. To 1 lb tea 31, 4 lb steak 40	31 40
9	Another fine day. four loaves 20
10	A Large congregtion Aunt Mary over William McLennan of Washington U.S. Came to Kate's last night
11.	To 2 lbs butter 50 cts.
12.	To steak 40. roast 30 rain
13.	Jimie & Marion left for Kirk Hill to attend C.E. Con "H. McL took dinner with us To 2 loaves 10, 1 lb raisins 9. table salt 5 Turned cold yesterday had frost last night	24

September 1899

14	Cold today Pa taking up some potatoes Mrs D. R. McL, called here and Bella
15	Jimie and Marion got home at 10 P.M. Yesterday Murdy was at a pic nic at N. Lancaster yesterday got home I was at Uncle Donald's
16	Lovely day. Birdie & I went to call at Hugh Camerons To 1 1/2 butter at McCrimmons, tick 15 cts. due on last butter
17	I was not in church in the morning
18	Birdie is teaching for Christina.
19.	Rain all day, night and raw. To beef 50 Birdie teaching, Maggie F.D. is getting married today to Johnnie K. To 1 lb tea 30	50 30
20	Dull, not drying.
21.	7To 25 flur at McCrimmons tick, 1 box yeast, 5 ~~tick~~ Jimie went to Martintown to mill 11 bush wheat, got 350 flour
22	Baked in oven. Murdy went to Markland to work. To 1 qrt vinegar 10 made chow-chow
23	To {30?} butter at McCrimmons tick D. R. McDonald had a sale of Cattle today. Pa went to see the potatoes on 2d Con farm poor crop Killed 2 white roosters 1 black hen
24	Rain
25	Rain. Jimie went to Alexandria got sausage	10
26.	Made a small wash. To 4 1/2 lb sausage 43	43
27	Mrs McGruer & Maud are leaving tomorrow for Calumet Michigan, to spend the winter with Sios. I called to see her.
28 "	Fine day. After the few days of cold rain. Pa & Jimie are making a hool in the cellar wall, Kitchen, East end, to shut the one down on the {north?}. Paid the flour 50 butter 73 To 7 lb cost 49 cts sugar 25. blue 8, Beef 70 cts	1.23 82
29.	To 2 lbs butter 50. Snider paid $3.00 this week The S.S. Scotsman ran on a rock at Bell. All Passengers had a hard time.

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