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Christina McLennan Diary, 1897-1905
Christina McLennan 1897-1905 Diary 144.pdf
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September 1905
| 14 | Very fine day, a large gathering at the fair Very good exhibit work. superb. Birdie and family here. Agness is touchy | |
| 15 | Smith here all day. Far & I went to the Gore, found them all well. we enjoyed our visit. | |
| 16 | Smith 1/2 day. Pa settled with him Paid 11.60 + 5 he fixed the steps at old Post Office door | 16.60 |
| 17. | Some rain. not very many in church. Mongo very poorly since Wednesday On Saturday 16th.. 3 1/2 lb sausage 35. pan bread 24 F 2.6 butter 60 cts.. F Billimer 74 bush oats on 18th | 59 |
| 18 | Rain since midnight | |
| 19 | Rain all forenoon, Got a letter from Sandy, he is in Syracuse. Murdy went North Doest By 25 bush potatoes. Fair in Alexandria | |
| 20 | Some rain in Morning, Clear in Afternoon
I was down to Robertsons in evening. Met Mifs Bethune of Montreal, and Mrs McDougald spent a very pleasant evening. To 3 lbs sausage 30 Maggie Murchison brought me a fine musk melon yesterday. Pa to Electric oil 25. Jimie cough medicine 45. Bellimer By 15 bush barley Thomas McDonald died last night aged 89 years |
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| 21. | Very fine day. Kemp tuned the piano Murdy $2.00 Pa took up some potatoes about {blank} bags Murdy at Glen Roy. The stone crusher is at work on Mill square for about 3 days Jimie took up 3 bags potatoes | |
| 22 | Another fine day, Pa paid $20.00 to Murdy for 20 borrowed. To 4 lbs butter from factory | |
| 23 | Cold an ugly day. Jimie went in morning for Three Rivers To 1 lb G. tea 45 lamp chimney 10 1 gall coal oil 20, 5 lb mutton 50. 3 lb sausage 30 | 53 1.00 |
| 24 | Fine day. A good congregation. Childrens Sunday. |
| 25 | Ann Hall 1/2 day 25. Jimie came home at Noon | |
| 26 | Fine day Mrs Goven sent a swindler here thinking he was a Japanese patriot and philanthropist $7= | |
| 27 | Fine day sausage 20 cts. 2 blouse patern Sent a letter to Marion | 5.00 |
| 28 | Very fine day. We got about 30 bush potatoes from Doest. 10 from Bellimer and about 25 of our own. Sophia | |
| 29 | McLenan and his cousin William were here to tea and to spend the evening To cake 25 bread 12 cheese Jimie got at Lancaster 50 flour 1.45 Grange meat 25 | 37 1.45 25 |
| 30 | Lovely day. Raymond put up the eve troughs. 1.75 | 1.75 |
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