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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888

Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 167.pdf

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January 1888

1 Sunday. I was not to church. Mr McKey from The Front preached today
2 Election of Reeve for the township A.R. McDonald St Raphaels was elected. This is the first night of prayers, it is in Hepzebath {Hephzibah}
3. I was at prayer meeting in Hepzebath {Hephzibah}
4 Prayer meeting in Watson's Hall, a very good meeting. I got at Dans, for the oats, 4 bush. 35 = 1.36 = 1/2lb B. tea 30. 2 lb gran sugar =50 1/4 pepper = 7. 1 lamp 50. 1 chimney 8. 1/2 gall coal oil 12 74
5 The womans Meeting was here today, over twenty present I gave 25 went to prayer meeting to St Andrews
6 washed today, went to prayers, Watson Addressed the meeting took home two loads of straw
7 Baked bread in oven, snowing to day. Saw in the papers that there was a greate loss of life and property in Chinese river Ho and Ho {Huang Ho=Yellow River} overflowed and covered miles of the country 3 milllions of people homeless nearly 8 00 thousand perished
8. Kind of mild to day "Young McKay, from The Front preach Morning & evening, Morning read Isaiah 40. Luke 12. Axt Luke 12 and 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered, and, Isaiah. 40. -12 and 26. evening read. Math. 4 chapt Donald Robertson called today Far went to the North Branch
9 Washed a few things. School opened. Bird & Marion went. Far came home this morning from N.B. Had a Temperance Meeting
10 Pa and F. & R, are drawing home the wood
11. Far went to Cornwall by the Mocasson tonight Had a good prayer meeting. D. D. conducted it
12 Purcells exection is contested today pick up Rose. nits on it Children annual entertainment tonight. The S.S. has. 29 dollars to commence this year on, Got 1/2 gall syrup 25 1/2 coal oil 12 very cold weather
13. Cold day. Purcell has been unseated, for bribary, and disqualified. Took home 4 loads of wood. today and 3 yesterday
14 not much going on
15. Mr. Mac Farlin preached today. both services were held in the Hall, the church was very too cold, Morning he read 21 Numbers 4-11 text John 3.14 verse As Moses lifted up the serpant in the wilderness even so must the Lord of man be lifted up. Evening read Jeremi 1 chap text Math 16 Chapt. 18 verse the gates of hell shall not prevail against it
16. Bird has toothache
17 Sent a letter to Murdy with $4 there was a fearful blizzard. Prayer

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