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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893
Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 49.pdf
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September 1889
| 12 | Toronto I was boiling tomatos for ketchup | |
| 13. | Girls came home, this evening. Bot beef 50 cts | 50 |
| 14 | Very fine day rather hot Lacrosse at Lancaster | |
| 15 | Lovely day, almost too hot | |
| 16 | Jimie left for Toronto 10 A.M. began to rain about 11 A.M. rained all day. Had a nice Lodge meeting. about 15 present | |
| 17 | Still raining. bad look-out for Catholic Pic-Nic which will be on the 19th | |
| 18 | At 10 A.M. it began to clear up. Now 8.30 P.M. it looks like frost. I have returned from prayer meeting fixing Murdy's shoes 25-- | 25 |
| 19. | Cold day. high wind. not many at the pic nic. Bird & boys there gave Murdy and Ran. each 25 cts = (Pa sold marriage license to Boby Robert McL to mary Jain McKay on Wednesday $200 the 18th) | |
| 20 | Ugly day. cold rain | |
| 21 | Bot 3 lbs sugar 25 cts nutmeg cinnamon molass | 50 |
| 22 | High wind roads drying out not many in choir | |
| 23 | Far came home 3.30 A.M. yesterday morning Bot 5 lbs raisins at Willie's 50 cts. Jimie came home this evening. Was at the Lodge. had a good time Bot 5 1/2 bush lime 1.38 | 1.38 |
| 24 | Very fine day. We took up our roots Bot 20 lbs beef 1.50 = sugar 25. Murdy got Gorden this afternoon. And finished mowing the buckwheat. had Farquherson yesterd. mowing. Harriet McGillin Mrs L Bouri was buried in R.C. Cemetery here today Last week there was a greate calamity happened in the City of Quebec, part of the Cliff fell and crushed a number of houses, killing & wounding the inmates | 1.75 |
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