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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893
Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 51.pdf
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October 1889
| 1 | Tuesday. rain all day. Pa and boys mixing morter in the cellar for furnace | |
| 2 | Murdy took R.K. & A. to John Tanners Alick Lantimore moved into old post office Alick Ritchardson moved into Kintail hou{se} Bought 100 of flour from Dunlop 300 1 pan bread 25 cts | |
| 3 | Rain. snow & hail all day. Womans meeting at the Manse 12 members present 14 with the ladies of the house my offering 10 cts Gave Murdy 1.00 to send to Toronto Got 1 loaf bread 7 cts I baked in oven | 1-- |
| 4 | Jimie went to Lancaster and got the furn{ace?} rained all the afternoon expect the men tomorrow to set the furnace | |
| 5 | Rain again all day the men came but did not do any thing Kate came | |
| 6 | Rained all day I did not go to church. There was no prayer meeting | |
| 7. | Wet again. Got a ham at J.A.'s Saturday night 1.35 = Got five qr of lamb today 65. Apples 20 = molasses 15 pepper 5 cts men came and began | 1 35 |
| 8 | Rain & snow. Got beef 56 cts sugar 20 paid Francis Branson 1.50. for one day's work at furnace, John McGilles 1 tanner. took Annie & Rale away. | 76 |
| 9 | Beautiful day. I washed but did not hang out. 9 P.M. There was a very heavy shower about 7.50, Just as we went to prayer meeting. are taking up potatoes poor crop | |
| 11 | Friday Evening I am going to Harvy's for tea | |
| 12 | I spent a pleasant evening at Harvys, met Mifs Hatt The boys finished one field of potatoes. The Slack boys took tea here |
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