File #41902: "William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 19.pdf"

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1883
Nov 18 Ellen & me went to Fairfax to the communion there was a very large meeting than seven added the church new members Revd Mr Shane preached
19 Dan went to Abs with Bruce & they sawed up a lot of drags for wood the snow nearly all gone
20 Dan plowed in the field north of the house
21 Dan Do Do Do.
22 Dan Do I grouted the hen house
23 Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin Young he very sick I do not think he will live long he is not able to sit up alone
24 Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the Seller door fine day
25 Revd Mr Shane preached at night
26 Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax there was to be meeting of the session about altering bounds there was no meeting
27 the ground is too wet to do anything out it is freezing now Ad came home at midnight Express all well
28 David & Vive came on the midnight Express Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning Express they are all well we put in a new frame in the outside seller way it was all roten and the stairway was caved in we are going to build it up with stones Dan has them drawn for it it has been very stormy rain & snow nothing done out doors
29 Dan took all the old straw from over the stable we put it in the yard & new straw from the barn over the horses
30 stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed {illegible} noon got wood from own woods
31 {this might be Dec 31st's entry?} Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good deal of dead wood in the bush the thrashers came at noon & thrashed bushel of oats John Johnson man and one horse helped Bruce team & two Boys Charles Arms George Arthur helped
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