File #41932: "William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 49.pdf"

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1885
Feb 15 we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath school cold day
16 very stormy day with heavy fall of snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earls horse & cutter was taken from our church shed it's supposed that he stole it they can get no account of it
17 the roads is completely blocked up Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so stormy
18 Ad is fixing about the stables & Barn cold day & sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us
19 Ad is setiling the circlur saw there & the jack for the belt he tended them put snow & water about them so as to freeze them down
20 Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded & put it in its right place then put snow & water around it so as to freeze it
21 Bruce & Freeman Mr Trawll & a man of Charlie Stewarts came & they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood shed cut more put it outside they took the saw to {illegible}
22 we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath school
23 Ad sawed what wood he had at his house & they took the saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked
24 Ad drew a load of wood to William Thompsons this morning he put part of his own wood into his wood shed fine day
25 I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKays & Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate & Ad's cutter fine day white Frost
26 Ad drew oats & straw from here to his stable he has no hay for the horses
27 Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day
28 Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four days the trees & everything is covered with it it is quite warm & thawing
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