File #41999: "William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 37.pdf"

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1887
Oct 21 Ida went to Toronto on the Express Mrs Hicock home to Delta on the Express Jo is plowing cold with heavy white frost
22 Jo was plowing fine day Philo & me filled up 15 bags of the peas oats & barley we intend to go Escott mill on Monday fine day Jo finished the North of the field
23 Revd Mr Millard this evening there was very few out there was heavy rain most of the night
we put the cows in the stable for the first time cold & wet 24 Jo went to Escott or rather Springfield with the grist he did not it as they don't grind only on Tuesdays & Fridays he had 15 bags
25 Jo went to the funeral of Abia McNiel she was a daughter of Abraham McNiel he took Ads wife Jennet & Mary Ann Libia & Wallace McNiel in the double buggy Revd Mr Millard preached in the Union Church at Macrons they then took the body to vault in the Gananoque cemetery he went to Springfield afterwards for the grist fine day
very heavy Frost this morning 26 Jo began to plow in the South half of the center field I am fixing hen house & cleaning it out
27 Jo is plowing in the center field the frost is not heavy as it was yesterday we moved the cook stove into the kitchen this afternoon fine day
28 Jo is plowing I'm working at the dung in the hen house pilling in a heap at the side
29 Jo drew a load of cheese to the station from the patrons or rather as one of them heavy rain this morning it turned to snow near night the ground is covered white
30 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
31 Jo is plowing in the center field snow all gone
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