File #42029: "William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 67.pdf"

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1889
January 1 I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax Ad got home after dark from Delta Ad chop some old dead trees in the bush fine
2 Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores
3 Ad & Philo drew some wood from our bush hard frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at Sand Bay fine day
4 Jennet was at Mr Millard all night he is no better Ad drew some wood to the house from the woods Mr Macferguson was visiting at Sand Bay
heavy rain to day 5 Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces Boys did not come
6 Mr McPherson preached this morning
the trees is loaded with ice& snow so that they split & brock down 7 heavy rain all day I went to the station & voted for the Reeve & counselors & gave Revd Mr Millard five dollars of collection money for to pay supplies
8 Ad went to Gananoque to the {illegible} meeting a great many trees is brock down with the ice
9 rain last night & all day no work done
10 winds snow & drift I attended the annual meeting of the agriculture Socitie was made an honorary member for life there was a large meeting
11 Ad & Bruces Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day
12 went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day
13 Revd Mr Grease preached this evening
14 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home roads bare
15 Ad went to Leeds to lay out the road again he did not get home till after dark
16 Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there
17 heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon
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