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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 27.pdf

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  <td>April</td>
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  <td>the slaughs is this morning very lively {illegible} going Watt came from Brockville on the Express to night he went out to Mr {illegible} to run a line with {illegible} Buggy he and the horse & Buggy came this evening </td>
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  <td>I split wood & took care of the stock  it is cold blustery time very very hard at night with the cold wind</td>
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   <td>Revd Mr C{illegible} preached this morning in the Methodist church and in ours at night a cold day</td>
 
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  <td>I went to {illegible} to see to the council to preat on {illegible} on the 6th con of Lansdowne Wallace took  to her School Bessie went to Kingston to the college </td>
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   <td>very heavy frost last night {illegible} wind all day I split wood and {illegible}</td>
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   <td>very heavy frost last night & cold wind all day I split wood and keep on fiers</td>
 
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   <td>it is a great deal warmer this afternoon I took the skin of fine warm day the snow is going fast I took the skin of Kitties calf {illegible} day old</td>
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   <td>it is a great deal warmer this afternoon I took the skin of Killies calf it is 4 days old</td>
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  <td>fine warm day the snow is going fast I split wood and took care of the cattle</td>
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  <td>10</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached our pulpit vacent owing to Mr Matthews resigning the charge & at Fairfax & I went with him to Fairfax</td>
 
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  <td>11 </td>
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  <td>Ad took Jennie to her school I took care of the cattle Mary Hall came up from Brockville on the Express Jennet & Ad met her at the station She went home with Ad & Abbie</td>
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  <td>Mary Hall came here this afternoon all week</td>
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   <td>fine warm day the snow is going fast I split wood and took care of the cattle</td>
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  <td>Mary Hall went home on the Express this afternoon I split some wood & took care of the cattle </td>
 
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   <td>Revd Mr {illegible} of Gananoque preached our pulpit {illegible}</td>
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   <td>a grist he took up some Butter in rolls & got 20 cent per lb ther is frost every night</td>
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  <td>15</td>
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  <td>Ad fixed up some of the fences and let water of the corner field it was all a lake the furrows was not cleaned out last fall</td>
 
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  <td>16</td>
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  <td>I fixed up some of the road fence & went a meeting of the council at Stuarts about a {illegible} the Websters Bush {rest of entry illegible}</td>
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1881 {first part of page is difficult to decipher}

April 1 the slaughs is this morning very lively {illegible} going Watt came from Brockville on the Express to night he went out to Mr {illegible} to run a line with {illegible} Buggy he and the horse & Buggy came this evening
2 I split wood & took care of the stock it is cold blustery time very very hard at night with the cold wind
3 Revd Mr C{illegible} preached this morning in the Methodist church and in ours at night a cold day
4 I went to {illegible} to see to the council to preat on {illegible} on the 6th con of Lansdowne Wallace took to her School Bessie went to Kingston to the college
5 very heavy frost last night & cold wind all day I split wood and keep on fiers
6 cold day I tended the cattle & split some wood
7 Do Do Do
8 it is a great deal warmer this afternoon I took the skin of Killies calf it is 4 days old
9 fine warm day the snow is going fast I split wood and took care of the cattle
10 Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached our pulpit vacent owing to Mr Matthews resigning the charge & at Fairfax & I went with him to Fairfax
11 Ad took Jennie to her school I took care of the cattle Mary Hall came up from Brockville on the Express Jennet & Ad met her at the station She went home with Ad & Abbie
12 Mary Hall came here this afternoon all week
13 Mary Hall went home on the Express this afternoon I split some wood & took care of the cattle
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a grist he took up some Butter in rolls & got 20 cent per lb ther is frost every night
15 Ad fixed up some of the fences and let water of the corner field it was all a lake the furrows was not cleaned out last fall
16 I fixed up some of the road fence & went a meeting of the council at Stuarts about a {illegible} the Websters Bush {rest of entry illegible}
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