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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 22.pdf
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jan</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>1</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay in 1 from Ab McNeil David & Vive came from Delta & Wm Scott from GlenTay & Abia was here all took dinner it was good to have them</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>snowing all day no work</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>snowing & blowing all day Dan went to Bruce help him the thrash it stormed so that they did nothing the roads so drifted that he did not come home</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>4</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dad came home this morning there is no traveling on the roads our road is nearly as high as the fences</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan split wood & shoveled snow at our gate at the road it is as high as the fence</td> |
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| + | <td>6</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>David & Vive went home to day</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the thrashers did not come he came home after a while</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>8</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>stormy day no work only taking care of the cattle</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>9</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash did very little there chain kept breaking Ad shoveled the roads</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>it has been very stormy this week wind and snow</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I went to the annual meeting of our Agriculture Society there was a good meeting for the state of the roads nearly all the old board of directors was put in again Dan went to Bruces the brock down again got very little done</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>11</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they broke down we killed the Younge cow Bruces helped find winter day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>12</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part of the horse powr so that they will have to take it to Brockville to get it fixed & came home after {illegible}</td> |
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| + | <td>13</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Dan drew in the remainder of the {illegible} that was left put 2 loads over the horses the rest in the barn</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} help cold day the road is no going </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he to {illegible} Bruce's & B Landon brought the horsepowr & circular saw here this afternoon</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>{illegible} & filed the saw & they saw it this afternoon drove {illegible} </td> |
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1884
| Jan | 1 | Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay in 1 from Ab McNeil David & Vive came from Delta & Wm Scott from GlenTay & Abia was here all took dinner it was good to have them |
| 2 | snowing all day no work | |
| 3 | snowing & blowing all day Dan went to Bruce help him the thrash it stormed so that they did nothing the roads so drifted that he did not come home | |
| 4 | Dad came home this morning there is no traveling on the roads our road is nearly as high as the fences | |
| 5 | Dan split wood & shoveled snow at our gate at the road it is as high as the fence | |
| 6 | the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| David & Vive went home to day | 7 | Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the thrashers did not come he came home after a while |
| 8 | stormy day no work only taking care of the cattle | |
| 9 | Dan went to Bruces to thrash did very little there chain kept breaking Ad shoveled the roads | |
| it has been very stormy this week wind and snow | 10 | I went to the annual meeting of our Agriculture Society there was a good meeting for the state of the roads nearly all the old board of directors was put in again Dan went to Bruces the brock down again got very little done |
| 11 | Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they broke down we killed the Younge cow Bruces helped find winter day | |
| 12 | Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part of the horse powr so that they will have to take it to Brockville to get it fixed & came home after {illegible} | |
| 13 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning | |
| 14 | Ad & Dan drew in the remainder of the {illegible} that was left put 2 loads over the horses the rest in the barn | |
| 15 | Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} help cold day the road is no going | |
| 16 | Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he to {illegible} Bruce's & B Landon brought the horsepowr & circular saw here this afternoon | |
| 17 | {illegible} & filed the saw & they saw it this afternoon drove {illegible} |
