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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 50.pdf
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| − | <td>March 1</td> | + | <td>March 1 rain most of the day with a little snow</td> |
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| − | <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay & brought him back at night | + | <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay & brought him back at night</td> |
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| − | <td>snowed last night with a little | + | <td>snowed last night with a little frost & some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat & 18 of oats for feed</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>David came on the Express</td> |
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| − | <td> Ad went to Escott with the | + | <td> Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed & other chores blustery day</td> |
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| − | <td>Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft & | + | <td>Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft & 2 14 ft & other stuff for the sills of the granery cold day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>the 3-year-old calved this morning bull calf</td> |
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| − | <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning & home a load of | + | <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning & home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day</td> |
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| − | <td>Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind & snow about | + | <td>Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind & snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the snow is blowing all away to the north </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad drew a load of wood </td> |
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| − | <td> they fixed the saw this forenoon & sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day | + | <td> they fixed the saw this forenoon & sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day</td> |
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| − | <td>finished the sawing at | + | <td>finished the sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground & could not tell when it would be there is no water</td> |
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| − | <td> Ad & Freeman | + | <td> Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night</td> |
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| − | <td>Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James | + | <td>Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a session meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him & he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter & praded</td> |
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| − | <td>Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few | + | <td>Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so stormy snow & wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse getting through </td> |
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1885
| March 1 rain most of the day with a little snow | the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay & brought him back at night | |
| 2 | snowed last night with a little frost & some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat & 18 of oats for feed | |
| David came on the Express | 3 | Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week |
| 4 | snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed & other chores blustery day | |
| 5 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of round stuff for The Granary fine day | |
| 6 | Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft & 2 14 ft & other stuff for the sills of the granery cold day | |
| the 3-year-old calved this morning bull calf | 7 | Ad went to Sand Bay this morning & home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day |
| 8 | the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out | |
| 9 | Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind & snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the snow is blowing all away to the north | |
| 10 | very cold this morning Ad went for a load of sawdust | |
| Ad drew a load of wood | 11 | they fixed the saw this forenoon & sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day |
| 12 | finished the sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground & could not tell when it would be there is no water | |
| 13 | Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night | |
| 14 | Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a session meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him & he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter & praded | |
| 15 | Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so stormy snow & wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse getting through |
