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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 15.pdf
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<td>Nov</td> | <td>Nov</td> | ||
<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wm A Cornett & others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it</td> |
<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>the Boys gather up the wood & me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day</td> |
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<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Stormy with wind rain & snow the Boys went to the North field & brought home the stone boat & the torn place & went to Ads for salt for the meat</td> |
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<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow </td> |
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<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night </td> |
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<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed a little in the North field</td> |
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<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain </td> |
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<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day</td> |
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<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm & snow so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram & took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {illegible} Downs Ram</td> |
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<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>there is between 4 & 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle </td> |
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<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>very little doing Ad is choring at home & fixing the cattle</td> |
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<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow & rain I went to church with two staffs</td> |
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<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is going to Gananoque with feed for hogs & cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm & the snow went nearly all off he wore of the shoes of his slaugh & nearly spoilt his slaugh</td> |
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<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh</td> |
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1886
| Nov | 17 | Wm A Cornett & others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon |
| Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it | 18 | the Boys gather up the wood & me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day |
| 19 | Stormy with wind rain & snow the Boys went to the North field & brought home the stone boat & the torn place & went to Ads for salt for the meat | |
| 20 | stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow | |
| 21 | Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night | |
| 22 | Ad plowed a little in the North field | |
| 23 | Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain | |
| 24 | Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day | |
| 25 | Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm & snow so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram & took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {illegible} Downs Ram | |
| 26 | there is between 4 & 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle | |
| 27 | very little doing Ad is choring at home & fixing the cattle | |
| 28 | Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow & rain I went to church with two staffs | |
| 29 | Ad is going to Gananoque with feed for hogs & cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm & the snow went nearly all off he wore of the shoes of his slaugh & nearly spoilt his slaugh | |
| 30 | Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh |
