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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 69.pdf

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{for some reason the month of February was not put into RDA, I transcribed the entries from the original photocopies held at Queens University - will need to be put into the finished transcription}
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February 1 Ad had a bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads& I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy too snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day& took a load home side note Bell No Sunshine thing till near night 3 Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student for Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left is here 5 snowed most of the night all day 2 day the snow is very deep 6 Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day& drifted 7 cold day with wind nothing {illegible} ate some snow& drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down 9 Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads 10 Mr Potter preached here this evening 11o clock Ad was at home he put the harness on the 2-year-old Colt& let it stand in the stable with them on 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he laughed it here fine roads heavy 13 abs& Bruces  Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them& sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold 14 Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Thai preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring side note cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the  Express 15 Ad went to Sand Bay& brought home a load of wood he took home 16 Ad went to get a knock way with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the  Express this afternoon side note fine day 17 Mr Strack& a student preached this morning
 
  
  
  
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March 1 Ad was working at home fine day 2 Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse annual meeting 3 Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning for Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard & Mrs Millard & Mrs Smelley we're here for dinner side note this is the first time he being out fine day he is very frail 5 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day 6 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home Showers of snow side note white cow has ball calf 7  Do      Do      Do      Do    James dual died last night Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow 8o clock went to the funeral& Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the church was filled so there was hardly Standing Room the body was to the Vault above Gananoque 9 Ad is sawing at home Bruces  Boys& Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day 10 Revd Mr Mackey preached at night 11 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackey is the chair I could not hear anything 12 Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock side note X I mailed B Herbison $4 for the horticulturalist 13 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day 14  Do      Do      Do      Do    15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Frost at night 16 Ad& Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo on me cleaned up a bag&1 1/2 of fall wheat& the flax seed fine day frost at night side note I stoped the mail paper 17 Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine
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1889
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   <td>March</td>
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   <td>February </td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
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  <td>Ad had a Bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads & I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
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  <td>dull no sunshine thing till near night</td>
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  <td>2</td>
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  <td>snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day & took a load home</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
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  <td>3</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student </td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>4</td>
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  <td>Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left it here</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
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  <td></td>
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  <td>5</td>
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  <td>snowed most of the night all day to day the snow is very deep</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>6</td>
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  <td>Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day & drifted</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>2</td>
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   <td>7</td>
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  <td>cold day with wind nothing {illegible}</td>
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</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>8</td>
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  <td>some snow & drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the  Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
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  <td>3</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>9</td>
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  <td>Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads </td>
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</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>10</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>Mr Potter preached here this evening </td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>4</td>
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   <td>11</td>
 +
  <td>Ad was at home he put the harness on the two-year-old colt & let it stand in the stable with them on</td>
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</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>12</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he left it here fine roads heavy</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>5</td>
+
   <td>13</td>
 +
  <td>Abs & Bruces  Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them & sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold </td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the  Express</td>
 +
  <td>14</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Tye preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>15</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood he took home</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
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  <td>fine day</td>
 +
  <td>16</td>
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  <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the  Express this afternoon</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
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  <td>17</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>6</td>
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   <td>Mr Strachan a student preached this morning </td>
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</tr>
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<table>
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 +
<table>
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<tr>
 +
  <td>February</td>
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  <td>18</td>
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  <td>stormy day snow & drift no work </td>
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</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>the roads filled up with drift</td>
 +
  <td>19</td>
 +
  <td>Jennet went to Brockville on the Express the afternoon she is going Ellens at Glentay & will stop in Brockville all night at Mrs Hutchison</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>20</td>
 +
  <td> Ad is has the Neuralgia in his head he can do very little stormy day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>7</td>
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   <td>21</td>
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  <td> still stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>22</td>
 +
  <td> stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads teams on the road </td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>8</td>
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   <td>23</td>
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  <td>there has several teams & Cutters past here & turned back to the station</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>24</td>
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  <td> Mr Fleming a student preached this evening he went Fairfax there was no road to Sand Bay roads running North & South is all filled up most level with the fences </td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>9</td>
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   <td>25</td>
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  <td>teams is breaking a road through our  field from the northwest corner to near our great at the house find cold</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>26</td>
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  <td>Wallace McNiel went to Rockport with the bay team & the Bobbys for a load of coal Ad is not well with neuralgia in his head</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
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  <td>10</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>27</td>
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  <td>snowed about 3 inches last night there is a drizzling snow most of the day warmer then it has been for sometime back</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>28</td>
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  <td>fine day it is warmer than it has been all the month Ad is fixing the colts stable </td>
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</tr>
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 +
<table>
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 +
 +
 +
<table>
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>March</td>
 +
  <td>1</td>
 +
  <td>Ad was working at home fine day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>11</td>
+
   <td>2</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse anual meeting</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>3</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning </td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>this is the first time he being out fine day he is very frail</td>
 +
  <td>4</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard & Mrs Millard & Mrs Smellie were here for dinner</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td>12</td>
+
   <td>5</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>white cow has ball calf </td>
 +
  <td>6</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home showers of snow</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>7</td>
 +
  <td>Do      Do      Do      Do    James dual died last night Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td>13</td>
+
   <td>8</td>
 +
  <td>went to the funeral of Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the church was filled so there was hardly standing room the body was to the vault above Gananoque</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>9</td>
 +
  <td>Ad is sawing at home Bruces  Boys & Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>10</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>14</td>
+
   <td> Revd Mr Mackey preached at night </td>
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</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>11</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackey is the chair I could not here anything </td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>X I mailed B. Herbison 4 doller for the hHorticulturist</td>
 +
  <td>12</td>
 +
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>15</td>
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   <td>13</td>
 +
  <td> Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day</td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>14</td>
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  <td> Do      Do      Do      Do    </td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>15</td>
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  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Ffrost at night </td>
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</tr>
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 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>I stoped the mail paper</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Ad & Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo and me cleaned up a bag and 1 1/2 of fall wheat & the flax seed fine day frost at night</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
<table>
 
<table>

Revision as of May 17, 2025, 10:12:56 PM

{for some reason the month of February was not put into RDA, I transcribed the entries from the original photocopies held at Queens University - will need to be put into the finished transcription}


1889

February 1 Ad had a Bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads & I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy
dull no sunshine thing till near night 2 snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day & took a load home
3 Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student
4 Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left it here
5 snowed most of the night all day to day the snow is very deep
6 Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day & drifted
7 cold day with wind nothing {illegible}
8 some snow & drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down
9 Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads
10 Mr Potter preached here this evening
11 Ad was at home he put the harness on the two-year-old colt & let it stand in the stable with them on
12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he left it here fine roads heavy
13 Abs & Bruces Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them & sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold
cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the Express 14 Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Tye preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring
15 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood he took home
fine day 16 Ad went to Gananoque with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the Express this afternoon
17 Mr Strachan a student preached this morning
February 18 stormy day snow & drift no work
the roads filled up with drift 19 Jennet went to Brockville on the Express the afternoon she is going Ellens at Glentay & will stop in Brockville all night at Mrs Hutchison
20 Ad is has the Neuralgia in his head he can do very little stormy day
21 still stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads
22 stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads teams on the road
23 there has several teams & Cutters past here & turned back to the station
24 Mr Fleming a student preached this evening he went Fairfax there was no road to Sand Bay roads running North & South is all filled up most level with the fences
25 teams is breaking a road through our field from the northwest corner to near our great at the house find cold
26 Wallace McNiel went to Rockport with the bay team & the Bobbys for a load of coal Ad is not well with neuralgia in his head
27 snowed about 3 inches last night there is a drizzling snow most of the day warmer then it has been for sometime back
28 fine day it is warmer than it has been all the month Ad is fixing the colts stable
March 1 Ad was working at home fine day
2 Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse anual meeting
3 Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning
this is the first time he being out fine day he is very frail 4 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard & Mrs Millard & Mrs Smellie were here for dinner
5 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day
white cow has ball calf 6 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home showers of snow
7 Do Do Do Do James dual died last night Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow
8 went to the funeral of Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the church was filled so there was hardly standing room the body was to the vault above Gananoque
9 Ad is sawing at home Bruces Boys & Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day
10 Revd Mr Mackey preached at night
11 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackey is the chair I could not here anything
X I mailed B. Herbison 4 doller for the hHorticulturist 12 Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock
13 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day
14 Do Do Do Do
15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Ffrost at night
I stoped the mail paper 16 Ad & Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo and me cleaned up a bag and 1 1/2 of fall wheat & the flax seed fine day frost at night
17 Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine day
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