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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 19.pdf

1880

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  <td>Dec 1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>stormy day wind & snow Fred split wood in the shed I got Charley horse shod all round 3 sharp</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Fred went {line illegible} I split some wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Fred helping Bruce to thrash Wall got home yesterday o his horse {illegible} went to {illegible} the Wife is at {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning stormy day snow & rain </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Fred helped Bruce to thrash  I took Jennie to her school got Bruces cabbage & took Wll Lizie & Bessie to Delta  we fixed her chair in the slaugh sot that she could lie in it is it a fine day hard frost last night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I got home after dark Lizzie stood the Journie well Fred helped Bruce to thrash fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Fred helped Bruce they finished very stormy day snow fell al day and very fast</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>the snow fell twelve inches yesterday & last ight Fred went to the sawmill & brought the fence stuff that was there I finished the bottom in the slaugh J Lattimer put a new knee & raine on it cold day I fixed a Pl{illegible} for Paddy</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Fred went to Gananoque with his {illegible} I went for Jennie with the double slaugh  very cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Fred split wood in the shed most of the day very cold with wind & drift I fixed the harnefs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Sam drew dung to the garden & went with Jennie to her school</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>I went to Gananoque  with 7 bushel of fall wheat that was all that we had here 6 of mixter of spring & fall it snowed & rained most of the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Jonnie Beatty came up from Young last night he is going to make a pair of bob slaughs for  {illegible} Sam took him out to road and my bench he working in the old house there Sam went to the shanty for a load of wood there was more cut he brought some {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>{illegible entry in left column}</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Sam went to Bee of John Hannes this afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Sam drew wood and took the {illegible} along and to the road put it in the station there he is making {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Nov 11, 2024, 2:26:41 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1880

Dec 1		stormy day wind & snow Fred split wood in the shed I got Charley horse shod all round 3 sharp
	2	Fred went {line illegible} I split some wood
	3	Do Do Do
	4	Fred helping Bruce to thrash Wall got home yesterday o his horse {illegible} went to {illegible} the Wife is at {illegible}
5		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning stormy day snow & rain
	6	Fred helped Bruce to thrash I took Jennie to her school got Bruces cabbage & took Wll Lizie & Bessie to Delta we fixed her chair in the slaugh sot that she could lie in it is it a fine day hard frost last night
	7	I got home after dark Lizzie stood the Journie well Fred helped Bruce to thrash fine day
	8	Fred helped Bruce they finished very stormy day snow fell al day and very fast
	9	the snow fell twelve inches yesterday & last ight Fred went to the sawmill & brought the fence stuff that was there I finished the bottom in the slaugh J Lattimer put a new knee & raine on it cold day I fixed a Pl{illegible} for Paddy
	10	Fred went to Gananoque with his {illegible} I went for Jennie with the double slaugh very cold day
	11	Fred split wood in the shed most of the day very cold with wind & drift I fixed the harnefs
12		Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
	13	Sam drew dung to the garden & went with Jennie to her school
	14	I went to Gananoque with 7 bushel of fall wheat that was all that we had here 6 of mixter of spring & fall it snowed & rained most of the afternoon
	15	Jonnie Beatty came up from Young last night he is going to make a pair of bob slaughs for {illegible} Sam took him out to road and my bench he working in the old house there Sam went to the shanty for a load of wood there was more cut he brought some {illegible}
{illegible entry in left column}	16	Sam went to Bee of John Hannes this afternoon
	17	Sam drew wood and took the {illegible} along and to the road put it in the station there he is making {rest of entry illegible}

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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

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