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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 26.pdf

1881
{first third or so is very difficult to decipher)
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  <td>March</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>atended the Presbytry this {illegible} this morning and a great deal of businefs done we did not get through  ut had {illegible} at night I was chosen a {illegible} to atend the Presbytry in {illegible} the Revd Mr  {rest of line illegible}</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I got home on the Express this morning I stoped at {line illegible} went to Young this afternoon to on the train rain in the afternoon</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>I cut some wood and took cair of the cattle</td>
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  <td>20 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Mathews at night</td>
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  <td></td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad got new saw {illegible} fixed it and sawed some wood  Wm McNiel & Bruce helped with there teams the track is very bad we put straw in it</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>finished sawing the wood by noon Ad drew two loads of sawdust & put it on the track</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad went to Delta with Billie buggy for Wat frost last night with cold wind</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad got home at night all is well at Delta Jennet gathered sap and they are boiling it down</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I split some wood very hard frost last night I took the skin of Dutchs calf it is a bull</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>very hard frost last night the white cow had a bull calf this morning I split wood took care of the cattle</td>
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  <td>27</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret night  Mr Matthews read his resignation this morning</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>I went out to the road to help to saw wood we burst the big driving wheat just after beginning Ad took it out to McDonald at the village & got him fix it  cold day hard frost </td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Ad went to Abs to help him to saw with the drag saw I tended the cattle there was a meeting of Presbytery the church for to receive Mr Matthews resignation  after a great deal of talk  it was accepted Revd Mr Greacie & Chamers was there</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>it began to blow & snow this eveing there was near 18 inches of snow this morning {illegible} rail road to the {rest of line illegible}</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>It began to blow and snow this evening {rest of page illegible}</td>
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Revision as of Jul 20, 2025, 11:23:33 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1881 {first third or so is very difficult to decipher)

March	16	atended the Presbytry this {illegible} this morning and a great deal of businefs done we did not get through ut had {illegible} at night I was chosen a {illegible} to atend the Presbytry in {illegible} the Revd Mr {rest of line illegible}
	17	I got home on the Express this morning I stoped at {line illegible} went to Young this afternoon to on the train rain in the afternoon
		I cut some wood and took cair of the cattle
	19	Do Do Do
20 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Mathews at night
	21	Ad got new saw {illegible} fixed it and sawed some wood Wm McNiel & Bruce helped with there teams the track is very bad we put straw in it
	22	finished sawing the wood by noon Ad drew two loads of sawdust & put it on the track
	23	Ad went to Delta with Billie buggy for Wat frost last night with cold wind
	24	Ad got home at night all is well at Delta Jennet gathered sap and they are boiling it down
	25	I split some wood very hard frost last night I took the skin of Dutchs calf it is a bull
	26	very hard frost last night the white cow had a bull calf this morning I split wood took care of the cattle
27		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret night Mr Matthews read his resignation this morning
	28	I went out to the road to help to saw wood we burst the big driving wheat just after beginning Ad took it out to McDonald at the village & got him fix it cold day hard frost
	29	Ad went to Abs to help him to saw with the drag saw I tended the cattle there was a meeting of Presbytery the church for to receive Mr Matthews resignation after a great deal of talk it was accepted Revd Mr Greacie & Chamers was there
		it began to blow & snow this eveing there was near 18 inches of snow this morning {illegible} rail road to the {rest of line illegible}
		It began to blow and snow this evening {rest of page illegible}

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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

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