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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 69.pdf

1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Jan 1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Dan went to young with Abie Jennet Besie Jenie Miss Smith  Jessee & Silvie they all went Unkle Robs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Dan thrashed some peas we cleaned up 19 bushels of wheat and 5 bushl of peas & oats for to grind for the cows</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Dan went to Gananoque with the grist very very stormy high winds with some snow drift</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Dan thrashed some peas and other chores very cold</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Dan went for a load of wood to the chantie the road is very heavy with drift very cold with North wind</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Dan drew two loads of wood brought the last one here we have to buck saw the wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening cold stormy day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Dan and Bruce & his Boys sawed at Wallaces got it all cut he brought half a load of it here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood took one of them to Wm Willsons 1 1/2 cords $2.25 per cord left the other here very cold day I tended the cattle</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood left them here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Dan went for a load of wood he atended to the cattle in the forenoon went for it in the afternoon I went to the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie it as in the Dickee hall it was well attended</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood I attended to the cattle he left them here fine cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Dan went to the 6 Con for wood this morning came home without any it snowed and drifted so that he had to leave it at Snider corner the road filled up </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Smith preached this morning he came down on the Express did nto get down 6 oclock this morning there was very few out the roads filled up </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Dan finished thrashing the peas we cleaned them up had 13 bushel very stormy day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>we cleaned up the peas & oats for to grind for cattle we put 7 1/2 bushel in two barles for seed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Dan went to Gananoque with 58 bushel of peas & oats got them ground for the cattle it turned a very day snowed & blew filled the Roads again</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Nov 21, 2024, 12:34:39 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1883

Jan 1		Dan went to young with Abie Jennet Besie Jenie Miss Smith Jessee & Silvie they all went Unkle Robs
	2	Dan thrashed some peas we cleaned up 19 bushels of wheat and 5 bushl of peas & oats for to grind for the cows
	3	Dan went to Gananoque with the grist very very stormy high winds with some snow drift
	4	Dan thrashed some peas and other chores very cold
	5	Dan went for a load of wood to the chantie the road is very heavy with drift very cold with North wind
	6	Dan drew two loads of wood brought the last one here we have to buck saw the wood
7		Revd Mr Shane preached this evening cold stormy day
	8	Dan and Bruce & his Boys sawed at Wallaces got it all cut he brought half a load of it here
	9	Dan drew 2 loads of wood took one of them to Wm Willsons 1 1/2 cords $2.25 per cord left the other here very cold day I tended the cattle
	10	Dan drew 2 loads of wood left them here
	11	Dan went for a load of wood he atended to the cattle in the forenoon went for it in the afternoon I went to the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie it as in the Dickee hall it was well attended
	12	Dan drew 2 loads of wood I attended to the cattle he left them here fine cold day
	13	Dan went to the 6 Con for wood this morning came home without any it snowed and drifted so that he had to leave it at Snider corner the road filled up
14		Revd Mr Smith preached this morning he came down on the Express did nto get down 6 oclock this morning there was very few out the roads filled up
	15	Dan finished thrashing the peas we cleaned them up had 13 bushel very stormy day
	16	we cleaned up the peas & oats for to grind for cattle we put 7 1/2 bushel in two barles for seed
	17	Dan went to Gananoque with 58 bushel of peas & oats got them ground for the cattle it turned a very day snowed & blew filled the Roads again

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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

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