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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 44.pdf

1884

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Dec</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Dan took the team out to the chanty & Drew in to Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad stable & brought home a load wood good slaughing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>they began to draw the last years stack of hay from the North field it is all clover</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>they finished drawing the stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the midle fence to field north of the house & barn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad worked at his stable at home I fixed in a door sill in the front door for the door to shut on</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad took the plow to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the snow came there is too much frost & snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7  wind & rain all day</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Smith a student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so stormy Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought back home he stoped here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>keen frost this morning</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td> Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats snow & rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad put putty around the chimneys on the roof & put in a new bed piece in the cook stove this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is fixing at home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>fixing the stable & other chores Jessie is very poorly the doctor says that her left lung is failed </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td><s>strike through</s> Jennet went for the doctor last night he was here most of the night & Jessie died this morning five minutes from five oclock he could not think she was dangerous till a few hours before she died Ad Telegrafed to her father as soon as the office was open we are all in a very mournfull state</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr McKay a student preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad is getting things for the funeral her father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 5, 2025, 11:13:37 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1884

Dec	1	Dan took the team out to the chanty & Drew in to Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad stable & brought home a load wood good slaughing
	2	they began to draw the last years stack of hay from the North field it is all clover
	3	they finished drawing the stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the midle fence to field north of the house & barn
	4	we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning
	5	Ad worked at his stable at home I fixed in a door sill in the front door for the door to shut on
	6	Ad took the plow to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the snow came there is too much frost & snow
7 wind & rain all day		Mr Smith a student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so stormy Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought back home he stoped here
	8	Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house
keen frost this morning	9	Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats snow & rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house
	10	Ad put putty around the chimneys on the roof & put in a new bed piece in the cook stove this morning
	11	I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is fixing at home
	12	fixing the stable & other chores Jessie is very poorly the doctor says that her left lung is failed
	13	~~strike through~~ Jennet went for the doctor last night he was here most of the night & Jessie died this morning five minutes from five oclock he could not think she was dangerous till a few hours before she died Ad Telegrafed to her father as soon as the office was open we are all in a very mournfull state
14		Mr McKay a student preached this morning
	15	Ad is getting things for the funeral her father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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