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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 49.pdf

1885

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  <td>Feb 15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath school cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>very stormy day with heavy fall of snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earls horse & cutter was taken from our church shed it's supposed that he stole it they can get no account of it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>the roads is completely blocked up Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so stormy </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad is fixing about the stables & Barn cold day & sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad is setiling the circlur saw there & the jack for the belt he tended them put snow & water about them so as to freeze them down  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded & put it in its right place then put snow & water around it so as to freeze it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Bruce & Freeman Mr Trawll & a man of Charlie Stewarts came & they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood shed cut more put it outside they took the saw to {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath school</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad sawed what wood he had at his house & they took the saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad drew a load of wood to William Thompsons this morning he put part of his own wood into his wood shed fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKays & Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate & Ad's cutter fine day white Frost</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad drew oats & straw from here to his stable he has no hay for the horses </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four days the trees & everything is covered with it it is quite warm & thawing </td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Apr 6, 2025, 11:26:13 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

Feb 15		we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath school cold day
	16	very stormy day with heavy fall of snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earls horse & cutter was taken from our church shed it's supposed that he stole it they can get no account of it
	17	the roads is completely blocked up Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so stormy
	18	Ad is fixing about the stables & Barn cold day & sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us
	19	Ad is setiling the circlur saw there & the jack for the belt he tended them put snow & water about them so as to freeze them down
	20	Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded & put it in its right place then put snow & water around it so as to freeze it
	21	Bruce & Freeman Mr Trawll & a man of Charlie Stewarts came & they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood shed cut more put it outside they took the saw to {illegible}
22		we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath school
	23	Ad sawed what wood he had at his house & they took the saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked
	24	Ad drew a load of wood to William Thompsons this morning he put part of his own wood into his wood shed fine day
	25	I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKays & Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate & Ad's cutter fine day white Frost
	26	Ad drew oats & straw from here to his stable he has no hay for the horses
	27	Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day
	28	Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four days the trees & everything is covered with it it is quite warm & thawing

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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