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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 50.pdf

1885

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  <td>March 1 rain most of the day with a little snow</td>
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  <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay & brought him back at night</td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>snowed last night with a little frost & some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat & 18 of oats for feed</td>
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  <td>David came on the Express</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td> Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week </td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed & other chores blustery day</td>
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  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of round stuff for The Granary fine day </td>
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  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft & 2  14 ft & other stuff for the sills of the granery cold day</td>
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  <td>the 3-year-old calved this morning bull calf</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning & home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day</td>
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  <td>8</td>
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  <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out</td>
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  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind & snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the snow is blowing all away to the north </td>
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  <td>10</td>
  <td>very cold this morning Ad went for a load of sawdust </td>
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  <td>Ad drew a load of wood </td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td> they fixed the saw this forenoon & sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day</td>
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  <td>12</td>
  <td>finished the sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground & could not tell when it would be there is no water</td>
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  <td>13</td>
  <td> Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night</td>
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  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a session meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him & he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter & praded</td>
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  <td>15</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so stormy snow & wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse getting through </td>
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Revision as of Apr 6, 2025, 11:37:31 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

March 1 rain most of the day with a little snow		the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay & brought him back at night
	2	snowed last night with a little frost & some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat & 18 of oats for feed
David came on the Express	3	Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week
	4	snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed & other chores blustery day
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of round stuff for The Granary fine day
	6	Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft & 2 14 ft & other stuff for the sills of the granery cold day
the 3-year-old calved this morning bull calf	7	Ad went to Sand Bay this morning & home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day
8		the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out
	9	Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind & snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the snow is blowing all away to the north
	10	very cold this morning Ad went for a load of sawdust
Ad drew a load of wood	11	they fixed the saw this forenoon & sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day
	12	finished the sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground & could not tell when it would be there is no water
	13	Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night
	14	Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a session meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him & he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter & praded
15		Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so stormy snow & wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse getting through

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