Scripto | Page Revision | Transcription

William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 51.pdf

1885
 
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>March</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad went to abs for a load of hay for Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting of the Presbyterian on the express</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad went to the river for ice cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice I got home on the express there was a good meeting no {illegible} yet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td> Ad went to abs for a load of hay this morning William McNeill ab's son helped him & brought another load</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Ad went for a load this morning that is all the stack he put it in his Loft over his horses very cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad went for load of sawdust cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this morning they're no 1 came to take him to Sand bay ask Donovan night to hear came Mr Stevenson walk to Fairfax & preached at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad went for a load of sawdust this morning & cleaned up 6 bags of Wheat & 6 of oats for a Grist side note Ad hired a boy named WJ pons for $4 per month for the first month</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it was a fine morning it began to blow & snow at noon there was a fearful drift all the rest of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td> fine morning Ad brought the Grist here this morning & home some straw </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out lumber & wood he took Matthews with him I help to fix the church for the funeral of Mrs service she was buried at the Ebenezer </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td> I went to the funeral of Mrs service the Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the church a large number out</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad came home with a load of logs for his driving house this 4:00 noon he helped Bruce to saw in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay at night here at night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad went to The chanty this morning he is going to Bank of cordwood he intense have a b to {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Ad Aleck Cornett & David Johnston brought loads of grain cordwood the roads is very bad there was wind & snow about noon it was very soft & wet the man & horse</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 6, 2025, 11:47:13 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

March	16	Ad went to abs for a load of hay for Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting of the Presbyterian on the express
	17	Ad went to the river for ice cold day
	18	Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice I got home on the express there was a good meeting no {illegible} yet
	19	Ad went to abs for a load of hay this morning William McNeill ab's son helped him & brought another load
	20	Ad went for a load this morning that is all the stack he put it in his Loft over his horses very cold day
	21	Ad went for load of sawdust cold day
22		Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this morning they're no 1 came to take him to Sand bay ask Donovan night to hear came Mr Stevenson walk to Fairfax & preached at night
	23	Ad went for a load of sawdust this morning & cleaned up 6 bags of Wheat & 6 of oats for a Grist side note Ad hired a boy named WJ pons for $4 per month for the first month
	24	Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it was a fine morning it began to blow & snow at noon there was a fearful drift all the rest of the day
	25	fine morning Ad brought the Grist here this morning & home some straw
	26	Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out lumber & wood he took Matthews with him I help to fix the church for the funeral of Mrs service she was buried at the Ebenezer
	27	I went to the funeral of Mrs service the Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the church a large number out
	28	Ad came home with a load of logs for his driving house this 4:00 noon he helped Bruce to saw in the afternoon
29		the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay at night here at night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the morning
	30	Ad went to The chanty this morning he is going to Bank of cordwood he intense have a b to {illegible}
	31	Ad Aleck Cornett & David Johnston brought loads of grain cordwood the roads is very bad there was wind & snow about noon it was very soft & wet the man & horse

The library is committed to ensuring that members of our user community with disabilities have equal access to our services and resources and that their dignity and independence is always respected. If you encounter a barrier and/or need an alternate format, please fill out our Library Print and Multimedia Alternate-Format Request Form. Contact us if you’d like to provide feedback: lib.a11y@uoguelph.ca

Rural Diary Archive

Scripto | Page Revision | Transcription

William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 51.pdf

Revision as of Apr 6, 2025, 11:47:13 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

Website Info