Scripto | Page Revision | Transcription

William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 52.pdf

1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>April </td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Henery Johnston brought a load of wood from the chanty Ad brought a load of timber for his driving house he brock the reach of his Bobbys fixed it & went back</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon it began to storm in the afternoon & stormed all the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>stormed all day no work done snow rain & wind</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>still storming this morning snow & wind the road is completely blocked up it is hard job to get to the Barn the snowed is piled up at the hen house & in the lain & Barnyard wind N West </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td></td>
  <td> I attended the Sabbath school we have no minister </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td> Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this morning got back at noon then she went to Glenbuel on the Express Ad sold 2 cows to Mr Dempster for $60</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>X</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td> Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went to the station to see Watt he is going to the North West as a guid to the Troops in Riels Rebelion  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>rain this morning no frost last night fine day in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad is working getting out lumber for the driving house & granery house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to see the Revd Mr Greacie about our supplys we dont want any for two months unless he can promised himself with a horse </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Lizie came home on the Express from Mallorytown</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad came home last night he broke through the ice with Kate & cut her knee on an axe that was left on it by Matthews through carelessness </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on the Late Mr Malles</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td> Ad tried to breack the road from our gate got his horses down gave it up the snow quite soft with some rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber heavy frost last night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the chanty yet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>heavy frost last night warm day the sap runs well snow is going off the fields the roads is bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>heavy frost fine day sap is running well </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>frost last night Ad came home at noon to day warm & clear sun shine </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 6, 2025, 11:05:12 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

April	1	Henery Johnston brought a load of wood from the chanty Ad brought a load of timber for his driving house he brock the reach of his Bobbys fixed it & went back
	2	Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon it began to storm in the afternoon & stormed all the afternoon
	3	stormed all day no work done snow rain & wind
	4	still storming this morning snow & wind the road is completely blocked up it is hard job to get to the Barn the snowed is piled up at the hen house & in the lain & Barnyard wind N West
5		I attended the Sabbath school we have no minister
	6	Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this morning got back at noon then she went to Glenbuel on the Express Ad sold 2 cows to Mr Dempster for $60
X	7	Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went to the station to see Watt he is going to the North West as a guid to the Troops in Riels Rebelion
	8	rain this morning no frost last night fine day in the afternoon
	9	Ad is working getting out lumber for the driving house & granery house
	10	I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to see the Revd Mr Greacie about our supplys we dont want any for two months unless he can promised himself with a horse
Lizie came home on the Express from Mallorytown	11	Ad came home last night he broke through the ice with Kate & cut her knee on an axe that was left on it by Matthews through carelessness
12		I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on the Late Mr Malles
	13	Ad tried to breack the road from our gate got his horses down gave it up the snow quite soft with some rain
	14	Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber heavy frost last night
	15	hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the chanty yet
	16	heavy frost last night warm day the sap runs well snow is going off the fields the roads is bad
	17	heavy frost fine day sap is running well
	18	frost last night Ad came home at noon to day warm & clear sun shine

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 52.pdf

Revision as of Apr 6, 2025, 11:05:12 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

Website Info