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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 66.pdf

1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Nov 1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>heavy rain all day with a little snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad took a hog to the station he sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>rain all day no work done Ad got his finger-lamed {could be lanced}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poultice of Basswood bark on it that is finger</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Biron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day </td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Keaton plowed Ad fixed some stalls in his stable for the colt and cow fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad Keaton & George Matthews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed & then through out the sods with forks</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Matthews finished shoveling this for {illegible} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad & Keaton fixing the cow stable & sawed wood in the afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>15  put the cows in the stable last night for the first time</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay & Fairfax I read the {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad plowed in the midle field fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td> Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston & Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our congregation as our pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day </td>
 </tr>

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1885

Nov 1		Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him
	2	heavy rain all day with a little snow
	3	Ad took a hog to the station he sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon
	4	Ad sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams
	5	rain all day no work done Ad got his finger-lamed {could be lanced}
	6	Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poultice of Basswood bark on it that is finger
	7	Biron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better
8		Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning
	9	Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done
Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day	10	Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches
	11	Keaton plowed Ad fixed some stalls in his stable for the colt and cow fine day
	12	Ad Keaton & George Matthews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed & then through out the sods with forks
	13	Matthews finished shoveling this for {illegible} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad & Keaton fixing the cow stable & sawed wood in the afternoon
	14	Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day
15 put the cows in the stable last night for the first time		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay & Fairfax I read the {illegible}
	16	Ad plowed in the midle field fine day
	17	Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston & Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our congregation as our pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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