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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 69.pdf

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1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Decm 1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td> Ad sod some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with waggon roads very bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad Bank the house in the forenoon with sand from the pit help to fix the church shed in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad Drew sand & covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church shed in forenoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad Cottonwood for us here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very stormy day preached here at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad brought a load home from Sand the roads bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>rain most of the day the snow nearly all gone</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>the fields look bare this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some clothes for him he brought me a pair of under shirt</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad & John Lewis is working at the granery </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the granery Ad had the waggon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>13</td>
  <td></td>
  <td> Revd Mr Millard preached this morning find morning began to at noon & snowed all the afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacy is 2 on Saturday Jonney worked at The Granery he got 3 hands in {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Granary</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain & snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house & {illegible} the Thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>snow & rain last night Ad & Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mile they rest </td>
 </tr>

<table>

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{out of order, needs to be put before last page}

1885

Decm 1		Ad sod some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with waggon roads very bad
	2	Ad Bank the house in the forenoon with sand from the pit help to fix the church shed in the afternoon
	3	Ad Drew sand & covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church shed in forenoon
	4	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible}
	5	Ad Cottonwood for us here
6		Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very stormy day preached here at night
	7	Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay
	8	Ad brought a load home from Sand the roads bad
	9	rain most of the day the snow nearly all gone
	10	the fields look bare this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some clothes for him he brought me a pair of under shirt
	11	Ad & John Lewis is working at the granery
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the granery Ad had the waggon
13		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning find morning began to at noon & snowed all the afternoon
	14	Snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacy is 2 on Saturday Jonney worked at The Granery he got 3 hands in {illegible}
	15	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Granary
	16
	17	Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain & snow
	18	Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house & {illegible} the Thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow
	19	snow & rain last night Ad & Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mile they rest

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