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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 70.pdf

1886

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Jan</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>no work done Wm Scott came on the Express {illegible} Ad and Abia & Revd Mr {illegible} & Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonney is doing chores & getting wood fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie & Jennet to Margrets this morning in the buggy he intended to have gone yesterday the rain kept them from going began to snow at dark</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep the road is very bad the frost is out & it is very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer meeting here last night Jonney is sawing some wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad went Abs for the sheep he sold him of 5 them for $5 each & paid for the use of his Holstein Bull & the ram Jonney & Philo {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>no work done snow & wind from the East expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat & 8 bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores side note this is still first of new wheat </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day & poor roads</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonney took down his ice house of the {illegible} hand tends to it against the hen house then he went to Escott for his grist the road is bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing chores for a day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Do  Do  Do  Do  {illegible} they came on the Express yesterday from Young</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>17</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 11, 2025, 12:34:43 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1886

Jan	1	no work done Wm Scott came on the Express {illegible} Ad and Abia & Revd Mr {illegible} & Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day
	2	Ad & Jonney is doing chores & getting wood fine day
3		Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this afternoon
	4	heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it {illegible}
	5	Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie & Jennet to Margrets this morning in the buggy he intended to have gone yesterday the rain kept them from going began to snow at dark
	6	Ad came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep the road is very bad the frost is out & it is very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded
	7	very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer meeting here last night Jonney is sawing some wood
	8	Ad went Abs for the sheep he sold him of 5 them for $5 each & paid for the use of his Holstein Bull & the ram Jonney & Philo {illegible}
	9	no work done snow & wind from the East expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost
10		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day
	11	Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat & 8 bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores side note this is still first of new wheat
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day & poor roads
	13	Ad & Jonney took down his ice house of the {illegible} hand tends to it against the hen house then he went to Escott for his grist the road is bad
	14	Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing chores for a day
	15	Ad & Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash
	16	Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express yesterday from Young
17		Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this {rest of entry illegible}

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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