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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 72.pdf

{this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens}

1886
February

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Feb</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad stoped at the chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td> the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay & Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth & preached</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett & Mifs went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonney went to Sand Bay & brought home the oats that was cut green there last summer for feed </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>{illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>the snow is nearly all gone misty fog & rain no travel on the roads they are bear {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>stormy Day from the Northeast rain & snow no work except taking care of the cattle</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the station from John Johnston </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Jul 22, 2025, 12:28:34 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

{this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens}

1886 February

Feb	1	Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible}
	2	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible}
	3	Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly
	4
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow
	6	Ad stoped at the chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here
7		the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay & Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth & preached
	8	Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything
	9	Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett & Mifs went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he {illegible}
	10	Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here
	11	Ad & Jonney went to Sand Bay & brought home the oats that was cut green there last summer for feed
	12	{illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs
	13	the snow is nearly all gone misty fog & rain no travel on the roads they are bear {illegible}
14		Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service
	15	stormy Day from the Northeast rain & snow no work except taking care of the cattle
	16	Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the station from John Johnston

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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