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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 14.pdf

1886

<table>
 <tr> 
  <td>Nov</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad went to the chanty to stump & plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of peas oats & black barley to Escott mill for hog feed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Jonnie is doing chores & splitting wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Do Do Do he finished the splitting the wood here & is splitting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday & got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning <s>the</s> with high wind all day I intend to go the Sand Bay to meeting of session</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>no meeting here to day & it storms so & the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>very little work done cold & blustery</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well me I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>rain this morning & forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad plowed in the calf paster it plows up well</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Jonnie went to Gananoque with his mother</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>rain & snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach & Fairfield & Lyn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Jen got home from Lynn on the Express</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chores here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>they are killing the hogs Bruce & Birion is helping </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 14, 2025, 12:42:28 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1886

Nov	1	Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession
	2	Ad went to the chanty to stump & plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of peas oats & black barley to Escott mill for hog feed
	3	Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound
	4	Jonnie is doing chores & splitting wood
	5	Do Do Do he finished the splitting the wood here & is splitting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet
	6	Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday & got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning ~~the~~ with high wind all day I intend to go the Sand Bay to meeting of session
7		no meeting here to day & it storms so & the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow
	8	very little work done cold & blustery
	9	fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well me I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs
	10	rain this morning & forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences
	11	Ad plowed in the calf paster it plows up well
Jonnie went to Gananoque with his mother	12	Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened
	13	rain & snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee
14		Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach & Fairfield & Lyn
Jen got home from Lynn on the Express	15	Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chores here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful
	16	they are killing the hogs Bruce & Birion is helping

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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