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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 15.pdf

1886

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Nov</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Wm A Cornett & others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>the Boys gather up the wood & me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Stormy with wind rain & snow the Boys went to the North field & brought home the stone boat & the torn place & went to Ads for salt for the meat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ad plowed a little in the North field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td> Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm & snow so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram & took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {illegible} Downs Ram</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>there is between 4 & 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>very little doing Ad is choring at home & fixing the cattle</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow & rain I went to church with two staffs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Ad is going to Gananoque with feed for hogs & cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm & the snow went nearly all off he wore of the shoes of his slaugh & nearly spoilt his slaugh</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 14, 2025, 12:55:21 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1886

Nov	17	Wm A Cornett & others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon
Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it	18	the Boys gather up the wood & me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day
	19	Stormy with wind rain & snow the Boys went to the North field & brought home the stone boat & the torn place & went to Ads for salt for the meat
	20	stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow
21		Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night
	22	Ad plowed a little in the North field
	23	Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain
	24	Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day
	25	Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm & snow so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram & took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {illegible} Downs Ram
	26	there is between 4 & 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle
	27	very little doing Ad is choring at home & fixing the cattle
28		Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow & rain I went to church with two staffs
	29	Ad is going to Gananoque with feed for hogs & cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm & the snow went nearly all off he wore of the shoes of his slaugh & nearly spoilt his slaugh
	30	Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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