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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 67.pdf

1889

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>January</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax<s> Ad got home after dark from Delta Ad chop some old dead trees in the bush fine</s></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad& Philo  drew some wood from our Bush hard Frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at San Bay fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Jennet was at Mr Millard  all night he is no better Ad  drew some wood to the house from the woods Mr Mac Ferguson was visiting at Sand Bay</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces  Boys did not come side note heavy rain to day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td> Mr McPherson preached this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>heavy rain all day I went to the station& voted for the Reeve& counselors& gave Revd Mr Millard  $5 of collection money for to pay supplies side note the trees is loaded with ice& snow so that they split& Brock down </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gannon Oak way to the {illegible} meeting a great many trees is brought down with the ice</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>rain last night& all day no work done</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>winds snow& drift I attended the annual meeting of the agriculture Society was made an honorary member for Life there was a large meeting </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad& Bruces  Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>13</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Gracie preached this evening </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home roads bear</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad went to Leeds to lay out the road again he did not get home till after dark</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon </td>
 </tr>

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1889

January	1	I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax ~~Ad got home after dark from Delta Ad chop some old dead trees in the bush fine~~
	2	Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores
	3	Ad& Philo drew some wood from our Bush hard Frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at San Bay fine day
	4	Jennet was at Mr Millard all night he is no better Ad drew some wood to the house from the woods Mr Mac Ferguson was visiting at Sand Bay
	5	Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces Boys did not come side note heavy rain to day
6		Mr McPherson preached this morning
	7	heavy rain all day I went to the station& voted for the Reeve& counselors& gave Revd Mr Millard $5 of collection money for to pay supplies side note the trees is loaded with ice& snow so that they split& Brock down
	8	Ad went to Gannon Oak way to the {illegible} meeting a great many trees is brought down with the ice
	9	rain last night& all day no work done
	10	winds snow& drift I attended the annual meeting of the agriculture Society was made an honorary member for Life there was a large meeting
	11	Ad& Bruces Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day
	12	went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day
13		Revd Mr Gracie preached this evening
	14	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home roads bear
	15	Ad went to Leeds to lay out the road again he did not get home till after dark
	16	Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there
	17	heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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