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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 28.pdf

1891

February

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  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad was at home all day Jonnie is tending to the cattle & sawing wood rain and snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad and Aby went to Mrs Pastiones funeral Jonnie went with the Revd Mr Fairley to the funeral She Buired at Dulcimain fine day but poor slaughing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad went to Chanty to get out sawlogs fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>till to night he got a good lot of lumber out the Mill fine wether  Jonnie is doing the chores & atending the stack fine wether</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>the sacrament was dispensed at Sand Bay to day there was no meeting here to day in our church</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>heavy rain in the night & some today no work</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw there wood fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad Wallace & Bruces Boys brought the saw and the horsepower home this morning and set it they got set by noon & sawed al the wood to the East of the house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>they finished cuting ours & loaded up & went Wallaces before noon and finished his before night A fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>snowed all the forenoon Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood got in the afternoon took it home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>the snow is nearly all gon Wat came here last night from home he went to Gananoque this forenoon some rain & thaw no work done fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>they cut Ad wood to Day fine weather the snow nearly gone</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>fine day still thawing Jonnie doing the chores</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque in the A Cutter fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad is pilling up his wood in the wood shed Johney & Ad thrashed the peas fine day in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>they cleaned them up and 19 bushel Jonney put them in the greanary fine day</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>there is A little snow last night all day to Day</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of May 31, 2025, 11:34:31 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1891

February

	10	Ad was at home all day Jonnie is tending to the cattle & sawing wood rain and snow
	11	Ad and Aby went to Mrs Pastiones funeral Jonnie went with the Revd Mr Fairley to the funeral She Buired at Dulcimain fine day but poor slaughing
	12	Ad went to Chanty to get out sawlogs fine day
	13	he did not some home
	14	till to night he got a good lot of lumber out the Mill fine wether Jonnie is doing the chores & atending the stack fine wether
15		the sacrament was dispensed at Sand Bay to day there was no meeting here to day in our church
	16	heavy rain in the night & some today no work
	17	Ad helped Bruce to saw there wood fine day
	18	Ad Wallace & Bruces Boys brought the saw and the horsepower home this morning and set it they got set by noon & sawed al the wood to the East of the house
	19	they finished cuting ours & loaded up & went Wallaces before noon and finished his before night A fine day
	20	snowed all the forenoon Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood got in the afternoon took it home
	21	the snow is nearly all gon Wat came here last night from home he went to Gananoque this forenoon some rain & thaw no work done fine day
22		Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	23	they cut Ad wood to Day fine weather the snow nearly gone
	24	fine day still thawing Jonnie doing the chores
	25	Ad went to Gananoque in the A Cutter fine day
	26	Ad is pilling up his wood in the wood shed Johney & Ad thrashed the peas fine day in the afternoon
	27	they cleaned them up and 19 bushel Jonney put them in the greanary fine day
	28	there is A little snow last night all day to Day

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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

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