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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 30.pdf

March 1891

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  <td>25</td>
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  <td>they boiled sap to day in the New pan & furnace it is well they had better than 2 1/2 gallons of molasses to day</td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td><s>Walter</s> Wm got home from Britton last night on the Mixed he is well & look well & Brought me A stotch cap from Glasgow a good one Mrs Killock came here with Jenne from Brockville</td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>they are gathering sap this afternoon and Boiling</td>
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  <td>28</td>
  <td>Jonnie is gathering sap Ad is boiling there a good run Wm left for Parrisound on the Express this afternoon</td>
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  <td>29</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td>
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  <td>30</td>
  <td>Jonney gathered & Ad boiled the sap to day</td>
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  <td>April  first Lambs</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>there was a little snow last night the ground is just white this morning all gone by 8 oclock rain this afternoon</td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>fine day I think that sugar making done m{illegible}</td>
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  <td>3</td>
  <td>raining A little most of the Day</td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie cleaned up the Flackseed and oats & went to Escott Mill he had 7 bags of oats & better than 8 bags of {illegible}</td>
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  <td>5</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening fine day</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad is gathering sap I heped to boil sap is running well</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad gathered sap I am helping to boil it <s>rather</s> rather too cold to run well verry hard frost last night </td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>sap is running some Ad is gathering I am helping to boil </td>
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  <td>9</td>
  <td>sap is runing good I am boiling Ad gathering </td>
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  <td>10</td>
  <td>very little frost last night is not rung mutch to  rain this afternoon Ad gathered sap I am boiling</td>
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  <td>11</td>
  <td>raining most of the night & all day no work done out of doors the ground is in aswim</td>
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  <td>12</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td>
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  <td>13</td>
  <td>ad was fixing fences & other chores fine day</td>
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  <td>14</td>
  <td>Jennet went to Kingston on the Mixted this morning to Frening Mission Ladies meeting fine morning Ad gathered 11 Pails of X we boiled it down</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>rain most of the Ad is choring at home & taking the cattle</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>Jennet came home from Kingston there was A large meeting </td>
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  <td>19</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td>
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  <td>20</td>
  <td>Ad duge or rather opened up the old ditch one it all evening & let the water out laid new plank in it  New Plank</td>
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March 1891

25		they boiled sap to day in the New pan & furnace it is well they had better than 2 1/2 gallons of molasses to day
	26	~~Walter~~ Wm got home from Britton last night on the Mixed he is well & look well & Brought me A stotch cap from Glasgow a good one Mrs Killock came here with Jenne from Brockville
	27	they are gathering sap this afternoon and Boiling
	28	Jonnie is gathering sap Ad is boiling there a good run Wm left for Parrisound on the Express this afternoon
29		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	30	Jonney gathered & Ad boiled the sap to day
	31	Do Do Do Do Do fine day
April first Lambs	1	there was a little snow last night the ground is just white this morning all gone by 8 oclock rain this afternoon
	2	fine day I think that sugar making done m{illegible}
	3	raining A little most of the Day
	4	Ad & Jonnie cleaned up the Flackseed and oats & went to Escott Mill he had 7 bags of oats & better than 8 bags of {illegible}
5		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening fine day
	6	Ad is gathering sap I heped to boil sap is running well
	7	Ad gathered sap I am helping to boil it ~~rather~~ rather too cold to run well verry hard frost last night
	8	sap is running some Ad is gathering I am helping to boil
	9	sap is runing good I am boiling Ad gathering
	10	very little frost last night is not rung mutch to rain this afternoon Ad gathered sap I am boiling
	11	raining most of the night & all day no work done out of doors the ground is in aswim
12		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning
	13	ad was fixing fences & other chores fine day
	14	Jennet went to Kingston on the Mixted this morning to Frening Mission Ladies meeting fine morning Ad gathered 11 Pails of X we boiled it down
	15	rain most of the Ad is choring at home & taking the cattle
	16	Do Do Do
	17	Jennet came home from Kingston there was A large meeting
	18	rain most of the day no work done
19		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	20	Ad duge or rather opened up the old ditch one it all evening & let the water out laid new plank in it New Plank

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