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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_22.pdf
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1859
| January 1 | Built A part of a chimney in the woods & then went to Adam Armstrongs very fine day |
| 2 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon |
| 3 | went to Mallorytown Town Meeting there was two meeting owing to a rong advertisiment the Conservatives chose Mr. Dowsley for chairman & Elected Mefsers Thompson Scott Every Flow & Morton by aclamation |
| 4 | thrashed oats fine day |
| 5 | David went to Mallorytown for I Scott to plaster the weavers house |
| 6 | atended on T Scott plastering |
| 7 | Do Do rained & thawed |
| 8 | finished plastering the cuberd this morning & went home with Scott his was 2 1/2 days at work fine day |
| 9 | David went to caintown with Granp to night & froze both is Ears coming home |
| 10 | worked at a cupboard for Jock very cold{in left margin} {cut off} hard frost |
| 11 | Do Do Do |
| 12 | worked at the weavers room |
| 13 | thrashed in the forenoon & went to colmans in the afternoon & got 17 lb of leather at 34c & paid by bill 2.6c which left $5.50 that was charged to Jock |
| 14 | Drew wood of the cristies place rained in the afternoon & went the Funeral of Thomas Dicke in caintown {in left margin} moved the Loom |
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