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William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863
William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863_31.pdf
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1862
| Heavy rain Snow nearly gone | ||
| 1 | John Armstrong & his wife here for dinner Rob Jones & Jennet & old Mr McIntosh likewise Elen Jennet & me went to Adams at nigth Adam went to Innises & brought his horspowr | |
| 2 | went to Innises for the arms & bracesfor the horsepower Ad & Dave sawed bolts cold Day | |
| 3 | worked at the bolts Do Do | |
| 4 | Do Do in the forenoon Dave & little Wat went to Farmersville in the afternoon Ad & me drew some wood | |
| 5 | the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown | |
| 6 | Ad drew up bolts to the road I went to Mallorytown to Townmeeting Buggys running no slaughing | |
| 7 | worked at the bolts in the forenoon then went to Cristies & cut up part of a large ceder & cut down a large pine for joice | |
| 8 | drew 9 hemlock & ash logs & I helped Rob to kill a steer in the afternoon John Innis came up at night & we set the horsepower Snowed & blew at night about an inch | |
| 9 | drew 5.16 feet & 1.12 feet of pine logs | |
| 10 | Do 2 15 feet ash logs I went to Mallorytown to the Annual meeting of Agriculture Socitie was put in President again heavy rain this afternoon the roads is quite mudy | |
| 11 | thrashed the oats Wm H Davis helped with his horses & Mr Edglee | |
| 12 | the Revd Mr Sherlock preached a mifsionary sermon in the forenoon Mr McKenzie in the afternoon | |
| 13 | healped Edglie at the thrashing machin cold Cay | |
| 14 | cleaned some oats this morning healped Rob to score John Purvis hewed Ad Elen Hanna & Rob went to Farmersville to Wats | |
| 15 | snowed all day cleaned some oats & drew a load of wood snowed about 6 inches |
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