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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 4.pdf
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1864
| Jany | 1 | Heavy rain this morning with wind put a slow plowing Ad brock it out yesterday Elen & me went to Cris Young in evening |
| 2 | very high wind all day I fixed the windows | |
| 3 | no meeting here today very hard frost with very high wind all day | |
| 4 | went to Town meeting Mr Thomas Darlin was elected for this Ward fine day | |
| 5 | Snowing this morning & most of the Day cleaned the poll oats put 39 bushel in the end barn & 3 12 for feed that made 42 1/2 | |
| 6 | went to Gananoque with C. Younge paid Wm Brough thirty one dollars fifty cents & got one note from him that I gave him last spring for corn & flour |
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| 7 | went to the Scotts with Elen got dinner then them & me went to Mallorytown to the Annual meeting of the Agricultural Socitie was chosen President again cold day | |
| 8 | drew wood from Malonnies got a peice to take the wood off | |
| snow | 9 | thrashed oats in the forenoon Ad cut wood for the School went to an agricultural meet at Johnston Schoolhouse was chosen President very high winds with snow in the afternoon |
| 10 | the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the school house cold day with high winds S. West | |
| 11 | Ad went to Redmond for another load of Sta{cut off} took better than two bushel of oats to him for them I could do nothing with a boil | |
| 12 | drew 3 loads of wood from Malonnies fine day | |
| 13 | went to the School meeting Mr McConoll was Elected Trustee each puple is to pay 10 per month or find 4 cord of wood | |
| 14 | went to Malonnies for 1 load of wood Aunt Je{cut off} Aunt Jane Mary Lib Henderson came with Rob |
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