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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 5.pdf
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1864 {January)
| 15 | went with Mr Morrison to the Trustees he offered to {illegible} for a year & board himself they would not have him | |
| 16 | Robie went home this forenoon there was a {illegible} rain most of the day | |
| 16 | cleaned some oats & wheat & cut cord of wood for the school & took it the schoolhouse - | |
| 17 | the Revd Mr Seymour preached in the school house & the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch fine day | |
| X | 18 | went to Gananoque to the Mill took 10 bushel of wheat 3 bushel of oats got 14 lb of oatmeal for the bushel |
| 19 | thrashed some oats went to McCormics formed a commitee chosen chairman fine day | |
| 20 | went Farmersville to the Nomination of Mr Jones Mr Richards Darg Magee JA McDonald were all nominated after a good deal of speachifying they all withdr{cut off} but Messrs Jones & Richards the returning officer called for a show of hands there was nearly two {illegible} for Mr Jones he then call for a division which was the same Mr Richards then demanded a Poll which was granted | |
| 21 | {line stroked through} Ad brought a load of ceader from Younge I went to Gananoque in the afternoon | |
| 22 | thrashed some oats in forenoon went to Gananoque | |
| 23 | Do Do Do Do | |
| 24 | No meeting to day | |
| 25 | went & examined the bridge that Blair was to fix in the morning then drew 3 loads of wood from Mr Jones | |
| 26 | Ad went to Yonge Ben & I went to Cooks, Bradley | |
| 27 | went to Robinsons Schoolhouse to the Election a vote for Jones A great many people then Mr Carlings was there for Jones with Charles, Sinkler for Richards. | |
| 28 | went again to the Election Jones has got a majority here | |
| 29 | went to Gananoque with the slate of the {illegible} done at 3 oclock, Jones got the Election by 76 of a majority | |
| 30 | went to Farmersville to the declaration after some speachifying Jones was carried around the square with a band plaing Farmersville never saw such a day everything went off well | |
| 31 | the Revd Mr Carrel preached in the curch |
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