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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 19.pdf
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1880
| Dec 1 | stormy day wind & snow Fred split wood in the shed I got Charley horse shod all round 3 sharp | |
| 2 | Fred went {line illegible} I split some wood | |
| 3 | Do Do Do | |
| 4 | Fred helping Bruce to thrash Wall got home yesterday o his horse {illegible} went to {illegible} the Wife is at {illegible} | |
| 5 | Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning stormy day snow & rain | |
| 6 | Fred helped Bruce to thrash I took Jennie to her school got Bruces cabbage & took Wll Lizie & Bessie to Delta we fixed her chair in the slaugh sot that she could lie in it is it a fine day hard frost last night | |
| 7 | I got home after dark Lizzie stood the Journie well Fred helped Bruce to thrash fine day | |
| 8 | Fred helped Bruce they finished very stormy day snow fell al day and very fast | |
| 9 | the snow fell twelve inches yesterday & last ight Fred went to the sawmill & brought the fence stuff that was there I finished the bottom in the slaugh J Lattimer put a new knee & raine on it cold day I fixed a Pl{illegible} for Paddy | |
| 10 | Fred went to Gananoque with his {illegible} I went for Jennie with the double slaugh very cold day | |
| 11 | Fred split wood in the shed most of the day very cold with wind & drift I fixed the harnefs | |
| 12 | Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night | |
| 13 | Sam drew dung to the garden & went with Jennie to her school | |
| 14 | I went to Gananoque with 7 bushel of fall wheat that was all that we had here 6 of mixter of spring & fall it snowed & rained most of the afternoon | |
| 15 | Jonnie Beatty came up from Young last night he is going to make a pair of bob slaughs for {illegible} Sam took him out to road and my bench he working in the old house there Sam went to the shanty for a load of wood there was more cut he brought some {illegible} | |
| {illegible entry in left column} | 16 | Sam went to Bee of John Hannes this afternoon |
| 17 | Sam drew wood and took the {illegible} along and to the road put it in the station there he is making {rest of entry illegible} |
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