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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 44.pdf
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1881
| Dec | 17 | split wood & primed the window sashes for up stairs windows fine day Bessie came home from Kingston |
| 18 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morningI took him to Fairfax Thomas Kingston A Cashman a report that I had wrote to send to Kingston to Dr T G Smith of our {illegible} with Mr Matthews he signed it | |
| 19 | I sent Dr Smith on the train gave him the report Ad & Wallace & me we worked at the cow stable grouting it in the afternoon fine warm day | |
| 20 | worked at the stable all hands fine day | |
| 21 | Do Do got it all grouted but the part between the door and the cattle heads | |
| rained most of the day | 22 | we changed the door of stable the width of it self to the East Wallace cut two small basswood trees in the woods for his bials top & bottom |
| 23 | I split some wood Ad fixed some fixings in the stable fine day | |
| 24 | I split wood and did other chores | |
| 25 | Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Austin at 3 oclock in English church Mr Shane at night in ours | |
| 26 | Ad Lowered the floor in our cow stable behind the cows I had a chill did nothing | |
| 27 | Ad took a 100 of flour to vanornam his is choping for him at the 6 consession Jennit Bessie Jessie & Phillo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning they came back on the Mixed | |
| 28 | rain Most of the day very little done Ad drew some snow from there Barn to Wallaces stable | |
| 29 | I split some wood & gruted a little in the henhouse | |
| 30 | put some the wood that is out in the woods they are all at the church fixing a New year tree for the Sabbath School Children | |
| 31 | Ad and Bessie went to young to them there is some of them sick Aunt Margret has got her ribs brock a very stormy day |
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