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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 50.pdf
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1882
| March 19 | 19 | Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night Hugh McKay took Mr Shane to Fairfax last night |
| 20 | Ad killed the two bull calfs fine day snow all gone | |
| heavy wind with snow & drifts | 21 | cold last night with a little snow I intend to go on the Express to the Presbytery in Kingston |
| 22 | I got to Kingston yesterday afternoon the train was 1 1/2 late | |
| I stoped at Mr Steves in Kingston | 23 | there was a great deal of buisness to do at the prsbytery I got home on the Express this afternoon Bessie came with me her clases is finished for this time |
| 24 | cold hard frost last night I split wood & did the chores Ad went to the chanty on yesterday morning for to Bank out wood that he has cut | |
| 25 | Ad came at noon he got all the wood banked out hard frost last night and to day | |
| 26 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night Henery Webster took Mr Shane to Fairfax in the afternoon | |
| 27 | rain last night and today Ad fixed some fixings at the stable Kate got a nail in her foot she is lame | |
| 28 | I have a lame Back cant do much | |
| 29 | Ad went to Gananoque with Mary Jane Dutch cow has a heffer calf fine day | |
| 30 | I helped Ad to clean up 15 bags of oats at there Barn he took them to the Mill here to get them ground for the cows | |
| 31 | Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land with the horses to draw rail cuts for a line fence very hard frost last night cold day |
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