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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 67.pdf
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1882
| December | 1 | Dan took the wood to the church and drew some dung to the Buckwheat ground |
| 2 | Dan has done the chores these two or three days I am not able to much Wallace took Jennet & Chilia to Gananoque | |
| 3 | Mr Pellock a student preached this morning Wallace took to Fairfax Mr Shane is in Kingston | |
| 4 | Sleat & snow Dan fixed round the stables I put in my Bill for the lumber & nails that I go for the side walk to the council | |
| 5 | Dan went to young for the sheep they have been there for the last two weeks Dan got the horses shoes all sharpened | |
| 6 | snowed between 3 & 4 inches last night Dan and Wallace went to the Hays land drew toped and piled them up for the sirkler saw it is on Wallaces 50 acres | |
| 7 | Dan drew 1 load of wood to Wallaces | |
| 8 | Do Do 3 loads Do Do | |
| 9 | Do Do 2 Do here snowed 3 inches last nigh | |
| 10 | Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 11 | Dan drew 1 load from Wallaces place & 1 load from the 6 consession he was in the night | |
| 12 | Dan went to the 6 con and Bank out & brought 1 load home I fixed a platform for the {illegible} | |
| 13 | stormed all day snow and wind we cleaned up the Barn floor put two Bushel of Barley in a barrel for S{illegible} we had a barrel of peas oats & Barley for hen food | |
| 14 | Dan went to Wallaces and they sawed with the circular Wallace got two of his fingers cut with the saw | |
| 15 | finished sawing in the forenoon Dan went to Abs & brought home a load of wood cold day | |
| 16 | Dan drew load of wood 1 from Abs & 1 from the Chanty the snow is very deep we have to water the cattel at Joseph Taylors well near the station | |
| 17 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning | |
| 18 | we killed a hog this forenoon Bruce McNiel helped Dan helped to put down New carpt in the dining room in the afternoon |
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