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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 69.pdf
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1883
| Jan 1 | Dan went to young with Abie Jennet Besie Jenie Miss Smith Jessee & Silvie they all went Unkle Robs | |
| 2 | Dan thrashed some peas we cleaned up 19 bushels of wheat and 5 bushl of peas & oats for to grind for the cows | |
| 3 | Dan went to Gananoque with the grist very very stormy high winds with some snow drift | |
| 4 | Dan thrashed some peas and other chores very cold | |
| 5 | Dan went for a load of wood to the chantie the road is very heavy with drift very cold with North wind | |
| 6 | Dan drew two loads of wood brought the last one here we have to buck saw the wood | |
| 7 | Revd Mr Shane preached this evening cold stormy day | |
| 8 | Dan and Bruce & his Boys sawed at Wallaces got it all cut he brought half a load of it here | |
| 9 | Dan drew 2 loads of wood took one of them to Wm Willsons 1 1/2 cords $2.25 per cord left the other here very cold day I tended the cattle | |
| 10 | Dan drew 2 loads of wood left them here | |
| 11 | Dan went for a load of wood he atended to the cattle in the forenoon went for it in the afternoon I went to the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie it as in the Dickee hall it was well attended | |
| 12 | Dan drew 2 loads of wood I attended to the cattle he left them here fine cold day | |
| 13 | Dan went to the 6 Con for wood this morning came home without any it snowed and drifted so that he had to leave it at Snider corner the road filled up | |
| 14 | Revd Mr Smith preached this morning he came down on the Express did nto get down 6 oclock this morning there was very few out the roads filled up | |
| 15 | Dan finished thrashing the peas we cleaned them up had 13 bushel very stormy day | |
| 16 | we cleaned up the peas & oats for to grind for cattle we put 7 1/2 bushel in two barles for seed | |
| 17 | Dan went to Gananoque with 58 bushel of peas & oats got them ground for the cattle it turned a very day snowed & blew filled the Roads again |
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