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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 71.pdf
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1883
| Febuary | 1 | Dan drew wood left 3/4 of a cord at the church took the rest of the load to Wallaces |
| 2 | Dan drew 2 loads took first to Wallaces left the other here cold day with high wind | |
| 3 | very stormy day cut wood with the Buck saw we intend to cut with the serkler saw | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 5 | Dan went for a load of wood this morning & brought his Father in with him to help to saw wood they sawed some in the afternoon Bruce helped I quiled for Jennet | |
| 6 | Dan and his Father went to the road for to draw straw they drew 4 loads put them in the old Barn | |
| 7 | Dan & his Father drew one load of straw & 3 load of hay one in the old barn 2 over the horses Stable & one in the New Barn cold day I quiled | |
| 8 | Dan & his Father drew straw put it in the old Barn and one load was put in the yard | |
| 9 | the roads filled compleatly filled up so that there is travel on them to day | |
| 10 | Dan took his Father home with a small stacke of straw that I gave him there is no wood drawing could bring none home Dan took Jennet | |
| 11 | Revd Mr Richards preached here this morning at Sand Bay at 2 oclock Fairfax at night he stoped here at night | |
| 12 | Dan got a new bolster for the Frount Bobby I went to a meeting to apoint Dligates for to go to Delta on Saturday it was held in the Drill Shed | |
| 13 | we killed 4 pigs taht we feed they are good Bruce helped us fine day Dan went to the Chanty to get out lumber George Mathew went with him he is going to chop cord wood for us | |
| 14 | I took care of the stock | |
| 15 | Do Do Do | |
| 16 | Dan came home this afternoon he brought 2 logs for Wallaces wood shed | |
| 17 | We Sawed wood Bruce & his Boys helped |
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