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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 4.pdf
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1883
| April 1 | {illegible} | |
| 2 | {illegible} | |
| 3 | Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews & they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys & {illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible} to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible} it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1 | |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | Dan Drew down to the North field where the Buckwheat was last year | |
| 7 | stormed & snowed most of the day Dan oiled the double harness in the Weavers room | |
| 8 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the sermon the members chose Hugh McKay as an elder for Lansdowne there was no one to they chose for Fairfax & one for Sand Bay | |
| 9 | Dan went to Abs they sawed what was on the railway {illegible} brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a slaugh | |
| 10 | Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they sawed it all that he had out fine day | |
| 11 | I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a complaint that was laid against them for selling goods with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him $10 & cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided the case before he heard the evidence at so apealed | |
| 12 | Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has been through the whole {illegible} of our field & across the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible} | |
| 13 | Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold | |
| 14 | we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day | |
| 15 | Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 16 | we cleaned up what seed oats was in the east bin we had 31 bushels | |
| 17 | we bored some post holes & put in some of the posts in the concession line |
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