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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 20.pdf
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1883
| Dec | 1 | Dan cut wood in our bush & drew it to the house fine day |
| 2 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning | |
| 3 | Dan got more wood fine day | |
| 4 | Dan & Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we expect them tomorrow they moved the straw so that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over the {illegible} | |
| 5 | the thrashers came at noon they finished the thrashing we had bushel of oats | |
| 6 | Dan built up a Stone wall on the side of the cellar | |
| 7 | Do he finished the walls this afternoon & went home | |
| 8 | I finished the making of the steps for the seller & got them in so that we can out or in from the outside I have to cover them in yet | |
| 9 | Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 10 | very stormy this forenoon I {illegible} for {illegible} | |
| 11 | I worked at the {illegible} for the seller | |
| 12 | Dan came home from his Father's he helped him for three days he got wood & other chores got ready for killing the hogs & brought the sheep from {illegible} | |
| 13 | we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day | |
| 14 | Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad went to Young on the Mixed | |
| 15 | Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they finished thrashing at noon he got wood after | |
| 16 | Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a student | |
| 17 | Wm came on the Mixed stoped off at Kingston on Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's & she was home Dan & me cleaned up 9 bushel of the old wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow | |
| 18 | very stormy this forenoon & all day we took the top of the snow stack in the yard | |
| 19 | Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of wheat & 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan cut wood | |
| 20 | Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for their stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods & put on the double windows |
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