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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 44.pdf
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1884
| Dec | 1 | Dan took the team out to the chanty & Drew in to Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad stable & brought home a load wood good slaughing |
| 2 | they began to draw the last years stack of hay from the North field it is all clover | |
| 3 | they finished drawing the stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the midle fence to field north of the house & barn | |
| 4 | we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning | |
| 5 | Ad worked at his stable at home I fixed in a door sill in the front door for the door to shut on | |
| 6 | Ad took the plow to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the snow came there is too much frost & snow | |
| 7 wind & rain all day | Mr Smith a student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so stormy Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought back home he stoped here | |
| 8 | Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house | |
| keen frost this morning | 9 | Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats snow & rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house |
| 10 | Ad put putty around the chimneys on the roof & put in a new bed piece in the cook stove this morning | |
| 11 | I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is fixing at home | |
| 12 | fixing the stable & other chores Jessie is very poorly the doctor says that her left lung is failed | |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | Mr McKay a student preached this morning | |
| 15 | Ad is getting things for the funeral her father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road |
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