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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 66.pdf
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1885
| Nov 1 | Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him | |
| 2 | heavy rain all day with a little snow | |
| 3 | Ad took a hog to the station he sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon | |
| 4 | Ad sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams | |
| 5 | rain all day no work done Ad got his finger-lamed {could be lanced} | |
| 6 | Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poultice of Basswood bark on it that is finger | |
| 7 | Biron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better | |
| 8 | Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning | |
| 9 | Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done | |
| Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day | 10 | Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches |
| 11 | Keaton plowed Ad fixed some stalls in his stable for the colt and cow fine day | |
| 12 | Ad Keaton & George Matthews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed & then through out the sods with forks | |
| 13 | Matthews finished shoveling this for {illegible} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad & Keaton fixing the cow stable & sawed wood in the afternoon | |
| 14 | Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day | |
| 15 put the cows in the stable last night for the first time | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay & Fairfax I read the {illegible} | |
| 16 | Ad plowed in the midle field fine day | |
| 17 | Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston & Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our congregation as our pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day |
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