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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 69.pdf
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1885
| Decm 1 | Ad sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon roads very bad | |
| 2 | Ad banked the house in the forenoon with sand from the pit helped to fix the church shed in the afternoon | |
| 3 | Ad drew sand & covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church shed in forenoon | |
| 4 | Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible} | |
| 5 | Ad cut wood for us here | |
| 6 | Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very stormy day preached here at night | |
| 7 | Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay | |
| 8 | Ad brought a load home from Sand the roads bad | |
| 9 | rain most of the day the snow nearly all gone | |
| 10 | the fields look bair this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt | |
| 11 | Ad & John Lewis is working at the Granary | |
| 12 | Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the waggon | |
| 13 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning began to at noon & snowed all the afternoon | |
| 14 | snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible} | |
| 15 | Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Granary | |
| 16 | Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to home Jonney is at the Granary | |
| 17 | Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain & snow | |
| 18 | Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house & {illegible} the thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow | |
| 19 | snow & rain last night Ad & Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mow they rest |
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