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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 72.pdf
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1886 February 1 3 5 6oclock 7 8 Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls & I Wm a Cornett & he took {illegible} it was a very stormy day snow & wind {illegible} Jonney helping Bruce to thrash
| Feb | 1 | Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible} |
| 2 | Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible} | |
| 3 | Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly | |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | Ad went to send Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow | |
| 6 | Ad stoped at the chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here | |
| 7 | the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay & Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth & preached | |
| 8 | Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything | |
| 9 | Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett & Mifs went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young for a load from Sand Bay he {illegible} | |
| 10 | Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here | |
| 11 | Ad & Jonney went to Sand Bay & brought home the oats that was cut green there last summer for feed | |
| 12 | {illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs | |
| 13 | the snow is nearly all gone misty fog & no travel on the roads they are {illegible} | |
| 14 | Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service | |
| 15 | stormy Day from the Northeast rain & snow no work except taking care of the cattle | |
| 16 | Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the station from John Johnston |
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