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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 74.pdf
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1886
| March | 1 | Ad went to Sand Bay cut & brought a load of wood he left here cold day |
| 2 | Ad did the same as yesterday & left it here Jonney helped Bruce to saw wood | |
| 3 | Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr Deeds it died of the scarlet fever yesterday & another one did while they were at the Union Church burying it & it was buried at night Dr Hannah says it is worst type of this fever | |
| 4 | they sowed Ad wood to day Bruce & his Boys then they got it done & brought the horsepowr & saw here | |
| 5 | they sawed all our wood to day & got done about four oclock Bruce & his 2 Boys helped they then cleaned up 30 bushel of oats Ad is going down to Robys with them he is changing seed with him Philo with him | |
| 6 | Ad came home from Robys this afternoon he brought home the seed oats they are well fine day there was a meeting of the session here this afternoon A Cochran & S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as a member to the church | |
| 7 | Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament in the church here this morning Jonney took me up in the cutter it is the first time I have been out to church since I got hurt | |
| Jonney left this forenoon he is going to Clerk at Webson | 8 | Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns drawing wood |
| 9 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load to the station | |
| 10 | Do Do Do Do Do | |
| 11 | Do Do fine weather Do Do | |
| 12 | Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons they draw the wood from Sand Bay light flurries of snow | |
| 13 | Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood to the station the roads is good fine day | |
| 14 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening | |
| 15 | Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the station | |
| 16 | Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery Folleys & brought 12 bushel of potatos & brought them home he paid forty cents per bushel he left part of them here fine day |
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