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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 76.pdf
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1886
| April Miss {illegible} to Kingston on the Express this afternoon | 1 | Ad is atending the cattle the snow is nearly all gone except along the fences the fields bear |
| 2 | Ad is attending the cattle fine day | |
| 3 | Ad & Philo cleaned up the flax seed fine day for | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
| 5 | Ad is doing the chores gottwo calves 1 is a bull Holstein from the Killee cow fine day | |
| 6 | rain hail & snow most of the day with heavy wind & drift | |
| 7 | snow & drift the lain is piled four or five feet high snow & drift yet | |
| 8 | cold raw wind this morning more pleasant in the afternoon Ad is takining of the cattle | |
| 9 | fine day Ad is Ad Do Do Do | |
| 10 | Ad let water of the fields | |
| 11 | Revd Mr Millard preached here at night | |
| James Snyder came this morning to work Ad has hired him | 12 | Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron harrow & cultivator & he took me down to John Gemmells in the afternoon he very & he wanted to Join the church S Donovan Mrs Millard & Ellen was there we all partook of the sacrament |
| 13 | Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to Turners house opposite the church he has rented it for a year | |
| 14 | Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is cleaning out the horse stable & splitting wood | |
| 15 | Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing chores | |
| 16 | Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie is helping him find warm day the snow is all gone around the fences inside of the house | |
| 17 | Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie is splitting wood other chores he went home at night | |
| 18 | Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning | |
| 19 | Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees & 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on The Ridges south from the seller door the Blues is west of that they are all where the old trees was we dug the old stumps up some heavy thunder showers |
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