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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 14.pdf
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1886
| Nov | 1 | Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession |
| 2 | Ad went to the chanty to stump & plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of peas oats & black barley to Escott mill for hog feed | |
| 3 | Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound | |
| 4 | Jonnie is doing chores & splitting wood | |
| 5 | Do Do Do he finished the splitting the wood here & is splitting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet | |
| 6 | Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday & got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning |
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| 7 | no meeting here to day & it storms so & the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow | |
| 8 | very little work done cold & blustery | |
| 9 | fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well me I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs | |
| 10 | rain this morning & forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences | |
| 11 | Ad plowed in the calf paster it plows up well | |
| Jonnie went to Gananoque with his mother | 12 | Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened |
| 13 | rain & snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee | |
| 14 | Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach & Fairfield & Lyn | |
| Jen got home from Lynn on the Express | 15 | Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chores here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful |
| 16 | they are killing the hogs Bruce & Birion is helping |
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