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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 19.pdf
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1887
| Jan | 18 | storming this morning wind & snow |
| 19 | stormy day wind snow & drift so that the cattle would not go to the water there are great drifts | |
| 20 | Ad went to Gananoque to the mill he took 10 bags of feed & 6 of wheat wind yet & some drift not so cold as it has been for some time back | |
| 21 | Ad put the slaugh & grain into his drive house & not go to Gananoque till fine day rain last night he got home about 3 oclock last night | |
| 22 | still storming Ad brought part of the grist here I am giving the cows about quart of the meal at noon everyday | |
| 23 | Revd Mr Millard this morning have heavy rain this morning Mr Millard preached Mrs David Latimers funeral sermon | |
| 24 | still raining the snow is nearly all gone of the field field so that they have to break the roads in the right place Ad & the others breaking in the right place there is wind rain & snow at noon | |
| 25 | Ad went to cross road where left his load on the 11th of the month could not get it sooner he only brought half of it very little travel on the roads yet | |
| 26 | Ad went for the other half of his load of wood | |
| he took the sow to the Boar | 27 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here the roads bad yet |
| 28 | Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day it looks like a storm | |
| Ad went to McNiels for the South | 29 | heavy rain most of the night & snow nearly all gone of the fields fine warm day the people is drawing half loads of wood |
| 30 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very stormy at 7 oclock snow & wind Ellen went out it was so slippery she came back | |
| 31 | Ad went to Sand Bay for wood & left it here |
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