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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 22.pdf
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1887
| March | 1 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood |
| 2 | Ad went to Sand Bay find warm morning brought a load of wood he left it here | |
| 3 | Ad went to Sand Bay brought of wood left it hear | |
| I began to feed the cows hay that was in the old stable | 4 | Ad Do Do Do left it hear Abs son brought a load of wood from Sand Bay left it here |
| very cold day | 5 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here he then went to Gananoque the Perchon horse meeting with Bruce Jennet & Philo went with Kate & the cutter |
| 6 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning very few out there was about 8 in of snow fell last night on the level it is very light fine day heavy roads | |
| man came down on the Express from Gananoque | 7 | Ad has Mr Clift filling & joining the cirklar saw Abs son brought the horsepowr at noon they set it up & got it going & filled the woodshed before night the wood is very wet fine day |
| 8 | Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood left his here | |
| 9 | he did the same to day | |
| 10 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of hay of the new land that he took wood of put in the new Barn | |
| 11 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought another load of hay that is all but what he will want there for the spring work put it all in the new Barn fine day | |
| 12 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here fine day | |
| 13 | Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day | |
| 14 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here Wat & Lizie came from Delta this afternoon | |
| 15 | Ad went to the river for ice Bruce was there yesterday he got 2 loads they have to cut 3 sides | |
| 16 | he went to the river & got 2 loads more of ice Wm Scott came here last night he went with Ad to see the river where they got the ice | |
| 17 | Ad went Blairs Saw Mill & got a load of saw dust | |
| this ought to have been the 18 instead of 18 | 18 | Ad drew a load of wood for Wm McNiel from Sand Bay |
| 19 | Ad drew 2 loads of sawdust fine day they are for the icehouse |
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