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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 23.pdf
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1887
| March 20 | Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day | |
| 21 | Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood for Wallace fine warm day the road getting bad | |
| 22 | Ad went to Sand Bay to get out saw logs cold this morning with a little drizzling snow wind is from the north east & getting colder t | |
| 22 | this is a very cold morning bright & clear Ad is at Sand Bay he did not come home last night | |
| 23 | fine day rather warm for the roads | |
| 24 | a good deal colder than it was yesterday | |
| 25 | a little rain last night there is about 2 inches of snow on the ground this morning but almost ice its so hard you can hardly see your track on it makes splendid slaughing | |
| 26 | Ad came this afternoon he in Pine logs to the mill the road is good | |
| 27 | Revd Mr Millard was not able to preach he got a student from Kingston it was Mr McNiel he preached here at night | |
| 28 | we cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat & Ad took it to Escott mill he did not get his grist back with him | |
| Jennet came home from Lyn all is well | 29 | Ad went for the grist this morning we cleaned up another bag of wheat for cracked wheat & he brought 12 bags of feed for the cows a good of it was barley |
| 30 | Ad went to Sand Bay to get out more saw logs by day but very cold | |
| 31 | fine warm afternoon pretty cold this morning |
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