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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 37.pdf
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1887
| Oct | 21 | Ida went to Toronto on the Express Mrs Hicock home to Delta on the Express Jo is plowing cold with heavy white frost |
| 22 | Jo was plowing fine day Philo & me filled up 15 bags of the peas oats & barley we intend to go Escott mill on Monday fine day Jo finished the North of the field | |
| 23 | Revd Mr Millard this evening there was very few out there was heavy rain most of the night | |
| we put the cows in the stable for the first time cold & wet | 24 | Jo went to Escott or rather Springfield with the grist he did not it as they don't grind only on Tuesdays & Fridays he had 15 bags |
| 25 | Jo went to the funeral of Abia McNiel she was a daughter of Abraham McNiel he took Ads wife Jennet & Mary Ann Libia & Wallace McNiel in the double buggy Revd Mr Millard preached in the Union Church at Macrons they then took the body to vault in the Gananoque cemetery he went to Springfield afterwards for the grist fine day | |
| very heavy Frost this morning | 26 | Jo began to plow in the South half of the center field I am fixing hen house & cleaning it out |
| 27 | Jo is plowing in the center field the frost is not heavy as it was yesterday we moved the cook stove into the kitchen this afternoon fine day | |
| 28 | Jo is plowing I'm working at the dung in the hen house pilling in a heap at the side | |
| 29 | Jo drew a load of cheese to the station from the patrons or rather as one of them heavy rain this morning it turned to snow near night the ground is covered white | |
| 30 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
| 31 | Jo is plowing in the center field snow all gone |
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