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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 65.pdf
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1888
| Dec | 1 | Ad went to Escott with the grist that we cleaned up yesterday with the buggy Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon |
| 2 | Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon & dispensed the communion there was a good meeting both yesterday& to day | |
| 3 | Ad banked the house with sawdust from from the ice house with the wheelbarrow | |
| 4 | Ad is fixing at home was about 4 inches of snow this morning fine day | |
| 5 | Ad & Bruces Boys brought the yearling from Follies place in the 6th concession | |
| 6 | Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs fine day | |
| 7 | Ad sawed wood here in the forenoon he went to funeral of Mr Rudd they met the body at the station it was buired at the Union | |
| 8 | Ad killed the lamb this forenoon he went Gananoque in the afternoon fine day | |
| 9 | Mr MacPherson a student Mr Millard is unwell | |
| 10 | Ad is fixing {illegible} on the big waggon the {illegible} was brock in it needed other fixings | |
| 11 | {blank} | |
| 12 | is thrashing the oats that he brought from the Reddear last fall when he was there hard frost | |
| 13 | Do Do Do Do | |
| 14 | Do Do Do Do very hard frost last night this is the coldest day we have had this fall Ad finished the {illegible} | |
| 15 | we cleaned up the oats& had 21 Baskets full it held a bushel & a peck fine day but cold | |
| 16 | Revd Mr Millard preached at night | |
| 17 | Ad drew 2 loads of wood with the waggon from his house Jim Frere is sawing it there | |
| 18 | stormy all day wind& snow& drift Ad took the cattle to the pit & put them in again |
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