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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 66.pdf
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1888
| Dec | 19 | Ad went J Cooks & brought the 6 Ewes home from the Ram fine day |
| 20 | Ad went with the team to the funeral of old Mrs Armstrong she was buried the Ebenezer | |
| 21 | very stormy all day wind snow & drift so that we did not let the cows out | |
| 22 | fine day very cold Ad & Philo killed a yearling half heffer to day I did not go out to look at them Jennie got home on the Mixed | |
| 23 | Mr Miller a student preached this morning Mr Millard is very sick so that they have to sit up with him at night he spits up blood | |
| 24 | Jennet is at Mr Millards all day quite a thaw | |
| 25 | Lizie and her 2 nieces came from Delta Robson and two of John Armstrongs son came on the Express this afternoon they went West on the morning train | |
| 26 | I attended the school meeting it was largest school meeting I ever saw here the new post of the schoolhouse was full Hugh McKay was put in Trustee there was 5 nominated there was a little sharpshowing all went of right | |
| 27 | heavy rain most of the night & this morning Lizie and her two nieces went away on the Mixed for Delta Ad brought a load of from home & he brought a ton of shorts & bran from the station half of each we are mixing them for the cows | |
| 28 | Ad carried a lot of the oats B Barley out of the old Granary to the new & the shorts & bran in in the old granary hard frost last night | |
| 29 | Ad got some dead trees in the bush for wood this forenoon | |
| 30 | Mr McPherson preached this morning a student Revd Mr Millard is confined to his bed he not able to sit up even in the bed someone sits up with him every night | |
| 31 | we got a Telegram this morning that old Mr Highcock is dead that he will be buired tomorrow at ten oclock Ad Philo and Jennet to Delta this afternoon |
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