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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 67.pdf
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1889
| January | 1 | I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax |
| 2 | Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores | |
| 3 | Ad & Philo drew some wood from our bush hard frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at Sand Bay fine day | |
| 4 | Jennet was at Mr Millard all night he is no better Ad drew some wood to the house from the woods Mr Macferguson was visiting at Sand Bay | |
| heavy rain to day | 5 | Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces Boys did not come |
| 6 | Mr McPherson preached this morning | |
| the trees is loaded with ice& snow so that they split & brock down | 7 | heavy rain all day I went to the station & voted for the Reeve & counselors & gave Revd Mr Millard five dollars of collection money for to pay supplies |
| 8 | Ad went to Gananoque to the {illegible} meeting a great many trees is brock down with the ice | |
| 9 | rain last night & all day no work done | |
| 10 | winds snow & drift I attended the annual meeting of the agriculture Socitie was made an honorary member for life there was a large meeting | |
| 11 | Ad & Bruces Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day | |
| 12 | went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day | |
| 13 | Revd Mr Grease preached this evening | |
| 14 | Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home roads bare | |
| 15 | Ad went to Leeds to lay out the road again he did not get home till after dark | |
| 16 | Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there | |
| 17 | heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon |
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