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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 24.pdf
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1890 November
| 10 | Vest came from Nebraska on Saturday he looks well Philo went to Kingston this morning to see the Doctor about his Ears Vest met on the cars in the afternoon and they went to Brockvill on there way to Delta Ad is plowing | |
| 11 | Do in same field fine day | |
| 12 | Ad is sawing wood & doing other chores this forenoon | |
| 13 | Ad is plowing in the South west field | |
| 14 | Do Do | |
| 15 | Do | |
| 16 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
| 17 | rained all day no work done | |
| 18 | Ad is fixing the place to building for {illegible} mixing up the lime and some for me Hugh McKay worked all day at it Philo & his came from Delta this afternoon | |
| 19 | they went on the Express this Afternoon for Nebraska there a number at the Station him away and Shake hand in the {illegible} | |
| 20 | Ad drew a load of wood from Bruces {illegible} | |
| 21 | he is geting wood for himself to day | |
| 22 | Ad was helping Bruce to day | |
| 23 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day | |
| 24 | We cleaned up some Buckwheat & mixed it with oats for to get ground the Fatenning Cow - 3 bags then Ad fixed the outside doors | |
| 25 | Ad & Wallace drew the old straw stack home | |
| 26 | Ad working at {rest of entry illegible} | |
| 27 | {next few entries illegible} | |
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| 2 | Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood | |
| 3 | Snowed & stormed all day no work done | |
| 4 | Snowed most of the night the snow is about 7 inches deep on the clear Ad cuting wood {rest of entry illegible} | |
| 5 | Ad went to Young and then Mc's mill and got A Son of Archer McCormicks & brought him with he is eight years old he is is stop here the as A Child off the Home in on the same {illegible} |
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