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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 27.pdf
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1891
January
| 17 | Ad worked at home fixing things fine day | |
| 18 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning | |
| 19 | Ad went for A load of wood he left it here | |
| 20 | Do Do Do | |
| 21 | Do Do Do | |
| 22 | rain most of the day no work done out of doors | |
| 23 | frost last night Ad went for A load of wood he left it here Ellen came home on the Express from Margrets they are All well fine day | |
| 24 | Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out in the forenoon and then went to the Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon fine day | |
| 25 | Revd Mr Fairley preached at Night here | |
| Willies Malkm came on the Express to see him | 26 | Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood and took pain in his Back in lifing Bobys and the man ther to bring home there fell about 3 inches of snow yesterday |
| 27 | Ad is no better this morning Jonney G did his chores | |
| 28 | Ad is no better yet | |
| 29 | rain rain most of the day | |
| 30 | Do Do | |
| 31 | Ad is some better he got to the stable this morning so Jonney said fine day the ground is a swim the seller is flooded so that they had to raise the potato bin to keep the potatoes out of the watter fine day | |
| February | ||
| 1 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning the ground is all {illegible} | |
| 2 | there was a little rain and snow so that it is nice walking to day Ad is A good deal Beter | |
| 3 | Ad was able to come hear to day Jonney is choring heavy rain and some snow the ground is covered | |
| 4 | hard frost last and cold this morning Ad is a good deal {illegible} | |
| 5 | Ad is doing his chores at home fine day | |
| 6 | Ad went to the chanty this morning to bunk out | |
| 7 | Ad came home at night he brought a Load here | |
| 8 | the Revd Mr Fairley was Preaching this Evening when the School Bell was run and a great raise was made of Fair fair the People ran out Taylors store and Innises house was all in A Blase they all burnt down Taylors saved nothing there little wind from the S. East | |
| 9 | When the safe was opened to day the contents was all safe the money and all the Books were all right A wnet to Wat at the outlet he is {cut off} survey for Alf Green |
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