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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 41.pdf
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November
| 24 | Alford was taking seizure the night with cramps he was in bed most of the day he was better at night heavy rain & wind most off the day | |
| 25 | Ad finish the plowing in the Northwest field | |
| 26 | Ad plowed for James Cholchran in the afternoon Alph & me up 5 bags of wheat for the Mill | |
| 27 | Ad went to Gananoque with the wheat fine day | |
| 28 | Ad & Alph put on the outside windows and doors to day snowed last and most of the forenoon | |
| 29 | Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
| 30 | Ad and Brues oys went to Sand Bay & brought the young cattle home we had 3 two year old 1 three old Alph is doing the chores storming this afternoon | |
| December | 1 | Ad and Alph is drawing dung from the East door of the cowstable to the field east of the Barns fine day |
| 2 | drawing dung to the gardens east of the house and to the West Walter came herehe is going to work at the River | |
| 3 | Ad and the McNiels moved Wm McNiels from the valt to the Ebinezer Buringing ground fine day | |
| 4 | Ad & Alph rain in the afternoon | |
| 5 | Ad is dowing chores & sawing some old stuff | |
| 6 | there was communion at Sand Bay to day none of us there | |
| 7 | Ad took the sow to Alf is puting old dust out of the {illegible} | |
| 8 | Ad & Bruce killed the two hogs this forenoon fine day he went to A meeting at J Bradleys on the Chease Business | |
| 9 | Ad took A Sow to the Bore it was the socities | |
| 10 | Ad cut up the hogs and salted them fine day | |
| 11 | Ad & Alford is cleaning up peas he took them to the station they are sixty ents per Bushel | |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
| 14 | Alford left this morning to work with the hay prefses Ad is plowing in the center field fine day | |
| 15 | snowed some in the night & snowed & rained all day there no work done out of doores Ad fixed up the sheep pen and put the sheep in for the first time | |
| 16 | Ad is fixing up the stables cold raw day |
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