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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 42.pdf
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1891
December
| 17 | Ad fixed {illegible} the pigs for the calfs | |
| 18 | Ad and Wallace drew a load of dead wood out of the sugarbush to the house & another c{illegible} | |
| 19 | Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day | |
| 20 | Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning | |
| 21 | Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished | |
| 22 | Ad is fixing up the cow stable & other fixings Jennie came home from her school at Brockville for the hollidays fine whear snow all gone | |
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| 31 | Watt and Lizie & there two Nices came from Delta on the Express this afternoon fine day no snow | |
| January 92 | 1 | Watt Lizie and Ad & Abigail was here for dinner I have been poorly for some time but am better now So that I can sit up most of the day |
| 2 | Wat went to Gananoque this morning to do some work Lizie went to Brockville the Mixt Ad is taking care of the catle & doing other work | |
| 3 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning | |
| 4 | I went to the Hall to Town Meeting Ad went to Rockport for A load of coal after voting fine day I did not stop long there fine day no snow the ground is bear no snow the old council Election | |
| 5 | Ad brock the reaches of the Waggon and barr on A waggon & unload the waggon & had to back with it | |
| 6 | stormy to day not much work done snowed | |
| 7 | at night snow is 3 or 4 inches this morning Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood | |
| 8 | this morning the snow is nearly A foot deep Ad drew two loads of wood to day fine day Jonnie Lewis here yesterday he is going to stop all winter |
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