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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 43.pdf

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1892 January

9 Its snowing the snow is nearly two feet deep Ad went to sand Bay & brought two loads of wood hee there is A grate drive on the road so that it is well packed
10 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
11 Ad drew 2 loads of wood here snowed A little
12 Ad helped Wallace to thrash fine day. Jonnie is doing the chores spliting & atending to the stock
13 Ad Brought A load of wood here and took 12 bags of oats to the station steem mill at the station and got them ground for the cattle little snow & rain
14 Ad atended the Annual meeting of our Agriculture Socitie there was A good meeting Jonnie is taking care of the stock
15 Ad brought 2 loads of wood here fine day
16 Do Do Do Do Bessie went to Toronto on the Express
17 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning
18 drissling wnod most of the day Ad fixed the Bobsleigh
19 Ad and Wallace went to Sand Bay to get out timber for A New barn the old one wants a new rood and is rotton below they 2 long ash logs
20 Ad went to S. Bay & brought a long white oak
21 Ad atended the Annual Meeting of the Farmers Institute there was A good meeting I did know of it till it was all over
22 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A long log for the N Barn
23 Do Do Do Do
24 The Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
25 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A long log
26 Do Do Do
27 Ad went {illegible}land & brought a long log each time
28 Ad went out once & brough A heavy {illegible}ing log
29 Ad went t{illegible} & brought 2 long logs for the pas{illegible} aline Plates they are Basswood fine day
30 Ad brought his log home & A log to Wallaces
31 the Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning

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