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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 44.pdf
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1992
February
| 1 | Granny went to Ly we got a letter on Saturday that Aunt Jane was very sick and she down on the Express to day Ad brought A long log home at night fine day | |
| 2 | it began to strom this about 2 oclock from East snow & snowed Ad brought A long log eh had the Bobslaugh | |
| 3 | Ad went in the afternoon brought A long log | |
| 4 | Ad went for timber & brought A long log | |
| 5 | Ad went & brought A long log Bissie came home on the Express this afternoon all went at Brantford fine roads in places there is a drift | |
| 6 | Ad went and brought in A long log & went for his grist that he took yesterday he ad 12 bags for the cows | |
| 7 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening | |
| 8 | Ad brought the last of the long logs this morning & load of shorts at night fine day | |
| 9 | Ad brought A load of short logs fine day | |
| 10 | do Do Do Do | |
| 11 | Do Do | |
| 12 | Do Do Do | |
| 13 | Ad brought a great load he has got enough now | |
| 14 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning | |
| 15 | heavy snow last with wind the pasts is all full fine morning Ad took is load to Wallaces | |
| 16 | Ad and Jennet went to Gananoque he took a grist with him & got some cract wheat fine day | |
| 17 | Ad went to David Johnstons funeral there was over 60 slaughs and cuters fine day Jonney is doing the chores | |
| 18 | Ad went to Sand bay & brought A load off rafters | |
| 19 | Ad do Do Do Do Do Do | |
| 20 | it snowed about 9 inches in the night Jonnie & {illegible} cleand up 4 bags of Buckwheat & 1 of wheat Ad took home | |
| 21 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
| 22 | Ad went to Young this morning with the Buckwheat and the corn to mill & then to Fairfield with some grain he is sending to the Northwest to the Bo{illegible} there A man going from there to whom the Bo{illegible} | |
| 23 | Ad got home last night and Brought his grist with him they are all well there |
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