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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 47.pdf
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1892
March
| 28 | Ad & Jennie is in the sugarbush they Taped and | |
| 29 | Boiled down 38 Pails fulls & had fine lot of s{illegible} | |
| 30 | Jonnie is drawing and gathering with the horses Ad went to Sandbay this morning for some timber had out the roads is bad | |
| 31 | Ad went to Sandbay this morning he bring it all the way yesterday he had heavy part of it on the way the roads is very bad | |
| April | 1 | Ad and Jennet went the Funeral of Henery Johnston he was Buiried at the Union there was good many |
| 2 | Ad went Gananoque to A meeting of the Perchin horse companny rain in the forenoon snow nearly all gone Jonnie gathered all the sap in the Bush & boiled it down fine afternoon | |
| 3 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
| 4 | Jonnie sawed wood and the other work | |
| 5 | Jonnie sawed wood pilled it up & cleaned up they expect Mr Webster to come to hugh the timber for the New Barn fine day | |
| 6 | Mr Webster began to hugh one of Bruces sones Jonnie and Ad is scoring for him fine day | |
| 7 | they are at it today likewise fine day | |
| 8 | they are at it to day Ad & Jonnie is sa{illegible} and Bruces Son & and another man | |
| 9 | the same as yesterday Ad gathered pails of sap Jenet boiled while Ad gathered there is A drizling snow & rain most of the Day | |
| 10 | Revd Mr Fairley this morning I made out to get there | |
| 11 | Mr Webster is hughing timber for the New Barn | |
| 12 | Mr Webster finished hughing the timber for the New Barn this afternoon about 3 1/2 oclock fine day | |
| 13 | Mr Webster came this morning & hughed the Rafters Bruces son Ad & Jonnie is scoring | |
| 14 | Ad went to Gananoque With A grist he had 4 bags of Wheat Grammam went with him | |
| 15 | Jonnie is ovreing halling & spliting the big stack that came of the timbr for the New Barn |
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