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William Beatty Diary, 1874-1877
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1874
| April | 17 | Wat & Suzie came on the morning Exprefs from {illegible} they went to Brockville on the afternoon Express Jennet went with them (Wat went to Gananoque to see Mr Colton before he went away |
| 18 | Ad finished spliting the wood no Spring work yet | |
| 19 | Revd Mr Robinson preached this evening | |
| 20 | Ad laid up some of the line fence I quiled som | |
| 21 | Ad laid up some of the fence in the forenoon went to the funeral of Ebenzyer Curely | |
| 22 | Ad went to the River to fish with JA Bradley the pike is done runing | |
| 23 | Ad worked at the line fences part of the day there was rain & snow part of the day | |
| 24 | Ad got the line fence finished he had the most of it to take apart I was not able to help him I am so lame with the Rheumatism in my left leg | |
| 25 | put up the Road fence in the forenoon put up a gate at the gravel pit & put a lock on it because the people with leave the Bars down & the sheep & cattle get on the road | |
| 26 | the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning very few out there is about 6 inchs of snow on the ground this morning it came in the night rain most of the day | |
| 27 | Ad was looking for the sheep most of the day he got some of them at Wm Armstrongs & others at Fillers they got at the pit bars | |
| 28 | Ad went with Ellen to Mr Mitchles he died at 9 oclock last night he left Ellen there | |
| 29 | Ad went to the funeral of Mr Mitchel he took the double buggy with the Bearers the Revd Mr Carrol officiated the church was filled I was not able to go I am bad with my eyes & knees | |
| 30 | Ad put up midle fence in between the ditches it was all blown down with the wind last fall no plowing yet hard frost at night the ground is too wet to plow it is dri{illegible} very f{illegible} |
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