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William Beatty Diary, 1865-1867
William Beatty Diary, 1865-1867-20.pdf
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1866
January
| Jan snow | 17 | Went to Fares for a load of wood the roads is very heavy with the drift Snow with heavy wind from Southwest |
| snow | 18 | Still Snowing finishd Isabla chest |
| rain | 19 | rain this morning loaded up the flax that I raised in 1864 & took it to Gananoque gave it to Mr Cotton for our clothing there was 900. 2 s per 100.18s I owe him $1. & 12 c yet I took 7 bushel of wheat to mill I atended the annual meeting of the County agriculture Socitie |
| rain & snow | 20 | rain & then snow with a heavy wind all day I Shod the horses got 1 new Shoe at Latamer put 2 on |
| 21 | no Meeting to day cold & windy | |
| 22 | went to see Mr Douglass about a teacher Mr McConnel & Douglass met here & we hired Mr Hall for $17 per month for six months went to a teameeting at Reeds School house Mr Gorden come home with use | |
| 23 | went to Delta with Isabla to Wats Stopt all night Benjimin & Elizebeth Young was with me | |
| 24 | went John Youngs Stopt all night there | |
| snow | 25 | heavy Snow this morning come to Granpas Stopt all |
| 26 | night got home in the afternoon all well | |
| 27 | drew a load of wood from Fairs | |
| 28 | went to Escott to hear the Rev Mr Burton he had no appointment the Red Mr Carrol preached in the afternoon in the church | |
| 29 | drew a load of wood from Faires fine day Robert Beatty come here on Saturday night for his web he went home this morning | |
| 30 | {illegible} went to Yonge & brought last of pine board for {illegible} that I had sawed paid $5 on the sawing. I took charge of the wood gave for Mr {rest illegible} | |
| 31 | {entry illegible} |
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