File #31211: "William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_08.pdf"

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1877
April 1 The Revd Mr McGilveray came on the Express this morning & preached this morning time & at Fairfax in the afternoon
2 sifted grass seed fine day they boiled 18 pails of sap
3 Ad went to McCreadys Mill & brought home a load of scantling for fencing with the waggon hard frost
4 Ad sowed a bushel & half of timothy & half a bushel of clover seed in the north field where the Rye was last fall
5 Jennet gathered 12 pailfulls of sap they boiled it down
6 Ad went to McCreadys saw mill for fence stuff fine day drew the load to the side of the center of the first field below the house
7 hard frost last night North wind Ad went to McCreadys Mill for a load of fence stuff took the stuff to the center of the field bellow the house Mr McGilveray ar{cut off}
8 Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning & Mr McGilvary at night
9 Ad got his finger laid open on Saturday in Gananoque by Dr Atkinson it is better
10 I went to Bellville on the Express to atend a meeting of the Presbytry there was a very large number of Ministers & Elders in atendacne we went to the church at once got super in the lecture room & sat till after twelve oclock
11 Ad began to sow & sowed Bushel of oats at home a cold dry time
12 I got home on the Express this morning all well Ad is draging & sowing oats at the road
13 I fixed the fences at the first ditch & let the sheep out of the pen there is frost every night
14 I fixed up the gate at the ashery & {illegible} up some fences fine warm day Mr McGillvery came on the Express
15 Revd Mr McGillvery preached this morning Mr Trumble at night
16 Mr McGillvery went to Kingston this morning Ad cleaned up 7 bags of oats he is sowing & draging at the road Mr Walker stoped on his way to Guelph over nigh
17 Mr Walker went away on the Express this morning I took care of the Cattle & went out ot the road for some of my tools that was out there
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