File #31260: "William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_57.pdf"

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1878
Oct 16 Intended to a trial of {illegible} Kavanugh & Charles Shipman Junior there was five Justices of the Peace P Heaslip Wm A Webster Mr {illegible} Mr Hutchson the partys was fined 20 dollars & cots or 30 day in Gael the trial was {rest of line illegible}
17 Ad went ot the outlet to day out a load Wallace worked at the seller part of the day it was so windy they could not work I went with Mr Edie visited Mr Thompson & Fullerton
18 Mr Edie went to Fairfax with A Cochran last night he intends wvist them till Sabbath I fixed for runing the lime Ad got our some hemlock logs for joice for the kitchen
19 rain with a little snow mixed most of the day no work outside I mended some boots & shoes
20 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Edie at night
21 Hugh McKay Wm Cornett came to build the cellar wall & John Gemmel atended on them Ad & Wallace drew stones I helped all I could
little rain 22 they all worked at the seller. Thomie Cornett came for to help to plow it took all hands to ekpp the masons going Thom drew stones and lumber for the sill & joice I laid them out
23 very stormy day rain and wind Thomie plowed some in the below the house they finished the celler wall and we got the sills & joice in so that we laid some boards
24 Ad drew 3 loads of wood from Bruces Thomie plowed and finished the field below the house and began the north half of the centre field
25 Ad drew sand or gravel for gruting I pulled the horn carrots & the Blood beets Thom plowed
26 some rain worked in the house at celler cleaning it out & other fixings Thom plowed a little
27 Revd Mr Glasford preached this morning Mr Garrat at night
28 Ad & Wallace helped to put up the studing for the partison over the celler wall wet weather
29 Ad & Thom finished plowing North part of the center field began the north half of west field Wallace & me pulled beets and carrots
30 rain all day we boarded & grouted some of the kitchen
31 Ad & Thom plowed in the North west field part of the day it rained part Wallace & me pulled turnip & carrots
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