1868
{The following entries from Sept 13 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}
{Sept}
| Sept |
13 |
Revd Mr Gorden preached in the schoolhouse this forenoon Billie took him Reeds in the afternoon brought him back again |
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14 |
drew dung to the midle field fine day |
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15 |
Do Do Do Do Do |
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16 |
drew stones for Joseph Badley fine day |
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17 |
drew Stones for Robrt Mitchel Heugh Mckee helped to quornie |
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18 |
began to Plow in the midle field for wheat I cut some of the Buck- what helped J McMullen to thrash |
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19 |
I helped James McMullen to thrash Bille plowed |
| 20 |
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the Revd Mr Beakie went to preachd but it was so wet that no person came to the Schooll house it faird up about 2 oclock & he went to Reeds |
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21 |
Billie & George went with Mr Cornet to his Fathers to thrash I went to Hamilton to the Provincial Exhibition to purchase Sheep & a hog for our Socitee got 2 bushel of Midge proof wheat at the Station that Adam Sent from Howick |
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22 |
Billie got John Johnston to Sow the wheat |
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23 |
heavy rain to day |
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24 |
drew Stones for Robrt Mitchel |
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25 |
raind all day |
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26 |
drew 3 loads of Sand for Mitchel & 2 loads of flour for Robert Ennes 3000 I got home about 12 oclock at night from Hamilton & brought home with me 1 hog $28.1 leisester $25 1 year old 1 Cotswoold $40.1 1 year old lieseister lamb $30 Sowed 2 bushel of rye |
| 27 |
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went to Reeds heard the Revd Mr Willson of Kingston preach & he had the Sacrement |
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28 |
thrashd some of the Buckwheat Billie plowd Adam Turner Died I helped to lay him out |
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29 |
Charles Armstrong came & got our thrashing machin Billie made a
traid with him for a buggy & harness Billie plowd in the afternoon |
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30 |
drew 2 loads of Sand 30 bushel line 35 in all 75 went to the funeral of Adam Turner the Rev Mr Smart preachd there was 42 buggy & waggons at it he was buried at Robinsons Billie helped to Bradly to thrash |
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