File #41918: "William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 35.pdf"

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1883
July 17 Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming out broke fill
18 Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked & cocked some in the field
19 we fixed the roof of the cow stable the part had spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan & I Coslow drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon {illegible}
20 Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the mission stations we are all very sorry that he is leaving us he has done wonders for us
21 I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse & Buggy to Gananoque we then took the boat Ad & Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field
22 Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator & hoed them there was a little rain
23 they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it & raked it up & drew it in fine
24 Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day
25 Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad & Dan drew drew in all that was fit
26 I raked & Ad & Dan drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the Northfield I raked it in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads & took it to Wallaces stable
27 there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon
28 Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan & me set posts on the roadside midle field
29 Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning
30 Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the hanging fine day they drew in 1 load of hay they took 6 {illegible} table that is 3 loads that they took there
31 heavy rain last night in the day very little work done
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