File #41922: "William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 39.pdf"

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1884
Sept 16 the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before sewing it they then sowed it I went to Kingston on the Merchant Express to Presbytery
17 got home on the Express all well we are to have regular supplies on Sabbath days it was a good meeting they sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then rolled 2 rounds at the bottom one round in the midle & are at the top of the piece to test the smooth or ruff surface they cut up the corn in the garden Dan drew lumber from the station to the showground in the afternoon we got a cane load from Sharbut Lake Bessie came from Toronto this morning
18 Dan is cutting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk she is going to Indonia & central India as a medical missionary she went on the Express to Brockville Ad went with her this afternoon
19 Dan is cutting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair ground we took up the lines & mark the places for to put the post the ground is very dry & sand
20 Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna put plaster of Paris bandage on it & splints I do not think it will do any good
21 Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day
22 heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats
23 we tried to put the colt in a sling it would not do we cut out the bandage & sawed a point off the bone of & put on another plaster bandage & 2 iron splints on
24 Dan finished cutting the corn in the forenoon & drew dung to the thistle field in the afternoon
25 very heavy rain last night & this morning they fixed the horse stable in the forenoon & drew some large stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then below {illegible}
26 Dan finished the plowing below the wheat & he drew down to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's tomorrow
27 I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the {illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there got to Ellens before dark they are well good country
28 we went to their church Mr Smith a student preached
29 I looked over their farm it is a good one loam & standing high
30 went to their Fairground to make their entries {last line cut off }
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