File #42014: "William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 52.pdf"

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1888
May 14 Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon & took the roller home
I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos 15 Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in
16 Ad put in the sleepers in & fixed the floor in it & did other fixing & dragged & plowed the garden
17 Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos
18 a little rain most of the day & night
19 Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting
20 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
frost this morning killed tomato 21 Ad dragged & fixed out the garden there Philo & him planted it fine day I cut potatos
22 Ad dragged & furrowed out the little out the little field Philo & him planted it with potatos & 7 rows of beans on this side
Mammoth pumpkins in the paster 23 Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips & sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden
very dry time 24 Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy
25 Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day
26 Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie & 5 children allso fine day
27 Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full
28 they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce
29 Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right
30 Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right
31 I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin
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