File #45137: "William Beatty 1874-1877 (11).pdf"

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1874
July 20 very heavy thunder & lightning & rain last night Ad Jennet & Bessie & Jenee went to Gananoque to see Barnums show
21 mowed the orchard fine day & part of the midle field
22 mowed in the midle field in the forenoon Wallace McNiel helped in the afternoon had 3 loads put 1 over the cows 1 over the horses 1 in the old barn little mow
23 finished cuting south half of midle field & Raked part of it cut part of the North half raked & drew 3 loads put 2 in the New Barn & 1 in the little mow of the old Barn Wallace McNiel helped in the afternoon
24 cut all the North half of midle field all but a piece next the north ditch that is left for seed the grass is very light Ad raked it into to winrows very warm day
25 Ad went to help Wallace McNiel this forenoon Wallace came & helped him in the afternoon got in 3 loads put 1 in old Barn big mow 2 over the cows
26 Revd Mr Ferguson in the morning & Mr Mathews in the evening {illegible} preached instead of Mr Cuningham
27 I acted as Returning officer at a raft of the Elections to rais the sum of ten thousand dollars for the roads there was 78 for & 16 against it is our ward Ad got a dog from Mr Latimer
rain 28 Ad went to the River with a load for a pic Nic party heavy rain in the afternoon I went for the cows at night John Johnstons Bull was in our field he attacked me through me down
29 Ad cut the field at the end of the old house field that fencing{?} our cuting with the mower expect the seed peice
31 Wallace McNiel helped Ad to get in the hay they 1 load to Thomas Bradleys to pay him for a load Ad got last spring put in over the cows 1 in the little mow old Barn rain this morning
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