William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

Beatty,

Walter

Journal

June 1889

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May 1892

1889

June	5	Spoted cow Bruces Bull
	27	Pet cow Do again Do Findleys Ayreshire August yr
July	16	Black Spoted holsten 3 year old Abs Bull
	Do	Black holsten 3 year old Bruces Do
	23	White cow S., Findlys Ayreshire Bull
	24	yearling hefer Bruces Bull (again Sept 11
	29 th	John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for 2 or 3 days
August	7	White spoted Holsten cow
1890
May	23	Red Spoted Ayreshire cow Abs holsten Bull
June	23	Jersey cow D Wolfs Jersey Bull
July	4	line Back Ayreshire Greens Bull
	26 & 27	D Wolfs Bull is with the cows
1891
May	7	White Heffer 2 yeare old Bruces Bull
June	3	White Cow Johnston Bull
1892
July	18	had a horse Colt this forenoon all right

1889

July	1	Ad went through the little field with the cultevater the ground has been som wet the {cut off} could not do it last week fine day
	2	Ad went to Johnstons and brought home a load of hay there heavy rain most of the day he did not weigh it
	3	Ad was helping to things fixed for the strabery festival that is tomorow som showers
	4	Ad fixing at for the Festifal fine it was it Success they cleared over fifty dollars Ad began to mow and mowed the midle field were the Rye was sowed
	5	Ad to went to N. Johnston and Brought A load of hay that all he is to get for the rent fine day he then went through the Beans & others things in the little field
	6	Ad Wallace and Philo drew in the hay that was cut in the midle field three loads Wallace and Phillo helped they put in the old Barn over the cows fine day I atended the Session Meeting & At work id at the patatas in the middle field Philla went to Bracke ville to the Examination
7		Revd Mr Richards preachee this afternoon and assisted Mr Millard to dispence the communion good meeting
	8	Ad worked at the potatos in the midle field Phillo went to Brockville to the Examination
	9	Ad is mowing in the midle field
	10	Ad and Wallace is working in the little with the hoes at potates corn & other roots a little rain
	11	Ad and Wallace is hoeing in the forenoon and then at the hay got a load in for Wallace
Henery {illegible} came from Gananoque	12	They are working at the hay got in 2 loads from the North field fine day
	13	Ad and Wallace-drew in 3 loads from the midle field put it over the cows
14		Mr McPhail preached this evening here
	15	Ad mowed in the North field west corner first day
	16	Ad mowed the orchard this forenoon he then Wallace mowed round the trees they then drew in two loads of hay from the midle field

1889

July	17	Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay from the North East corner of the north field put part of it in the New Barn and took a load home
	18	they drew in 3 loads of he took one home they raked and drew 2 loads from the orchard
	19	They drew in 1 load of hay from the North field he take it home they put up that in cocks heavy rain in the afternoon so that they could do nothing
	20	heavy rain last night nothing done to day
21		Mr McPhail preached this morning
	22	Ad & Wallace raked and drew in 2 loads {cut off} them home and cocked up a lot fine day Henery Young has been fixing the Reaper all day fine day
	23	heavy rain last night he got is so that Ad put the horses to it and got into the lain and brock {cut off}
	24	Ad and Henry got the Reaper started this foreman and cut and bound the fall wheat it did well Wallace {cut off} they drew in 3 loads of the hay that was in cock took in
	25	Ad and Wallace drew hay that was in cock 4 loads Took 2 to Wallows I hear and home
	26	Av and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay one here and two home fine day Philo helped
	27	heavy rain this forenoon and nearly all day no work done
28		Mr McPhail preached this morning
	29	heavy rain this foreroon Ad hoed in the little field in the afternoon among th{cut off} they are not much the flyers hunt the {cut off}
	30	Ad plowed in the North East corner of the North field the ground is rather wet
	31	Ad and Wallace drew in the Fall wheat and the Rye that he sowed where the grass seed m{cut off} last fall

1889

August	1	Ad mowed the caff paster little field back of the Barn and plowed in the North field
	2	Ad went with B McNiel Sand Bay to fish got a lot of Pike they are good
	3	Ad and Philo spread out the hay in the little field and drew it in the forenoon and then wentand help Bruce to draw in fine day
4		Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning and in acorde with A notice given that an ordination of two Elders one {cut off} Lansdowne & one for Sand Bay would take place John SheiIds & Norman Johnston. Shields withdrew Johnston was sick So there was no ordination
	5	Ad finishd the mowing today fine day
	6	Ad. Wallace & Philo Spread & shook out the hay in the midle field where Ad mowed & they drew it in load
	7	Ad & Philo helped Bruce with his hay fine day
	8	Ad took Mrs Scot & Jennet to the outlet they are going to Watts Iland he is to meet them them with a boat was I was taken with A Diraeu and can do nothing
	9	Ad helped Bruce yesterday afternoon and all day today I am inBed and bad with the Diarrhoea T. Johnston died yesterday
	10	Ad cut the oats in the garden they are the sidy oats than that he brought forma the N West theyare very heavy Reaper worked well in them fine I am no better yet
11		Ad took the Revd Mr Young to John Johnston house and atended to him at the Funeral by was Buired at the the Union this forenoon it was the largest Funeral that was in this part the Revd Mr Stewart preached Miss Moorheads funeral sermon in our Church this afternoon it was filled to over flowing they could not all get in She was Buired at the union
	12	Ad was at Bruces in the foreroon the came home in the afternoon and Ellen and me Signed Samuel McKees deed for a lot next the Church & Wallace McNiels there lot I have got my {illegible} on
	13	Ad helped Bruce at his harrowing fine day I was able to get my Chales are today for the first time
	14	Ad is hooking peas Philo draging on The Summer follow rain in the morning fine day
	15	Ad went to Gananoque with Philo to get his chlunes fixed they they did not fite fine day

1889

August	15	when he came home, he went up to the Abs to see his Reaper. it is it Brantford he went back to st{illegible} and brought one to Bruces that night.
	16	they got it put together & is working with it fine day
	17	Ad is working at Bruce's most of this week he is there today. Aunt Jane came from Lyn on the Express.
18		Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day
	19	little rain this morning Ad worked with the reaper here we cut the wheat fine fair afternoon
	20	Ad worked with the horses with the Reaper here he finished our reaping at night. Wallace and one of Bruce's boys with Philo stooked.
	21	they all went to Bruces and worked there and at Wallaces brock something of the reaper fine day
	22	Ad is reaping at Wallaces they finished his
	23	At is Reaping at Bruces Bruces boy drew in the Peas that that we cut in one load fine day
	24	Ad Wallace Bruce and his two Boys with them came they drew in the spring and the last of the oats that was in the east field. They worked hard
25		Mr McPhail preached this evening fine day.
	26	Ad Wallace Bruce and his Boys with them came they finished drawing in our grain and then drew in Wallaces grain and put it in our Barnfloor that is the old Barnfloor fine day.
	27	Ad took Mrs James Purvis home Jennie also Mrs Scott that is Ellen and Jennet they all went to the old place to Margret & Robs fine day
	28	Ad got home today from Robs.
	29	We all went to the funeral of Mrs Kinker. Revd Mr Elliot preached in the Methodist church. There was a large funeral.
	30	Ad worked at Bruces fine day
	31	Jennie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning to her school. She is going to teach there Ellen went with Mrs Wm Scott to Lyn they are going there for some time or until Mrs Scott leaves for home Ad is helping Bruces fine day Phil came home from Watts Iland fine day

1889

September 1		Mr. McPhail preached this morning.
	2	Ad plowed for the Fall wheat in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon to draw in
	3	Ad drew dung this forenoon to the North field
	4	Ad is working with Bruce helping to draw in
	5	rain most of the day Wallace is fixing a stand to hang A gringstone on Ad is helping.
	6	Ad is drawing dung to the North field where he intends to sow fall wheat
	7	Philo and me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in greanery we got it through once when I had to go with Revd Mr Millard to Sand Bay to atend the meeting of Session Norman Johnston was was received as an Elder and signed to declartion in as an elder and signed the declaration
8		Ad took me to Sand Bay, to the Communion there was a good meeting. Revd Mr McKenzies preached.
	9	Ad worked at the Summerfallow and got it ready for the seed the ground is in good order.
X	10	Ad got a drill and drilled in 3 1/2 bushels of the old fall wheat in the northeast corner of the north field. The ground is in good time trim he then went to Sand Bay and brought home the colts fine day.
	11	Ad and Wallace cut the cow corn with the Reaper and Binder and stooked it up in the forenoon they went to Bruce's got circuler saw and sawed Wallaces wood in the afternoon
	12	Ad went to Gananoque to show the Charlie house action on the cars he sold him to Williams and sent on the cars to Penatangen then he will be shiped to Parry Sound Ad stoped at Gananoque to see the Fair he says it is a {illegible}
	13	Ad & Wallace is fixing the granery for the thrashing and they took Smith Falls Reaper to the station H Young the Warren Boys come this in the afternoon and thrashed out Wallaces oof the Barnfloor & part of ours) .
	14	they then thrashed ours (they finished about dark Bruces Boys and Abs son

1889

September

15		Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day.
	16	Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Walaces oats in the granary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed
	17	Ad took it all to the Escott Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain
	18	Ad and Abia went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day.
	19	Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day.
	20	rain all day no work outside of the house.
	21	Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather
22		Mr McPherson A student preached here this evening
	23	To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the milkshed they are very poor.
	24	Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushet. They dug some in the East field fine day.
	25	Ad and Is Nowlan dug potatoes in the north East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug.
	26	We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night.
	27	Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark
	28	Ad finished digging the potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot.
29		Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day.
	30	Ad picked the pears there and some Apples

1994

October	1	Ad went to Gananoque little rain
	2	Ad put the three year old colt in and plowd in the North field A little rain
	3	took things to the Fair I was in the Hall all day Ad was fixing thing on the ground
	4	there was A fine turnout today and the day was very favourable we took first on Pears on fullclouth on flannel all wool Blankets on cotton & wool Blankets
	5	Ad drew cheas from the Factery to the station
6		Mr McPhail Preached this evening fine day
	7	Ad plowed in the midle field East Side fine day
	8	Do Do Do Do little rain
	9	Ad is Plowing in the midle field fine day
	10	Do Do Do Do little rain
	11	Do Do Do Do fine day
	12	Ad went to Mallortown and bought A Mare from the station master there it had got its leg brock last spring it is a little lame he paid 40 dollers for it
13		Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day
	14	Ad is plowing in the midle field East side
	15	Do Do Do
	16	Do Do
	17	Do Do I am doing chores my head is a good better of the dizness the pills that I got from Dr Hannah did me good
	18	Ad is plowing he plows with the colt in the morning and with white with him in the afternoon it Belongs to Mr Consaul the Blacksmith
	19	Ad is Plowing in the center field fine day
20		Mr McCleanan a student preachd at night
	21	Ad and Bruce and Wallace killed the old sow she is very fat fine day
	22	Ad is plowing in the center field he got all done but the headridges
	23	Ad went out to John Cooks and got his Ram and let him out with the Ewes I went to Wm Burns funeral Revd Mr Young preache in the church of England here the church was well filled fine day

1881.

October

	24	Ad Plowed in the North field fine day for Plowing
	25	Do Do Do Do Philo came on Mixed
	26	Ad and Philo worked in the little field they pulled the Turnips ared dug up the parsnips and pulled up the carrots in the garden gathered up apples at home
27		Mr Student preached this morning very few out there was rain most of the day .
Put the cows in the stable	28	Some rain Ad and put the cook store in the Kitchen to day
	29	Ad is plowing in the North field
	30	Do Do Do Do
cows in every night	31	Do Do Do Do rain in the afternoon
November	1	Ad is plowing in the North field fine day I trimed the grapevines is to covered up
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3		Mr McDonald A student Preached at night
	4	Ad plowed in the North field fine day Gilbert Austin was there all night
	5	Ad is plowing in North field fine time for plowing and doing fall work
	6	Do Do Do Do
	7	Ad finished the North field and began to plow in the little field at the milk shed and worked there all day
	8	Ad finished the little field and shoveled the furrows and worked and across the headridges and began in Northeast field where we pastered this Summer there was A Boy came this forenoon his Name is Niel Ad set him to Saw word
	9	Ad is plowing in the Northeast field fine day
10		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning The church filled every seat full it was hsi last and only sermon that he was able to preach

November

	11	Ad is Plowing in the North East field fine day
	12	Do Do Do Do
	13	Do Do Do
the Revd Mr Millard left on the Express to day at	14	Do Do Do frost last night
	15	Do Do Do hard frost this morning and all day
	16	hard frost last night no plowing this morning Ad is choring this forenoon
17		Revd Mr Paterson preached this Evening he stoped here
	18	Ad drew loam from the gravelpit to bank the house fine day
	19	rain last night and this forenoon Ad started to plow in the North East field in the afternoon
	20	rain last night Ad is plowing in the Northeast field he has Consalls white horse
	21	rain all day no work done out of doors
	22	Ad finished the Northeast field this afternoon
	23	Ad ditched in the Northeast field in the afternoon there was rain in the forenoon
24		Revd Mr Paterson this forenoon little rain to day
	25	Ad was at Wallace he had a plowing Bee fine day
	26	stormy day rain and snow most of the day
	27	Do snow
	28	Do Do
	29	fine day
	30	I went to the station and met Revd Mr Chambers Wm A Cornett was there taken us and him home with him fine day but cold

December

1		Revd Mr Chambers preached this Evening
	2	Ad is choring about the place
	3	we cleaned up ten Bags of wheat for the mill fine day
	4	Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist he bought bags of feed for the cows
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood here it stormed about ten oclock and all the rest of the day snow
	6	Ad went to Bruces to help him to thrash
	7	Do Do they Finished to day
8		Revd Mr Chambers preached this morning
		I have not done any writing this week
15		Revd Mr Chambers Preached this evening
	16	Ad killed the pigs today Bruce and Wallace helped him fine day
	17	Ad cut up the pig he took the other home some rain most of the day
	18	Ad is cuting up old wood in the woods here rain so that the snow nearly gone
	19	snow all gone warm Ad is cuting old wood
	20	Ad is drawing drawing old ashes from the station and the fire place and spreading them in the orchard
	21	Ad & Philo drawing old wood from the woods to the house fine day
22		Mr McPhail a student preached this morning there was hail & ice the ground was covered in the Ice
	23	Ad drew more old wood from the woods
	24	Ad bought a coal stove from Moxley for his house
	25	Ad went on the Xpress to Perth he is going to Ellen
	26	Philo is cuting wood I am taking care of the cattle
	27	Do Do Do Do with Philo
	28	fine day warm doing chores
29		we had no service to day
	30	Ad got home from Ellens at night John is very poor he is not expected to last long
	31	Ad is geting the horses shod there is no snow Wat and Lizie with the two Misses came on the Express from Delta fine day

1890

January

	1	Fine day rather on the soft order all well
	2	rain in the night and all day till near n{cut off} it then cleared up and was A fine night
	3	Wat and Lizey & the two Nieces went to Brockville the Mixed this morning Ad cut wood in the bush
	4	Ad and Philo drew wood this afternoon & cut at the house
5		Revd Mr Macpholia A Probation preachd this morning
I voted for Darling Cook & Cowan	6	heavy rain most of the day Jennie went to Brockville on the Express her begins tomorrow
	7	Philo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning his school did not begin to day
	20	I have not been to the station since the Township Meeting I have been in Bed most of the with a Cold Ad has to do all the chores there is many down with it some call it the Influenza
	23	Revd Mr Gracie had a congregational meeting for to call A Minister when a voat taken there 1 for Mr Patterson 2 for Mr Chambers all the rest was for Mr MacPhail it was then maide unanimous for him the call was brought to me and I signed it I was not able to go to the church
	28	Ad went John Cooks and brought home the sow that he took them 4 days ago to his Boar
	30	Ad is drawing dung to the lower Field no slaughing find day I have done nothing my head is dizie
	31	Ad is drawing from C. Stewarts in the wagon fine day
Feb	1	Ad is still drawing dung fine day
2		Mr McGload preached this morning there was A call signed for Revd Mr McPhail at all the services
	3	~~heavy rain most of the day and last night~~
	4	heavy rain most of the day and last night
	5	Ad drew some wood from our own woods & cut part of it up at the house fine day
	6	Ad is taking care of the cattle
	7	Ad cut wood here this forenoon and other chores

1890 Febuary

	8	began to snow last night the snow is A foot deap this this morning with a litle rain snowed all this fournoon the slaughs is runing wood and logs
9		we have no minster to day
	10	Ad drew a load of wood from the chanty to day
	11	Do Do Do Do
	12	Ad went at six oclock this morning to the chanty for a load of wood get home & then him Wallace & Bruce went to the River & brought a load of Ice it is good
	13	Ad went for A load of wood and then for A load of Ice he took the wood to Wallaces
	14	Ad went for A load of wood stormed most of the day
	15	Ad went to the River for Ice this morning and him ad Birion brought a load home by noon and went again and brought 3 loads more
16		we had no minister yet
	17	Ad brought a load of Ice this forenoon that makes six loads we have here
	18	ad brought a load of wood here to day
	19	Ad went tothe Chantie this morning he took A lot of hay & straw he intends to bank out the end wood and stope out there all the week fine day
	20	very stormy this morning snow & wind & drift till noon
	21	Ad came home at night and brought a lot of wood
	22	Ad went to the woods & brought a load of wood
23		we had no meeting to day
	24	Ad went to the woods this morning Gorge Mathews came at a quarter after 1 oclock to saw wood
	25	Ad went the woods rain afterwards most of the day Jennet went to Gananoque on the Express to visit Mrs Purviss
	26	Jennet ~~to Gananoque on~~ came home on the Express it was 2 housr late all well
	27	fine day I have been to the Barn twice this week Wallace splits the wood & sees to the cattle X Wat and his Wife came on the Mixed this evening from Pembrock they are on A visit
rain most of the day	28	they went on the Express to Malnatown they are going to his Mothers from there

March

	1	Ad came home last night from the chanty he had all the wood out that he could get out he went to the meeting of the Purchun horse company in Gananoque
2		there was a student from Kingston preached this morning
	3	Ad went to the Funeral of George Steves he was at the Ebenazer church he one of the Pall Bearers fine day
	4	Ad is helping Bruce to saw wood they finished Ad brought the horsepower home fine day for work
	5	Ad is fixing things about the place he expected to saw here Bruce's Boy went Gananoque so they could not
	6	A little snow last night the sawed a little wood here after for using the powr down vey cold day
	7	Ad went to Escott Mill with the grist gain for the cattle one bag of wheat to crack he lft & went to Rockport for {illegible}
	8	Bruce Boy came at noon & they sawed what wood we had Philo teamed they put they coud in the woodshed they finished before night Revd Mr McIlroy is here
9		Revd Mr Macelroy preached this Eving fine day
	10	Ad went for his grist this morning Abram McNiells boy came for the horsepowr & saw this forenoon
	11	Ad went to the chanty with the Waggon he took a slaugh with him he is going to bank out fine day
	12	Ad came home last night to brock his slaugh tong rain all day
	13	Ad was geting the slaughtong fixed some rain
	14	the first Lambscame last night it was a young Ewe she had two one of them died the other is doing well Ad got a load of sawdust for his {illegible}
	15	Ad is looking after the stables fine day
16		Rev James Macelroy preachd this morning I went out to the church for the first time since township meeting
	17	Ad went to the Funeral of Jael Landon he was at the Ebenazer church fine day
	18	Ad and one of Bruces Boys went to the chanty for to Bank out wood with there Teams fine day
	19	Wallas is atending the stock night & morning
	20	Alick Millard is here he's sick Jennet Telephoned Mrs Millard that Alick is not fit to go to day She got off the Train hear
	21	Mrs Millard went away on the Express this afternoon for Collorado Springs where Mr Millard is settled fine day

1890

March

	22	Ad came home last night they got al the wood out
23		Revd Mr Florane Preached this Evening
	24	Ad is taken care of the stock fine day
	25	Ad drew a load of straw out of the old Barn
	26	Ad is doing the chores fine day rain this afternoon
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	28	stormy all day snow & wind from N. East with drift
	29	Ad & Philo drew 3 loads of sawdust to the Ice house from the sawmill at the station
30		Revd Mr Florane preached this morning
	31	Ad and Jennet went Young to the Funeral of George Torane he was Buired of the old stone church
April	1	Ad was drawing hay for Wallac
	2	Do Do
	3	they drew 1 load this forenoon then some for Ad fine day
	4	Ad drew some hay & straw for beding home Jennie came home on the Express to day
I went to the Mill first time since town meeting	5	they put fences round the orchard
6		Revd Mr Johnston preached this Evening
	7	Ad & Philo fixed up the fence round the orchard
	8	Ad was working at home rain in the afternoon
	9	Ad is laying up fence the wind made terable work last winter with them
	10	Ad is fixing up fence
	11	the same work
	12	Ad & Philo fixing up the Road fence fine dayff
13		Revd Mr Johnston preached this morning
	14	Ad is laying up fence
he got a wheel cultivator	15	fwe cleaned up the flax seed filled 7 bags of oats 2 bags of flax seed he them to Eacot mill he did not them ground
	16	Ad helped Dr Hannah to move he going Perth to tine he then went for his grist fine day
	17	Ad is helping Bruce to saw they finished at night
	18	Ad went to Brockville to day
	19	Ad drew A load of sawdust and put on the Ice and put the wheeled cultivator to gether
20		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	21	I helped Ad to cleanup up 4 Bushel more wheat northeast field
	22	he took the Wheel cultivator 3 Bushel more wheat down
sowed 4 Bushel there	23	and sowed it some place the cultivator did well fine day
	24	Ad went to Delta to the Nomination of J. Bradley went with him

1890

April	25	Ad sowed the little field with Wheat
	26	Ad took 4 bags of oats to the center field and he sowed 3 of them fine day
27		Rev Mr Fairley preached this morning
	28	Ad went up to Leeds to lay out a Road
	29	Revd Mr Gracie preached & had A Congregational for to chose A Minister All was in favour of Revd Mr Fairley and all that was there signed the call it was unamouse
	30	Ad is choring at home the ground is very wet from yesterdays rain
May	1	Ad went to Charles Armstrong Barn raising
	2	Ad sowed grass seed with the seeder in the little field & the N East field fine day

4		Mr Johnston A student preached at night he stayed here
	5	heavy rain last night Ad is coming at home
	6	Ad is working in the northeast field fine day
	7	he working in the North field
	8	Ad sowed 5 bushel of peas in the North field Wallace is helping him sowing grass seed
	9	Ad worked in the N field in the fornoon & at in the afternoon at home little rain
	10	Ad worked at home in forenoon went to Gananoque in afternoon
11		there was meeting to day no Minister
	12	Ad & Wallas worked in the S.East field sowed 3 bags of oats fine day they draged with two teams
	13	rain last night Ad sowed grass Seed there this forenoon
	14	Ad worked at home he is fixing up A Buttery & Kittchen
	15	Ad and Wallace is draging with 3 teams fine day
	16	Ad shoveled furrows in the S. East field in forenoon he fixed at home
	17	Ad helped Wallace to drag on his place to day

	19	Ad draged at Wallaces uper farm all day
	20	heavy rain last night and all day there is more Water on the ground now then was when the Snow went
	21	Ad is fixing in the Hogpen and overhead of it
	22	Ad is fixing at home
	23	Ad took the spoted Red Ayrshire to Abs Holsten Bull fine day
	24	Ad and Wallace & Phillo took our tow & Wallaces yearling to the chanty for to Paster fine day

1890

May 25		Professor Ferguson preached this morning fine day
	26	Jennie and Miss Findle went away in the Express today to Brockville to there school they came for the Holidays Ad washed the sheep
	27	Rvd Mr Firlie was inducted in the church the Read M-McGilvery preached a adressed the Peaple & the Revd M Greaie adressed the minister there was & goad congregation all want off well
	28	heavy rain last night & this morning Ad working at home
	29	fine morning Ad went to J Walfs Barn raising
	30	Ad is helping Wallace with the tham there they are sowing
	31
June 1		Revd Mr Firdice preached this evening the church full ~~Ad went~~ to Darlings for Mr Firlies famly they came on the steem Boat from Orinell
	2	Ad went for a load of mister Farley furniture to Darlings
	3	Ad worked with the team on the potato field ground drie
	4	heavy rain in the night Ad is leting of water of potato land
	5	Ad & Jennet went to Young to Wm Hazelwood funeral he Died at Fairfield on the 3rd heavy rain
	6	Ad went to Ivies for Shingles they did not come
	7	Ad drawing hay from the New Barn home fine day
8		Rvd M Firley preached this morning
	9	Ad is drawing Shingles from Ivies at the River for to put on his house fine day
	10	Ad is drawing from Ivies fine day
	11	Ad is plowing & cultivating for Buckwheat in
	12	the N East field there is Scotchgrass
	13	heavy rain last night & this morning the ground is very wet
	14	Ad is mixing lime for to plaster his kitchen
15		Revd Mr preached this Evening Rvd M Fairley
	16	Ad worked on the Roads fine day
	17	Ad worked on the potato land in forenoon the ground is too wet yet to plant he workd the Roads
	18	Ad is working on the Road with the team in afternoon
	19	Ad is working on the Road he has young Manforth helping him they will finish to day
	20	Ad plowed & prepared the potato ground & planted some of them
fine day	21	they are working at them now Ellen & Jennet helping they finished planting

June 22		Revd Mr Firlay Preached this morning fine day
	23	Ad is plowing and cultivating for the cow corn this forenoon he sowed the corn with the Drill
	24	Ad is plowing for the Buckwheat in N East field
	25	Do Do
	26	Do Do fine day
	27	Do Do
	28	Philo got S. Johnstons Roller & rolled A little it was not in order too do mutch
29		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	30	Ad rolled in the forenoon went to the Instude in afternoon
July	1	Ad went to the River & got 3 pigs in the forenoon
	2	Ad went to Line Mill this morning heavy rain last night
	3	Ad got home this afternoon with his grist he same {illegible}
	4	Jennie & Miss Hutchinson came from Brockville on the Mixed and Philo Ad is fixing the mower Wallace is helping
	5	Wallace is mowing at home with our mower
6		REvd Mr Fairley Preached this morning
	7	Ad is fixing the strabery festival for tomorrow
	8	heavy rain last night & this fornoon there was a good turnoout this afternoon night for the weather
	9	Ad went through the potatos with the horse fine day
	10	the Mair foaled this forenoon all right it is horse colt
	11	Ad is helping Wallace to draw in his hay fine day
	12	Ad began to mow he mowed in the orchard fine day
13		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Eving
	14	Ad raked in the orchard Wallace raked round the fences they drew in put it over the cow stable and took a load home
	15	Ad & Wallace drew the straw out out of the old barn & made a stak in the little field & moad some heavy clover in the midle East field fine day
	16	Ad & Wallace is shaking the clover this forenoon they drew it in this aftenoon it fine day
	17	rain this morning Ad worked among the potato
	18	Ad mowed this afternoon fine day
	19	Ad raked and drew in what he cut yesterday
20		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning
	21	Ad mowed in the North field day

1890 July

	22	Philo raked in the North field Ad and him drew in and put it in old Barn
	23	Ad Wallace and Philo is raking & drawing in they are puting in the New barn fine day
	24	Ad went to Bruces to help him to stack is rain no work done
	25	very dull and cloudy Ad is choring at home
	26	Ad is working at the Potatoes and Beans
27		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	28	Ad is mowing in the North field fine day
	29	Ad is drawing hay home Biron McNiel is helping them
	30	they are drawing in here puting in the New barn
	31	Ad and Philo is working at the Potatoes
August	1	Ad mowed the midle field field fine day
	2	they raked it up & put it in cock Wallace helped
3		Revd Mr Fairleyy preached this forenoon
	4	Ad Wallace and Bruce & Philo made a stack of the hay in the corner of the little field N. of the lane
	5	Ad and Wallae is drawing hay from Bruces for Wallace in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon
	6	Ad cut the midle field fine dry day
	7	Ad drew in the fall wheat Philo helped
	8	Ad & Philo fixed the fence round the midle field and laide down the fence so the cows can go in
	9	Ad is working home
10		Revd Mr Fairley preachd this Evening
	11	Ad drew in the wheat in the little field then he cut what Wheat was fit in the East field fine day
	12	is cuting Wallaces Wheat fine dry day
	13	Ad Wallace Philo hooked the peas
	14	Ad Wallace & Philo drew drew in wheat that we had in the East field for a {illegible}
	15	Ad & Wallace {line illegible} they put it in our Barns A drew for {illegible}
	16	Ad cut the oats in the center field dine day
17		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning
	18	Bruces Boy Wallace & Philo {rest illegible} stack in the oats in center filed Ad wentto the River to {illegible}
	19	Ad fixing the stable this afternoon rain
	20	Ad is work at the {illegible}
	21	rain most of the day
	20	Ad is drawing to the North field the {rest of entry illegible}

1890

Sept	19	Ad & Philo is fixing up the granery for the thrashing this morning then they stook up the cow corn
	20	the Warren oys came with the steam thrasher last night began to thrashing {rest illegible}
	21
	22
	23	Ad began to shingle his house the roof is bad
	24	Bruce and his Boys is helping him Philo is helping
	25	Ad cut the Buckwheat this afternoon fine day
	26	rain this forenoon Ad is working at his kitchen him & B {illegible} they shingle in the afternoon
	27	they are shingling to day {illegible} with them
28		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	29	Ad cut Wallaces Buckwheat fine day
	30	Ad and Philo is drawing straw to the Fairground
October	1	Ad & Philo taking thing to the Fairgournd fine day
	2	{entry illegible}
	3	Ad and Philo is geting thing from the Fairground there no way of geting anything home last night there such a {illegible}
	4	{entry illegible}
5		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening {rest illegible}
	6	Ad & Nowlan & Philo dug potatoes there is a good many roten
	7	rain most of the day no work done
	8	Ad began to plow in the southeast field D Landin and Philo dug potatos in the afternoon
	9	Ad & Nowlan & Philo dig potatos & finished a load {illegible}
	10	Ad & Philo drew dung Ad loaded & Philo drew with team
	11	Ad is helping Haffie to plow {illegible}
12		Revd Mr Fairley preached {rest of entry illegible}
	13	Philo went to Kingston to the {illegible} Ad working at home
	14	Ad was helping Bruce to thrash
	15	{entry illegible}

1890

	16	The Warren Boys {rest of entry illegible}
	17	Ad is plowing after the {illegible}
	18	Ad {rest of entry illegible}
19		Revd Mr Fairly preached this morning
	20	Ad is plowing Philo or {illegible} gathered up the potatos this was in the pits & Ad drew them in took part home & part here
	21	Ad is plowing Philo is helping A Cornett to thrash
	22	Philo is plowing Ad is working at home
	23	Do Do Do
	24	heavy rain last night & this forenoon Ad is plowing in plowing in the afternoon
	25	Ad finished the plowing in the N.W Field in the forenoon and him & Philo drew stones of center West field to the Barnyard
26		Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning
	27	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load wood this morning Philo went Kingston about his Ears Philo & Ad drew in the cornstalks in the afternoon
	28	Ad began to plow in the West center field Philo is picking up stones in the same field Vive and her Mother and Sister and Dughter came from Delta this Evening
	29	Ad is plowing Vive & her Mother & sister home {illegible}
	30	heavy rain last & most of to day
Oct	1	Ad is plowing the ground is not so stiff
2		there was the Communion at Fairfax {illegible} I could not go {rest of entry illegible}
	3	Ad plowed {rest of entry illegible}
first snow as to make the ground white all gone before noon	4	Ad finished the North part of the W. center field this forenoon he then plowed the 2 riges that was left of the corn ground first this morning
	5	Ad is plowing in the West center field
	6	Do Do
	7	Do Do Do
	8	Do Do Philo is picking stones
9		Revd Mr Fairley preached Mrs McK{illegible} funeral sermon in the church this morning the church was full

1890 November

	10	Vest came from Nebraska on Saturday he looks well Philo went to Kingston this morning to see the Doctor about his Ears Vest met on the cars in the afternoon and they went to Brockvill on there way to Delta Ad is plowing
	11	Do in same field fine day
	12	Ad is sawing wood & doing other chores this forenoon
	13	Ad is plowing in the South west field
	14	Do Do
	15	Do
16		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	17	rained all day no work done
	18	Ad is fixing the place to building for {illegible} mixing up the lime and some for me Hugh McKay worked all day at it Philo & his came from Delta this afternoon
	19	they went on the Express this Afternoon for Nebraska there a number at the Station him away and Shake hand in the {illegible}
	20	Ad drew a load of wood from Bruces {illegible}
	21	he is geting wood for himself to day
	22	Ad was helping Bruce to day
23		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	24	We cleaned up some Buckwheat & mixed it with oats for to get ground the Fatenning Cow - 3 bags then Ad fixed the outside doors
	25	Ad & Wallace drew the old straw stack home
	26	Ad working at {rest of entry illegible}
	27	{next few entries illegible}
	28
	29
	30
	1
	2	Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood
	3	Snowed & stormed all day no work done
	4	Snowed most of the night the snow is about 7 inches deep on the clear Ad cuting wood {rest of entry illegible}
	5	Ad went to Young and then Mc's mill and got A Son of Archer McCormicks & brought him with he is eight years old he is is stop here the as A Child off the Home in on the same {illegible}

1890 December

	6	Ad is doing the chores here {rest of entry illegible}
7		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	8	Ad put up his coal stove & went for another load of coal
	9	Ad fixed his Bobslaughs cold {illegible} day
	10	Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood
	11	Ad {rest of entry illegible}
	12
	13
14		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	15	Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood he took it home Bruce & Wallace & him {illegible} & Wallaces {illegible}
	16	Ad went for A load of wood he took it home
	17	Ad went for went A load of wood John Lewis came to do chores & feed the cattle fine day
	18	Ad went for wood
	19	Ad went for wood and he left it here fine day Jimmy is doing chores
	20	Ad went for A load of wood he left is here fine day
21		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning rain
	22	Ad Jonnie & me we cleaned up 10 bags of oats and Bukwheat mixter and he took them Escot mill but he had leave them there they were scarce of water
	23	Ad went for the 3 yearling Southdowns he took to their Srochshir Ram he then went for his {illegible}
	24	William came from Parie Sound on the Express all well he had A child of Mrs Sterns with him fine day all well there
	25	Wat & Lizie and her two Nesses with her and all took dinner there and had A fine pleasant time
	26	Watt Lizie and Wm & the children went to Delta on the Express this afternoon stormy snow & wind
	27	Ad took A load of straw home it is storming wind & snow
28		Revd Mr Fairley preache the Evening
	29	Snow and drift in the forenoon there A large meeting thre a large meeting in the New Hall I could not go I was not well
	30	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A load wood left it here Jennet and Jennie went to Brockville they Expect to Wm there and go tomorrow to El{illegible}
	31	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood ~~too took~~ he left it here fine day

1891

January

	1	Ad went to Sand Bay got a load of took it home Jonnie went to Gananoque to take his lessons with James McMullen warm day snow is going fast
	2	Fields bair snow nearly all gon Ad worked at home
	3	Ad worked at home very little done on the Roads
4		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay & took A load of wood home William came from Delta on the Express
	6	Ad drew A load of wood from Sand Bay he left it here Jennie went back to Brockvill to her school to day
X	7	William went to Brockville this morning on the Mixed on his way to Halafax he intend to go to Briton and to be away to or three month Ad went for a load of wood took it home
	8	Ad went for a load of early this morning and then went to the Annual meeting of Township Agriculture Socity John Cook wished to Resign to be President long and Charles Rath was apointed I left then
	9	Ad and the McNiels went to the River for Ice they brought three loads here it is fine Ice
	10	Ad and Birion McNiels brought 2 loads of Ice here to night that makes five loads here that is all that we want & they all have got what they want
11		rain last night & most of the day and night there was only Jonnie went Revd {illegible} preached only 15 out
	12	rain & snow most of the day no outdoor work done
	13	fine day Ad went for a load of wood took home
	14	Ad and Wallace Brough went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood they left it here the snow is 6 inches deep it snowed most of the day little work done
	15	Ad and Wallace brought 2 loads of wood here to day Jonnie & Ad cleaned up 6 bags of wheat and 6 bags of Buckwheat he intends Lyn Mill
	16	Ad went to Lyn this morning with the grist his Mother went with him fine cold day Ellen intends to make A visit there and to go to Margrets before they came back

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