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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 28.pdf

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  <td>17</td>
 
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  <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning we had no Minister her to day</td>
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   <td>18</td>
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  <td>Ad took the colt out ot the 6 con to paster fine day but cold wind frost at night</td>
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  <td>19</td>
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  <td>Ad fixed up the fences round the gravel pit in the forenoon hime & his Wife went Henery Websters meeting he was married to the Widow Follice oldest Daughter fine day</td>
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  <td>20</td>
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  <td>Ad began to sow and sowed 9 bushel of oats in the North field next the road center {illegible} they over the new land he got {rest of entry illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>{illegible} bushel of the same oats {illegible} sowed in the North field put in the {illegible} </td>
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   <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of the same oats they were all sowed in the North field put in the north west corner </td>
 
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   <td>Ad {illegible} the straw that we had down in {illegible} to East of the fall wheat he spread it on where he sowed the oats he sowed {illegible} clover seed {illegible} on it cross furrow William marked {illegible}</td>
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   <td>Ad drew the straw that we had down in field to East of the fall wheat he spread it on where he sowed the oats he sowed Thimothy seed and clover seed first on it cross furrow Wallace marked Paragon & Charlie {team of horses}</td>
 
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   <td>Ad worked at the road most of the day I went with Charley to Young to the funeral of {illegible}  She died at Port {illegible} Sam Gilberts and was buried in Caintown  graveyard Revd Mr Richards preached the funeral sermon the church was well filled</td>
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   <td>Ad worked at the road most of the day I went with Charley to Young to the funeral of {illegible}  She died at Portland in Son Gilberts and was buried in Caintown  graveyard Revd Mr Richards preached the funeral sermon the church was well filled</td>
 
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   <td>Ad worked at the road I fixed some fence round the church field {illegible} warm day</td>
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   <td>Ad worked at the road I fixed some fence round the church field fine warm day</td>
 
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   <td>fine rain this morning it is very much needed the ground is very dry very little {rest of entry illegible}</td>
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   <td>fine rain this morning it is very much needed the ground is very dry very little { illegible} I left the cattle out to day for the first</td>
 
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   <td>Ad has been working at the Road yesterday and today Wallace & I came out & {illegible}</td>
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   <td>Ad has been working at the Road yesterday and today Wallace & Ad came out & fixed the pump</td>
 
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   <td>28</td>
 
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   <td>I went out to the road and {illegible} fixed the gat at the road front of the barn</td>
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   <td>I went out to the road and got an axe and bits & fixed the gate at the road front of the house</td>
 
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   <td>29</td>
 
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   <td>I fixed the {illegible} harness & buggy & oiled them {illegible} came home from Kingston the class is not {rest of entry illegible}</td>
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   <td>I fixed the milk harness & buggy & oiled them Bessie came home from Kingston the class is not going on Jennie came up from Young</td>
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  <td>30</td>
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  <td>I fixed up the fence along the road & cleaned out part of the hen house cold day</td>
 
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1881

{top 1/3 of page difficult to decipher} April

17 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning we had no Minister her to day
18 Ad took the colt out ot the 6 con to paster fine day but cold wind frost at night
19 Ad fixed up the fences round the gravel pit in the forenoon hime & his Wife went Henery Websters meeting he was married to the Widow Follice oldest Daughter fine day
20 Ad began to sow and sowed 9 bushel of oats in the North field next the road center {illegible} they over the new land he got {rest of entry illegible}
21 Ad sowed 6 bushel of the same oats they were all sowed in the North field put in the north west corner
22 Ad drew the straw that we had down in field to East of the fall wheat he spread it on where he sowed the oats he sowed Thimothy seed and clover seed first on it cross furrow Wallace marked Paragon & Charlie {team of horses}
23 Ad worked at the road most of the day I went with Charley to Young to the funeral of {illegible} She died at Portland in Son Gilberts and was buried in Caintown graveyard Revd Mr Richards preached the funeral sermon the church was well filled
24 there was no meeting in our church we stoped at Robs all night came home today
25 Ad worked at the road I fixed some fence round the church field fine warm day
26 fine rain this morning it is very much needed the ground is very dry very little { illegible} I left the cattle out to day for the first
27 Ad has been working at the Road yesterday and today Wallace & Ad came out & fixed the pump
28 I went out to the road and got an axe and bits & fixed the gate at the road front of the house
29 I fixed the milk harness & buggy & oiled them Bessie came home from Kingston the class is not going on Jennie came up from Young
30 I fixed up the fence along the road & cleaned out part of the hen house cold day
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