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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 36.pdf

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August 1 Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his hanging fine day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} of {illegible} from & rest of line {illegible} 2 Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece 3 Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Thai at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon Ad & Dan  drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mile it our own old Fall wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on scaffold with {illegible} 5 Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small 6 Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornett's & the Widow Cochran's Cornett's has over 150 beehives 7 Dan is working at the potatos fine day 8 then finish holding the potatos I can do very little 9 Bruce is cutting the spring wheat with the Reaper Dan Coslow & 2 of Bruce's boys is binding 10 Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax & the Union then brought here 11 Ad finished cutting the ass wheat Bruce's 2 boys help they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day 12 Dan helped Bruce to cut some wheat he took the Cradle Ad went to ganache took Dan Hazelwood & brought 2 bags of flower home I took Nicholson to Darlings {illegible} McCormick's & Smith's had Shields horse 13 Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday some of it is rather soft they cut some of the front of the house very warm day 14 they help Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a piece where the old barn stood it is too green 15 they got all the wheat in & 2 loads of Oats 16 they helped Bruce most of the day then they got into loads of Oats very hot day we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Ty 18 Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate side note 16th Bessie & Jennie came home young side note 18th
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   <td>Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} of {illegible} from & rest of line {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece</td>
 
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   <td>Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon</td>
 
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   <td>Ad & Dan  drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mow it our own old Fall wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on scaffold with {illegible} </td>
 
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   <td>Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small</td>
 
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   <td>Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornetts & the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has over 150 beehives</td>
 
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   <td>Dan is working at the potatos fine day</td>
 
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   <td>then finished holding the potatos I can do very little </td>
 
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   <td>Bruce is cutting the spring wheat with the Reaper Dan Coslow & 2 of Bruces boys is binding </td>
 
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  <td>Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax & the Union then brought here </td>
 
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   <td>Ad finished cutting the S wheat Bruces 2 boys help they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day</td>
 
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   <td>Dan helped Bruce to cut some wheat he took the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Dan Hazelwood & brought 2 bags of flour home I took Nicholson to Darlings {illegible} McCormicks & Smiths had Shields horse</td>
 
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   <td>Mrs Kellock com from Almount on a visit</td>
 
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   <td>Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday some of it is rather soft they cut some of the front of the house very warm day</td>
 
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   <td>they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a piece where the old barn stood it is too green</td>
 
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   <td>they got all the wheat in & 2 loads of oats</td>
 
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   <td>Bessie &  Jennie came home young</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
 
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   <td>they helped Bruce most of the day then they got in 2 loads of oats very hot day </td>
 
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  <td></td>
 
 
   <td>17</td>
 
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  <td>we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh </td>
 
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   <td>Bessie & Jennie came home young side noteMrs Kellock went home on the express </td>
 
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   <td>Mrs Kellock went home on the express </td>
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   <td>Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate</td>
 
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1884

Aug 1 Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} of {illegible} from & rest of line {illegible}
2 Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece
3 Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon
4 Ad & Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mow it our own old Fall wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on scaffold with {illegible}
5 Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small
6 Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornetts & the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has over 150 beehives
7 Dan is working at the potatos fine day
8 then finished holding the potatos I can do very little
9 Bruce is cutting the spring wheat with the Reaper Dan Coslow & 2 of Bruces boys is binding
10 Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax & the Union then brought here
11 Ad finished cutting the S wheat Bruces 2 boys help they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day
12 Dan helped Bruce to cut some wheat he took the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Dan Hazelwood & brought 2 bags of flour home I took Nicholson to Darlings {illegible} McCormicks & Smiths had Shields horse
Mrs Kellock com from Almount on a visit 13 Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday some of it is rather soft they cut some of the front of the house very warm day
14 they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a piece where the old barn stood it is too green
15 they got all the wheat in & 2 loads of oats
Bessie & Jennie came home young 16 they helped Bruce most of the day then they got in 2 loads of oats very hot day
17 we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh
Bessie & Jennie came home young side noteMrs Kellock went home on the express 18 Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate
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