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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 40.pdf
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>John took me to the Perth show it is a very good one in some things very few cattle & sheep & only middling Hogs & horses Fair roads good {illegible} work good</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wm took me to Ramses stoped at James Robinson all night good roads they are all well Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back to James stayed there all night cold day & night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wm took me Almont Fair we stoped Mrs Kellocks they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads good fronts good & a good display of everything there {illegible} in the hall fell down & hurt a number of people there was over 10,000 in the ground it is said the grounds was very muddy with the rain</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>started on the first train for Brockville got to Brockville after the Express had gone got home on the Mixed all well glad to be home & thankful to God for all his mercies</td> |
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| + | <td>the Revd Mr Giffend we had no Ministe</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady boys to fix up some fixings on the fence around the ground fine day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>fine day we took the sheep & cattle got cook price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey calf 1 year-old & 2 year-old heifers it is the best Fair we have had in every way I was in the hall as usual fine day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went home last night he did not come back till the afternoon ran this morning </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan plowed up the cross stitches then Ad & him is clearing them out with the scraper it is the field below the barn</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Dan plowed & scraped this forenoon Ad went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to bring out a load for David he is going to Parry Sound</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went to Bruces & helped him to thrash the machine is there Ad came home after dark & another & another man with him with a load</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Smith a student preached at night & McMullen took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay</td> |
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1884
| Oct | 1 | John took me to the Perth show it is a very good one in some things very few cattle & sheep & only middling Hogs & horses Fair roads good {illegible} work good |
| 2 | Wm took me to Ramses stoped at James Robinson all night good roads they are all well Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back to James stayed there all night cold day & night | |
| 3 | Wm took me Almont Fair we stoped Mrs Kellocks they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads good fronts good & a good display of everything there {illegible} in the hall fell down & hurt a number of people there was over 10,000 in the ground it is said the grounds was very muddy with the rain | |
| 4 | started on the first train for Brockville got to Brockville after the Express had gone got home on the Mixed all well glad to be home & thankful to God for all his mercies | |
| 5 | the Revd Mr Giffend we had no Ministe | |
| 6 | they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady boys to fix up some fixings on the fence around the ground fine day | |
| 7 | fine day we took the sheep & cattle got cook price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey calf 1 year-old & 2 year-old heifers it is the best Fair we have had in every way I was in the hall as usual fine day | |
| 8 | Dan went home last night he did not come back till the afternoon ran this morning | |
| 9 | Dan plowed up the cross stitches then Ad & him is clearing them out with the scraper it is the field below the barn | |
| 10 | Ad & Dan plowed & scraped this forenoon Ad went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to bring out a load for David he is going to Parry Sound | |
| 11 | Dan went to Bruces & helped him to thrash the machine is there Ad came home after dark & another & another man with him with a load | |
| 12 | Mr Smith a student preached at night & McMullen took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay | |
| 13 | Dan & Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon Dug potatos in the afternoon |
