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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 61.pdf
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<td>August 16</td> | <td>August 16</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr Ross preached at night </td> |
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<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad & Noris helped Bruce to stack his hay fine day </td> |
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<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Noris drew in the most of hay & fall wheat they took 1 load to Ad stable & 5 in the old Barn</td> |
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<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Noris finished the drawing in of the stuff & the rakings of their fall wheat ground & then they drew a load of rails & fixed up the road fence</td> |
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<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts steamboat this morning Noris drew stones to underpin Ad stable</td> |
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<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Noris went to help Bruce to draw in barley it began to rain about 10 oclock & stoped them Noris & me cleaned up the fall wheat that was in the greanary & some of the spring</td> |
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<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Noris & me cleaned the rest of the wheat & put it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to crack </td> |
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<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> |
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<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon </td> |
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<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after cuting to the north field & cut the white oats</td> |
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<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the house fine drying time </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad took the Grist to Escott at night there was 12 bags</td> |
<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce & his Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the North field they were too green so they left them out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas</td> |
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<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the wheat near the house & flax behind the barn it is good</td> |
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<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Noris drew in 3 loads of oats from the north field they were in good order</td> |
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<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth son was buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the Revd Mr Tye preached the sermon in the English church here it was filled up every seat & some standing </td> |
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<td>31</td> | <td>31</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>heavy rain last night Noris cut & split some wood in the forenoon Ad & him hooked peas in the afternoon |
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1885
August 16 heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr Ross preached at night 17 Ad & Noris helped Bruce to stack his hay fine day 18 Ad & Noris drew in the most of hay & fall wheat they took 1 load to Ad stable & 5 in the old Barn 19 Ad & Noris finished the drawing in of the stuff & the rakings of their fall wheat ground & then they drew a load of rails & fixed up the road fence 20 Ad & Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts steamboat this morning Noris drew stones to underpin Ad stable 21 Ad & Noris went to help Bruce to draw in barley it began to rain about 10 oclock & stoped them Noris & me cleaned up the fall wheat that was in the greanary & some of the spring 22 Noris & me cleaned the rest of the wheat & put it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to crack 23 Mr Ross preached this morning 24 Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon 25 Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after cuting to the north field & cut the white oats 26 Ad & Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the house fine drying time Ad took the Grist to Escott at night there was 12 bags 27 they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce & his Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the North field they were too green so they left them out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas 28 Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the wheat near the house & flax behind the barn it is good 29 Ad & Noris drew in 3 loads of oats from the north field they were in good order 30 Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth son was buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the Revd Mr Tye preached the sermon in the English church here it was filled up every seat & some standing 31 heavy rain last night Noris cut & split some wood in the forenoon Ad & him hooked peas in the afternoon
