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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 62.pdf

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   <td>heavy thunder & rain last night Norris & Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the gravel pit and drew</td>
 
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   <td>Ad & Norris drew stones for the foundation of the Granary this forenoon I helped till I fell & hurt myself they drew all the oats that was cut in the afternoon from the North field 4 load</td>
 
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   <td>McConnel & Taylor came this morning to fraim the granary Ad & Norris is working at the foundation in the forenoon they drew in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon Birron McNiel help them</td>
 
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   <td>they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is 10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old Barn rain at noon</td>
 
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   <td>Norris went home in the afternoon yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the North field this afternoon rain at night</td>
 
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   <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td>
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   <td>McConnel & his man are working at The Granery</td>
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   <td>Ad finished the reaping this forenoon Norris & Sam drew the peas in in 1 large load they then went out to help Bruce to draw in oats Norris came home last night </td>
 
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   <td>Ad & Norris finished cuting the oats with the syth that they could not cut with the reaper they were lodged so</td>
 
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   <td>heavy rain most of the day the ground is all in a swim John Smith & his sister Isabla from Durram came from on the Express from Lyn this afternoon</td>
 
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   <td>Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John Coslow for to grut his house with the ground is very wet</td>
 
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   <td>Ad & Norris turned over the oats this morning & drew in loads Birron McNiel helped them</td>
 
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   <td>they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I raked the ground with Maude they then went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying day </td>
 
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   <td>Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the morning</td>
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   <td>very heavy rain this morning & last night John Smith & his sister Isabla went home this morning on the Express the ground is very wet Norris is splitting wood</td>
 
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   <td>Ad & Norris & 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay & cut the oats that was there they are damaged a good deal with cattle getting in </td>
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1885

Sept 1 heavy thunder & rain last night Norris & Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the gravel pit and drew
2 Ad & Norris drew stones for the foundation of the Granary this forenoon I helped till I fell & hurt myself they drew all the oats that was cut in the afternoon from the North field 4 load
3 McConnel & Taylor came this morning to fraim the granary Ad & Norris is working at the foundation in the forenoon they drew in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon Birron McNiel help them
4 they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is 10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old Barn rain at noon
5 Norris went home in the afternoon yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the North field this afternoon rain at night
6 Mr Ross preached this morning
McConnel & his man are working at The Granery 7 Ad finished the reaping this forenoon Norris & Sam drew the peas in in 1 large load they then went out to help Bruce to draw in oats Norris came home last night
8 Ad & Norris finished cuting the oats with the syth that they could not cut with the reaper they were lodged so
9 heavy rain most of the day the ground is all in a swim John Smith & his sister Isabla from Durram came from on the Express from Lyn this afternoon
10 Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John Coslow for to grut his house with the ground is very wet
11 Ad & Norris turned over the oats this morning & drew in loads Birron McNiel helped them
12 they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I raked the ground with Maude they then went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying day
13 Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the morning
14 very heavy rain this morning & last night John Smith & his sister Isabla went home this morning on the Express the ground is very wet Norris is splitting wood
15 Ad & Norris & 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay & cut the oats that was there they are damaged a good deal with cattle getting in
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