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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 64.pdf
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Oct</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>1</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & went to The shanty & finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad & Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night</td> |
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| + | <td>4</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Winkle Rod came on the Express</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>6</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>they finished {illegible} the Apples & any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>we took sheep & cows a yearling & a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>8</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express & opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable & Apples & of horses & cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>9</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & Norris drew dung to the North field</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge</td> |
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| + | <td>11</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>12</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>13</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad & Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible}</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it </td> |
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1885
| Oct | 1 | Ad & went to The shanty & finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts |
| 2 | Ad & Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet | |
| 3 | Ad & Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside | |
| Winkle Rod came on the Express | 5 | Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field |
| 6 | they finished {illegible} the Apples & any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day | |
| 7 | we took sheep & cows a yearling & a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout | |
| 8 | I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express & opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable & Apples & of horses & cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears | |
| 9 | Ad & Norris drew dung to the North field | |
| 10 | Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge | |
| 11 | Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night | |
| 12 | Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all | |
| 13 | Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad & Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible} | |
| 14 | Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day | |
| 15 | Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it |
