Log in to Scripto | Recent changes | View item | View file | Transcribe page | View history
William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 12.pdf
| Revision as of Apr 14, 2025, 1:00:31 AM edited by 10.0.2.100 |
Revision as of Apr 14, 2025, 1:12:53 AM edited by 10.0.2.100 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
<td>October</td> | <td>October</td> | ||
<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>2</td> | <td>2</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie & Philo is gathering Apels fine day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
<td>3</td> | <td>3</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>{illegible} came from Perth on the Express & {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn</td> |
<td>4</td> | <td>4</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>5</td> | <td>5</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs & 2 Ram lambs cows 1 2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf & Bull calf citterans & Beans</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>6</td> | <td>6</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I've been in the Hall all day to day & yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in & out of the Hall it is a grand success</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 41: | Line 41: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>7</td> | <td>7</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad was geting fixed after the Fair 1 of our ewe lambs got killed I skinned it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>8</td> | <td>8</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning & shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house</td> |
<td>9</td> | <td>9</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>the trashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 59: | Line 59: | ||
<td>10</td> | <td>10</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 65: | Line 65: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>11</td> | <td>11</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>they thrashed peas the grass peas & the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel of all kinds of grain there was 2 {illegible} & Bruces Boys</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 71: | Line 71: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>12</td> | <td>12</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat & he took to Tennents mill</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 77: | Line 77: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 83: | Line 83: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>14</td> | <td>14</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie & me fixed fences </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
| Line 89: | Line 89: | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>15</td> | <td>15</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie & me has been fixing them up most of the day </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
Revision as of Apr 14, 2025, 1:12:53 AM
1886
| October | 1 | Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos |
| 2 | Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie & Philo is gathering Apels fine day | |
| 3 | Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day | |
| {illegible} came from Perth on the Express & {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn | 4 | Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood |
| 5 | we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs & 2 Ram lambs cows 1 2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf & Bull calf citterans & Beans | |
| 6 | I've been in the Hall all day to day & yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in & out of the Hall it is a grand success | |
| 7 | Ad was geting fixed after the Fair 1 of our ewe lambs got killed I skinned it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart | |
| 8 | Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning & shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat | |
| Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house | 9 | the trashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day |
| 10 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day | |
| 11 | they thrashed peas the grass peas & the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel of all kinds of grain there was 2 {illegible} & Bruces Boys | |
| 12 | Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat & he took to Tennents mill | |
| 13 | Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon | |
| 14 | Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie & me fixed fences | |
| 15 | Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie & me has been fixing them up most of the day |
