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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 33.pdf
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| − | + | Wm McConnell Newman do & see Stewart Bruce & Wm McNiel & others helped all they could to get things ready</td> | |
| − | + | <td>17</td> | |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo & me fixed the old Barn floor & other chores to find {illegible</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad came home this afternoon Jo & him drew in the peas they put the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day</td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>22</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Jo Bruce & his 2 sons went out to Sand Bay & cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them & he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>24</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Bruces Boys & their team & Jo took team & all went to Sand Bay & brought 2 loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded & wet them</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather </td> |
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| + | <td>28</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Mr Wilson a student preached here at night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>29</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him & then he draws from the heap that is in the field & puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo is drawing dung the same as yesterday</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>31</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses & Jo held the scraper it was no go I went & got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper & Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water </td> |
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1887
| August Wm McConnell Newman do & see Stewart Bruce & Wm McNiel & others helped all they could to get things ready | 17 | Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo & me fixed the old Barn floor & other chores to find {illegible |
| 18 | Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse | |
| 19 | Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round | |
| 20 | Ad came home this afternoon Jo & him drew in the peas they put the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day | |
| 21 | Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning | |
| 22 | Jo Bruce & his 2 sons went out to Sand Bay & cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks | |
| 23 | Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them & he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped | |
| 24 | Bruces Boys & their team & Jo took team & all went to Sand Bay & brought 2 loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded & wet them | |
| 25 | Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors | |
| 26 | Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas | |
| 27 | Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather | |
| 28 | Mr Wilson a student preached here at night | |
| 29 | Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him & then he draws from the heap that is in the field & puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before | |
| 30 | Jo is drawing dung the same as yesterday | |
| 31 | Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses & Jo held the scraper it was no go I went & got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper & Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water |
