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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 49.pdf

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April 20 I did some tinkering &  split wood a little hail &  snow this afternoon the ground is white at night 21 snow all gone this morning bud had to have her calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the Side Road North field 22 Mr McPherson preached this evening hard Frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg 23 cold day Ad board post holes &  set posts 24 Ad went to raisin of James Horton's he is putting up a large  Barn they got it at night 25 Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats black barley &  peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed side note X oats 3 26 Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day 27th Ad sowed in all the South half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats &  black barley fine day side note in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon &  Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 30 Ad worked in the midle  field &  bushel of the same oats Matthew shoveled &  I spread dung in the North field &  in the Little field at the milkshed Heavy Rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Society
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   <td>Revd Mr Millard the communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad</td>
 
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   <td>Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean & Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day</td>
 
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   <td>Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood</td>
 
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   <td>Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cataroque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold</td>
 
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   <td>they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast</td>
 
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   <td>very light wind the snow is almost gone</td>
 
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   <td>hard frost last night with high wind</td>
 
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   <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening</td>
 
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   <td>Mr Haig worked at the worked at the Icehouse to day puting on the cornice fine day</td>
 
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   <td>Ad put on some shingles on the Icehouse in the forenoon rain in the afternoon no work </td>
 
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   <td>raining still this forenoon Ad finished the shingling the west side of the ice house</td>
 
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   <td>shingled some on the side this afternoon cold and raw most of the day</td>
 
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   <td>2 Lambs to day from 1 Ewe that is the first</td>
 
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   <td>Ad drew two loads of hay from Bruces to day very heavy frost most of the day </td>
 
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   <td>Snow A little this morning snow and rain all day no work out doors</td>
 
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   <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td>
 
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   <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for Wallace fine day</td>
 
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   <td>Ad finished shingling the Icehouse this forenoon I helped to fix the weather board</td>
 
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   <td>cold Raw day Ad worked at home I went to Mr Deans and got some grafts sions</td>
 
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   <td>Ad helped Bruce to fix the foundation of his Barn cold raw time</td>
 
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1888

April 1 Revd Mr Millard the communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad
2 Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean & Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day
3 Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood
4 Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cataroque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold
5 they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast
6 very light wind the snow is almost gone
7 hard frost last night with high wind
8 Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening
9 Mr Haig worked at the worked at the Icehouse to day puting on the cornice fine day
10 Ad put on some shingles on the Icehouse in the forenoon rain in the afternoon no work
11 raining still this forenoon Ad finished the shingling the west side of the ice house
12 shingled some on the side this afternoon cold and raw most of the day
2 Lambs to day from 1 Ewe that is the first 13 Ad drew two loads of hay from Bruces to day very heavy frost most of the day
14 Snow A little this morning snow and rain all day no work out doors
15 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
16 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for Wallace fine day
17 Ad finished shingling the Icehouse this forenoon I helped to fix the weather board
18 cold Raw day Ad worked at home I went to Mr Deans and got some grafts sions
19 Ad helped Bruce to fix the foundation of his Barn cold raw time
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