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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 52.pdf
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<td>May </td> | <td>May </td> | ||
<td>14</td> | <td>14</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon & took the roller home</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos</td> |
<td>15</td> | <td>15</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad put in the sleepers in & fixed the floor in it & did other fixing & dragged & plowed the garden</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos</td> |
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<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> a little rain most of the day & night </td> |
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<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting</td> |
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<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>frost this morning killed tomato</td> |
<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad dragged & fixed out the garden there Philo & him planted it fine day I cut potatos</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad dragged & furrowed out the little out the little field Philo & him planted it with potatos & 7 rows of beans on this side</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mammoth pumpkins in the paster</td> |
<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips & sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>very dry time</td> |
<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day</td> |
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<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie & 5 children allso fine day</td> |
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<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full </td> |
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<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce</td> |
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right </td> |
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right </td> |
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<td>31</td> | <td>31</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin</td> |
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1888
| May | 14 | Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon & took the roller home |
| I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos | 15 | Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in |
| 16 | Ad put in the sleepers in & fixed the floor in it & did other fixing & dragged & plowed the garden | |
| 17 | Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos | |
| 18 | a little rain most of the day & night | |
| 19 | Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting | |
| 20 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening | |
| frost this morning killed tomato | 21 | Ad dragged & fixed out the garden there Philo & him planted it fine day I cut potatos |
| 22 | Ad dragged & furrowed out the little out the little field Philo & him planted it with potatos & 7 rows of beans on this side | |
| Mammoth pumpkins in the paster | 23 | Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips & sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden |
| very dry time | 24 | Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy |
| 25 | Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day | |
| 26 | Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie & 5 children allso fine day | |
| 27 | Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full | |
| 28 | they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce | |
| 29 | Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right | |
| 30 | Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right | |
| 31 | I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin |
