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William Beatty Diary, 1874-1877
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Planted 2 1/2 bushel of potato early Rose {illegible} David came last night to {illegible} he is going to {illegible}</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>planted all the beans that we had at the {illegible} some baen then 2 rows of long beans North & bought then{illegible} rows of the Boys beans they are along the ditch {illegible}</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is runing around see about a man to hire he sw Wm McNiel at the station & hired him for $70 seventy dollars for three months he helpd us plant to plant his potatoes Ad went away on the Express this afternoon for Toronto he expects to meet Wat there</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>4</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wm rolled the been field this forenoon we washed the sheep at noon I went to Delta at 4 oclock to atend a Agriculture meeting to morrow</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>5 </td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>got from Delta to night Mr Smith came with me he is going to Manatoba as Draftsman to Pacific Rail Road he is geting 1200 dollars a year </td> |
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| − | <td> | + | <td>I went with Mr Dowsley to Fairfax he preached here at night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>fine rain most of the day Wm through out most of the dung out of the sheep pen he went to Ab McNiels got 5 bushel of {illegible} potatoes for {illegible}</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>8</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>we picked stones in the church fieldin the forenoon rolled the North half of the midle field & art the North field</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>sowed half a pail full of Millet (Ad sent it from Toronto I got it last night paid 60 cets of freight on it) along the front of the old house field Wm cultivated draged & rolled it he then rolled in the North field I did chores</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wm finished the rolling & took the roller home then we drew the stones at the little field to the house</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>11 </td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> I went to the River to examine a ditch on the {illegible} place Lot No 4 & Lot 15 belonging to Eli{illegible} Stewart & George {illegible} two the fence {illegible} we {illegible} dig ditch on her own place to {illegible} as the water coming of {illegible} the {illegible} expense because that he {illegible} to dig after harvest if {illegible} wants {illegible} cross to damage {illegible}what din not own {illegible} to dig the ditch {illegible} it appears that there was any water on the ground {illegible} not now the ditch is to be dug by the {rest of line illegible} </td> |
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{several pages are illegible and some possibly missing} {Transcriptions will be from photos taken at Queen University Walter Beatty fonds}
1875
| July 18 | very heavy rain this morning no sabath school no children came out Revd Mr Preached in the morning & Revd Mr Dowsley at night | |
| 19 | ground the knifes of the mower & mowed in the midle west field the grass is light fine day | |
| 20 | mowed in the west midle field Wm mowed the corners | |
| 2 loads of hay | 21 | Wallace McNiel came out with Bruces horse & rake & raked half the field this forenoon I finished the mowing of it Wm & me drew in two loads put one over the cows & one over the sheep |
| 22 | Billie came from Delta for Vive & Mrs Barns they came from Toronto on tusdays Express he helpedus in with 2 loads of hay they were very large ones & to unload one that we backed outof the old barn we put it over the cows) one over the horses & one over the cows Wallace raked the rest of the field we that is Wm Wallace & me went to the funeral of John McNiels Wife at the River She was buired at the Ebenezer church Revd Mr Stewart Preached there was 40 teems Wallace took the corps with our horses {from the left margin} we had 7 loads of hay in that field all together we got Alick rake & horses after we came from the funeral & finished the field | |
| 23 | I went & helped Bruce to mow with our horses & mower Wm howed the potatos fine day | |
| 24 | helped Bruce this forenoon we finished the field next the Rail Road I then cut the little field below our house Wm worked at the potatos fine day | |
| 25 | Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning & Revd Mr Stewart at night | |
| 26 | raked & drew in the field put it over the sheep in the forenoon I then mowed for Wallace in the afternoon Wallace mowed with Wms teem Bruce mowed part of the afternoon | |
| 27 | mowed raked & drew in at Wallaces Wm helped | |
| 28 | Do Do Do Do | |
| 29 | we finished all Wallaces haying to day in good order | |
| 30 | Wm helped Bruce to mow with the horses & mower I put a new side to the hay rack | |
| 31 | I helped Bruce to mow this forenoon Wm all day Ellen Jennet & Bessie went to Young this afternoon Jennet is going to Pembrook with Mary on Monday {illegible} Miss McDonald & Miss Purvis here all night |
| Planted 2 1/2 bushel of potato early Rose {illegible} David came last night to {illegible} he is going to {illegible} | ||
| planted all the beans that we had at the {illegible} some baen then 2 rows of long beans North & bought then{illegible} rows of the Boys beans they are along the ditch {illegible} | ||
| Ad is runing around see about a man to hire he sw Wm McNiel at the station & hired him for $70 seventy dollars for three months he helpd us plant to plant his potatoes Ad went away on the Express this afternoon for Toronto he expects to meet Wat there | ||
| 4 | Wm rolled the been field this forenoon we washed the sheep at noon I went to Delta at 4 oclock to atend a Agriculture meeting to morrow | |
| 5 | got from Delta to night Mr Smith came with me he is going to Manatoba as Draftsman to Pacific Rail Road he is geting 1200 dollars a year | |
| 6 | I went with Mr Dowsley to Fairfax he preached here at night | |
| 7 | fine rain most of the day Wm through out most of the dung out of the sheep pen he went to Ab McNiels got 5 bushel of {illegible} potatoes for {illegible} | |
| 8 | we picked stones in the church fieldin the forenoon rolled the North half of the midle field & art the North field | |
| 9 | sowed half a pail full of Millet (Ad sent it from Toronto I got it last night paid 60 cets of freight on it) along the front of the old house field Wm cultivated draged & rolled it he then rolled in the North field I did chores | |
| 10 | Wm finished the rolling & took the roller home then we drew the stones at the little field to the house | |
| 11 | I went to the River to examine a ditch on the {illegible} place Lot No 4 & Lot 15 belonging to Eli{illegible} Stewart & George {illegible} two the fence {illegible} we {illegible} dig ditch on her own place to {illegible} as the water coming of {illegible} the {illegible} expense because that he {illegible} to dig after harvest if {illegible} wants {illegible} cross to damage {illegible}what din not own {illegible} to dig the ditch {illegible} it appears that there was any water on the ground {illegible} not now the ditch is to be dug by the {rest of line illegible} | |
| {illegible}stones in the church field in the forenoon Wm went to {illegible} at Wm {illegible} in the afternoon | ||
| went to the funeral of Mrs {illegible} above Gananoque {rest of entry illegible} |
