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William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879
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1877
April | 1 | The Revd Mr McGilveray came on the Express this morning & preached this morning time & at Fairfax in the afternoon |
2 | sifted grass seed fine day they boiled 18 pails of sap | |
3 | Ad went to McCreadys Mill & brought home a load of scantling for fencing with the waggon hard frost | |
4 | Ad sowed a bushel & half of timothy & half a bushel of clover seed in the north field where the Rye was last fall | |
5 | Jennet gathered 12 pailfulls of sap they boiled it down | |
6 | Ad went to McCreadys saw mill for fence stuff fine day drew the load to the side of the center of the first field below the house | |
7 | hard frost last night North wind Ad went to McCreadys Mill for a load of fence stuff took the stuff to the center of the field bellow the house Mr McGilveray ar{cut off} | |
8 | Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning & Mr McGilvary at night | |
9 | Ad got his finger laid open on Saturday in Gananoque by Dr Atkinson it is better | |
10 | I went to Bellville on the Express to atend a meeting of the Presbytry there was a very large number of Ministers & Elders in atendacne we went to the church at once got super in the lecture room & sat till after twelve oclock | |
11 | Ad began to sow & sowed Bushel of oats at home a cold dry time | |
12 | I got home on the Express this morning all well Ad is draging & sowing oats at the road | |
13 | I fixed the fences at the first ditch & let the sheep out of the pen there is frost every night | |
14 | I fixed up the gate at the ashery & {illegible} up some fences fine warm day Mr McGillvery came on the Express | |
15 | Revd Mr McGillvery preached this morning Mr Trumble at night | |
16 | Mr McGillvery went to Kingston this morning Ad cleaned up 7 bags of oats he is sowing & draging at the road Mr Walker stoped on his way to Guelph over nigh | |
17 | Mr Walker went away on the Express this morning I took care of the Cattle & went out ot the road for some of my tools that was out there |