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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 57.pdf
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1882
| July | 1 | heavy rain all day Dan cleaned & fixed the Barns for the haying and other choring |
| 2 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night | |
| 3 | Dan went to Delta this morning with Vic and the three children fine morning heavy rain in the afternoon John Gemmel hoed in the garden and pulled some Mustard in the forenoon | |
| 4 | Dan came home from Delta this forenoon he cultivated in some millet in the field East of the Barn where the Western cord did not grow that I got from Mr Brought it was bad seed | |
| 5 | rain this forenoon Dan drew some wood from the Bush old stuff I am still in the house | |
| John Gemmel Billie Alex at the road | 6 | Dan choped some wood i nthe bush this forenoon he sowed som Buckwheat at in the afternoon where he plowed |
| 7 | Dan sowed more Buckwheat John Gemmel hoed in the garden to day | |
| 8 | Dan finished the Buckwheat to day he sowed bushel John Gemmel hoed East of the Barn | |
| 9 | Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning the Shane at night | |
| Gemmel has worked 6 1/2 days | 10 | Dan drew dung from Matthews John Gemmel hoed half a day East of the Barn |
| 11 | John Gemmel hoed East of the barn Dan drew a load of lumber from Blairs Mill & cultivated in the corn | |
| 12 | no work four Logers took Dinnier in the drill shed and we had a strawberry festival in the Agriculture Hall in the afternoon | |
| John Gemmel 1/2 day | 13 | Dan took a load of window frames from the station to Fairfax for the church there this forenoon he ground the syth & mowed round the house my knee is a great deal better |
| 1/2 day | 14 | Dan look for Charley & Kate got out of the paster last night found them at Charles Armstrong he wnet to Fairfax for the runners to draw Wallaces stable |
| {illegible} | 15 | Dan helping to draw the stable Johnn Tennent {illegible} him did it they got it to its place ts afternoon it {illegible} & rained |
