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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 14.pdf

1883
September 1 Dan cradled the Peace of Oats that was left that 2 green this morning he had then helped Bruce to draw & I went to Sand Bay to a session meeting & church too the communion was taken in the Sand Bay church there was a large attendance 51 communion by new members 3 Bruce & Baynan is helping Dan to hook the peas they finish them this afternoon for Dan went to escort Mill for the grist this morning he helped Bruce to draw in this afternoon 5 Dan cut some wood for ABIA he helped Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon 6:00  7  8  9 10 11 12  13  14  15  16  17 18 19 
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  <td>Sept</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td></td>
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<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Dan help Bruce to draw in all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Do  Do  Do 1 load of Oats that we had in left in the North Field it was too green to cut when the rest was cut</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>& thrash some fall wheat for seed I helped a little in the forenoon went to an agriculture meeting at beans</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Professor Moatt preached this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Dan & Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west side of the summer follow & sewed the bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this morning that I got from Rennies </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Dan is helping Bruce to draw & he was there in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for the cornfield </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Dan Drew in our peas Banyan helped him Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay for a pig for the society that we got from Luther Lowery's</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning Dan is drawing in for them fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay in the morning & noon here at night</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>rain last night & this morning I went to the Kingston Presbytery at noon on the express Dan & Bruce is plowing for the remainder of the Fall wheat </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td> I got home on the express Dan is drawing some of the oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Dan & Bruce's boys finish drawing the oats I raked the ground with Mr Jones horse {illegible} day </td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Mar 20, 2025, 11:38:39 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1883 September 1 Dan cradled the Peace of Oats that was left that 2 green this morning he had then helped Bruce to draw & I went to Sand Bay to a session meeting & church too the communion was taken in the Sand Bay church there was a large attendance 51 communion by new members 3 Bruce & Baynan is helping Dan to hook the peas they finish them this afternoon for Dan went to escort Mill for the grist this morning he helped Bruce to draw in this afternoon 5 Dan cut some wood for ABIA he helped Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon 6:00 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Sept	1
2
	3
	4
	5
	6	Dan help Bruce to draw in all day
	7	Do Do Do 1 load of Oats that we had in left in the North Field it was too green to cut when the rest was cut
	8	& thrash some fall wheat for seed I helped a little in the forenoon went to an agriculture meeting at beans
9		Professor Moatt preached this morning
	10	Dan & Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west side of the summer follow & sewed the bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this morning that I got from Rennies
	11	Dan is helping Bruce to draw & he was there in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for the cornfield
	12	Dan Drew in our peas Banyan helped him Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay for a pig for the society that we got from Luther Lowery's
	13	Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning Dan is drawing in for them fine day
	14	Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats
	15	Do Do Do fine day
16		Revd Mr Nicholson preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay in the morning & noon here at night
	17	rain last night & this morning I went to the Kingston Presbytery at noon on the express Dan & Bruce is plowing for the remainder of the Fall wheat
	18	I got home on the express Dan is drawing some of the oats
	19	Dan & Bruce's boys finish drawing the oats I raked the ground with Mr Jones horse {illegible} day

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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