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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 37.pdf
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1884
| August | 19 | Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat very warm day the ground is very dry |
| fine rain this morning Aunt Jennet came from Branford on the Express | 20 | Dan helped H young this afternoon to draw in wheat Ad took the spoted heifer to the 6th Concession |
| 21 | Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at Bruce's | |
| 22 | Dan hooking peas Ad finished cutting the oats in the field front of the house & cut some in the thistle field | |
| 23 | Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in front of the house drew them in & some of the peas Ellen came from Glentwa on the express she had the 3 children with her they are all well | |
| frost in some places {rest illegible} | 24 | we had no meeting I heard the Young Matthews minister |
| 25 | they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked peas | |
| 26 | little rain last night very little done this forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the afternoon | |
| 27 | Ad finished cutting the oats that finished our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of oats & 3 of Oats very warm dry weather Bruces boy helped there | |
| 28 | they drew in 3 loads of oats & 1 of peas the time came off the waggon yesterday they had to get it on this morning it was near noon before they begin | |
| 29 | very heavy rain last night & this morning & most of the day very little work done Dan drew a load of rails from Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces field | |
| 30 | rain this morning Ellen Jennet Bessie Jennie & Nancy Hazelwood all went to Brockville on the mix this morning Dan went to fix Wallaces fence in the forenoon he then began to plow for fall wheat where the old barn stood | |
| 31 | we have had no Minister I heard the Revd Mr Tye |
