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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 58.pdf

1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ezra is digging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main road to the house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the buggy</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her school at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye in the morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds 1 is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed in the garden hoeing the potatos</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Ad expected the hay Fork man put it off he is not come yet</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Nores mowed around the house after we ground the syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the six posts for his driving house & barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Noris  drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Noris went home at noon he  drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I shaked that the hay & raked it up</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Ross preached this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley & the cultivator Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn & cow stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made a Box of slats put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to get spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up the rods in the new barn </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad came home to day she took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning </td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Apr 7, 2025, 12:58:29 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

July	1	Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up
	2	Ezra is digging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main road to the house
	3	Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the buggy
	4	Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her school at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels
5		Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye in the morning
	6	we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds 1 is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed in the garden hoeing the potatos
	7	Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home
Ad expected the hay Fork man put it off he is not come yet	8	Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night
	9	Nores mowed around the house after we ground the syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the six posts for his driving house & barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors
	10	Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night
	11	Noris went home at noon he drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I shaked that the hay & raked it up
12		Mr Ross preached this morning
	13	Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley & the cultivator Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn & cow stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night
	14	Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made a Box of slats put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to get spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up the rods in the new barn
	15	Ad came home to day she took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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