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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 59.pdf

1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>July </td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad & Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the potatos they took the cultivator with them</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Noris soped at the shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jennie & Philo went to Gananoque with Kate </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad went to The shantie this morning he intends to bring his saw logs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>19</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Rows preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td> Ad took Noris to the shanty to hoe the potatos he  drew 2 loads of lumber from the mill </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td> rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him & went for another load of lumber</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a ladder for the barn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td> Ad & Noris  drew some stones for the foundation of his barn & driving house </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad had his barn raised this forenoon it went up well</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber & stuff that he could not get at it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>26</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>we raked & got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the east line</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I raked that that cut yesterday they  drew it in & some of the cocks that was in the north field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>young doctor came this morning & stoped fathers knows from bleeding </td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td> Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we  drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this season </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we  drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay </td>
 </tr>

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1885

July	16	Ad & Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the potatos they took the cultivator with them
	17	Noris soped at the shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jennie & Philo went to Gananoque with Kate
	18	Ad went to The shantie this morning he intends to bring his saw logs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos
19		Mr Rows preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning
	20	Ad took Noris to the shanty to hoe the potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from the mill
	21	rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him & went for another load of lumber
	22	Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a ladder for the barn
	23	Ad & Noris drew some stones for the foundation of his barn & driving house
	24	Ad had his barn raised this forenoon it went up well
	25	Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber & stuff that he could not get at it
26		Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay
	27	we raked & got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in
	28	Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the east line
	29	I raked that that cut yesterday they drew it in & some of the cocks that was in the north field
young doctor came this morning & stoped fathers knows from bleeding	30	Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this season
	31	Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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