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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 63.pdf

1885
{assume September}
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  <td>16 I made a dog house</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>I am making a long waggon box</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay & finished the cuting the oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>heavy rain in the night Ad & Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad & Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>I went to Kingston on the express to the Presbytery</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Bruces two Boys & team went with Ad & Norris to The Chantty they stack the green oats on the new piece & brought home 2 loads of oats that was at the chanty</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>they hook the peas & got them in this morning before the rain it begins rain about 11 oclock & rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a swim </td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Ad took Dans skin & 3 lambskins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>I went with Revd Mr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths & Mooreheads</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Ad bought a side of harness leather & a veal skin from Mr Collman </td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the stable door picking up stones & putting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of   </td>
 </tr>

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  <td>27 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Norris is drawing <s>strikethrough</s> dung to the pea field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Ad & Norris went to the shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad & Norris went to the santy to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Apr 8, 2025, 12:37:43 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885 {assume September}

16 I made a dog house		Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas
I am making a long waggon box	17	Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay & finished the cuting the oats
	18	heavy rain in the night Ad & Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong
	19	Ad & Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up
20		the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
I went to Kingston on the express to the Presbytery	21	Bruces two Boys & team went with Ad & Norris to The Chantty they stack the green oats on the new piece & brought home 2 loads of oats that was at the chanty
	22	they hook the peas & got them in this morning before the rain it begins rain about 11 oclock & rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a swim
Ad took Dans skin & 3 lambskins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned	23	Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn
	24	Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him
I went with Revd Mr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths & Mooreheads	25	they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it
Ad bought a side of harness leather & a veal skin from Mr Collman	26	Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the stable door picking up stones & putting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of
27		I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night
	28	Norris is drawing ~~strikethrough~~ dung to the pea field
	29	Ad & Norris went to the shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten
	30	Ad & Norris went to the santy to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm

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