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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 64.pdf

1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Oct</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad & went to The shanty & finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad & Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td> Ad & Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Winkle Rod came on the Express</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>they finished {illegible} the Apples & any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>we took sheep & cows a yearling & a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express & opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable & Apples & of horses & cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad & Norris drew dung to the North field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad & Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it </td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Apr 8, 2025, 12:53:45 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

Oct	1	Ad & went to The shanty & finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts
	2	Ad & Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet
	3	Ad & Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night
4		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside
Winkle Rod came on the Express	5	Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field
	6	they finished {illegible} the Apples & any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day
	7	we took sheep & cows a yearling & a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout
	8	I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express & opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable & Apples & of horses & cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears
	9	Ad & Norris drew dung to the North field
	10	Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge
11		Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night
	12	Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all
	13	Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad & Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible}
	14	Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day
	15	Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it

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