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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 6.pdf

1886

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad helped clear up the things in the Hall & other fixing about the house fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad went through corn & potatos in the garden & below the house Jonney hoed some</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I went with the Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax this afternoon he preached Sacrament is to be dispensed tomorrow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning at Fairfax there & dispensed the sacrament to 34 communicants </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad riged up the mowing machine & mowed part of the orchard in the afternoon fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad went to I raisin of Noah McNiels Jonnie worked on the roads for Ad fine day very dry time </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad finished mowing the orchard this morning he then mowed front of the house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Ad & the Boys drew in the hay in the orchard to the New Barn</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Aunt Jennet went to Lyn on the Express Watts wife came on the Mixed from Brockville he went to Gananoque to do some work for the corportion there </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>heavy rain last night Jonnie hoed some of the potatos Jennet & Jennie went to Gananoque with Philo to get him {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>they hoed & fixed the old barn for to draw & took a load of straw to Ads stable</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Kates Colt kicked Philo in the face Dr Hannah put 5 stitches in the cup it is on the left cheek</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie is drawing the hay of off the field front of the house or rather below they drew in 4 loads put it all in the new Barn East mow </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad went to a raisin of David Johnstons Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos & other chores </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>heavy rain this afternoon</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie is drawing hay from below the house they drew in 4 loads & put it over the cow stable </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>heavy rain all night at most of the day very little work done</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>all day Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos in the garden Ad mowed below the house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td> Jonnie raked below the house Ad is cocking it fine day Ad took Jonnie & Mifs Huckeston to the outlet they are going Watts Iland near {torn off }</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 13, 2025, 4:34:35 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1886

July	1	Ad helped clear up the things in the Hall & other fixing about the house fine day
	2	Ad went through corn & potatos in the garden & below the house Jonney hoed some
	3	I went with the Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax this afternoon he preached Sacrament is to be dispensed tomorrow
4		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning at Fairfax there & dispensed the sacrament to 34 communicants
	5	Ad riged up the mowing machine & mowed part of the orchard in the afternoon fine day
	6	Ad went to I raisin of Noah McNiels Jonnie worked on the roads for Ad fine day very dry time
	7	Ad finished mowing the orchard this morning he then mowed front of the house
Ad & the Boys drew in the hay in the orchard to the New Barn	8	Aunt Jennet went to Lyn on the Express Watts wife came on the Mixed from Brockville he went to Gananoque to do some work for the corportion there
	9	heavy rain last night Jonnie hoed some of the potatos Jennet & Jennie went to Gananoque with Philo to get him {illegible}
	10	they hoed & fixed the old barn for to draw & took a load of straw to Ads stable
11		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Kates Colt kicked Philo in the face Dr Hannah put 5 stitches in the cup it is on the left cheek
	12	Ad & Jonnie is drawing the hay of off the field front of the house or rather below they drew in 4 loads put it all in the new Barn East mow
	13	Ad went to a raisin of David Johnstons Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos & other chores
heavy rain this afternoon	14	Ad & Jonnie is drawing hay from below the house they drew in 4 loads & put it over the cow stable
	15	heavy rain all night at most of the day very little work done
	16	all day Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos in the garden Ad mowed below the house
	17	Jonnie raked below the house Ad is cocking it fine day Ad took Jonnie & Mifs Huckeston to the outlet they are going Watts Iland near {torn off }

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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