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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 13.pdf

1886

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>October</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad is plowing in the West midle field </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>17</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Do Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Do Do  I dug up the carrots & parsnips Jonnie is splitting wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad drew a load of stones for his seller floor or to rather his cistren he went to Gananoque for water lime </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ad is working at his cistren with Ezra Kanker</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>24</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening I heard the Methodist minister in the morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>put the cows in the stable for the first time</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad is working at his cistren he plowed in the afternoon there was a drizzling cold rain at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td> Ad plowed in the midle West field he sold the Mullie cow to Duel for $18 and 3 sheep for $12.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Ad is plowing in the midle West field wet cold drizzling rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he went to a plowing Bee of Robert McCleary in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Ad is finishing the head & midle ridges of the field Jonnie is shoveling the cross furrows I fixed the Barn door & Stables cow stalls</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad plowed the potato ground & the garden it is in fine order for plowing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>31</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning fine fine day JA Bradley had a child died last night of Diphtheria it was buired at the Union Church Ad drove the herce there was 30 rigs an teams </td>
 </tr>

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1886

October	16	Ad is plowing in the West midle field
17		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	18	Ad is plowing in the midle field fine day
	19	Do Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood
	20	Do Do I dug up the carrots & parsnips Jonnie is splitting wood
	21	Ad drew a load of stones for his seller floor or to rather his cistren he went to Gananoque for water lime
	22	Ad is working at his cistren with Ezra Kanker
	23	Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood
24		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening I heard the Methodist minister in the morning
put the cows in the stable for the first time	25	Ad is working at his cistren he plowed in the afternoon there was a drizzling cold rain at night
	26	Ad plowed in the midle West field he sold the Mullie cow to Duel for $18 and 3 sheep for $12.
	27	Ad is plowing in the midle West field wet cold drizzling rain
	28	Ad plowed this forenoon he went to a plowing Bee of Robert McCleary in the afternoon
	29	Ad is finishing the head & midle ridges of the field Jonnie is shoveling the cross furrows I fixed the Barn door & Stables cow stalls
	30	Ad plowed the potato ground & the garden it is in fine order for plowing
31		Revd Mr Millard this morning fine fine day JA Bradley had a child died last night of Diphtheria it was buired at the Union Church Ad drove the herce there was 30 rigs an teams

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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