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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 28.pdf

1887

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>June </td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>rain most of the Jonnie throughout some of the dung out of the sheep pen</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie  drew dung from his place to the North field & put it in a pile to rot</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad went to Escott to mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the Cavs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of black barley fine day Jonnie split wood </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Jonnie split wood at the house filo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a member fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the sacrament was dispense29 partook</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Mr Castle sheared the Sheep fine day with a Mist Of Rain Ad took the mod mair to Wilsons to the Percheron </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Jonnie got the thistles in the potatos in the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at agriculture meeting at Deans </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hold some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there & fix the fences </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad went to draw in the saw logs of The Sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie & him set some posts at North field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie  drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up his house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Gracie preached here this morning fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie is working on the roads at the station</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad cultivated the potatos & beans in the garden & in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in & brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie went to The Sawmill & got all the logs in & home home with them fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad went to The Sawmill & brought 2 loads of lumber home I hold some of the potatos in the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad went to Watts Island to see the colt Jonnie hold beans </td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1887

June	1	rain most of the Jonnie throughout some of the dung out of the sheep pen
	2	Ad & Jonnie drew dung from his place to the North field & put it in a pile to rot
	3	Ad went to Escott to mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the Cavs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of black barley fine day Jonnie split wood
	4	Jonnie split wood at the house filo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a member fine day
5		Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the sacrament was dispense29 partook
	6	Mr Castle sheared the Sheep fine day with a Mist Of Rain Ad took the mod mair to Wilsons to the Percheron
	7	Jonnie got the thistles in the potatos in the garden
	8	Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at agriculture meeting at Deans
	9	fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hold some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there & fix the fences
	10	Ad went to draw in the saw logs of The Sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie & him set some posts at North field
	11	Ad & Jonnie drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up his house
12		Revd Mr Gracie preached here this morning fine day
	13	Ad & Jonnie is working on the roads at the station
	14	Ad cultivated the potatos & beans in the garden & in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace
	15	Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in & brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace
	16	Ad & Jonnie went to The Sawmill & got all the logs in & home home with them fine day
	17	Ad went to The Sawmill & brought 2 loads of lumber home I hold some of the potatos in the garden
	18	Ad went to Watts Island to see the colt Jonnie hold beans

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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