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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 36.pdf

1887

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 <tr>
  <td>Oct</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with  Revd Mr Millard  there was 3 persons admited as members to the church Wm Webster Mrs Landon & Miss McKee</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & dispensed the sacrament </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixed </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>heavy rain last night & this & most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 & 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>there was a good atendance to day & a good show of grain & other things some fine horses</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Jo dug some potatos & other chores some rain I went to the funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church  Revd Mr Millard  officiated</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Jo is diging potatos he caired in baskets</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td> Jo is digging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td> Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos &  drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Jo  drew some dung from the Barnyard & some that was in the field to the piece that was dry & hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td> Jo plowed &  drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the {illegible</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Jo Philo & Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td> heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complained that the ground rather wet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Jo is plowing fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mrs Hicock & Ida with 1 of Davids daughters & 1 of {illegible}</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Do Do  I fixed up a {illegible} south west corner of the midle field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day</td>
 </tr>
<table>

Revision as of Apr 26, 2025, 3:30:11 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1887

Oct	1	Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admited as members to the church Wm Webster Mrs Landon & Miss McKee
2		Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & dispensed the sacrament
	3	we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixed
	4	heavy rain last night & this & most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 & 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day
	5	there was a good atendance to day & a good show of grain & other things some fine horses
	6	Jo dug some potatos & other chores some rain I went to the funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated
	7	Jo is diging potatos he caired in baskets
	8	Jo is digging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the afternoon
9		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night
	10	Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos & drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat
	11	Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard & some that was in the field to the piece that was dry & hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat
Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station	12	Jo plowed & drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges
	13	Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day
	14	Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the {illegible
	15	Jo Philo & Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor
16		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	17	heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complained that the ground rather wet
	18	Jo is plowing fine day
Mrs Hicock & Ida with 1 of Davids daughters & 1 of {illegible}	19	Do Do I fixed up a {illegible} south west corner of the midle field
	20	Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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