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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 49.pdf

1888
April 20 I did some tinkering &  split wood a little hail &  snow this afternoon the ground is white at night 21 snow all gone this morning bud had to have her calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the Side Road North field 22 Mr McPherson preached this evening hard Frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg 23 cold day Ad board post holes &  set posts 24 Ad went to raisin of James Horton's he is putting up a large  Barn they got it at night 25 Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats black barley &  peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed side note X oats 3 26 Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day 27th Ad sowed in all the South half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats &  black barley fine day side note in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon &  Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 30 Ad worked in the midle  field &  bushel of the same oats Matthew shoveled &  I spread dung in the North field &  in the Little field at the milkshed Heavy Rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Society 
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  <td>April 1</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Millard the communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad</td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean & Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day</td>
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  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood</td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cataroque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>very light wind the snow is almost gone</td>
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  <td>7</td>
  <td>hard frost last night with high wind</td>
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  <td>8</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening</td>
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  <td>9</td>
  <td>Mr Haig worked at the </td>
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Revision as of May 3, 2025, 2:31:38 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1888 April 20 I did some tinkering & split wood a little hail & snow this afternoon the ground is white at night 21 snow all gone this morning bud had to have her calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the Side Road North field 22 Mr McPherson preached this evening hard Frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg 23 cold day Ad board post holes & set posts 24 Ad went to raisin of James Horton's he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night 25 Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats black barley & peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed side note X oats 3 26 Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day 27th Ad sowed in all the South half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats & black barley fine day side note in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon & Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 30 Ad worked in the midle field & bushel of the same oats Matthew shoveled & I spread dung in the North field & in the Little field at the milkshed Heavy Rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Society

April 1		Revd Mr Millard the communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad
	2	Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean & Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day
	3	Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood
	4	Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cataroque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold
	5	they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast
	6	very light wind the snow is almost gone
	7	hard frost last night with high wind
8		Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening
	9	Mr Haig worked at the
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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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