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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 52.pdf

1888

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 <tr>
  <td>May </td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his  Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon &  took the roller home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad put in the sleepers in &  fixed the floor in it &  did other fixing &  dragged &  plowed the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad dragged &  plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td> a little rain most of the day & night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>frost this morning killed tomato</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad dragged &  fixed out the garden there Philo &  him planted it fine day I cut potatos</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ad dragged &  furrowed out the little out the little field Philo & him planted it with potatos  & 7 rows of beans on this side</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mammoth pumpkins in the paster</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips &  sowed them with PW &  cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>very dry time</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad went to help Bruce at his  Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the  Express Mrs Wilkie  &  5 children allso fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>they all left here for Almont on the  Express Ad is helping Bruce</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Ad is helping Bruce at his  Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible}  King &  Hill got settled all right </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>I went to McKay &  Darling &  W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth  Barn Raisin</td>
 </tr>

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1888

May	14	Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon & took the roller home
I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos	15	Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in
	16	Ad put in the sleepers in & fixed the floor in it & did other fixing & dragged & plowed the garden
	17	Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos
	18	a little rain most of the day & night
	19	Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting
20		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
frost this morning killed tomato	21	Ad dragged & fixed out the garden there Philo & him planted it fine day I cut potatos
	22	Ad dragged & furrowed out the little out the little field Philo & him planted it with potatos & 7 rows of beans on this side
Mammoth pumpkins in the paster	23	Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips & sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden
very dry time	24	Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy
	25	Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day
	26	Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie & 5 children allso fine day
27		Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full
	28	they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce
	29	Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right
	30	Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right
	31	I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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