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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 53.pdf

1888

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad worked on the road with the team</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad cultivated part of the corn ground &  took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I attended the Preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart &  Mrs Wm Landon was admitted as members Mrs Wm was baptized three children & one of Mrs Stewarts</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Millard preached &  dispensed the communion 40 partook</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad worked on the road with the team </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Do Do Do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 days </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad worked on the road in the forenoon he cultivated for the SMS corn in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad got Mr Findley's seeder &  sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 Hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handful of old hen dung in each then put 4 kernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10 heavy rain &  thunder with hail this afternoon</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our church</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad &  Philo is putting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad  drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast  field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts & a number of small ones along the midle of the  field front of house & 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East  field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad put up the rails that he  drew from the road across the midle of Southeast  field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad bored & dug holes along the side road </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of May 9, 2025, 9:07:39 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1888

June	1	Ad worked on the road with the team
	2	Ad cultivated part of the corn ground & took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I attended the Preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart & Mrs Wm Landon was admitted as members Mrs Wm was baptized three children & one of Mrs Stewarts
3		Mr Millard preached & dispensed the communion 40 partook
	4	Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost
	5	Ad worked on the road with the team
	6	Do Do Do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 days
	7	Ad worked on the road in the forenoon he cultivated for the SMS corn in the afternoon
	8	Ad got Mr Findley's seeder & sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 Hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handful of old hen dung in each then put 4 kernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day
	9	Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning
10 heavy rain & thunder with hail this afternoon		Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our church
	11	Ad & Philo is putting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it
Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well	12	Ad drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts & a number of small ones along the midle of the field front of house & 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East field
	13	Ad put up the rails that he drew from the road across the midle of Southeast field
	14	Ad bored & dug holes along the side road
	15	Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry
	16	Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 53.pdf

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