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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 7.pdf

1889

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 <tr>
  <td>September 1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr. McPhail preached this morning. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad plowed for the Fall wheat in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon to draw in  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad drew dung this forenoon to the North field </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad is working with Bruce helping to draw in </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>rain most of the day Wallace is fixing a stand to hang A gringstone on Ad is helping. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad is drawing dung to the North field where he intends to sow fall wheat </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Philo and me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in greanery we got it through once when I had to go with Revd Mr Millard to Sand Bay to atend the meeting of Session Norman Johnston was was received as an Elder and signed to declartion in as an elder and signed the declaration</tr>

<tr>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Ad took me to Sand Bay, to the Communion there was a good meeting. Revd Mr McKenzies preached.</td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td> Ad worked at the Summerfallow and got it ready for the seed the ground is in good order. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>X</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad got a drill and drilled in 3 1/2 bushels of the old fall wheat in the northeast corner of the north field. The ground is in good time. He went to Sand Bay and brought home the colts. Fine day. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ava and Wallace cut the case corn with the reaper and binder and stocked it in the down-can. They went to Bruce's. Got circular sack and soured hallacas. Was here.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Went to Gananoque to know the Charlie house acts on the cars. He told him to Williamson and sent on the cars to Pittsburgh on the big colled saysed to themselves. Stop at Gananoque to saw the train de St. George. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Box. Wallace is fixing the granny for the tax and then took Smith Falls Reaper to the state. Started the Warren boys come this in the afternoon and thrashed out Wallaces off the Barlanoch part. Ours. They then thrashed our's. They finished about dark. Bruce's boys and Abby.</td>
 </tr>

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1889

September 1		Mr. McPhail preached this morning.
	2	Ad plowed for the Fall wheat in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon to draw in
	3	Ad drew dung this forenoon to the North field
	4	Ad is working with Bruce helping to draw in
	5	rain most of the day Wallace is fixing a stand to hang A gringstone on Ad is helping.
	6	Ad is drawing dung to the North field where he intends to sow fall wheat
	7	Philo and me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in greanery we got it through once when I had to go with Revd Mr Millard to Sand Bay to atend the meeting of Session Norman Johnston was was received as an Elder and signed to declartion in as an elder and signed the declaration
8		Ad took me to Sand Bay, to the Communion there was a good meeting. Revd Mr McKenzies preached.
	9	Ad worked at the Summerfallow and got it ready for the seed the ground is in good order.
X	10	Ad got a drill and drilled in 3 1/2 bushels of the old fall wheat in the northeast corner of the north field. The ground is in good time. He went to Sand Bay and brought home the colts. Fine day.
	11	Ava and Wallace cut the case corn with the reaper and binder and stocked it in the down-can. They went to Bruce's. Got circular sack and soured hallacas. Was here.
	12	Went to Gananoque to know the Charlie house acts on the cars. He told him to Williamson and sent on the cars to Pittsburgh on the big colled saysed to themselves. Stop at Gananoque to saw the train de St. George.
	13	Box. Wallace is fixing the granny for the tax and then took Smith Falls Reaper to the state. Started the Warren boys come this in the afternoon and thrashed out Wallaces off the Barlanoch part. Ours. They then thrashed our's. They finished about dark. Bruce's boys and Abby.
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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

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