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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 8.pdf

1889

September
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 <tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Walaces oats in the granary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad took it all to the Escott Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad and Abia went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>rain all day no work outside of the house. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr McPherson A student preached here this evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the milkshed they are very poor. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushet. They dug some in the East field fine day. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad and Is Nowlan dug potatoes in the north East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td> We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad finished digging the potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot. </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad picked the pears there and some Apples</td>
 </tr>

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1889

September

15		Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day.
	16	Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Walaces oats in the granary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed
	17	Ad took it all to the Escott Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain
	18	Ad and Abia went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day.
	19	Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day.
	20	rain all day no work outside of the house.
	21	Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather
22		Mr McPherson A student preached here this evening
	23	To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the milkshed they are very poor.
	24	Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushet. They dug some in the East field fine day.
	25	Ad and Is Nowlan dug potatoes in the north East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug.
	26	We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night.
	27	Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark
	28	Ad finished digging the potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot.
29		Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day.
	30	Ad picked the pears there and some Apples

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