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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 38.pdf

1891

Sept

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 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad is cuting cornstalks in the North field fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad is corn & hungarn grass in the North field Do   Do   </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad helped Bruce at with to thrash this forenoon he then drew Wallace grain to our granery</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad seperated the Ram & Ram lambs from the sheep one ewe one Ewe had taken the Ram he is dowing other ones</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ad cut the cow corn in the North field with the Mower</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad cut the cow corn Est of the Barns & stooked it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Do and stooked it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>he worked in the North field spreading manure</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad drew old straw from East of the Barn to the North of the field N of the house & spread it ther fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Chane this morning good congregation</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad is picking up Aples dry day & warm</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad is fixing for the Fair tomorrow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Oct</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>I went to the Fair grounds this afternoon there was A good atendance & show of evrything</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Fine day there is A greate crowd of peaple it is the Best Fair we ever had & went off well</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad is geting the things home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad Began to dig potatos they are good</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad dug a few today</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>& this forenoon rain in the afternoon & cold & disagreable</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad is diging potatos he as A Boy helping him</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>vines is all Black</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Do    Do     Do    </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>the Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad is digening potatos Kirkin Boy is helping</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad finished the diging this forenoon and brought A barfull of the long whites here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad cleaned up the Beans I turned the fanning mill Bessie went to Gananoque with Mrs Fairley Fine day</td>
 </tr>

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1891

Sept

	16	Ad is cuting cornstalks in the North field fine day
	17	Ad is corn & hungarn grass in the North field Do Do
	18	Ad helped Bruce at with to thrash this forenoon he then drew Wallace grain to our granery
	19	Ad seperated the Ram & Ram lambs from the sheep one ewe one Ewe had taken the Ram he is dowing other ones
20		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	21
	22	Ad cut the cow corn in the North field with the Mower
	23	Ad cut the cow corn Est of the Barns & stooked it
	24	Do and stooked it
	25	he worked in the North field spreading manure
	26	Ad drew old straw from East of the Barn to the North of the field N of the house & spread it ther fine day
27		the Revd Mr Chane this morning good congregation
	28	Ad is picking up Aples dry day & warm
	29
	30	Ad is fixing for the Fair tomorrow
Oct	1	I went to the Fair grounds this afternoon there was A good atendance & show of evrything
	2	Fine day there is A greate crowd of peaple it is the Best Fair we ever had & went off well
	3	Ad is geting the things home
4		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	5	Ad Began to dig potatos they are good
	6	Ad dug a few today
	7	& this forenoon rain in the afternoon & cold & disagreable
	8	Ad is diging potatos he as A Boy helping him
	9	Do Do Do Do Do fine day
vines is all Black	10	Do Do Do
11		the Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	12	Ad is digening potatos Kirkin Boy is helping
	13	Ad finished the diging this forenoon and brought A barfull of the long whites here
	14	Ad cleaned up the Beans I turned the fanning mill Bessie went to Gananoque with Mrs Fairley Fine day

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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

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