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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_57.pdf
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1860
| June 17 | No Meetting to Day the Preachers is at conference |
| 18 | worked at the Beets & carrots very dry weather rain this morning & this afternoon |
| 19 | went to Brockville paid Mr Reid twelve dollars on acount Bought a circle & iron for the Buggy sold a calf 2d per lb |
| 20 | went to charlestown with 20 butter firkins for Bues rain2 |
| 21 | went to Westport with the wool rain to Day |
| 22 | got the wool carded & came to Mr Childings stopt all night |
| 23 | came home with the wool warm Day |
| 24 | the Revd Mr McKenzie preached this afternoon the Bees swarmed a very large swarm |
| 25 | worked at the turnips fine Day |
| 26 | Do Do Do very heavy showr this afternoon rain |
| 28 | finished the turnips & plowed the potatoes in the Garden |
| 29 | went to Charlestown for a load of bolts very heavy rain at Keyes & most of the road home again {in left margin} rain |
| 30 | the ground to wet for to hoe worked at two hay waggon racks warm Day put the Bett Mare & the Dutch to Lees horse or the Black hawk to give him 7 dolars & he insures both mares |
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