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William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863
William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863_67.pdf
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1863 August
| 1 | finished the hayin on our own place | |
| 2 | 2 | went to Robert Turners funeral there was over 100 Waggons & Buggys the Rev Mr Warner preached the funeral sermon at the house he was buried at Robinson |
| 3 | worked at the grout finshed all below | |
| 4 | helped Cristie Young at his haying fine day | |
| 5 | Ad & the girles went to the Mountain for berries brought word that Jock is very sick | |
| 6 | I went to Young to see Jock he is very sick with the Erecipliss in his leg Doctor Adison atending him I went for him met him coming at Barringtons he put cranberry poltice on with yeast stopt all night cut some hay on Armstrongs place | |
| 7 | went to James Austins for cranberries got 2 or 3 quarts off dry ones on the bushes came home | |
| 8 | worked at house Ad drew the hay from Armstrongs had 2 small loads I went to Yonge with the berrys Rob. Ad. & I cam up Jock is no better | |
| 9 | stopt with Jock all day the doctor came about 5 oclock he says the leg is doing well came home | |
| 10 | David helped me to grout Ad helped Humph Younge to cradle fine day | |
| rain | 11 | craped in the gravel pit for water for the cattle the pit is all dryed up Began to cut the peas |
| 12 | Finished John Younges peas the straw is very short but well loaded little rain | |
| 13 | began to cut the Scotch wehat there is no wheat in it we mowed it down Ad & David began a pea stack put the wheat on | |
| 14 | finished the stack Humph helped | |
| 15 | Ad worked at Youngs I went to Yonge to see Jock little Elen went with me I took the waggon to J. Armstrongs to get the tire set Jock is very bad mortification is set in his leg he Died at half past eleven this evening |
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