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William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879
William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_55.pdf
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1878
| Sept | 17 | went to the station voted for D.F. Jones was the second that voted the voting was done in Dickies Hall Ad plowed North of the house |
| 18 | Ad Do Do Jones was elected by 130 majority | |
| 19 | Ad Do Do John Gemmel shoveled the cross ditches as far as he plowed | |
| 20 | Ad finished the plowing of the field & cultivated part of it | |
| 21 | Ad cultivated draged and sowed 6 bushel of the Red fall wheat Wm McNiels team & man Bruses man had Dan Cowans team he sowed the wheat with Ab McNiels drill the sowed grass seed with it the ground is in good order he went to young with Jennet after dark he is to meet Billie with the children | |
| 22 | Revd Mr Glasford preached at night Mr Garret in the morning | |
| 23 | Ad cleaned out the furrows & plowed the headridge of next the house Geordy & Thom Cornett worked at the Buckwheat fine day | |
| 24 | A little rain this morning nothing done at the Buckwheat to day I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Stopted at Mr Nicholsons John Gemmel shoveled the furrows | |
| 25 | came home on the Express all well John Gemmel helped at the Buckwheat with Ad & Geordy | |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | Ad went out to the 6 con to plow for fall wheat Geordy & John Gemmel finished binding the Buckwheat this morning John Young & Mrs Young was here for dinner had a fine pleasant time they were up to the Fair fine day | |
| 28 | Ad got home to night he got it all plowed Billie came out with Bessie Revd Mr Nicholson preached this afternoon preparity fo the communion | |
| 29 | Revd Mr Nicholson preached & had the communion there was a large meeting 50 communion sat down Mr Garrat preached at night | |
| 30 | Ad went to Gananoque with Geordy & Aunt Jennet they are going on the Boat to Toronto Jennet is going home Gordy going to the States to work |
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