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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 15.pdf
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1864
| June | 14 | I got Bill shod at Talermans Ad cleaned out the furrows of the oats ground in the forenoon split some rails & made a pice of line fence at the East line very dry weather |
| 15 | began to work on the Roads Ad went to younge to Hannaa Hazelwoods wedding she is to be married to Mr Camp from Gouldburn very warm weather | |
| 16 | worked on the Roads Ad came home from young | |
| 17 | Do Do | |
| 18 | finished the Road work self 3 days Ad 2 David 2 | |
| 19 | the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church | |
| 20 | sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat east of the old barnyard the ground is very dry | |
| X | 21 | Ad roled some of the Peas & oats I made a door for the little bed room put 1 cow 2 heffers 2 steers in the Armstrongs paster |
| 22 | Ad went through the corn with the disk I made another door for upstairs | |
| 23 | Ad roled the flax & wheat in the forenoon bill & me hoed corn ground very dry | |
| 24 | drew gravel for Mr Weston for a road in to his place | |
| 25 | Do Do in the forenoon Robert Beatty came here brought Elen home | |
| 26 | the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the school house Thomas Scott & his Wife came here this morning | |
| 27 | drew stones for Mr Westons road | |
| 28 | drew gravel for Do Do that it finished | |
| 29 | went to Gananoque with I Bradley to see if the flax brake was near ready it will not be ready for 10 or 12 days yet Ad went through the potatos with the disk | |
| 30 | went to A raising of Do Reeds at the Station Ad went to a loging Bee of Mr Roths |
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