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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 59.pdf
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1882
| August | 1 | I mowed this forenoon and then went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery is meets at 11 oclock to {illegible} to recieve to call from us to Revd Mr Shane I took it up |
| 2 | came home on the Express then Ad commenced & {illegible} other then men was drawing in Dan had finished mowing | |
| {illegible} and the Thermometer is 112 very hot day | 3 | I went to mow a peice East of the bushes that was seeded down and found that there was a lot of mustard in it the seed had ripened & would not cut it runing the Dan went up to {illegible} to cut peice for Wallace they {illegible} |
| 4 | Dan Wallace and Fremon went to Abs this morning | |
| Billie & vire came here last night | 5 | Dan Wallace & Truman went to Abs they finished Wallaces peice last night Abs party turned in with them yesterday & they went there today to help them |
| 6 | Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| Billie went to Pembroke on the Express | 7 | Dan Wallace & Truman mowed Barley & cocked it as they went along very warm day |
| 8 | heavy rain most of the day no work done | |
| 9 | Dan & Truman worked at the Roots thining & weeding | |
| 10 | Dan went gananoque to a Picnick this morning Fremon worked at the Barley | |
| 11 | Dan Wallace and Fremon worked at the Barley in the forenoon Dan & Wallace cut the Fall wheat in the afternoon Freeman worked at the Barley | |
| rain this evingning | 12 | we drew in 4 loads of Barley it is a good crop |
| 13 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the In Duction Edie here for Mr Shane | |
| 14 | Dan & Wallace mowed peas & oats I turned over the raking & some cocks of Barley that was left out on Saturday Freman & me drew a load of the rakeings & cocks then they drew in 3 loads of peas & oats I raked | |
| 15 | Wallace hooked peas Freman & me raked up the fall wheat it is poor crop Dan got a Cornetts reaper and cut the oats in the north field fine day | |
| Alice came this afternoon very stormy little rain {illegible} | 16 | Dan and Wallace hooked peas this forenoon we then drew the remainder of the peas and oats |
| 17 | Dan Wallace & Billie finished hooking the peas this afternoon Bruce came with the Bruce came with the reaper and cut the spring Cornett Run what they could & stacke it up 67 stooks {rest of line illegible} |
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