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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 30.pdf
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1883
| May | 1 | sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with center field west of the wheat & 4 bushel in the field front of the house |
| 2 | Dan plowed where he left off below the New Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post office saw the smoke coming out of Robert Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave the alarm got pails & poured on water all to no use it was burned he lost most of his things there was a general turnout every one did their best Darling store caught fire & was burned down they saved Dean's shop & house which was between Darling store & Cornetts house Darling got out all his Goods out before they were damaged | |
| 3 | I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane the commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax good attendance | |
| 5 | Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine shower last night | |
| 6 | Dan breaking {illegible} Ad sowed the black barley & the grass {illegible} east side of the field then 3 bushel of peas that he bought off the Widow {illegible} I planted 6 gray {illegible} | |
| 7 | Ad sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallace it is the Polkington & the Prentice grape & a Niagara raspberry came from F G Association fine rain this afternoon | |
| 8 | the ground is too damp to drag Dan & shoveling out crossrows he helped to plant 4 apple trees that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1 Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 MacIntosh Red 6 of the gray raspberries I bored & set some posts for grapevines | |
| 9 | Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain | |
| 10 | we drew stones for the foundation of Wallaces Woodshed he expects the framers on Monday | |
| 11 | the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 12 | Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden | |
| 13 | Dan drew dung to the Garden in the forenoon he then draged the head Ridge at the old well & sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I sowed nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David & his family came from Delta Bessie came with them {illegible} with them | |
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