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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming out broke fill</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked & cocked some in the field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>we fixed the roof of the cow stable the part had spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan & I Coslow  drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the mission stations we are all very sorry that he is leaving us he has done wonders for us</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse & Buggy to Gananoque we then took the boat Ad & Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator & hoed them there was a little rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it & raked it up &  drew it in fine </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad & Dan  drew  drew in all that was fit</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I raked & Ad & Dan  drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the Northfield I raked it in the afternoon they  drew in 2 loads & took it to Wallaces stable </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan & me set posts on the roadside midle field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the hanging fine day they  drew in 1 load of hay they took 6 {illegible} table that is 3 loads that they took there</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td> heavy rain last night in the day very little work done </td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1883

July	17	Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming out broke fill
	18	Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked & cocked some in the field
	19	we fixed the roof of the cow stable the part had spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan & I Coslow drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon {illegible}
20		Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the mission stations we are all very sorry that he is leaving us he has done wonders for us
	21	I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse & Buggy to Gananoque we then took the boat Ad & Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field
	22	Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator & hoed them there was a little rain
	23	they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it & raked it up & drew it in fine
	24	Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day
	25	Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad & Dan drew drew in all that was fit
	26	I raked & Ad & Dan drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the Northfield I raked it in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads & took it to Wallaces stable
27		there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon
	28	Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan & me set posts on the roadside midle field
	29	Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning
	30	Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the hanging fine day they drew in 1 load of hay they took 6 {illegible} table that is 3 loads that they took there
	31	heavy rain last night in the day very little work done

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