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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 58.pdf
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1885
| July | 1 | Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up |
| 2 | Ezra is digging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main road to the house | |
| 3 | Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the buggy | |
| 4 | Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her school at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels | |
| 5 | Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye in the morning | |
| 6 | we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds 1 is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed in the garden hoeing the potatos | |
| 7 | Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home | |
| Ad expected the hay Fork man put it off he is not come yet | 8 | Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night |
| 9 | Nores mowed around the house after we ground the syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the six posts for his driving house & barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors | |
| 10 | Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night | |
| 11 | Noris went home at noon he drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I shaked that the hay & raked it up | |
| 12 | Mr Ross preached this morning | |
| 13 | Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley & the cultivator Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn & cow stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night | |
| 14 | Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made a Box of slats put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to get spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up the rods in the new barn | |
| 15 | Ad came home to day she took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning |
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