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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 59.pdf
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1885
| July | 16 | Ad & Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the potatos they took the cultivator with them |
| 17 | Noris soped at the shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jennie & Philo went to Gananoque with Kate | |
| 18 | Ad went to The shantie this morning he intends to bring his saw logs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos | |
| 19 | Mr Rows preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning | |
| 20 | Ad took Noris to the shanty to hoe the potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from the mill | |
| 21 | rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him & went for another load of lumber | |
| 22 | Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a ladder for the barn | |
| 23 | Ad & Noris drew some stones for the foundation of his barn & driving house | |
| 24 | Ad had his barn raised this forenoon it went up well | |
| 25 | Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber & stuff that he could not get at it | |
| 26 | Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay | |
| 27 | we raked & got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in | |
| 28 | Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the east line | |
| 29 | I raked that that cut yesterday they drew it in & some of the cocks that was in the north field | |
| young doctor came this morning & stoped fathers knows from bleeding | 30 | Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this season |
| 31 | Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay |
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