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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 63.pdf
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1885 {assume September}
| 16 I made a dog house | Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas | |
| I am making a long waggon box | 17 | Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay & finished the cuting the oats |
| 18 | heavy rain in the night Ad & Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong | |
| 19 | Ad & Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up | |
| 20 | the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
| I went to Kingston on the express to the Presbytery | 21 | Bruces two Boys & team went with Ad & Norris to The Chantty they stack the green oats on the new piece & brought home 2 loads of oats that was at the chanty |
| 22 | they hook the peas & got them in this morning before the rain it begins rain about 11 oclock & rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a swim | |
| Ad took Dans skin & 3 lambskins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned | 23 | Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn |
| 24 | Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him | |
| I went with Revd Mr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths & Mooreheads | 25 | they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it |
| Ad bought a side of harness leather & a veal skin from Mr Collman | 26 | Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the stable door picking up stones & putting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of |
| 27 | I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night | |
| 28 | Norris is drawing |
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| 29 | Ad & Norris went to the shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten | |
| 30 | Ad & Norris went to the santy to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm |
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