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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 64.pdf
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1885
| Oct | 1 | Ad & went to The shanty & finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts |
| 2 | Ad & Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet | |
| 3 | Ad & Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside | |
| Winkle Rod came on the Express | 5 | Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field |
| 6 | they finished {illegible} the Apples & any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day | |
| 7 | we took sheep & cows a yearling & a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout | |
| 8 | I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express & opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable & Apples & of horses & cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears | |
| 9 | Ad & Norris drew dung to the North field | |
| 10 | Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge | |
| 11 | Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night | |
| 12 | Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all | |
| 13 | Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad & Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible} | |
| 14 | Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day | |
| 15 | Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it |
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