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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 25.pdf
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1887
| April | 16 | Ad & Jonnie went to Bruces to day & got another load of hay fine day |
| 17 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hard frost this morning | |
| 18 | Ad went to Sand Bay for lime for Wallace Jonnie split wood at the house heavy frost this morning | |
| 19 | Jonnie & me fixed fences around the Church field & the little field east of the Barn frost this morning | |
| 20 | I went to the funeral of old Mr Amos Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was filled full Revd Mr Millard prayed | |
| 21 | Jonnie split wood I fixed the road gate Ad is helping Wallace at his chimie fine day | |
| 22 | Jonnie split wood in the forenoon took down some of the East line fence in the afternoon | |
| sowed Millet seed & tomato seed | 23 | Jonnie split wood & other chores |
| 24 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening | |
| 25 | Jonnie cleared away the banking from the house I dug some in the garden a little rain | |
| 26 | there was some heavy showers last night fine morning Jonnie & me fixed up the East line fence | |
| 27 | Jonnie fixed the fence around the East paster fence along South ditch & down the midle fence to the North ditch & so to the East line I made a big garden rake & worked in the garden | |
| 28 | Jonnie helped Alik Cornett to move his kitchen Ad is fixing things at home fine day | |
| 29 | heavy rain last night & all day Jonnie is splitting wood in the woodshed | |
| 30 | we cleaned up the oats peas & Black Barley that was in the old greanary for seed this forenoon there was about 12 bushel we put it in the New grenery J is splitting wood now |
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