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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 28.pdf
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1887
| June | 1 | rain most of the Jonnie through out some of the dung out of the sheep pen |
| 2 | Ad & Jonnie drew dung from his place to the North field & put it in a pile to rot | |
| 3 | Ad went to Escott to mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the calfs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of Black barley fine day Jonnie split wood | |
| 4 | Jonnie split wood at the house Philo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a member fine day | |
| 5 | Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the sacrament was dispensed 29 partook | |
| 6 | Mr Castle sheared the sheep fine day with a mist of rain Ad took the Maud mair to Wilsons to the Perchon | |
| 7 | Jonnie cut the thistles in the potatos in the garden | |
| 8 | Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at Agriculture meeting at Deans | |
| 9 | fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hoed some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there & fix the fences | |
| 10 | Ad went to draw in the saw logs of the sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie & him set some posts at North field | |
| 11 | Ad & Jonnie drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up his house | |
| 12 | Revd Mr Greacie preached here this morning fine day | |
| 13 | Ad & Jonnie is working on the roads at the station | |
| 14 | Ad cultivated the potatos & beans in the garden & in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace | |
| 15 | Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in & brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace | |
| 16 | Ad & Jonnie went to The Sawmill & got all the logs in & home home with them fine day | |
| 17 | Ad went to the sawmill & brought 2 loads of lumber home I hoed some of the potatos in the garden | |
| 18 | Ad went to Watts Island to see the colt Jonnie hod beans |
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