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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 36.pdf
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1887
| Oct | 1 | Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admited as members to the church Wm Webster Mrs Landon & Miss McKee |
| 2 | Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & dispensed the sacrament | |
| 3 | we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixed | |
| 4 | heavy rain last night & this & most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 & 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day | |
| 5 | there was a good atendance to day & a good show of grain & other things some fine horses | |
| 6 | Jo dug some potatos & other chores some rain I went to the funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated | |
| 7 | Jo is diging potatos he caired in baskets | |
| 8 | Jo is digging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the afternoon | |
| 9 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night | |
| 10 | Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos & drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat | |
| 11 | Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard & some that was in the field to the piece that was dry & hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat | |
| Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station | 12 | Jo plowed & drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges |
| 13 | Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day | |
| 14 | Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the {illegible | |
| 15 | Jo Philo & Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor | |
| 16 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
| 17 | heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complained that the ground rather wet | |
| 18 | Jo is plowing fine day | |
| Mrs Hicock & Ida with 1 of Davids daughters & 1 of {illegible} | 19 | Do Do I fixed up a {illegible} south west corner of the midle field |
| 20 | Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day |
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