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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 40.pdf
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1887
| Dec | 1 | Jo did nothing to day take care of the horses fine day |
| 2 | Jo drew some dung to the little field | |
| 3 | Jo Do Do Do Do fine warm day | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Millard had the communion here there was a good atendance for the weather & road | |
| 5 | Jo drew some dung to the little field rained some | |
| 6 | Jo plowed in the East field we want to get that part of it plowed it is the North E half | |
| 7 | Jo finished that part & plowed the north head land along the side of the ditch | |
| 8 | Jo drew dung to the little field 2 loads from the back of the cow stable with the waggon the rest on the slaugh from the yard where it was piled up | |
| 9 | Jo drew dung from the yard to the little field with the slaugh fine warm day | |
| 10 | rain most of the day Jo split some for me in the wood shed rain was very heavy in the afternoon | |
| 11 | Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon | |
| Ad got home from Red Deer to day | 12 | Jo piled or rather shoveled up some of the dung in the Barnyard & let the water off the yard |
| 13 | Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed as a jury man | |
| Ad got home from the jury | 14 | Jo shoveled up some of the dung in the yard & drew 2 loads with the old slaugh & 1 with the waggon to the garden |
| 15 | Jo drew 1 load of dung to the garden & 1 of the hog dung to the rhubarb this forenoon storm in the afternoon snow & rain | |
| 16 | Jo drew dung to the North field east of the Fall wheat it is slow work | |
| 17 | Do Do Do Do | |
| 18 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening | |
| 19 | Ad & Jo drew dung into the garden from the yard & behind the new Barn find day | |
| Mrs Dean died last night at half past 10 oclock last night | 20 | we killed a yearling heffer this forenoon Jo drew dung from the old stable to the North field in the afternoon Jennet & Ad is at Mr Deans |
| 21 | stormy snow & wind this morning till About 9 oclock find day after Mrs Dean was buried at the Union Church the body was caried from the house to the church |
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