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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 52.pdf
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1888
| May | 14 | Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon & took the roller home |
| I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos | 15 | Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in |
| 16 | Ad put in the sleepers in & fixed the floor in it & did other fixing & dragged & plowed the garden | |
| 17 | Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos | |
| 18 | a little rain most of the day & night | |
| 19 | Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting | |
| 20 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening | |
| frost this morning killed tomato | 21 | Ad dragged & fixed out the garden there Philo & him planted it fine day I cut potatos |
| 22 | Ad dragged & furrowed out the little out the little field Philo & him planted it with potatos & 7 rows of beans on this side | |
| Mammoth pumpkins in the paster | 23 | Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips & sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden |
| very dry time | 24 | Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy |
| 25 | Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day | |
| 26 | Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie & 5 children allso fine day | |
| 27 | Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full | |
| 28 | they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce | |
| 29 | Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right | |
| 30 | Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right | |
| 31 | I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin |
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