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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 8.pdf
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1889
September
| 15 | Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day. | |
| 16 | Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Walaces oats in the granary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed | |
| 17 | Ad took it all to the Escott Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain | |
| 18 | Ad and Abia went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day. | |
| 19 | Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day. | |
| 20 | rain all day no work outside of the house. | |
| 21 | Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather | |
| 22 | Mr McPherson A student preached here this evening | |
| 23 | To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the milkshed they are very poor. | |
| 24 | Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushet. They dug some in the East field fine day. | |
| 25 | Ad and Is Nowlan dug potatoes in the north East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug. | |
| 26 | We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night. | |
| 27 | Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark | |
| 28 | Ad finished digging the potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot. | |
| 29 | Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day. | |
| 30 | Ad picked the pears there and some Apples |
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