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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 16.pdf
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1890
March
22 | Ad came home last night they got al the wood out | |
23 | Revd Mr Florane Preached this Evening | |
24 | Ad is taken care of the stock fine day | |
25 | Ad drew a load of straw out of the old Barn | |
26 | Ad is doing the chores fine day rain this afternoon | |
27 | {blank} | |
28 | stormy all day snow & wind from N. East with drift | |
29 | Ad & Philo drew 3 loads of sawdust to the Ice house from the sawmill at the station | |
30 | Revd Mr Florane preached this morning | |
31 | Ad and Jennet went Young to the Funeral of George Torane he was Buired of the old stone church | |
April | 1 | Ad was drawing hay for Wallac |
2 | Do Do | |
3 | they drew 1 load this forenoon then some for Ad fine day | |
4 | Ad drew some hay & straw for beding home Jennie came home on the Express to day | |
I went to the Mill first time since town meeting | 5 | they put fences round the orchard |
6 | Revd Mr Johnston preached this Evening | |
7 | Ad & Philo fixed up the fence round the orchard | |
8 | Ad was working at home rain in the afternoon | |
9 | Ad is laying up fence the wind made terable work last winter with them | |
10 | Ad is fixing up fence | |
11 | the same work | |
12 | Ad & Philo fixing up the Road fence fine dayff | |
13 | Revd Mr Johnston preached this morning | |
14 | Ad is laying up fence | |
he got a wheel cultivator | 15 | fwe cleaned up the flax seed filled 7 bags of oats 2 bags of flax seed he them to Eacot mill he did not them ground |
16 | Ad helped Dr Hannah to move he going Perth to tine he then went for his grist fine day | |
17 | Ad is helping Bruce to saw they finished at night | |
18 | Ad went to Brockville to day | |
19 | Ad drew A load of sawdust and put on the Ice and put the wheeled cultivator to gether | |
20 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
21 | I helped Ad to cleanup up 4 Bushel more wheat northeast field | |
22 | he took the Wheel cultivator 3 Bushel more wheat down | |
sowed 4 Bushel there | 23 | and sowed it some place the cultivator did well fine day |
24 | Ad went to Delta to the Nomination of J. Bradley went with him |
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