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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 33.pdf
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1891
June
5 | Ad is drawing dung from the station to the midle field fine day the ground is very dry | |
6 | Ad is still drawing from the station manure | |
7 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day | |
8 | Ad sowed better than A Bushel of Buckwheat East of the Barns | |
9 | Besie got home on the Express this morning it not stope there up to Gananoque & she came back on A Freight to here She looks well Ad is in Brockville as A Jurieman Birion McNiel is working the team on the Roads {illegible} | |
10 | Miss Heacock left on the Express to day for Parry Sound she came with Watt & Lizie Watt went to Brockvilleon the Express Ad is at Brockville as A Jurie man | |
11 | verry little work dowing doing ground dry | |
12 | Ad got home to day Wat is doing work | |
13 | Lizie went to Brockville with here two Nesses on her way home little Wat came on the Express from Kingston he was to the Assemble in Kingston | |
14 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
15 | L Wat went on the Express to go to his Mothers fine day Ad worked on the Roads with the team for hire | |
16 | Do Do Do Do | |
Revd Mr Shane came here on the Express with Bessie from Kingston he was at the Asembley | 17 | Do Do Do in the forenoon chored in the afternoon |
18 | Ad drew 2 loads of cole ashes & put them round 2 aple trees | |
19 | Frank Hall & his wife came on the Express from Tronto yesterday and went to Brockville on the Express to day Aunt Jennie Revd Mr Shane went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Fairley to visit Mr Herbison he was minister here 6 years ago | |
20 | Ad has been drawing dung from the Villag for 2 or 3 days back he sowed nearly a Bushel of Buckwheat in the midle field this afternoon ground very dry | |
21 | Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning fine day | |
22 | Ad to Gananoque at noon Willie took with him heavy rain last night & this morning fine afternoon | |
23 | Ad sowed better than 3 peckes of Buckwheat in centerfield | |
24 | Ad is at A stumping of the Wallaces fine day | |
25 | Ad sowed some corn & Millet seed for feed in centerfield | |
26 | Ad cultivated in the corn Watt came here this Evening | |
27 | Watt went to Darlings this morning to some wark for him Ad took to the outlet this afternoon {illegible} was the ground very dry |
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