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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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