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William Beatty Diary, 1874-1877
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1876
| Oct | 1 | Revd Mr Russel preached in the morning & Mr Trumbel t night {rest of line illegible} |
| 2 | finished diging the potats at the Barn poor crop | |
| rain | 3 | began to dig the potatos in the midle field I fixed the bin in the seller heavy rain the afternoon I put a gate at the pit next the cooper shop |
| 4 | went to our fair it was a fine afair there was a very great crowd there was in at the gate | |
| 5 | drew a load stones of the Barn field put them at the corner of the stable Wm drew coke for JD Bradley & Frank Dean from the station rain in the night | |
| 6 | went to dig potatos dug a basket full then it began to rain we thrashed the peas finished them & cleaned them | |
| 7 | Wm split some wood finished diging the potatos in the garden | |
| 8 | Revd Mr Mansell preached in the morning Mr Russel at night | |
| 9 | killed a hog hear & 1 for Ad 1 for Bruce McNiel & dug some potatos I took Bessie to Gananoque | |
| 10 | finished diging the potatos in the midle field Ad paid Wm Millard he went home to Ogdensburg | |
| 11 | Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Rye where we summer fallowed last summer in the North field sowed timothy & clover seed in the spring it did not take | |
| 12 | sowed 3 bushel of Rye in the North Field south east half the grass seed did not take there nearly | |
| 13 | I went to Fairfax to JP McCormick to meet Sam Moorhead he did not come till near noon we walked to A Cochrains got dinner went to all the members of the church to see what we could raise for a minister got home after dark had midling sucsess | |
| rain | 14 | heavy rain last night & this morning I went to Young to see Betsey She is some better |
| 15 | Revd Mr Stewart preached at night no Presbyterian minister | |
| 16 | Ad began to plow in the North field south East half | |
| 17 | Ad plowed in the same field I ridled some peas for seed |
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