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OUR READERS WRITE BROWNIES ARE on the menu for the cooking class which is part of the M Z Bennett school electives program With chef Shirley are assistant chefs Darlene Allison Chaisson Guy Nancy Finstra Linda Carol Anne Blake Jackie Coltson and Ryan Pirard Ramsey family history The interesting item in the 100 years ago section of the Free Press Feb led us to looking up a few more items The John men tloned in that item in his family history left a real legacy He had his story in 1904 and copies given to relatives and friends a few of which have survived the years Three Irish brothers Rob ert Henry and John Ramsey came to Canada in 1819 Tp was in course of survey and finished that year They drew their lots in Little York now Toronto John the cast half and Robert the west half of Lot I Con Eramosa Henry the west half of lot Con walking by way of Dun das St to the of Nelson follow the surveyors blaze axe cut on tree3 through Nelson and Nassagaweya later called Rd to their destination They found a wigwam on Johns property which they used After looking over their property they returned lo Dun das St and worked for John Cleaver making oak staves for ash barrels which John Cleaver afterward rafted down the lake to Montreal Loaded up For two years the Ramsey brothers cut wood and burnt It returning to St for winter work During the sum months they were com polled to make the miles to the lake front for supplies On one they a barrel of flour in three parts and with other things started home wilh it on their backs In the spring of the emigrant John Ramsey mar Rachel Cleaver daughter of his winter em ployer Coming back to their wilderness home Rachel rode a horse but the men sil had to walk loaded with ill they could carry There was not a settler at that time In 1919 in and when John Ramsey had a log house built in 1823 all the men in the vicinity came to assist numbering IB The house was feet In IB22 John Ramsey pur chased a farm in weya just across the town line from their holding That also was the year when their first child Mary was born presumed to be the first white child in the area Ano ther child Martha was born in 1825 Then we rend I John Ramsey Jr and writer of this biography was born in July 1B25 He continues my father took sick a short lime before I was born and never afterwards was able lo The nearest help was Smith on the Moun lain Hamilton Hi spent some time there but passed away in 1032 John com merited Mother now with three small children was left in the wilderness but He who tempers the wind to the new shorn Lamb and she rising lo the occasion by His help at length in making a comfortable home Memoirs John Ramsey in his memoirs writes many details of the many difficulties The want of flour mill machinery to grind the wheot into flour after being grown is men The first mill avail able was near Georgetown a log structure erected by George Kennedy and distance 16 miles through the bush where with a set of home made land stones the wheat was chopped and brought home to be sifted by hand and Ihc aid of a sieve made of sheep skin from which the wool had been removed Ihen soaked in water and stretched on a hoop When thoroughly dry it was punched full of holes which answered the purpose fairly well Clothing Clothing was a difficulty At home in Ireland John Ram had some experience wilh flax so he grew some flax and prepared it for spinning The thread so made was mixed with woollen thread and woven into cloth was Lindsey woollscy nevar known to wear out and had the further quality of being always fashionable Woollen goods in those days were the staple in clothing There was a difficulty n keeping sheep on account of the wolves it was necessary to keep a watch during day and a sheep fold during the niRht A large stone house was built on the gaweya property in 1861 John Ramsey Jr was con meted wilh the council from lo 18B1 being Reeve nine years of that time He passed away in 1915 and his monument built of stones which he had colle cted is a landmark of interest in Cemetery Cemetery Nordic Farms near Eden Mills are now on farms pioneered by John The Free Press Wed March IS Reports for press The press will have an easier time reporting meet ings if a recommendation by the administration comm is adopted by Hal ton Hills council Councillor Rlc Morrow suggested the press receive a copy of reports being dis cussed at the meeting so they know the background of the discussion Confidential and personnel items would not be released Councillor Roy Booth supported Morrow stand He admitted sometimes people think a committee recommendation is a final decision and don realize It has to be finalized by council Chairman Duby pointed out committee meet are open public meetings so the reports should be made public Johnson Reed join garbage forces When it comes lo protecting the environment there are no political barriers well known environmentalist Bill John son says Johnson is going to provide facts about garbage in to Julian 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