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a, o g arlrJrsttr,,u ars,)brs,tr, MW§WZZé c: , a Ca,,,-,:,,:,,.,,,,,:,,,:.,:,:,,.,.,,,,::,,:,,,..,, _.--"., T grimlfgmim (contrsnuedv/c-aa-'" , J One of the foremost of the early Pioneers when nearing the Brownsville settlement from the south, passing through What was known then as the Cat- fish swamp, their little belongings in a wagon drawn by a yoke of oxen, his Wife and small children walking behind, upon seeing the oxen p1urkw and nearly _ F mire, exclaimed to her husband, "Bruhton where are you taking tus?" Encoureg- f " ingly he Said "Elizabeth this is Jordan, Canaan ls Just ahead.‘ ', _ ' Brownsville to-day is recognized as the centre of one of the most fertile tracts of 1 nd in Western Ontario, especially rich in paeturago and in the pro- _ duction of' coarser ttdn md corn. This was early recognized by the Pioneers and hence provision was made for milk products which as time passed became the chief thought and acin source of revenue. '. The idea of' tso-operation in cheese manufacture had its origin in Brown- l sville. A cheese factory was built In 1867, The next year a branch factory was erected in North Bayham, and two years later another branch was started In ( Cimpbell-Town (ri11tsoourgrand after u few years an amalgamation was formed q with the Culloden factory. ntafseto,.i.e,, under one management with an out- N i ' put of 600 tons of cheese a year, this result contributed to an increased t prosperity to the farmers thus served, and was reflected in Improved homes and farms and increased comforts or f'arm life. The loaven of enterprise Jjéigé7lstill lingered and community spirit still prevailed. The first frame church ("iisy'cd"si"rciiir.rllnted by a brick church in 1885. The first brick school after being I As; , enlarged and remedied several times was In 1912 discarded and a new Bicht ' C secured and a three roamed tstrhool erected. Again In 1924 this W38 enlarged by the addition of two rooms (to make provision for our Continuation School) . g with modern improvements, such as pluynrooms, drinking fountains; steam heating, V ' electric light, etc. Upon the walls of' our school rooms are to he seen F Portraits of' Victoria "The Good", Lake Louise and other Western scenes of that matchlose scenic Iendo Sir Adam Beck, the former boy of Baden, the great [ Enelightener of the 389» and Ontario's practical benefactor to rural C0l?.trtlunao au-flu" uni/pawn / i q» t