E ve and suffered many trials, at first. Mr. Ramsay bs a member of Parliament from 183h~l838. The zhmsays were blessed with a family of seven daugh- ﬁrs and four sons, - two boys of which owned and l‘ved at Rose Hill till 1880.

i, The Auld Family came from Cove Head early in

a e l9th Century and started a mill on the property bw owned by the Clarks and Inmans, where traces

" the old dam may still be seen.

{‘ Before this time the Campbell Family owned ﬁst of the land in the lower part of the district. 30 large dwellings were erected by them, one in ﬁll on the farm now owned by Major Barrett; the ither in l8l2 on the farm now owned by Harold Yeo. St was on this farm that the first Presbytery of érince Edward Island was held in l822.

A There was a Presbyterian Church nearby and {lso a Cemetery, which is now included in the gemetery of the United Baptist Church. The iresbyterian Church was afterwards moved to Central iot l6, and the United Baptist Church was built in

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;§876 in Belmont district.

,5 The first Belmont School was built on the PFOperty formerly owned by Albert Fraser, on the f'PPosite side of the road from the dwelling built E‘Y his grandfather, Mr. David Fraser.

Mr. Jas Simpson moved to the district in 1871

rom Cascumpeque. At that time there was no school. ;, few Pupils were going to Central Lot 16 and the ;Pld school was being used as a dwelling house.

r. Simpson at once set to work and had the school

e‘established by giving a plot of land at the

rOnt of his farm for the purpose. A school was 3 con built and is still in use, having turned out fiany Professional men and women in the past years. i e are Proud to own that among the many noted C‘EaChers who have been engaged in teaching in our §”Ch°°l. has been the late, Lucy Maude Montgomery,

he famous Island Authoress.

UP to this time the District was called The Owe? Lot, and the road which had been Opened several

,.ie:r5 Previous, was termed The Shore Road. The “‘ n abltants thought the time had come to have a

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