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                  <text>Deceased Was a Past Master
of Palmer Lodge A . .F.
'
.
&amp; A. M.
Samuf'l D. Ramey, one
known h..,;',clme~ ;2 Ontario, diÂ¢d at
his home in For;: ::,Â·ie Saturday morning at the age of
Years. Mr. Rani~y
was confined ~o ~-ci~ bed forÂ· ii1r:-.i
weeks but had
ailing for several
.&gt; i;;ars which was
for his retirement
Â·ago ..
M~ Ramey was born in Port Colborrn; He Â· Spent the early years of
his ~e th~re before going to Cleve"f
iand,O,, where he remained seve!! '
years. He came back to Ontario and.
boug\ the Â·a. T. R. hotel at -AmigarL
. This e,operated forÂ· a sho_rt time .and
then rent- to his old home at Port
Colbqe where he op.erated the AmÂ·â€¢
ericalhotel. Later he was in busi-:
ness aWelland and at Port Rowan.
In 19\11le came to Fort Erie as proprietoor the' Cottage Hotel, which
standnn the site ofÂ· the King "l!ldward.n 1906 he sold this businosa
to hisother, E. L. Ramey, the present P"tietor, and went to Toronto.
There. built the Hotel Edwfn but
after \e years' success iJ\l the city
his he( bec:i.me so bad tha't 1:le came
' to live Foi:t Erie.
Â·
He 'a .master mason, being past
master.Palmer Lodge, No. 372, and
was ah member of Hugh Murray
Chaptefo. 184, R. A. M. He ~lso
beli;&gt;ng!o Jacques de Molai Prec~pc,
tory, If., No. 42, Niagara Falls;'1
Ramesi'emple, A. A. 0. N. M. S.,
Toronband the Order of Chos
Â· Friend~ort Co!borne.
Â·
The eral wasÂ· held Tuesday af
noon Â·wr the auspices of Palme
Lodge. N. Bro. Rev. A. Cameron
Mackinh officiated and the pallbearenrere: w, P. M. E. J. HawÂ·
kins, vÂ·P. M. J. W. R. Kee, M. M.
C. R. Jillicott, M. M. W. J. :.Hawley,
M. M. m. Wharton, M. M. Thos:
.Rai"Ile~Â· Interment took !illace at
0Yerhc;s Cemetery, Humbe:rstone.
.. BesHs his wife Mr. Ra
.es.
.. thr~e ms: Edwin L., Samu
Georg,"\Â¥:; .two brothers,
of
l,l'!l.rne; Edwin
Â·Eri
sisters,
Â·l{
Colborn
Â·
rt Erie.

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