sentences:  Irrespective of lean years of business, Jonny, as he was called, made a start in the once busy town.In 1878, with the help of his mate Conny Lange, a local stonemason from Balaklava, they built a 3-roomed cottage on lot 45 Hundred of Stow.The design and layout of the house was dictated by Jonny's financial situation at the time.