Monday. June 6. 1955 11.. Guardian. has as

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mm, ,5" were man of vision. who Pi. iiieir hallmark ill C50 W9-l-1' Emj-i)lll. streets of the main D8111 0”... city which are among the mm. m Canada. The oriiilll la", hy Mr. Morris. surveyor

”,...,..i of Nova scous. -xi-ted - 5,, back as 1768. but were chapl- - by Govern-W Patter-

"TI... uovernors piai. ....n'1:iec: rca of 7.U0 I . W .'.'.',ai.nrn proper occlivllld 270. ..,.i. 555 acres reserved for a C:'llll'Iltlll. The fold! to 5!. Pet!!! mg prince Town were thirty feet wide, and those to the Plllltli lots lucnty feet. The roads cov- eted H-i acres. The remaining 8.- 401 anus Were divided into pu- iure lots of twelve acres each. 9 town lots were eighty-four r one hundred and twenty feet. 'The live principal streets fronti- M on the river were to be 1m Iecl lI'i hreadth. and the others night; that. The present sites of the market building and St. Paul's thurch were reserved for a church. court house and Jail. What ,5 non Dundas Esplanade was ,.,-mart for an Ordnance yard. The land along the shore. from Prince Street to Pownal Street.

"5 set apart for store houses and a market place.

the space corresponding to Can- naugtit Square was named Fits- hertirrt square. but was farther mi ll faced Queen Street. ran back in Pownal and lay between, Sidney and Du. hester streets. kings Square was called "North square”, the others bore their presrni names. Great George Street us: the only street named Mi GtWPl'lInf Patterson's plan.

E.lRl.ll-EST HOUSES

In the i7w's. dykes. bluebem nianips and patches of woods more in be seen in what is now the centre of the city. To the north of Queen Square-evidently intended for suburban -residences lI'(lm the size of the blocks-the meets were not all run out, ututst about forty houses. prin- cipally log structures. marked the progress Charlottetown had siade at that time. The earliest description of any buildings in the town is contain- ed in a report dated October. Utah. by John Moreau. keeper of stores and provisions. and "En- gineer Ness" d Tatamagouchs. (inrnriiinately the locations are nni EIYPH The description reads. Hi iiwplling house. fifty-six by - v-six. one storey, with a put-rod roof shlngled and clap- hnarded. and filled in between with stone laid in rough mortar. two stacks of chimneys. with two owns and six fire-places. two parlors. two kitchens and lodg- iniz mums, a cellar. stoned. under Inc-hall of the house.

"-i house intended for a dwel- llrIi.' house of the same dimens ions. clapboarded and ahlngled. now used as a store. but partitions fixed up for the same number at rooms as the above house, a collar. stoned. under the whole ltniisr and a stone pier at one curl of it. for a foundation for a chimney.

of l-iiilsborough River. fifty feet wide. carried out thirty feet. solid with stones and timber. Several of the streets of Char- lntte-Tnwn entirely opened."

It RLY LA NDMARKS

The first court House was built. not on its present location but on the western corner of Queen and King Sreets. The build- htz was owned by John Cambridge and was rented to. die Govern- ment at thirty pounds a year. The hrit Episcop church services were also held H tltll bllldllll by the Rev. Theophilua Daahriaay. aim was the first Protestant flerzvman stationed on the Island.

Inltl02anawCourtBouaeand II Episcopal church were Coct- od on Queen Square nan Queen Street. The church was its Beer in Golf's store on Rte ond Simt and the Court House was on the site of the recently so- linved scalea house.

At that time the Post Office -in in the Court louse. The llllslalure also not there until that p're.l:tent Provincial Building

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A Market louse was built d Queen Square in ms at a cost 0lEm.Itsioodhtheutreal Gm! George Street where the Provincial Building now stands. Prerimiit to thin. for a few years,

Two Local Worll-ties

CTWII memorable citizens of Old harlntiotnwn, of whom Infor- V""t'l.V I no likenesses survive. am Mn-hael Doolin and John Nit Michael it was who at-

llfll the ntreets were lighted

lh"-V "Whlnl. ls carried on his houlders the short ladder by MC" he climbed to each lamp.

"'5 "sure was as familiar

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N-use of the hours them-

I lit ltati-h was the Town" Crier. "on Sales!"

timtrtling in .. gag. w "H Hermann Iruunar. ',','l' "lmllv lived in a small "W" in the out an or

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Corner Graft: and Great George Streets

a small building which tstood about where the Royal Bank now stands was used for a market.

At this time there was a Metho- dist eetlng house on Richmond Street back of the London House. and a Catholic church was built near the site of the present Basilica. When the last wooden chapel was erected the small one was removed to rpiece of ground nearby where for many years it was used as a school house. The old Kirk in mo was the fourth church erected in Charlottetown and was considered at that time a very fine building. These were all the public buildings in the city up to ma.

EARLY SCHOOL

Among the earliest schools est- ablished in Charlottetown was one taught by Mr. Alexander Richardson about the year mo. This school was held at St. John's Coffee House. which stood on the corner of Queen and Dorchester Streets where the Duncan build- ing aubsequen iy stood. Mrs. Bul- plt. wife of the Rev. John Bul- plt. the first Methodist preacher, opened a school about lillo and it was kept for many years. Her granddaughter. Mrs. Edward Robertson. taught in the same house which was the Methodist parsonage at that time. situated back of the old London House near the church. This was thought to be the first school in Charlottetown taught by a

no icon so-. creamer. mint-

father of the late Mr. Henry Har- vey. taught in a house which

The Examiner of July 4. iaeo. had occasion to comment favor- ably on the numerous and varied "signs put forth by the mercantile man of Queen Street. and its sur- roundings. swinging out in bold relial iron the walls of their shops. attracting the eye and in- viting tha attention of customers. ' The idea started. it says. "with our erratic townsman. Mr. Thoophilua L. Chappelle. on Queen Square. who was the first to hang out his manner on the outward wall; and ever since. h various 'wayn, either by swinging or other- wise. the signs of the times have been improving. and the err is 'atlll they come'.”

Noting the most prominent. The Examiner co encas with "em- blems of the lolly god. Bacchus: gilded grapes. surmounted on kegs. hung out from the saloon of John Murphy. Lower Queen Street. They present a very neat appear- ance and an inviting to those who

"W ovenlnt and extinguished Him." ,3. ",d.”

"Further Iv. across is attest. hung up conspiclous to view. is a large Baas Viol over the music store of C. P. Fletcher. no doubt indicating that music hath its charms. still further up. on the opposite side. we observe a Lion recumbent over the store of W. A.

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Varied Residences Of Early Governors

It was at Rocky Point. not Charlottetown. that the island's first Governor. Walter Patterson, took up residence when he arriv- od here with his commission in 1770. Later. however. he removed to a house on Queen Street.

Governor Fanning. who follow- lowed him in 1786. occupied the whole block within Great George. Prince, Richmond and Sidney Streets. having his manlson erect- ed upon the south corner, which

until 1850. after the house was made the Barracks his home. destroyed by fire. that the land Atferwards be erected a stately was sold in building lots. house at Holland's Grove. on the

Governor DesBarres. the third block bounded by Fitzroy. Prince. Governor, resided in the Common Euston and Great George Streets. west of the brook at Spring Governor Sir Arteus W. Young Park. on his arrival also selected the

Governor Douglas Smith. with same place. where he lived until his family. chose his quarters the present Government House in the old Barracks. and his suc- was completed. when he became cessc" Colonel Ready. for the its first occupant. He died there first arm of his administration. in 1335.

would be about ,, ” the pres- ent Trlnity Church. The I t d er of the block was laid out in orchard and garden. it was not

stood on the site of the present Legion home on Grafton Street. Alexander Brown. before taking a situation in the Central Acad- emy (forerunner of Prince of Walsh Collage) had a private school about 1324. At this time the British Government allowed

a certain sum each year to be i expended for educational pur-, l

poses.

in addition to these school: Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard kept in St. Paul's school room what would now be called a kinder- garten, then called an infant school.

At the legislative session of ill! a committee for promoting classical education ,resented their re . recommending the est-

ah eat at the Central Acad- amy.

of Robertson and Cameron. which we suppose is intended to Crown all the rest."

Congratulations TO our cmt

uled on our Centennial Program.

ine, Central Streets Work of Early Town Planners

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We wish Success to the many events sched- y

A special word of Greeting to all Visitors.

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141 GT. GEORGE ST.

On the occasion oi the l0Oili Anni- versary ef the City of Charlottetown it. ls fitting to remember our pioneers . . a The men of courage. strength and lore- sight who laid the foundations of this historic and friendly oily.

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We are not I00 years old. but we are liaoov is be associated with the l00ili Anniversary

of the incorporation of our City.

As part oi the business life of the City cl Charlottetown we are pleased to share in its

growth and pay tribute to its founders.

We in our firm wish every success to the Cen-

dial welcome to all visitors.

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