Continued from page h QUEEN SQUARE

The late W. R. Watson, Esq., chemist and druggist, used to say that when he came to Charlotte- town in 1843, Queen Street was overgrown with grass. and had only a cart track through the centre of it. That probably was the case. but as we remember it a year or two later, it was not quite so bad as that. The streets leading in from St. Peter's and Nialpeque toads to the market, and the lower part of Queen Street to the whan-es, being travelled on, were more like thoroughfares; all the others looked like country lanes and made good pasturage fur the pigs and cows that were allowed to roam about at their own sweet will.

llogreeves were often ppointed from among the young gentlemen, and their duties were to have the pigs and cows taken to the pound on the outskirts of the town. One thing we remember was the ap- pnllllmcfll of a young law-student, who was afterwards a prominent lawyer in Charlottetown, to the position of hogreeva. Probably the event would have escaped our niemory if we had not heard a young lady say of him: ”I am glad so-and-so has something to do.-it will keep him from goa- siping at the Apothecaries Hall

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Barracks Were Located gNear Connaught Square

up their residence here. The sec- ond Gulnare not being quite up to their expects” . they had the third one built h Quebec. She proved a failure. and Mr. lobert Longworth undertook to build the fourth. All were topsail schooners. and we understand the fourth Gul- nare was more satisfactory. After that they had their first steamer, the Margaretta Stephenson. built by and belonging to a firm in Gum bec by the name of Stephenson.

Further along and almost dir- ectly below where the Duncan House later stood. was the Dun- can shipyard, where the ring of the workman's hammer was constant- ly heard. and where the largest ship ever built on this Island, re- gistering 1.791 tons. was launched in the year 1858, by the firm of Duncan, Mason and Co.. and named ”!l'?.tgel" after Mr. Duncan's only C l .

OTHER 31-IIPYARDS

Mr. Heardls shipyard was about where the railway yard is, only nearer where .the railway wharf is built.

On the shore not far from the Kensington shooting range of la- ter date was McGill's shipyard, where there appeared to be al- ways a vessel on the stocks. Some ,of the old shipbuilders used to say. that shipbuilding was like making patchwork quilts. and that when one was finished there was almost enough material left to make another, and in that way

or Stamper'I Corner."

As there were no City Fathers, at that time the improvement of the streets was left very much to nature-the sides of the street and squares were not levelled for many years after; and it was an amuse- ment for the children to jump from hilllock to hillock in King's

they were induced to go on build- ing. But the wooden ships of P. E. Island are now amongst the things of the past.

On part of Kensington range the land was very low and wet. caused by a stream running in from be- yond the St. Peter's Road. The way

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to the McGill shipyard was along

5Cllh'iI'9- and Play hide and Seek the shore and as the outlet from through the small spruce bushes the stream to the Hillsborough then allowed to grow in and about River was wide, a bridge was built Hillsborough Square. over it. On the north side of the

bridge was a floodgate. or sluice. ITREET CONDXTIONS and as the water rose quite high.

The condition of the streets in

it caused a whirpool. It was a

. . , great amusement to children to

i844 recalls to mind the improving throw chips or sucks mm the 9" um-mg WW" 0f "ml P3" of water and watch them drawn into

' Euston Street called Gallows Hill. the var-text, Tin gfrong "gm; of All 510118 the east side of Great the bridge afforded safe protect-

George Street, where Euston Street crosses it, the ground rose abruptly, extending through the greater part of Holland Grove, as it was then called, across Euston Street and along the the enu-ance

ion. About fifty yards beyond the bridge and standing upon rising ground was an object of great in- terest to all. A large vat had peels built for the purpose of rendering oil from seals. brought in by the

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ed "over the river", or "Murphy's Point". The landing-,.'ace on that side was a long, rough structure. extending from the shore at Mur- phy'I Point. This wharf was so low that at high tide it was al- most covered with water. It was hardly safe on such occasions. The ferry boats were either sail or rowboats; sometimes, but not often, they carried a horse and wagon.

These simple craft were super- seded by a larger boat called a "team" boat, (referred to in previ- ous paragraphs) from the fact that the propelling power was fur- nished by I team of horses. The horses walked round and round in the centre of the boat, being har- nessed to a machine that resem- bled s "merry-go-rouiid," which was geared to the paddle wheels on each side of the boat. Later on the bones were uaiisposed to position either alongside or di-

Then came the large paddle boats Princess of Wales and Si. Law- rence, and they in turn gave way to the splendid and efficient boat: the Northumberland and Princess.

CHURCH FIRE BELLS

Old St. Paul's and St. James' (or The-Kirk as it was called) were the two largest and most fashionabl places of worship. They were the first to procure bells. Then there was old St. Dun- stanls Cathedral, which had both a bell and a clock, the latter us- ually being called ”the town clock”. Those bells were the only fire alarms on which the citizens had to depend. and to hear them sounding in the middle of the night used to strike terror to many hearts, for the means of fighting fire were primitive. albeit there was always a willing and competent volunteer fire brigade ready to answer the call of duty.

: ,3 ing from Grafton Street past Kent

in the Malpeque Road. Any one

temembmng some of the old cob island sealing vessels. Whose ven- Ws 0" the east side of Maw3E2Ziiil3.'2”3.fX31”i'.1f5J'il?cf33 que Road could see they were it stood for many yen" in .9, hm” W ' 5'-ism e19Va'i”"- 1” pearance the vat reminded us of I steps were cut in the hill side up huge square cup mg uucgr giud. In the front doon. ing fully twenty feet high and

The house built by the late Mr. about a foot from the around. John l-ieartz, and the one adjoining .Shll1S Wm! ll'llm1El'lBlr8 elm! 00 it were decidedly on the hill side; 9'” 9”” Every "'2 9" nine 3'95" the lower front parts of brick were 1" the 1340 5- Tm M"3"”t will high enough for umpsp but the ock of Saint Johnt. N. 3., brought brick ends were lost in the hill Sulf”g:t"::"nb" fl J: "M "1" put bum M wwd' M arrizreed frornghlfast Iryeland'wit.h ..house proper. opened from the six hundred ma thhlty plsdngen back 0" the high 3""md' on board' twenty-six died before .We well remember. hearing that they reached here. Later on she tuallows Hill was being cut down brought g gfegt many scotch jmmj. and that a coffin and human bones grgntt,

i d bee dit . " " ""b'd rsvns ou-rant.-:Ax

The remains were allegedly Iiose of a .man who, on the evid- on ship we femembgf very well ence of his own son, had years wgg the "Lady constable," She ago been convicted of theft and arrived here on the 21st of May, arson. hanged there. and buried 1847. and had four hundred and under the gallows. forty assengers. When they were

On the west side of Great George out some dayl. this fever of I Street, the land was low and boggy VH7 mthhllxllllglf tyltiyenbs-oke( motif with occasion 1 . among em. wen - ve o e 3 dry ground extend number died before they reached this harbour, eight others died soon after coming into port, or within

alnd Fitzroy Lo lsuston, or the mid- d e of the block. out through what . 1", day'-

is now called Chestnut Street.

The high ground of Holland Grove caggg ";,”:,f"',,,1,lf,?,l',',,',lt',',,:"'.',,'&2 '"” 5 IWEIV 59” mckly WW5”! people of Charlottetown. What was with forest and ornamental trees. .0 be done with me in ma dying A large and quaint-looking house, u n f 0 1- g u n g to 5 go unexpectedly with an observatory on th- top. thrown upon our hands; I shelter showing above the trees, was sit- must be provided for them. some uated on the centre or highest part suggested the Marine Hospital at of the ground. it had been built the and of the Brighton Road. and and occupied by the first Colonel 01! l-he fl-ll'Ulel'm0It lllft 01 GOVWW Holland; was Government House mini HW39 flm (WV vm'”"' (nr 3 short time. Md in 1344 W” Park) but that was not allowed. nccupicd by John Grubb. Esq.. who An" ' My 0' N” " "owed had come to Charlottetown from Mu" W” mm!” 'n:tt:d on M. England a few years previously. 'g”t,:"”K'c": belch Wm"gmm

This belt of trees ti-om Holland l'Q,.m',? ,nd"','j,,,,, dhmeg Grove continued on both sides of 0, when NW, mm, c.,.. Huston Street or Gallows Kill vent 1,. The yguow mg gym; ovu- M"-hV'"d1y "WW '"'9" "'9 M3l' this unfinished house made it look peque Road. past where the Wool- vgry digmgl, but g more dismal an Mills have stood and extending gight was the many rough-board be the lower Mslpeque Road. This coffins of all sizes, carried past Spring Park property, belonged at on a truck to the cemetery on St. um nine to the family of the old Peter's Road. (th I new human Colonel Grey. It was a very lav. ground) and to orlte resort in gummg (or bag, one contained a victim of the dread

on, till it lost itself in Governor's Pond.

IIIIPIUILDING DAYI

and two twice day as fever lasted. but even "plague was my " and survl

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ried on, and business was brisk and productive of much activity. on uh Notable ANNIVERSARY of our City ;

The most common means of con- veying water for the extinguishing of flames was by passing buckets of water along a line of men from the pump to the burning buildings.

rectly over the paddle wheels. the rotary power being derived from a machine similar to a thresh- ing mill of later days.

subsequent to this we had a steam-boat of the high-pressure order, a fearful and wonderful thing to see. You could hear her puffing and groaning during the whole course of her passage sense the river, shattering the

SPRING PARK

We have every reason to be proud of our Victoria Park which for situation and natural beauty

park that Charlottetown people possessed; for in years gone by we had what was called Spring

Park, which although the private property at that time of Colonel J. ll. Gray. he allowed the citizen to enjoy. Extending tom about where Douglas Street now is as far out as the cross road leading from the upper to the lower Mal- peque Road l(Elm Avenue). it was thickly covered at that time with a growth of spruce and other trees. and had a beautiful spring of cold. pure water. It was very shady and cool in summer time, and was the favorite resort for public teas and pic i . One we especially re- membe was the Sons of Temper- ance Tea, which was the finest of the season and was largely attend- ed. This society was quite an in- fluential one at that this and made a fine show when they paraded out to the grounds on the day of their tea.

In winter the pleasure consisted mostly in lectures concerts, baz- aars and "tea-fights." which were usually held in the Temperance Hall. later known as the Kinder- garden (now The Guardian office.) One tea given in 1883 by the vol- unteers might be mentioned. It was a very brilliant affair. under the management of the elite of the town. who brought their own all- ver and china which with the gaily decorated cakes. flowers. etc..

can hardly be surpassed in any calm of the Iummer'I day and country. Yet it was not the first

sending her notes of distress far

which decked each table, made a very attractive display. The hall

on every hand. The ferry was in those days managed by T. B. Tremaine, Esq. This boat proved a failure. and she was later to be seen stranded high and dry upon the shore where she made a first rate plaything for the boys of the town. I

MAIL PACKETS

In those days the malls were conveyed to and from the Island by what were called sailing-pach eta. The first steamer we remem- ber was called the Rose; she was not very large, but a very fair boat for that day. After the Bose came the Rosebud-somewhat of a reversion of the natural ordu -owned by Mr. William Heard. She was built in Charlottetown. somewhere near where the pru- ent Railroad Station is situated. She too proved a failure. The came the ill-fated Fairy Quea. whose tragic history has offs been relaf d. Her successor was a screw steamboat called the Lady LeMarchant - quite a good boat. After her came the Westmoreland, l a side-wheeler, distrusted at. first

on account of her resemblance N ' the run queen, but iii. cums I out to be a satisfactory boat;

ONE HUND

We

and mindful of

in Charlottetown are proud of this notable event,

fidently look to one future.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

RED YEARS

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May the years ahead be abundantly

fruitful for our City and Province as

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was trimmed with military em- blems and flags. After the tables were cleared a concert was given and enjoyed by a crowded house.

When the slelghlng was good our streets were v lively as there was a good den of driving done, and there were many fine turnouts, those of the military of- ficers who were stationed here at the time being particularly stylish. Dances and other parties were fre- quently given by the citizens and at Government House, where, in those days such things were the rule and not the exception. So- ciety was much more conserva- tive, and there was very little mixing of the different classes; those who had the entree to Gov- ernment House were people of high standing. either through family or position.

TH 0LD BARRACK5

T leads one to say something abo military affairs of early days, as t ey had pretty much the ruling of social function. The barracks were situated near the old jail square (Connaught Square) and embraced all that land known as the Esplanade and xtended as far back as the street. which runs

tbecharloftetowit from Waterstraetto The o quarters weualang the westsidsandthe

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ofthlssquare.andoverlookingt.barency has M ' 1i in- river, were rsngedtheiortsendiarastoatbls . , pruulne.ha cannon. apllsd Herealsowssplscedtitesignal WW”. NU-

station. a tell. double-muted with cross-yards in the This was to notify the to

what kind of a ship was into the harbour. Different colour- ed flags were used for Iiutals. thus: forabarquosbluaflag; a bi-igeredoimaschooaar a white; and a steamship half-red and white. On the yard arms were ge black balls to indicate what po t the vessels came from tbatisfromtheeutorweet It was very convenient for business people as they nearly all

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3 gig”) of go;-t gnd thgy war. were With 030 exception. dismant- wam thlswayoftheirap-ledandtheordnanceandotber pg-oach, . equipment shipped to Halifax The

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ANCIENT FAIJIIR!

Scientists have toiuui mice. is northern Ira of a farm economy that existed Ml? years ago.

About one hundred years had General. Captain Holland. design-

ed the alt til, Charlottetown and Garrison. 1: year the " '- found we; disposed of by auction.

considerable quantity of ordn- ance had still remained at the Blockhouse until the year 1856, when began its removal to the Barrack square. During its remov- al an 18 pounder gun slipped from its sling and rolled over the bank to the water's edge where it re- mained for some years. It was sub- sequently conveyed from thence by Theophllus DesBrisay. and placed by him. at the corner of the Apothe-

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csries l-lall (now Hu hes' drug store) where it 5 yet be seen. TROOPS WITHDRAWN

After the regular troops had

been withdrawn the Barrack square remained a parade ground for the volunteer mi itia. as well as a fav- orite resort for citizens. and the subsequent sale of the prope by auction caused quite a lot of c ag- rln. in the M nitor newspaper of

TO ALL ON - CHARLOTTETOWN'S CENTENNIAL

WISHES,

June. last, the following paragraph appears:

"The Battery. or Barrack Square -much to the annoyance of a large number of our citizens-was sold by auction by Messrs. J. and T. Morris on Tuesday lost. This beautiful property was put up and sold in twenty-one lots of various size. Along the sea-face, command- ing a magnificent view of our

A CORDIAL WELCOME TO - VISITORS

noble harbour . . . a carriage-way or Esplanade has been reserved, sixty feet wide. connecting at Wa- ter Street at one extremity. and with Sydney Street at the other. Two streets. running at right angles with Sydney and Water Streets,

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and extending from the former to the latter. have also been reserved. The purchaser of each lot is bound to erect a two-story building there- on, and there is every probability

that ere the lapse of many years.

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