.52s it; and; being situated on the river side? was a favourite reesrt fer picnic parties and pedestrians. ‘The Methodists held their annual Sunday School feast there° Directly across Great George Street from the Fanning houSe and sta— bles was a fencedéin piece of grass known as Mr. Brenanvs field. some years later St. Patrick‘s Hall, now Queen Square Scho6l, was built upon that ground.

” “ next to Brenan‘s field was a large and handSome brick residence oWned and occupied by John Norris Esq. It was similar in appearance to the Peaks house on Water Streetg"As'brick “Were not easily obtained and brick houses were refit‘nr;"nbrris was generally named John Brick Morris to distinguish him from another Jehn Morris who had lived in towna The Morris family moved from their house, and the Hon. Small mscdonald"t00k it end there Mr. macdonald died in 1849.' Adjoining the‘Mbrris’ brick house was a two storey building;"probably built for a store; a Mr. Clark had his shop there: 'Then came the CanerOn property9 on.which Was M:."Camersn s house and warehOuse or stable with a large yard betweeng and a nice garden at the back.’ Gardens were .«, "in the long ago for each one had to grOw his own Fes er«.:d withOut, as only potatoes and turnips were ; inght to market.‘ mes. Cameron had a shop in the west side of her'house, to Which her son attended. Her husband, Ewen Cameron, Sr., had been drowned a few years previously when bathing in the Charlotte Town HarbOur.

”“' Adjoining the Cameron property was a vacant piece of ground Which had either been fenced in or the fence taken anayg for the posts were standing, and they were useful for anyone to tie his horse to, whilst he was attending his bus- iness in toWn.' Next to this came a small two—storey house9 in Which a'cocper;"named Kelly, lived. Hoops and barrel staves were numerous about his house; and in the vacant lot and did not at all add to the appearance or tidiness of the place.

And now we come to the corner known by even the oldest inhabitant as "Stamper' 8 Corner". (Now ProwseBros. Corner) There the youngsters of old Charlotte Town bought their books, stationery, their toys and valentines. M1. Stamper was a particularly neat and gentlemanly little Engb lishman.' He kept the latest English and Colonial newspapers and periodicals and this shop'was a favorite resort. His small yard and neat little stable were between his house and Kelly'S'and opened on Richmond Street or Queen Square. In 1845 mr; Stamper had his stable changed into a shop; it was small but large enough for a Mrs. Forsythe and her daughter,