-35- the land of Charles Stewart , Esq. The Stewart house which was in some distance from , was about where the rear part of Lo W» Watson's (later Jamieson's) drug store later stood. It was a one-storey house raised quite high from the ground, and there were seven or eight steps to the front door, over which was a look-out supported by pillars. They must have had a fine orchard, judging by the number of fruit trees, of different kinds, that could be seen over the high board fence, which extended from the Daview property to the Stewart house. Round about the house were willow and other trees, and a low railing separated the front garden from the street. Three old ladies lived there, Miss KeUy /t^1 Miss Mary and Miss Margaret Stewart , very dignified in ap- t pearance. The Stewart stable was on the corner of Queen and Grafton Streets , where the Medical Hall later stood (now Rogers Hardware Co. Ltd.). Stables were very much in evi¬ dence round about in the old days, and promin¬ ent corners and sites seemed to be the favorite places to build them*, Some time in 1845 the Misses Stewart sold part of their land to Dr. Hobkirk , who built a handsome dwelling on it, and lived there for some years. In the early fifties Doctor Hobkirk sold his house and land to Mr„ Heard, who built a large brick store and did business there. He event¬ ually moved his house back and built another store, the one which Moore and MacLeod now own. (Much smaller, of course, than the present day store, which underwent several changes),, The Apothecaries' Hall was always on the corner of Queen and Grafton Streets . In the 1840's the proprietor was Thomas DesBrisay , Esq,,, son of the Revo Theo DesBrisay . He and his sonT Theophilus, usuaxly dispensed medicines, and often gave both medicine and advice gratis to the poor. The store was a great rendezvous for the young men of that time, as drug stores generally are* The main building has had many changes since then. There were no other stores in it, and it did not extend quite as far along as the present building. In 1844 it was the residence of Mr, Solomon DesBrisay , another son of the old Parson, as the Rev. Theophilus DesBrisay was usually called, Mr. Solomon Des ¬ Brisay had three sons, Theophilus, Alexander (Eck) and Aretas. There were four daughters. The family moved to Bathurst, N.B. , where some of their descendantsreside. Theophilus, the eldest son, was drowned in one of the docks in Liverpool, England . The adjoining house, situated end towards the Square on , belonged to a man named Hart; he was a tanner, and had one of the numerous tanneries