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Barnes on this farm, one of the Owens girls married Howard Bradley Hornby. This farm was bought by J. A. Willoughby for a summer home and golf links. In 1927 the Bunker Hill was cut to eliminate a sharp curve or corner which became dangerous when cars became numerous. In 1908 when we came to Stewarttown there where no cars here. Dr. Nickell, the veterinary in Georgetown had the first car and Dr. Dick Nixon the second. Coming down the hill the first house on the left (the Humphreys house) was owned by a Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hood. Mr. Hood had a small tannery down on the flats behind his home beside the road allowance there. Whenever you saw Mr. Hood, you saw agitated or angry dogs following and barking. They had one son J.D. and one daughter Mrs. Alex Hume. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson lived in the next house (Cooks). She was a daughter of David Cross who built this house for her. She was a charter member of the W.A. of Anglican Church (St. John's) and also a charter member of the Esquesing Women's Institute. Old Mrs. Nixon lived in the next house (Audrey McLean's) with her daughter Maggie. One of her sons Dr. Alfred Nixon was in partnership with Dr. Webster of Norval. Their office was in Georgetown. Dr. Dick Nixon joined with them later. The other son Chris Nixon was a harness maker and the adjoining building was his harness shop. Mr. and Mrs. Schoales lived in the next house. She was Annie Smethurst, aunt of Mrs. C. A. Grant. They moved to Toronto in 1910. The next place was empty but was later used as a Mens' Club. Bob Appelbe and others built a pool table and the men had many good times there. Mr. Wm. Bescoby was caretaker. The next building was the store, where the Community hall is now. One side was store, the other half was an implement store. This part afterwards became the Municipal Council Chamber. Mr. Mitchell who kept store lived in Eddie Sandford's house next to the flour mill. The hall was above the store and the entrance to it was up outside wooden stairs to a veranda. Many good parties were held here both fashionable with the white gloves etc. and the ordinary ones. Mr. Goodson Appelbe playing the violin, his wife at the piano supplied much of the music. Mr. Mitchell also drove the rural mail. He would go to Georgetown to get two bags of mail, drop one off at the store and drive on to Ashgrove with the other. The mail was sorted and put into pigeon holes, waiting for people to call for it. Going back a little on the streets and on the other side of the road at the foot of the hill was a small four roomed house where the Baileys came to live on Sept. 28 1908 (Mrs. Bailey is the writer of this). The next place was the hotel kept by Mr. and Mrs. Neil McPhail. They had one boy Laughton. Unfortunately there was a fire October 5, 1909 when these two buildings were completely destroyed. No person was hurt but the Baileys lost many things. The next building was a blacksmith shop belonging to the Murray or Tracy estate. [It] was rented by Mr. Beatty who lived up the village where Mr. and Mrs. Poulson are now living. It was close to fire but not damaged. The next house was brick and owned by Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Tracy. Mr. Tracy was Township Esquesing Historical Society Newsletter 2