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building is now, and for some years has been used solely for its original purpose.

May I be forgiven for again passing very slightly beyond my proper limits. During a portion of the latter half of the present century there were certain citizens who never could refrain from giving expression. to their very real loyalty. On the Queen's birthday, the anniversary of the landing of the Loyalists, and whenever opportunity offered, Col. Thurgar, the elder, called for three cheers for Her Majesty, Col, Foster superintended the setting off of fireworks, and lastly Charles Frost discharged his little cannon from near his cottage on the top of Gallows Hill to make our hearts beat in Victoria ward, that was to be.

The opening of the year 1778 found Major Studholme comfortably established with his little garrison at Fort Howe and the confidence of the settlers at Portland Point began to return. However, they were not yet free from anxiety, for at times the air was filled with very disquieting rumors. The Indians were restless, and it was felt might at any time take the warpath, privateers haunted the coasts and now and then made a descent upon the peaceful habitations of the settlers, and there was always the possibility of invasion from the westward.

John Allan after his flight to Machias still contrived to keep in touch with the St. John river Indians, and at one time was successful in stirring them up to renewed hostilities against the loyal inhabitants and the garrison at Fort Howe. But Allan had now an