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American Civil war, the nickname seems to be a harmless one, not carrying any moral reproach, or sinster suggestion: and one is almost disposed to suspect that the pre-loyalist settlers had been already called Bluenoses by the people of the more southern colonies, perhaps in sarcastic allusion to the supposed effect of our colder winters on the human complexion, and that the Loyalists brought the word with them and used it as a convenient and disrespectful designation for the old settlers. But this is mere conjecture, and against it is the fact that Mr. Bailey deemed it necessary to explain it to these two New England Loyalists Whatever its origin as the name of a species of potato, I conclude it was first applied to people in the County of Annapolis not earlier than the arrival of the Loyalists. On September 28th, 1787, Mr. Bailey advised Rev. S. Parker, at Boston, of the shipment to him of six barrels of potatoes, of which No. 5 consists of "rose and blue noses."

We very much regret that the second article of the series respecting the Wetmore Family, of Charlotte County, N. B., will not appear until the issue of our April number, the receipt of some valuable information at a later date having necessitated the recasting of the second and following articles.—Ed.

The St. John Sun, dated February 15bh, mentions the death of Joseph Daniels at Somerville, Mass., he being a former well-known resident of Hopewell Hill. It is further stated that he was about 75 years of age, was a son of Joseph Daniels, sr., and a grandson of Wm. Daniels, the original owner of the Daniels grant, one of the first subdivisions into which Hopewell parish was divided. Any information respecting the early members of the family, their origin and their descendants, is respectfully requested.—J. D. M. K.