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who came down from Maugerville for the purpose. The doctor received £1. 4. 0 for his board for 16 days and £2 for his professional services. Although Dr. Nevers was elected a member of the House of Assembly and was a Justice of the Peace, he did not prove a loyal subject at the time of the Revolution, for when the Machias rebels under John Allan invaded the river St. John in 1777, he joined them, and when a little later they were compelled to decamp he accompanied them to Machias, where he thenceforth resided.

The December number of The New Brunswick Magazine will be a double number, illustrated so far as the nature of the contents will admit of illustration, and with a variety of good papers by leading writers, in addition to the regular series of continued articles. Some of these will relate particularly to matters connected with Christmas and the winter season in provincial history, among which will be:—

The March of the 104th, by James Hannay; A Notable Halifax Mystery, by Harry Piers; The Wreck of the Ship England; The Story of a Monument, by Jonas Howe; The Early Days of the Electric Telegraph; Christmas as It Was, by Clarence Ward, etc. A paper of special value will be that of Prof. W. F. Ganong, on the effect of the Ashburton Treaty in respect to these provinces. Other papers by new writers are expected, but the subjects cannot be announced at the time of writing.

The December number will be sold to non-subscribers at twenty-five cents, and a double edition will