The Newtown bee., 1902-05-30
Poster, Besse & Company,
 956 and 958 Main St. Bridgeport.

eye can see either way, with no rocks or pebbles at all and with no under tow, the bathing place is unsurpassed.
 New Smyrna was settled in l765 by Dr
 Andrew Turnbull, who was engaged
 in the cultivation of sugar cane and
 indigo and the coquina rock walls of
 the sugar houses, looking like ruins of
 forts, still remain, as do the indigo
 vats, which are in splendid condition.
 There are three of these, the largest
 one 15 feet long by four wide and two
 and one-half high. One of the objects
 of much interest to the visitor is the old Spanish mission or ruins of Colum- 1 bus chapel, mile to the west, ot the | village, and claimed to be the oldest
 It's vine-clad walls, arches and chapel are in fair state of preservation, and
 we were surprised that this ancient piece of architecture has escaped so long the notice of historians. Our camera has been of service and now we can see it again, with our visiting company. Another thing of interest
 is the -old canal, some 10 feet wide from the Indian river going west a mile or more, then south a mile and then east into the Indian river, and built up of cOquina rock. There are also four or five large square wells, we'll built of the same coquina rock. This is hard rock mostly formed of shells with the action of the salt water. We drove over to another ob- ject of much interest, an old ruin called ''The Rock House." three miles to the north of the village, on the river. There is no history of the same as l could find. It is situated on hill 30 feet or more high and composed wholly of shells. The build of the walls show it to have been one and one- half stories, with loop holes in the walls. The doorways and windows still show, but large cedar trees have grown up inside and the branches have [ forced cracks in the walls, so that it soon will fall to pieces in some places. A few rods to the north of this ruin, on the same hill, is one of the largest | live oaks have seen, and the branches start out from the body near the ground. A railroad track has been laid to this huge she'll mound, and the | streets are made from the shells, and l such fine roads, we do not, see north. l They are shaded by the: stately palm and magnolia and the old live oak l covered with dropping fringe of moss. The hommockS here abound with rab- bit, squirrel, quail, turkey, deer and bear. Last week a. bear was shot in this place that weighed nearly 600 pounds, by George Fitch, and c. E. Moore caught two young wild cats, while yesterday we walked up to within 100 feet of as many ducks on the shore, but I had no gun with me. called on the old hermit living on 'lse of ground in the dense hommock, between the Indian river and the sea, md mile to the south of us He has ived there all alone many years. He COX Kne out to see where the bears anne, to their wallowing holes in his arden patch. His garden is we'll haded by the tall and stately palm rees, and as the strawberries and mul- errles of various kinds were ripe we lst enjoyed our visit there. The mos uitos tried to drive us away but we i'd not leave till well filled. We shall )on be starting north, as we are about ne last or the visitors to remain, and can say that. the winter has been one the most enjoyable I have passed. [rS Woodward, and Miss Trowbridgc Woodbury, and Mrs Northrop Of oxbury, who with the genial depot laster of Roxbnry, have made Orange ity their home for part of the winter, ave aided much in the pleasure of the aSon, and will be remembered by { tends here. Clayton. t