The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-04-28
ECHOES FROM THE SOUTHLAND.

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My dear Opinionites:
Here we are about two-thirds to
our journeys end and we are staying
few days to try to get an appetite
for cold weather.
To go back to get a start, the Win
ton, loaded with the editor, Mr. Jerome
F Hale, Mr. and Mrs Charles Parker,
Master Harry Parker and Sara X
Parker left Miami Tuesday morning,
April 18th. We made the ITO miles
to Palm City by early afternoon and
at three O'Clock we were comfortably
settled at Palm Villa, a hotel kept by
Mr. and Mrs Coffin. Palm City is on
the St. Lucie River and is beautifully
located. Fish is more than plentiful
and it is quite sport to watch
whole schools of fish jump clear of
the water in their attempt to escape
from the big pursuing fish, The hotel
itself is clean and comfortable, with
good beds and fine home-cooked
table. 1t is a home-like spot, and
located only two or three miles from
Stuart, it is natural point to break
the trip down the Coast
Wednesday morning, we got a nine
o'clock start for Cocoa, still on the
Indian River. 1t was growing warm
er all the time as we worked north.
Again early in the afternoon, we
were settled in our hotel, the Cocoa
House, and ready to look the town
over. We went out to the Zoo, see
ing birds and animals of Florida as
well as some of the imported variety.
The Cocoa House was very comfort
able and in a location famous, even
years ago, as one of the beauty spots
in a land where fishing and hunting
is plenty.
Thursday morning took us to Day
tona with the weather growing in
creasingly hot and the roads not i'm
proving. The season was over and
things were quiet, with the big
hotels closed. We were at the
able as far as accommodations were
concerned. As Jerome" had never
been over the Ormand-Daytona Beach
and we found the tide was right all
the afternoon we went over the
sands, along one of the most perfect
beaches in the world. Friday morn
ing. we were off for st. Augustine.
The road wasn't the best but better
than from Daytona to st. Augustine.
The Monson was our hotel and it was
but with reservations ahead,
we were we'll taken care of. But st.
was whiting under merci-
less sun and there wasn't much to be
done but to wait for the sun to go
down.
Saturday morning, we were in Jax
in season to put the car on the boat
and go up to the Seneca hotel to wait
for the train Sunday morning, for
the sun was still doing its best to
melt Jax and we missed the friend
ly breeze of Miami, which keeps us
from the prostrating heat of north
ern Florida.
Sunday was train ride and Flor
ence, S. C. was our destination. We
didn't see much of the city except
'The Florence" for we got in at
eight p. m. and left ott Monday
morning at $40 for an all-day ride
to Washington. And here we are at
the Continental, where we have
been having some gray, rainy days,
great contrast to the sunshine of
Miami. Our Miami friends are fol-
owing us up as Mr. and Mrs Gaskill
and daughter, Ruth, came Tuesday
and are here at the Con-
mental and Mr. and Mrs G o Grid
ey, Mrs Harpin and Miss Kathleen
Davis were here during Tuesday |
afternoon.
We may not have mentioned in our
etters that the Gales have become |
lll-the-year around Miamians, as
hey have bought an apartment