In a short time this new fruit became widely known and has spread all over the country.

In a portion of the Guion property once owned by the late George Case, Esq., and nearly opposite the old Eels mansion on North street, leading to the depot, was discovered a few years since the remains of a large bed of charcoal, marking the site of the summary execution of a negro, one hundred and ten years ago, for murder, as appears from the following :

" New York Post Boy, January 16th, 1766 : A few days since a negro man belonging to Mr. George Trail, of New Rochelle, killed a woman, (Miss De Blez), his house-keeper, by a blow with a small ax on the head, of which wound she expired ; the villain immediately fled and concealed himself in a haystack, where he was found after a diligent search, tried by three Justices of the Peace and ordered to be burnt, which sentence was put into execution in New Rochelle last week."

Near the western entrance of the village stands the Presbyterian church -- a beautiful golhic stone edifice with tower and spire. The Presbyterian Society claims succession from the original French church gathered together soon after the settlement of the place in 16S9. In this view, they must represent some minority of the Huguenots ; for in 1709 the majority conformed to the Church of England, according to the charter of Trinity church, New Rochelle -- which specified that on the