Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-06

! older rival, Mellonville, which presents a very
! lonely appearance. Capt. NJ. J. DOYLE its mer-
/ chant prince, Is now doing business at Sam
/ ford.
The South Florida Railroad brings marked
4 increase in trade to the Sanford merchants
! The train out on Thursday night carried a
/ large number of passengers, who were we'll
loaded down with purchases made during the
day. People from Orlando and along the line
| of the road can come to Sanford on the morn
ing train, attend TO their business, make their
| purchases, and get back to their homes before
supper time. Such schedule as this brings
small crowd of visitors to town every morning
found the railroad in excellent order, and
the run to Maitland was made In such a short
time that could hardly realize the fact. Long
wood is at present the most important town
between Sanford and Maitland and noticed a
good deal of building going on. including a
neat little Episcopal Church edflce. A large
amount of freight was put of there, as well as
at SHOWS Station. But il is evident that twelve
months hence there will be half dozen or
more new aud growing towns scattered over
this Territory, and adding very much to the
passenger travel and freight business of the
road.
Maitland has grown very much since my last
visit, and is now quite a pretentious place.
The elegant Fluvanna House and the substan-
| tial Park Hotel have drawn thither a great
crowd of visitors during the past winter, and
it frequently happene1 that both hotels and all
the boarding houses were full. ana no accom-
modatiOns could be found This has led to the
preparation of plans for a new and larger
a market house. there is no reason why Matt
land could not support two more good hotels.
There is no more quiet and attractive winter
resort Ia Florida. and a constant increase in the
number of visitors each succeeding winter
shows how well pleased such gueats are with
that beautiful region OF charming little lakes,
New winter homes are also being established in
and around Maitland. which causes many addi-
tions to the business portion of the town.
DEATH OF CAPT STUART.
As the De Barry steamed away from Alexan-
ders Landing. Lake BereSford the second
officer ran the flags up to half mast, and an
nounced that Clpt Richard Fl. Stuart, The
veteran steamboat ccmmanter, had died at
his home, near there, early Monday morning.
Few men We're better known to the travel
ing public in Florida. Long before the war he
was on the old eesmb oat Carolina, with Capt,
CoXetter. and commanded the Florida before
Capt. T. E. Shaw Gather of Capt. W. n Shaw
took charge of that steamer. He became
quite prOmlnens as q commander, when many
of the present steamboat captains were
youths, and not few were infants of tender
years.
Since tie war Capt Stuart had been con-
nected with the Brock line Of steamers. asid
hsd commanded some of the best boats on the
river. A few years ago he suIeFintenced the
reconstruction of the ste amer Gtorge III. Bird,
which he commanded for time, end ~aS sue
ceeded by Capt Wm A. Shaw. Lately. how
ever, he had spent much time at his orange
grove on Lake Beresford, a sufferer from
rheumatism. He was O frank, OpeE-heart6d,
blunt man. and his death will be deeply re-
GREETED by wide circle of friends and ac-
quaiutances, who will sympathize with his
afflicted family
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
Ihave never seen 50 few really good oranges
as during the past winter, either in Atlanta or
Florida. 1t may be that have had bad luck
in selecting them but l hear the same COM
plant from other persons, who ask, What
has become of the good orange -
Imagine my surprise to find Mondays
Savannah MORNING NEWS on sale at Palatka
the same afternoon at i've O'Clock l could
scarcely believe it, and when | brought the
paper on board the De Baty, it created SEN
sation that would have done Barnum's heart
good. Look out for a big increase in the circu-
1ation of the NEWS in Florida from this date
under the fast schedule.
The only grove in v bich / have seen any
ripe oranges on the trees, during my present
visit. is that of Captain Fenwick, acting purser
of this steamer He has a twenty thousand
dollar place at Welaka, on high bluff, over
looking the river, and several thousand oranges
still remain on the trees, which shows that the
frost did not ipjure the crop. He has sold
about twenty five hundred dollars worth OF
oranges the present season, and will gather
another lot this week tried some of his or
anges to-day, and have tasted none better in
Florida He considers his grove a regular
"big bonanza" CHATHAM.