The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-25
LOVELY LAKE CHARM.
One of the Prettiest Spots in Florida
and It's SURROUNDINGS,

and It's Surroundings.
Oviedo, Fla, Oct 24.-Many of the
finest orange groves in the state are To-
Gated in this vicinity, and about the
earliest shipments of moderately ripe
oranges are made from here. This has
given Oviedo and its beautiful suburb,
Lake Charm, mile distant, a national
reputation, and drawn here many dis
tinguished winter residents from the
north and west,
Among others might be named Bishop
Hurst, Of the northern Methodist church,
and DR.. Henry Foster, who has famous
sanitarium at Clifton Springs, n. Y, and
is a man Of large means and great public
spirit. In addition to his splendid grove
up on the South Florida Branch Railroad,
TO Sanford, he owns a beautiful winter
residence at Lake Charm, and has erected
there very neat little church building,
for the use of all denominations.
Z. L. Mead, of New York, has very
large grove at Lake Charm, the irriga-
ting plant of which has attracted great
deal of favorable comment. Mr.. Mead
has INDUCED his taste for landscape gar
dening and made his place wonderfully at
tractive by his valuable collection of
plants and shrubs. The terminus of the
Indian River and Sanford railroad, now
run by the South Florida railroad, is in
front of his residence and extensive
grounds.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad now has a lease of the East Flor
ida railroad from Orlando to OViedo. and
has been giving the South Florida railroad
a sharp pull on the orange business from
this place. This week, however, they are
extending their road to Lake Charm, and
will make a pull for a good share of the
business from that desirable point.
Their depot will be in the rear of j. H.
Lees place on the lake. and convenient
for the public. -..
Lake Charm, from which the place
takes its name, is a beautiful oblong
sheet of water, entirely surrounded by
neat cement walk, and adorned with
choice plants and lovely flowers. There
is no town noise or business center to dis
turb the rural quiet of the scene.
Both of these rival railroads were orig
inally headed for the least coast" now
SO completely gobbled up by Millionaire
Flagler Rumor says the Florida Central
and Peninsular railway may possibly
push its present short extension from
OviedO to Lake Charm, on to the vicinity
of Rockledge, on the Indian river. Such
move might lead the South Florida to
make a similar extension, as both have
charters under which they can build to
the least coast" The Florida Central
and Pennsular railway would reap the
greatest benefit from such an extension,
as it would give them through line of
their own from Columbia, S. c., to Rock
ledge, or some other desirable point on
the Indian river. They have pushed their
previous extensions from Waldo to Oviedo
with an evident purpose to get perma-
nent fOothold all through this section of
the state
While the groves hereabout have suf-
fered from the heavy wind and rain
storms of recent date, the general loss is
not so great as in more exposed regions.
Orange growers feel hopeful of coming out
pretty well in the final reckoning.
Business is not booming yet, as it is
rather early, still we hope for good
trade later in the season.
Our postoffice is soon to change hands,
Andrew Aulin, the former Cleveland in
cumbent having been reappointed. Miss
Mary Dart has given the people model
postotice; one of the most convenient and
best conducted of its size in the whole
country. Her sister, Miss Aggie Dart,
the deputy postmistress, has been in
charge much of the time, and
mas made herself extremely popular.
This Office is quite distributing point
!or mails from the railroad, which vir-
yually ends its mail service here, there
oelng no Office at Lake Charm. During
tae summer and fall months we get the
iSloRNING NEWS the next day after pub
HcaIlon. Under the winter schedule,
however, we shall get it the same day,
Nnlch makes a vast difference. If the
expected early rush begins, it is likely
qua! double train service will be put on
uutlng November, and then you will find
au increase in the number of your sub
ecIiDers in this section.
me work now being done by the Flor
IGd Central and Peninsular railroad
@IUng IT'S entire line indicates a purpose
~ noId It's own, and get all it can in the
Wy OF an increase in both freight and
passenger traffic. At Orlando a fine new
ttIegnt depot is nearly completed, and the
touuuatlons are being laid for an elegant
tttaSsSehger depot directly in the rear OF
s eie pan Juan hotel, a central and very de-
, rl que location. The South Florida rail
r ~ uepot at that place has been widely
toS%iTeu because the plan was largely due
WIS. II. b. Plants good taste. 1t is
it0 oI the most substantial and cOnven
- as well as one of the handsOmest
aNA uepots in the country, and there is
b. Hanger of the Florida Central aud
pe eii.l 5l railroad giving the public one
HtenoIher wind and rain storm has come
Si.a way from the coast and still further
urnia,e Inc orange crop. While this PAR
rorna ar section has not suffered heavily.
So yAfom the Lake Howell, Orlando.
ur',D,tu ana Maitland region show q de
A., I'VE state OF things Several grow
aic mat 90 per cent Of their crop