The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-13
INJURED By STORMS.
The Orange Crop Will Not be as Large
as Was Expected.

didates uggested-Varlous Other
Matters of General Interest.
sanford, Fla, Sept. l2-This is one of
latest and longest, as it is one of the
worst, rain seasons known for years in
this section. The strong winds in con
pcctiou with daily heavy showers have
caused the oranges to be ''thorned" and
drop in large numbers. These with the
split oranges will make quite a hole in
the abundant crop that was in sight few
weeks ago. Still it might be a great deal
worse than it is. Our losses are nothing
compared to the cotton and rice crop
losses of Georgia and South Carolina.
Our farmers and fruit growers have
small ground for complaint this year in
any direction.
Persons who have been away and re-
turned home speak very favorably of
our financial condition as compared to
that of many less favored portions of the
country. Railroad travel is light here,
as it is everywhere except on excursion
lines to the World s fair, and the South
Florida railroad has now on the smallest
number of trains known to the road in
years, the freight business also being
dull There is aa impression abroad,
however that travel will be heavy be
fore Christmas and that Florida will
have one of her best seasons. For my
self do not share in this much desired
prosperity, yet l think our railroads and
hotels will do an ordinary business. Last
winter was an exceptionally good one
for Florida, and it can hardly be expected
that with hard times abroad in the land
another good season will follow so soon.
Sanford hopes for better times, and
under her new city charter, wants to
build a fine school house, put in sewers.
and make other needed improvements
She is Smelling her streets and doing other
desirable things as preliminary to more
extensive operations j. n. Whitner,
president of the board of aldermen, hav-
Ing resigned, Col Thomas j. Appleyard,
the enterprisiug editor of the Gate City
Chronicle, has been chosen as his success
sor and is now acting mayor, which posi-
ton he fills, as he does a shining beaver,
with becoming dignity and growing pros
perity. Florida cities delight in getting
Georgians for mayors, and Col Appleyard
is one Of the gang" He set type in
Columbus, Ca, over twenty years ago,
and there married a good wife. Ever
since he has moved ahead and just now
has d prosperous paper, big family and
many honOrs.
Some of our Florida papers have con-
fouhed Rev. Dr. John William Jones,
the live Baptist preacher, with
the venerable and almost blind
Rev Dr. John Jones, the eminent
Presbyterian divine, formerly of Liberty
county Both have been living in Attain
Ia, but it is the Rev. John William Jones
who has gone to the University of Vir-
giuia as its chaplain. Rev. DR.. John
Jones now spends his winters at Orlando
HHith &c an {
Jones' who are practicing law there and
also conducting large phosphate bust
ness, having phosphate lands in South
Georgia and this state
All the engines on the South Florida di-
vision of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway are draped in mourning for
the death of Master Mechanic Robert
. Darby, Sr., formerly master mechanic of
the Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road at the Tallahassee shops. The de-
ceased was a most excellent citizen and
highly esteemed in railroad circles. Be
ing royal arch mason his funeral was
conducted by.St. Johns Lodge, and was "a
very impressive ceremony.
Two new brick stores have recently
been erected near the depot and both are
already occupied one by Capt. c. d. Laff-
ler's grocery, the other by Mr. A V.
French's machinery headquarters. This
not completed, as other similar improve
ments are to be noticed in different parts
Of the city. Mr.. George Fl. Fernald, one
OF the most prominent business men in
the state, who has half dozen establish
ments here connected with his big hard
ware and machinery store, predicts
good business season for Sanford and all
this section of the state With six rail
roads coming in here and the Clyde river
In
well be called a business center. The
line passenger steamer, Fred de Barry has
already left Boston, and the City of jack
sonville will leave this week So we
may expect them here soon. Both have
been running from Boston to Bass Point.
at Nahant, where Manager VIM. Cato
OF the Putnam House, at Palatka, has
been conducting the Hood Hotel. He and
the boats have done an immense business
this summer and come back to Florida
with "a pocket full of rocks"
Sanford is the home of Col Walter
Gwinn, formerly state treasurer, and
mighty esteemed gentleman. He is just
back from Lake City, where, as chair
man OF the board of trustees of the State
Agricultural College, he has been presid-
ing over an important meeting of the
trustees. He speaks in the most crafty
ing terms of the future prospects of this
SC'l III JOSSeu lnSUlJuUlOn, as HfeSlu6nC
CIute appears to be admirably fitted,
ootn by nature and experience, to be at
me head of college of this kind. Col.
NWlun feels sure that the new board of
trustees, with the new and able faculty
secured, can bring the college up to a
H-sher and more popular plane
and largely increase its useful
ness, The people are also hopeful.
!, Straws sometimes indicate which way
vne wind blows, and here is political
straw. Editor Appleyard, who was a
prominent official in the last legislature,
IA noting the presence in the city of Hon.
". II. Reynolds of Lakeland the presi-
ueht OF the senate, refers to him as "the
next governor of Florida" This is good
nlnt, as President Reynolds is a Georgian,
ana our state is just now badly in need of
d Hrst-class Georgia governor. Mayor ID.
- FLETCHER, of Jacksonville, has also
Ueen spoken of as good Georgia timber
Iot a governor. One thing is certain,
even at this early date, that the man who
WINS IN the next nominating convention
WI WI not have a walk over like Gov Mitch
Gil uld at Tampa. That is already settled.
Our enterprising bookstore and news
eUdnq proprietor, Mr.. a. J. Philips, is off
40 the worlds fair but the MORNING
Jews IS promptly handed over his coun-
5 SSr daily, by his able and polite assistant.
Il us Is one of the best selling points in
SIe state for the News, and both the
s.dhu at the depot and the one at Philips
sore . are literally patronized.
CIV Slon Passenger Agent Wilbur Nc