The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-29
ORANGES HURT BY RAIN.
They Are Beginning TO Fall From the
Trees in Some Groves.

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Matters of Interest.
Maitland, Fla. July 27.-The present
rainy season is peculiar in this immedi-
ste vicinity for the severity Of the daily
thunder storms and the immense rain
fall The lakes, which had become
slarmingly low on account Of the pro
tracted drought, are now way up to high
water mark and still rising.
Oranges are beginning to fall from
many trees, and even the June bloom
fruit shows q tendency to fall of in some
groves very literally. It is claimed by
some growers that the June blooms sell
dom mature much of a crop. This year
the June blooming was almost universal,
and it led many Respondent persons to
hope for a big crop of late oranges as the
result. For myself I shall have fine
yield, unless they fall of later.
Maitland feels quite proud Of her dele
cation to the county democratic conven-
tion at Orlando this week as it was a real
municipal as well as representative body.
Hon. S. b. Hill, our efficient farmer
mayor, and Aldermen George I. Stith
and J. S. Simmons well represented our
precinct. and the latter TWO were selected
ton at Palatka. Mayor Hills friends
wanted him to go to the legislature, but
he prefers 10 give his time and talents
although a lawyer by education-to in
tensive farming and fruit growing.
Barlow is TO be congratulated on hav-
ing secured Gen. Evandor M. Law Of
South Carolina as a citizen, he having 10
Gated there TO establish the Florida Mill
tary Institute. l knew Gen. Law in Tus-
kogee, Ala. as one of the foremost and
most accomplished educators in the south.
His gallant service in the confederate
army fits him in a peculiar manner to
conduct military school, and | congrat-
ulate, not only Polk county, but South
Florida, on his advent there.
Orange county will have two most ex-
cellent representatives in the next legis-
lature, Hon. B. f. Whitner of Sanford,
who made a splendid record in the legisla-
ture Of two years ago will be returned,
while Capt. T. w. Shine of Orlando, for
six years Jealous and efficient repre-
sentative, will be succeeded by Hon. j. T.
Chapman of Plymouth, a native of Italia
ferro county, Ga, and a most estimable
man, and well-ftted for the position. He
also comes from a section of the county
that has not of late had a representative
to look after its interests with a personal
sense Of responsibility.
IL is astonishing how popular the east
coast has become as a summer resort for
South Florida people. Almond, Day
tona, New Smyrna, Coronado, Mel
bourne Beach and other points are this
season being literally patronized by
whole families from this section. Two
days ago | saw a party of about fifteen
going from Orlando Rev. DIR. f. p.
Hooker and others from Winter Park are
preparing TO go over and enjoy the sea
breeze and surf bathing. 1t keeps money
at home to patronize our own resorts.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
1t has been a long time since we have
had any destruction of residence or farm
property in this vicinity by lightning, but
yesterday afternoon, during one of the
seyerest thunder storms of the season,
the old Maitland house, formerly kept by
William Pringle, opposite the passenger
depot, was struck in two places. IL is a
large, two-story, handsome residence, and
had just been repaired and repainted
for the Bunnell heir of New Haven,
Conn, by Mr.. Pringle. They had
recently sold the house and grove
to Mr.. Seaborn Thornton of Woodbury.,
Ca, who had gone back home for his
family. One corner of the parlor was
torn out completely, and the casing of the
front window, and similar damage was
done IN the chamber over the parlor. At
the other end of the house, both up and
hON II oldlLos lllG Cd6luES Ol bU6 WINDOWS
were torn out, and other damage done
There were two bolts, or else the light
ming jumped from one end of the house TO
the other 1t was very fortunate the house
was unoccupied.
A NOTABLE SOCIETY EVENT.
The formal announcement of the en-
gagement of Miss Bess Hungerford of
this city to Fred Goodwin, ESQ. a tai
ented young lawyer of New York city,
has created quite a sensation in the high
est social circles Of South Florida. Hon.
E. G. Hungerford, father Of this charm
ing young lady, is well-known banker in
Chester, Conn, but years ago became one
Of the earliest real estate owners in Matt
land, where he has lovely winter home
on the fashionable avenue at the foot
OF Lake Maitland. Although he is here
in the winter, his wife and daughter
spend most Of the year in Maitland, as do
their next door neighbors, the Bronsons.
Mr.. Goodwin is a son of Rev. DR.. Edward
H. G. Goodwin of Trinity church, New
York, chaplain to the garrison on Cover
nor's Island. He has spent two seasons
here, and last winter he and Miss Hun
gerford had thrilling experience on
Lake Maitland by the upsetting of their
boat about shutdown. Fortunately, Miss
Hungerford being an experienced athlete.
they finally reached the shore, although
being an invalid then, Mr.. Goodwin was
quite Frustrated. This event no doubt
served to bind together two hearts al
ready congenial, and the result now is the
formal announcement of their engage
ment. OF course, the wedding of such a
couple will be grand society event, and
as there is no more popular or beloved a
young lady in South Florida, it will
deeply interest a wide circle of friends
here and Con necticut and New York.
PANTHER HINT IN TT arm
The reported killing of a couple of
bears in Madison county re.
minds me that in this state almost any
kind Of wild animals can be found by
hunters. Il. S. 81 in a late issue of the
American Field of Chicago gives a very
interesting sketch of panther hunt in
Florida, dated from Favorita, on the
east coast, near New Smyrna In this
spicy sketch appears the following negro
plantation usong Of antebellum DAYS
which Pompey, a typical old cornfield
darkey from South Carolina, furnished
him for publication:
Buckra sells de cotton bags,
Niger gifts de money,
Buckra has de bee gum, yet
Niger gifts de honey.
Niger work de buckra corn,
He eat the TO S in yare;
Buckra hab the later patch,
But niger gifts his share
Ole Missis lock the chicken coop.
Niger gifts his chickens
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