The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-29
IN The ORANGE BELT.
The Grateful Showers are Causing a
New Growth on the Trees.

Extraordinary Scramble For Office,
The Fudge-Wa1ker Trials - other
Matters of Interest.
Sanford, Fla, May 2S.-Everybody
engaged in farming and fruit growing in
this section feels happy over the fine
showers that almost daily refresh the
long-parched earth. Already June
blooms" are appearing on the thrifty
orange trees, an indication that the loss
by dropped fruit" will be MADE up to
some extent at least by this late WELD
Trees that seemed almost hopelessly
dried up from the severe drought, are now
putting on a new coat of green and show
ing encouraging sight of renewed life and
vigor, which greatly cheers the lately
respondent fruit growers.
A NEST OF BANKERS
It is doubtful if any town of its size in
the United States can boast of as manv
banker residents as are to be found in
Maitland. This fact has become con
spicuous the past week by the election of
W B. jackson as president of the First
National Bank of Orlando, and the selec-
ton of Mr.. Coiner as boolzkeeper of the
State Bank of Florida in the same CITY.
Maitland already had President
c. H Hall, of the Isbpeming, Mich, .
National Bank PresidentC. c, Haskill, of
the Sanford Loan and Trust Ba king Com
pany Cashier +. c. Hungerford. of the
Chester, Conn, Savings Bank; Vies Presi-
dent Id K. Hall. of the Lincoln National
Bank in Chicago; Cashier Joshua Clark,
of Boston Bank Cashier M E. Bishop
of the South Florida railroad. and of
the Bishop Brothers Bark at Eustis !;
Cashier T. L. Sprague, of the Shoe and
Leather Bank in Boston.
SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE.
The political pot" in this Orange
county is already boiling" so far as can
didates for the legislature are concerned.
and there will be no lack of aspirants for
legislative honors. Judge G. M Nolan.
formerly of McDonough, Ga, who rep
resented Sanford in the last session. Is
again in the field. Mayor Forrest Lake
and Mayor pro ten. I. J. Applevard
are alse spoken of as possible candidates.
but the city can hardly spare her Young
mayor away from his official duties and
his ice factory. Col Appleyard will
90. anyway. as he drops his editorial pen
on the Gate City Chronicle and doffs his
municipal hOnors whenever the leeisla-
ture meets, and HES him to Tallahassee.
where he IS always efficient as clerk of
the judiciary or some other important
committee.
Printed petitions are now out and
being signed requesting eX-State Senator
Ed NJ Hammond, of Orlando, to become
q candidate for congress to succeed Hon.
C. NJ. Cooper, an evidence that the latter
gentleman is not TO have walk over
in seeking a denomination. This wear
promises to be a very lively one in poll
tics, and all candidates will have
to hustle" to get there" The
anti-lottery league is hard at work
creating opposition to any candidate not
against the louisiana Port Tampa
Honduras lottery. Then the Call crowd
are trying to rally the dear people,
against railroad corporations and in favor
of a railroad commission. Last but not
least the anti-prize fighting sentiment is
to play part in the selection of wise. de-
termined and unbribable legislators The
contests therefore, will be sharp and
prolonged.
THE FUDGE-wALKER TRIALS.
George Alexander Walker who was i'm
plicated in the murder of old man Marot
and the robbery of the postofice at Gras-
mere, in this county, has had a lively and
varied experience. He was tried at Or
landO for completely in the murder and
acquitted, when mob tried to take him
from Jail and lynch him, but Sheriff An
derson prevented. Then he was tried
for robbery of the store, and
also acquitted, he and his father and
mother all swearing that he was at home
when the murder and robbery occurred
However, this was not the end of it, as
the government arrested him for break
ing open the postoffice, which was in the
store, and in this case he pleaded guilty and
confessed that he was not at home, but at
the store when the murder and robbery
took place. He goes to the Columbus, o..
penltentlary for four years and is to lay
u 600 fine and costs, if he can.
This is one of the most notable ca ses
ever tried In Orange county, and has set
the whole community about Grasmere
by the ears Family is arrayed against
family and the end is not yet The
Walkers and Fudges have rallied their
friends into opposing forces, and al
though Walker goes to the peni-
tertiary and Hunter Fudge keeps
away from his home, personal
encounters may yet arise. A great deal
OF nelghborhOod bitterness has been en-
gendered and years will elapse before it
can be outgrown. Walker, when on trial
m Orlando, as l wrote the MORNING
NEWS, did not look like murderer, but
appeared to be quiet, overgrown coun-
try boy. His desire for rest and safety
no doubt, led him to plead guilty to the
last charge made against him.
A STARTLING COMPARISON.
The widows mite" of Scripture, is
often heard of in many ways, and just
now Florida presents a case in marked
contrast to Rev. DR.. Talmage's grand
tabernacle. There is a little Presby-
terrain church at Mikesville, near Gaines
vile, of which Rev. H. H. Newman is
me faithful pastor, that has lately given
%oOO to help. out the theological
seminary at Columbia, S. c. This
Is out one of its generous gifts, and yet the
christian Observer states that Talmage's
church, with over 100 members, has not
given dollar to home or foreign missions
or any cause of general benevolence. On
tue contrary, it has appealed to the coun-
Try at large to help it lift mortgages
from its oft destroyed church
eulnces. May not this spirit
Oh seltishness have something
TO 90 with the frequent and terrible dis
asters that. have befallen that rich but
penurIous congregation Our little church
at Mikesville believes that God loves a
cheerful giver, and liberal one where
ghe ability to make such gifts is
bestowed. Here in Florida as elsewhere
Ine noble women of the church
are the prime movers in raising money
Ior all purposes. When the church need
d new bell, or repairs, or parsonage, or |
missionary funds, etc, the ladies organ
ne some successful plan to secure the
money The Methodist conference lately