The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-09
WINTER PARK.
A Newsy Letter From One of FIOri-
da's Prettiest Towns.

da's Prettiest Towns.
Winter Park, Fla, Feb. S.--If there are
any persons who doubt the capacity and
perseverance of Florida farmers and fruit
growers to bear up under big and little
freeze out" and give practical object
lessons of this fact, ali such doubling
Thomases" should come to this delightful
winter resort on Feb II and IS, and witness
the displays made by the members and
friends of the Winter Park Gabriella,
Golden Rod and Lake Howell Horticul-
tural Association. The name, it is true
looks like a big combination. but the fact
is that Winter Park is the only town in the
lot, the others being mercy rural settle
ments
OF course the recent freeze has cut off
some fine anticipated exhibits and damp
ened the ardor of a few of the promoters
dlcateS numerous attractive displays
oranges, lemons, pineapples, etc, with
plenty of early vegetables and field crops,
whie the ladies will make splendid exhib-
It's OF plants, flowers jellies preserves,
etc. Good heavy rains followed the late
freeze, and were succeeded bY most de-
Hghttul summer days of warm sunshine,
and out of this silver lining" to our dark
cloud we hope to win abundant success
for our coming horticultural fair. The
large increase in winter visitors during
the past week indicates a tide of travel
that will Increase largely for the next
thirty days, and make our big hotel man
agef hopeful and happy.
II is evident that the printer made
groves out of "guavas" in your San
Iord letter OF Sunday, as the orange groves
are not shedding their leaves like some
lemon trees, but the guava bushes are,
only the very tender growth of the orange
trees was hurt, and as there was very
little of that growth in sight when the
freeze came the damage is hardly worth
mentioning. With recent rains and sum
shine the peach trees are coming out rap
idly. or course those in bloom and those
with little peaches started suffered dam
age Just as the freeze came there was a
second movement started in favor of cas-
tor bean culture, but the damage done the
trees will give 1t at least a temporary set
back. Gardens and truck farmers are be-
ing pushed ahead in the present fine
weather, and the strawberry patches are
reviving with the return of sunny days.
This is the home of EX-Mayor II. s.
Chubb, chairman of the Lily White" fac
ton of Orange county republicans. He is
just home from the meet at Jackson
Vile, where the state leaders held sweet
York. Although Chubb is very laxative
generally he Is silent as clam about
what transpired at the interview. Judge
Long of st. Augustine, Is the most digni-
fed and cultured republican in Florida,
and has the most influence at Washing
ton. and every Office seeker In the state Is
after MS endorsements a DIG delesatlon
from all over South Florida went 20 jack
sonville, and only a few returned with
smiling faces. IL is pretty well settled
that workingmen in the party are to have
the offices and not the camp followers
Winter Park is enjoying this season fire.
quent visits from one of the od-time lit
erary celebrities of New England in the
person Of Mrs. Julia G. r. Dorr of YER
mont, who is spending the winter with
her son, w. r. Dorr Of ST. Paul, Mimi,
at the rectory of the Church of the Good
Shepherd at Maitland. Mrs. Dorr is "A
charming old lady, Of quiet, dignifed man
ners, yet easy and cordial In her inter-
course with visitors. Years ago her
poems and prose sketches were popular
and familiar in the highest literary circles,
and she still holds an honored place In the
front rank OF Americas gifted writers.
Just now she Is engaged upon a new book
and our delightful summer days in win
ter afford her the much desired rest
from brain work I'm pleasant drives TO AL
tamonte Springs, Winter Park or Orlan-
do over shady roads and around beautiful
lakes.