Winter Park scrapbook, 1881-1906: Loring Chase scrapbooks Vol. 01, 1887.

              WINTER PARK.
! Fromour Regular Correspomlent.
The many friends of Mr. L. A.
Chase arc glad to see him with  us
once more  and to shake his hand.
He is wetland hearty.
Mr. Stewart, of Washington,  1).
C, is stopping at the Seminole.
■
Quite a large party of the relatives of the late Samuel J. Tilden
are at the Seminole.
The friends of Mr. F. W. Lyman
are glad to see him out after a
severe illness.
A large meeting of the citizens
of Winter Park was held at the
office of The Winter Park Co., last
Thursday evening for the purpose
of organizing an Improvement
Assocation. The report of the
committee appointed a week before, o( which Mrs. Prof. Ford was
chairman, advocating a plan
similar to the Stockbridge, Mass.
'\Laurel Hill Association,'" was
adopted, so that our constitution is
about the same as governs that
wonderfully successful society. Dr.
X. Harrows acted as chairman and
>). S. Capen secretary. A membership roll was opened and signed
by about twenty annual and two
life members and money to the
amount of about $75 was subscribed. The objects of this association are to plant trees, keep side
walks iu repair, fix up parks,, 'M
encourage sociability among ^1
citizens. S
The question of incorporation oi
the town of Winter Park will be
decided on Tuesday afternoon, of
which I will probably send you a
special. I hope that we will bt
able to establish a municipal government and have a good  roll ot
substantial citizens to  make and
administer the laws.
Work   on   the    canal, h^fweei/
Lakes Osceola ami Virginia is stiff*.
in progress. Q^
Mr. F. 1>. Knowles continues  to]
improve and is once more seen on I
the verandahs of   the   Seminole,
which is most gratifying to his hosts
of friends.
Mr. F. B. Knowles and his son,
accompanied by his wile, Mrs.
llutchins and two children and
quite a large party of Massachusetts people, arrived last week and
are at the Seminole.
I was present atone of the pleasant "Saturday nights'' at the,
Seminole last week. They arc
very enjoyable.
Bishop   Whipple   preached    at
"All Saints1' Church Sunday.   A^
large congregation was  present to
listen to a splendid discourse.
The children will give a "Milk
Maids' Carnival".at the Seminole
next Friday nigh'* for the purpose
of buying a piano for the Chapel at
Rollins College.
The recital given by   Mrs.  Dif-)
fenderfer at Rollins  College  was
a fine affair, and is  spoken of by
all   parties   present   as  being an
artistic success.
Dr. Brecht is having fine success
in dentistery.    •
Col. and Mrs. Fairbanks, of St.
Johnsbury, Vermont, are at the
Seminole.
Mr. Edward Chapman, brother
of Mr. Chapman, who with Mr.
Chase, founded Winter Park, is at
the Seminole accompanied by his
wife.
WINTER PARK.
An extended description of the |
general feature of  Winter Park
having   appeai       in   this   paper
somewhat   *       a year ago, it is
deemed b ous to repeat in
full what w.      nen said.   Still, a!
] few of the more prominent points
may not be amiss, although they
may encroach upon ground already
covered.
Winter Park is located upon a
portion of the broad plateau, or
water shed, that runs lengthwise
for a long distance through the
centre of South Florida, which fact
insures perfect drainage, combined
with an elevated and healthful location. Within its limits, or near
by, are nine beautiful lakes of
running water, 40 feet deep, with
hard, sandy bottoms and solid
shores sloping down from a height
of from twenty to forty feet; these
are all connected with each other
by swiftly flowing brooks, and
with the St. Johns river fifteen
miles away.
Ten miles of lake frontage, and
all within one and a half miles of
the depot, is no ordinary attraction, reached as it may be, in any
direction through the majestic
pines, so free from underbrush
that teams may be driven at will
toward any point of the compass,
and over high rolling lands that
: remind the tourist of the hills and
I valleys of his native haunts. All
these and many other attractions
unite to make this a truly elysian
spot, the fame of which is widely
known beyond our borders.
Among some of the main features of the place, which has just
been incorporated, are its broad
avenues, its ably conducted public
schools, a well endowed college
i with preparatory, normal and industrial departments, a handsome
church, a fine public park and a
new and magnificent hotel of 200
rooms, together with a large num-
' ber of charming residences. These
are surely important advantages,
yet they are not one half that
might be enumerated. But our
design at present is to treat more
of individuals than of places; and
with this end in view, we now direct the attention of the reader to
the
ORIFFITII RROS.
Directly west of the railroad
station may be found the well
equipped restaurant of the Griffith
Bros. It is a first-class establishment of the kind kept in the most
tasteful manner—that's a firm
which has the merit of being true.
Meals are supplied at all hours of
the day, and very neatly furnished rooms are provided for those
who desire lodging. Such a restaurant as this in Sanford would
be "all the go."
Next to the restaurant the Hum
ter Bros, have just completed •?[
large two story building, the low
story of which is for rent, as .
general merchandise store, aiu
has been specially arranged witl
reference to that use ; it is admirably adapted to the purpose intend
ed. In the second story is a large
public hall.   Here, also, is "n\tA a
number of   commodious   lodgip
rooms, fitted  up   in  a very   n
manner; these are open to the
ception of   guests,  who will   lim'f
everything as comfortable as can
be reasonably desired.
R.  R.  THAYER.
Winter Park is fortunate iu having such an enterprising builder
and contractor as Mr. Thayer. His
well built two story shop, which
looks on the interior more like a
handsome store structure, is a conspicuous object from the railroad
depot. Mr. T. has just finished
the new residence of C. H. Lord,
and built an addition to that of G.
W. Godfrey.   He gives estimates
on all classes of work, and m kes
repairirg an especial feature of
his business. The qualifieal ions
that have rendered him successful
hitherto, are industry and skill,
and they-guarantee him still greater prosperity in the future.
THE CONOREG ATIONALISTS
find in Rev. E. S. Hooker a zeal
ous     and     unremitting    worker
What he has effected can be justly
measured by the great results attained. To say nothing of previous
efforts,  a recent one,   at a   single
stroke of  the  oars, raised $1,200
which relieved the parsonage from
the   balance  of  its indebtedness,
repainted the building, and, at the
same   time, the church   edifit-e—
thus killing three  birds with one,
stone—a rare feat in Florida.   The
church has just had a steeple 40
feet in height added to its bellfry
tower.
The parsonage has a garde i to
its rear, and on its sides and front
a well kept lawn, where vai ions
plants and trees"- display a thrifty
growth, thus proving that judicious, persistent culture will pro
duce results as desirable in the
vegetable kingdom as they do in
the domain of human thought and
action. The popularity of the
efficient pastor is steadily on the
increase, and he has been in tru
mental in effecting much good.
REAL ESTATE OFl'ICK.
To settlers who propose to build
and make Winter Park or any
part of the outlying country their
home, Mr. Hugh MacOallum, of
the Scottish Florida Agency, can
impart a funo t necessary mJor-
mation    He i      real estate agent
public ca.n  rely
 I a gentleman of
the highest character and of sterling business integrity. Mr. MacOallum came from Scotland to
Florida two years since for a needed rest, and during his eighteen
months' stay at Winter Park has
located a number of English and
Scotch families in this vicinity.
On Sylvan Lake, a mile east of
town, he has erected a new resi
dence, and has a fine six acre
grove just coming into bearing.
He has for sale, in this vicinity, a
number of orange groves, ranging
in value from $15,000 to $30,000,
many fine improvements and
much wild land at low prices. He
especially invites his friem s in
the old   country to  write for  hi
upon whom
implicity.   He