The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
SANFORD SETTINGS.
Changes of the New Year-MunicipaI
AfFnirs-PubIic Library and Other
improvements
improvements.

improvements.
Sanford. Fla. Jan. s.-The New Year
brings some undesirable changes in our
population, Prof. w. Is. Lynch, late prin-
cipal Of the high school, moves his family
TO Orlando, where his office OF superin-
tendent of public schools for the county
Is located. In his place we gain however
Prof J. A. Richardson Of Winter Garden
formerly of Atlanta, who succeeds Prof
Lynch in the high school Mr.. H. c. Tux
bury, SO long connected with the First Ma
tional Bank. has gone to New York, to
higher position. He is succeeded by b. f.
Whitner. Jr., by promotion, and the lat
ters place is filed by Mr.. c. l.. Hobbs,
from the Pyant system office at Long
wood. The new Methodist preacher, Rev.
Ira l.. Patterson, has already won his way
to the hearts Of his congregation, and
gives promise of a good years service.
The approaching city election promises
TO be lively one, as great many voters
are in favor of rotation in office. and de-
sire 10 GUST the ms and put new men
IN their places Alderman M. f. Robinson
was to have been the candidate for may
or against the present Incumbent, but the
Iravelers' Insurance Company, whose
general agent he is, are not willing to hive
him elected. Alderman II. f. Barnes OF
the Plant system. an experienced man in
municipal affairs seems now TO be the IA
Vorite. The minor Offices have also at
tracted several candidates, and no one
Will probably have walk over.
The year opens ausplclously for our va
rlous societies, churches, etc. The estab-
nshment of pubic reading room has be-
A.
been perfected. Gen. Harvey Post, q. A.
r., is also progressing with its war muse
um and library. The new officers for the
years were publicly installed at the Ri
hes' armory tonight, Department Com
mander l.. Y, Jenness performing the in
| stahation service IN a most creditable
manner. An excellent literary ana must
| cal programme was rendered and the au-
| dience seemed greatly p,eased.
Col. Thomas j. Appleyard Of the Gate
| City Chronicle is just now very busy as
| secretary treasurer of the Florida Press
| Association In getting everything In shape
| Tor a most delightful trip to Miami, and
| from there by steamship to Nassau, at the
| close of the approaching annual meeting
| at Green Cove Springs. The membership
| of the association has largely Increased
the past few months. and Secretary Apple
yard thinks new era Of prosperity, as
well as social enjoyment, is in store fol
the Florida pencil-pushers.
Winter travei has opened with fair pros
| poets. and our hotels are already enter
/ tanning tourists from all parts of the coun'
try. The Sanford house is just passing
| out of the hands Of the painters, and The
exterior is now much handsomer thar
| when the hotel was new. The Wilton no
tel is also TO be repaired and improved
| and this Will give us two attractive first
class hotels. with plenty of smaller ones
worthy the Gate City Of South Florida
Sanford is fully alive to the good roads
movement, not so much in conventions
| ETC., as In practical work. Already meas
| ures have been taken to supplement coun
| ty aid in Smelling the various roads lead
| ing out of the city. and 1t will not b'
many months before Sanford will have al
| pleasant suburban drives as any city II
| this part of the state. When the goot
| roads congress meets in Orlando, 1t is SAT-
to believe that Orange county will be abb
10 show a remarkable progress In tn
matter of improving her pubic roads. TIL
| delegates Will be taken to Winter Park
by bicycles or carriages, over one roa'
and back by another route. both claye
/ during the past year, and out of thi
| movement has grown a widespread feel
ing in favor of better roads all over tn
| county.