Pinehurst Notes and Local Happenings in Southern Pines
Rh M Couch drives to Pinehurst while A M Charke buys 26 feet on New Hampshire avenue opposite the Ozone. Cottages fill rapidly. Village Improvement Society to elect officers at Odd Fellows hall. New arrivals include H R Culp J F Kelley Mrs J E Morrissey E E F Johnson and Dr L A Scruggs. Edison projectoscope show at Clark's hall draws large crowd and a trolley trip follows. Ozone hotel under Landlord Coach praised. Northbound 4:20 am guests find early breakfast and transport to Pinehurst. A humorous aside recalls a Shanghai steamer and a dinner mutton anecdote from Youth's Companion.
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Ozone Hotel
Landlord Coach
Pinehurst
Borrowing in China and the butlers who borrow from neighbors
An American recalls a 25 year old practice in China where servants borrow from neighbors when supplies run short. Guards change hands over the garden wall with speed while butlers keep strict accounts. The narrator describes attending a large dinner and discovering borrowed utensils, later learning this is normal as guests multiply.
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China
Patrick O Mars Tells Offbeat Soldier Tale
In a humorous 19th century anecdote a private Patrick O Mars seeks two weeks of furlough to help his sick wife and children, but a stern colonel cites a wife’s letter calling him a nuisance. Patrick counters with a zinger about two liars in the room, claiming he has never been married.
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Ilere
Patrick O'Mars
Patrick
Pat
York
Dinner Party Golf Talk Gone On Too Long
At a recent dinner, a young man obsessed with golf dominated the conversation, detailing a motel hit he had played that day. His partner spoke only once, asking, “What is golf?” in a northern accent, as the scene closed with polite neutrality.
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Chiraga Nevis
Pinehurst lodging at Berkshire cottages offers health comforts
The Berkshire with its cottages in Pine offers modern conveniences including running spring water, steam heat, electric lights, and open fires. Nearby golf grounds span sixty acres with riding and driving available, and electric trains from New York via Penn R R and Seaboard Air Line provide transport to Pinehurst six miles away. W. B. Peck, manager, also proprietor of Mt. Everett House in South Egremont, Massachusetts.
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Pine
New York
Penn
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Seaboard Air Line
Southern Hines
Pinehurst
W. B. Peck
Mt. Everett House
Berkshire Hills
South Egremont
Mase
Comprehensive Department Store Offering Wide Range of Goods
A detailed catalog of the store’s departments including Groceries Dry Goods Shoes Hats Furnishings Hardware Meats Oils Varnishes Silverware Toys and Electric Supplies. Emphasizes full lines fresh meats in cold storage and stock from Northern markets with quality as standard and latest hat styles.
Pine Grove House Opens for Home Coming
Fragmentary note reports A Flint of Stone House Farm near Ithale likely involved in Pine Grove House opening for a homecoming event. Details incomplete. confirms local opening activity tied to a named farm and place.
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Rh. M. Couch
A. M. Charke
New Hampshire Avenue
Ozone
Village Improvement Society
Odd Fellows Hall
Mr. Benham
Greenville
S.C
H. R. Culp
Pittsburg
J. F. Kelley
J. E. Morrisey
Bridgeport, Conn
E. E F. Johnson
Connecticut
L. A. Scruggs
Pickford Sanitarium
Edison Projectoscope Company
Clark’s Hall
Shanghai
the Berkshire
Pinehurst, N. C
Benen
DEPT
New England
Pine Grove
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Enghent
A. Flint
Stone House Farm
N. Ithal
Ing, Mass
United States
Canada
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