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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
9
The Outlook highlights Moore County’s push for better roads as essential to progress and education. Northern capital reshapes farming life, while the Dickinson Colored School earns emphasis for its expanding work and need for funds. The piece reflects on environment, race, and a slower path to modernization.
The Village becomes a haven for grooms and brides as a growing number of couples visit, with nearly a score already entered and many more booked. Couples mingle in the sunlit streets and hotel lobbies, their marriages shrouded in privacy, yet observed by locals. The scene evokes memories of past times as the countryside, moonlight, and sunshine foster a hopeful outlook for couples starting life together.
The sportsmen report abundant quail and plenty of pigeons with woodcock shot nearby. A notable bag includes 58 quail in a day in Aberdeen by Frank Presbrey of New York and F S Jopp of Boston, with others from New York and Boston enjoying ten days here. Richmond’s J J Montague hunts nearby with his dog, while C M Brett and Dr Fritz B Talbot of Brookline take a short hunt before heading south.
Thanksgiving was quietly observed with a village song service at the hall at eleven and interest in the autumn golf tournament. Sportsmen spent the day afield, many rode or drove, and an evening concert at The Inn closed the day. Families kept quiet dinners at cottages with guests. Trains run Aberdeen Pinehurst and connections with S A J. Edd Ellis forecasts baseball hopefuls for the coming season with practice soon and several games planned.
The Pistol Club hosted a scratch novice shoot at twenty yards with six entrants. Nathaniel F. Moore of Chicago won the trophy with 49 points, William C. Davenport of Taunton placed second with 45, and Mrs. Moore finished third with 43. NY entrants A H Wheeler H H Westinghouse and C B Hill scored 39 29 and 21. Regular handicap tournaments will begin soon.
The Greensboro area markets itself to northern tourists and Pinehurst visitors highlighting Guilford Courthouse battle ground near 1781 engagement with Cornwallis and Greene. Attractions include a museum, the battle ground oak, theaters, a nine hole golf course, and scenic roads. The town lies on the Southern Railway line with temperate climate and bracing air, attracting travelers seeking entertainment and easy journeys southward.
Bowling interest opens strong with Hl. B. Stillings winning last week's high single score of 197 and John Yeager claiming the 501 three-string trophy. Purchasing Agent and Mrs P J Ward visit and plan league reorganization. Circulating Library moves to the old Casino, inviting visitors as a new book shipment approaches.
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