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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
5
A rustic verse laments enduring longing for constant merriment and leisure. The speaker humorously wishes for perpetual dancing feet and sunlit naps as temperatures soar, and playfully imagines “possum and later” meeting and rising to a sweet downward glide, reflecting playful rural humor.
Barbershop in the Casino opens to the public and the Pinehurst Steam Laundry begins operations. Post office moves to the old stand by the store. Rev Gregory preaches in Village Hall. N M Shaw runs the livery stable and a possum hunt yields laughs. Thanksgiving service planned. Nursery plants and persimmons attract visitors. Supt. Katzenstein offers tours.
Notable guests arrive for the season in Pinehurst with names including Charles Buchner G A Champlin Etta Bartlett Alice Fernald Marie Bellhommer and more. Locals and visitors from New York Boston North Reading Chelsea Wollaston and Alton Bay occupy suites at Dartmouth Dartmouth Pine Grove and nearby hotels while businesses like Pinehurst water works and Winnipscogee House are run by familiar proprietors.
A Pinehurst Outlook letter recalls the village’s appeal to former residents in Adirondack region. The writer endorses the Pinehurst Inn and Dr Hale, plans to return December to May, and predicts limited future accommodations, praising Pinehurst’s advantages over local boarding houses.
A Westville reader sends fifty cents for six months of The Outlook and asks for copies of the Oct 28 special issue to share with friends planning a Pinehurst winter. The letter endorses Mr A D Holt’s statements and notes the writer’s father prefers Pinehurst over Florida for winter trips, hoping to visit in February with companions.
A new book issued by Frederick A. Stokes Company edited by Rev. J. Ellinwood compiles short anecdotes from Beecher's life drawn from sermons and talks. The volume aims to attract readers of all ages and is suited for family reading and households.
Wanted notice from a capable Northern woman seeking a housekeeper role with a pleasant family in Southern Pines North Carolina. In return for board she offers reliable service and discretion. Address Box 116 Southern Pines NC.
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