The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29

schools are to the masses what the
University is 10 the State at large, and
the more they are encouraged and the
better they are sustained. the greater
the common good.
TWO PROMINENT HOTELS
Thc ssYnrborongh.. or Raleigh and the
.AtIantic" of Morehead ciy'
Few young men have grayer 70.
sponsibilities resting npon them than.
has Mr.. r. B. Raney, the landlord q
the Marlborough House. Raleigh. He
doesn't look like the orthodox land.
lord. either, for he is a young man
mot 80 years Of age as yet, IS pecu'
liarly quiet and retiring in his man
,ners, and would by nine strangers
out of ten be taken as one OF the
clerks instead Of the landlord. Ana
that reminds us that the. clerks are
all Young men, and from the oppor'
UNITY we had Of judging during
nearly a weeks stay at the Marlboro
oueh we should say that Mr.. kaney
has been fortunate in surrounding
himself with a very superior clerical
staff. Mr.. A. j. Cooke, principal
clerk and cashier, has been with the
house number Of years and is well
known with the travelling public. Mr..
r. 7. Burton, assistant day clerk has
offieiated as such for about one year,
while Mr.. j. j.. Montague, night
clerk, has entered the employ Of tne
house but recently.
Mr.. Raney assumed charge Of the
Marlborough December LIST, 1883, sue
ceeding Dr. Blacknall: he was !. py
no means unknown to the travelling
public-he had formerly clerked 10
the house Of which he is now pro
prietor, and he had also been assocl'
ated with the old Kimball House.
Atlanta. Georgian fact was ~
Cashier at the time it burned. His
experiences had been such that nc
one could better appreciate the every
day needs Of representative hotel
and certainly no one could have been
more earnest or more successful IN
his efforts to make the Marlborough
worthy the Capitol Of the State. Dur
inc the eighteen months since Mr.
Raney has been proprietor he has &
fected many and radical changes II
| the accommodations Of the house-ir
| its cuisine and in its seryice-he ma
virtually re .carpeted and refurnisbec
| ii throughout, and now guest !
difficult indeed to please, who, enjoy
ling the hospitality ofthc Marlborough
cannot say to himself: "shall ] no
I.
take mine ease in mine Inn?'
For the information Of those who
have never visited Raleigh, we vii
briefly describe the arrangement Q
the Marlborough. The house occupies
an eligible location on Fayetteville
istreet, Immediately facing the Cour
House and diagonally across tn
street from the Post Ollice-the Capt.
toll is two squares away. The build
ling is Of brick, (the front Of stucco
and the appearance Of its ex
terror is very pleasing. There ar
three floors and basement. Let u
take a hasty jaunt through the build
ling, first visiting the basement, wher'
I've find the laundry, store rooms
servants dining rooms, closets, etc
Upon the first floor are the ladie
lparlor with ladies billiard room con
nected Herewith; the dining room
with seating capacity Of $50, is unde
the charge Of Gray Washington, AM
he keeps a watchful eye over the vel
trained servants; across from th
ladies parlor Is Mr.. Raney's priyat
Office passing along the brussel
carpeted corridor we come 10 the Of
fee proper, attached to which Is
cosy reading and writing room, a wei
stocked news and cigar stand, and,
the end Of another corridor we com
10 the bar and billiard room. PR
sided over BY Mr.. II. A. Barbee, a
affable and accommodating gentle
man. Upon this ground floor, to-
are a number Of sleeping and sampl
rooms.
The second and third floors Of th
house are wholly devoted to sleepin
apartments, perhaps one fourth !
| them en- suite there are 102 sleepin
apartments in all, and they are fu
! nished with either walnut or cherr
! sets, and the beds with springs an
J hair mattresses. One feature Of u
house particularly that comment
itself Is It's cleanliness, and th
n coupled with all modern comfor