The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-17

fairly vearn for the advent of its sum-
mer friends and patrons. It throws
open the blinds to its hundreds of win-
dows and bids the sea breezes and sum
beams come in and chase away the
loneliness of bleak waning winter,
and make cheerful the haunts of its
summer soiourners. Its wide doors
fly open and admit into it's broad We
randas and spacious halls the cheering
sunlight of summer. The sharpies line
up around it's wharfs with white sails
stretched to the windward, ready to
bear over the pillows the spirited
anglers and moonlight sailers.
The tide Gibbs and flows, bringing in
the murmurings of the ceaseless sea,
and CARRYING out to Neptune the echoes
OF the ssidyls of the hills" Old ocean
frets and foams itself into waving
blue mountains, and then lashes itself
into showers of spring that cools and
charms the summer winds. The gall
lant blue fish and the brave and heroic
mlackerel, the two cavaliers of the sea,
are marching in cayalcades across the
breakers, defying the angler and ready
to measure resistance with him In the
wake of flying shaupie. The festive
clam and crab are coming up in little
armies, ready to be sacrificed on the
tables of Manager Campbell.
/ have just spent a day and night at
Morehead. / was worn and weary when
/ landed, but when ] alighted and was
famed by the ocean breezes, lured by
the murmuring Of the ocean and en-
chanted by the lashing of the waves on
the shore, 1T seemed almost unreal.
/ met Mr.. Campbell, the new mana
ger Of the Atlantic Hotel, who was
busy Tenoyatirlg, refurnishing and re-
modelling the hotel, cottages, bath
houses, summer houses, wharfs and
walks, and getting everything in readi-
ness for the opening Of the hotel to-
morrow. Mr.. Campbell is not stran-
ger to Morehead, nor to the patrons Of
this poular resort. He has been here
as chief clerk and assistant manager
during the biggest and best seasons.
He Is a thoroughly competent and pop
uIar manager, Il universal favorite with
all those who have spent the seasons at
Morehead during the past several
years, and proposes to make this popu-
lar resort more attractive during this
season than ever before. His purpose
is to make the summer capital from
now until the season closes the most
attractive and popular resort in the
Southern States and to inaugurate d
schedule of reasonable rates that will
not only bring the old friends of the
Atlantic, but hundreds of others who
desire TO avail themselves of the attrac-
tions of the most delightful resort on
the South Atlantic coast,
Mr.. Campbell has haa extended ex-
perience in hotel management. He il
most affable, patient and clever man.
ager, and knows how to cater to the
demands of summer tourists
He has not only thoroughly
repaired and thoroughly renovated the
hotel cottages and other buildings,
but he has selected as his aids in the
Management number of gentlemen
who are thoroughly competent and
capable.
Mr.. A. }. Cooke, of Raleigh is TO be
one Of his assistants. Under Mr.Cooke's
management the Atlantic has enjoyed
several very successful seasons. He is
splendid hotel man and will be a
valuable aid to Mr.. Campbell in the
management this season.
Mr.. Dick Burkhead formerly of Raj
eigh, but now of Goldsboro, is one of
the Office force a young man of affa-
bic manner, thorough business train
ing and universally popular with his
friends and associates.
Every department of the hotel is
presided over by thorough adopts Sc
lected and employed because of their
fitness for the positions they occupy
and not for blow or buster.
There is a variety of natural attrac-
tions at Morehead. that is found at
few other points. It's fishing, surf bath
ing, moonlight sailing, its delightful
sea breezes, it's balmy days and pleas
ant nights, it's laced sounds and sand