The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-06

amiss to refer to it in passing for here
it is ever of interest. The stone is of pc
culiar design and bears this inscription:
Christian Wulff, Captain in the Royal
Danish Navy, born in Copenhagen, Den
mark, died at Beaufort, 1856" Captain
Wulff made an official visit to this coun-
try. accompanied by an only sister.
Reaching Beaufort harbor he soon died,
the result of yellow fever. His sister
purchased in Boston and brought here
this stone. which was erected to designate
the place of burial. Returning to Den
mark she had made a monument of
huge proportions, and with this monu
ment she boarded the steamer Central
America for this country and
intending to have the monument
erected to the memory of her brother and
herself, and here pass in the home of
friend her remaining life. While heading
this way the Central America, when in
mid ocean, caught on fire and was
total loss with all its cargo of freight and
passengers. The fate. of the steamer was
ascertained by single floating piece OF
wreckage bearing the name OF the Ill
fated craft, picked up by passing yes
SELL Speaking of this old cemetery,
am reminded that Beaufort is an old
town.
Previous to incorporation this spot, SO
richly provided for by nature, was known
as Fishtown. Articles of incorporation
were granted in the year 1923. Papers
ON record show Henry Duke, of Beaufort,
held land grant from the Colonial Gov
ernment of the date of 1909
THE BAR HARBOR OF THE SOUTH.
Situated at the confluence Of Newport
and North Rivers, just off Cape Lookout,
within two and half miles of the inlet,
with the ever restless Atlantic ocean in
full view and of easy reach through the
channel way of Bogue and Core sounds,
nature surely has done for Beaufort all
one could ask and left with the people
the making of this the Bar Harbor of the
South.
The last census gave a population of
2195 The people, a hospitable one, de-
vote their time to mercantile and fishing
industries, the last named being the prin-
cipal industry of the people of the entire
county, which is a narrow strip of land
about 50 miles in length and IL miles
wide, having navigable inland coast way
of more than rs miles. There are in the
town of Beaufort % mercantile establish
ments and the following fish packing
firms: Taylor and Duncan, l.. A. S. Kar-
rem, and j. H. Potter & Sons, the last
named being proprietors of the Little
Neck Clam Company Canning plant, To-
Gated on Core sound and holding third
interest in the Carolina Canning Com
pany of Newbern. The Little Neck Clam
Company started few years ago by one
of the Potter boys with two pots. Last
year the company put up $4,000 cases of
oysters. OF 20 dozen each. In the town
are number of boarding houses, promi-
nent among these is that of Miss Sarah
A. Davis. AS a summer or sea coast re-
sort Beaufort's advantageous location is
widely known. Summer visitors are al
ready arriving, but the town is sadly in
need of a commodious modern hotel.
CRAB INDUSTRY.
This coast is fast developing as a soft
shell crab distributing one While yet in
it's infancy, Mr.. d. S. Sanders, staunch
friend of the News and Observer-all
such succeed in their undertakings here
and elswhere-marketed during the past
season between 5000 and 10000 barrels.
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.
There are churches. Methodist. Bap
list, Episcopal and Free Will, and schools,
/ public or free school, l private, under
Mr. Spillman and st. Pau's Episcopal.
The Episcopal school has an enrolment
of 230 with faculty of z Rev. I. 7.
Noe, is principal, G. r. HALL, master;
Misses Winfield, Winborne, Johnston and
Mrs. Geffroy Miss Johnson being in
charge of th kindergarten department
Commencement exercises in this school
will be held Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week.
| CT the Episcopal church it may be said
that it was organized in 1928, and that
before the Revolutionary war the officers
| of the church assessed the people to
build churches, pay preacher, clerk or
church and take care of the poor; also
| to pay persons for killing wild cats,
panthers, wolves and bears that infested
| the country.
TAKING A NEW LIFE.
notice improvements in the way of new
| dwellings being erected, and that realiz-
| ing the need for advantages Of banking
| facilities the Bank of Beaufort has been
organized with n. w. Taylor president,