The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-28
GALA WEEK AT MoREHEAD.
Beach suppers' Great Hauls of Mackerel. The
Latest Thing.
lsneeial To Noms q.


fishing has been good all of this month
the last three days have been veri-
table delight to all fishermen here.
The enormous strings of fish sus
pended on long poles from the should
ers of two boatmen. excited genuine
enthusiasm among all of the spectators
as they were brought up from the
wharves today.
In several cases these poles were
fourteen feet long and filled with
beauties.
One party containing Mr.. Henry
I.itchford. Mr.. Sidney Cooper and Mr..
w. p. Whitaker landed seventy-eighs
mackerel and trout.
Another consisting of Mr.. w. TT
Travis Mr.. Ed. Barbee. George H. Pep
per and Major John H. Horner caught
1O1 maekerel of unusually large size.
Col. w. A. Bobbitt and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Winthrop. of Georgia. caught
seventy eight mackerel, and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. Martin, of Durham brought
in ninety.
Altogether, with fine service, excellen
fare, cool breezes always blowing. never
a warm day, and such glorious fishing
and boating the guests at Morehead
are more than pleased-they are en-
thusastic. Many delightful entertain
ments have been given this week.
The beach supper" given by Mrs.
DeForest Allgood on Thursday night,
was the most unique and enjoyable af-
fair of the season.
Thirty-five guests sailed over to the
island on the Georgia" and the Ma
| rY1ia no lie
the surf, they returned to find the
sharpies dashed on either side of a fiat
boat, where a stove had been set up
and fine fish fry" was in progress,
under the management of two sharpe
captains and a corps of walters from
the Atlantic Hotel.
With brilliant moon over head and
the blue waters of the sound around
them, the delighted guests enjoyed
perfectly served menu of all of the sea
food in season. Baked CLAIMS, devilled
crabs. roasted stone crabs, shrimp,
broied mackerel and trout, fried
chicken, beaten biscuit, tomatoes with
mayonnaise, corn bread, sandwiches,
olives and ale made up this most deli
cious of open air suppers.
Afterwards a two hours sail in the
tertainment as unique as it was per-
feet
The guests were DIR. and Mrs. White,
of Athens; Governor Nichols, the Misses
Nichols. Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming the Misses
Fleming, Miss LISA Weed, Miss Isa-
bel Thomas, Miss Gertrude Thomas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Boyd Mrs.
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Joseph Robinson, Mrs. Cusack Mrs.
Percy Roberts and Messrs. Sherwood
Faison, Pepper, Rogers, Num-, Hol
lowell Scoville and Allgood.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Henry Gray,
of Birmingham. gave euchre party to
thirty ladies' The prizes were unusu-
ally handsome, being an exquisite para
sol of crimson, embroidered in white
silk "a white lace imported fan and a
silk shawl. They were won by Mrs.
Sidney Cooper, Mrs. Fleming and Mrs.
Robinson.
4 Wednesday Mrs. w. p. Whitaker gave
charming card party to Mrs. Dou-
glas Boyd Four beautiful prizes were
given duchesse lace handkerchief,
a Mexican linen centre piece, silver
darning egg and book A Moorish
pillow cover in green and gold was
presented to the guest of honor.
Delightful sails were given during
the week by Mr.. and Mrs. Green, Mrs.
VIM. Thomas and Mrs, Sidney Cooper,
and moonlight sail by Miss Laura
] Hughes and Miss Janet HOLSTER.
The german given by the ladies last
night was very pretty affair, being led
by Mrs. Sidney Cooper, and Miss Lily
GRAY Among the arrivals during the
week are:
j. C. Eason, j. E. Peterson, A. I.
Harper, l. S. Dortch, Godsboro; N. Y.
Ramsey, John w. Gooeh, w. r. Wood.
c. w. Hollowell c. f. Hancock, c. d.
Bradham, N NJ. Farrow, Mrs n. M.
Farrow, w H. Griffin, North Caro-
lima JOS Mullen, Mrs. Jos. Mullen,
Baltimore; Hon. Walter Clark, 5. A.
Ashe Jr.. Raleigh; Mrs. Burns Will
lSins and child Walter Francis Burns,
New York; K. w. Stanton, r. Nc
Lean Havana, Cuba; Walter Smith,
Murray Robinson North Carolina; l..
Harvey, Mrs. L. Harvey, Miss M. Har-
yey. r. L. Gardner, S. Wooten, A
Mitchell, ID. S. Barnes, E. b. Manton,
w, r. Hines, Mrs. w t. Hines ana
child. Knston; j. w. Whitehead, w.
p. Anderson, Mrs. w. F. Anderson,
two children and nurse. Wilson; "A. ..
Wilson. Greenville; E. j. Hester, John
Howard and son, d. l.. Ward, MISS
Mary M. Mitchell, Joe Lucas, X ,.
/ Duffy. w. C. ONeal, N. M. Farrow, u
A. Farrow, H. Whitehurst, Geo. w.
Albers. w. H. oliver, Mrs. Z. Is. Han
cock. Miss Henrietta Hancock, Dr'
Frank Hughes, New Bern; j. Henry
Smythe. North Carolina; Geo. n VII
son. Virginia; John S. Parks, Mrs. Johh
s. Parks, ]. S. Casey Atlanta. Ca D.
Groeschely Chester. S. c.; f. M. HAIRY
EFT. Mrs. F. M. Hayett, JacKsohVlile'
c. s. Abernathy, Beaufort; Geo. N
Ives. Newport Fruit Farm; Jas a.
Roberts. Virginia; ]. w. chapman
Georgia; r. F. Lee, w. +. Brown
Asheville.