The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-29

OF Distinguished Methodists Will be
I'm acknowledgement That
are Being Made on Wrightssillc
Beach.
There is every reason 10 believe
that the coming season will be the
largest that has eve been known on
the beaches. Opportunities are offered
this year by the Seaboard Air Line
which will give people from many sec,
visit the beach and spend a few days
if not longer. And they not only offer
such an opportunity 10 the people Of
this sttae, BIZ also to those livins in
Atlanta. Wrightsville Beach is Il pop
ular place with the people OF Atlanta
and the Seaboard AR Line officials
have taken advantage of this fact and
will have i special sleeper from At
lanta once a week and very low rates
will be in effect from Atlanta as well
as the North Carolina points.
Each season it has been the custom
of the Seaboard to give weekend rates
from certain points in North Carolina,
but it is something new for such OPP
pOrtunities TO be given persons from
out of the state to visit the famous
North Carolina seaside resort There
are hundreds of mountain resorts, but
extremely few by the e
By the 10th of June the season at
Wrightsville Beach will be open and
hundreds OF people on the beach. The
barrymore hotel will ope on June
LIST and the Sea Shore On the 9TH.
Other hotels and boarding houses on
the beach will also be open by the
10th.
The cheap rates on the Seaboard will
20 into effect on the first of June On
that date a parlor car will be put op
between Wilmington and Charlotte and
will be on the trains leaving Whining
ton at 3 in the afternoon and Charloli1(
at 5 in the morning. The SeaboardV
officials are contemplating putting I
sleeper on the train which leaves VIII
mington at 4:30 in the morning and
reaches here at midnight. This has
not been decided upon.
Once each week a sleeper will be run
direct from Atlanta TO Wrightsr!lle
Beach, leaving Atlanta on Friday at
10 So p. m. and reaching Wilmington
at l p. m. IN the following afternoon.
The sleeper will leave Wilmington on
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock and
reach Atlanta on the following morn
ing at GAO. By this arrangement &
person can get cheap rates from At
lanta to Wrightsville and spend from
Saturday until the following Thursday
offorr.Apn IN tho pnonh
Cheap rates will be put on from
Raleigh and intermediate points as
well as from points between Whining
ton and Charlotte. Heretofore the
weekend rates extended from Satur-
day until Monday, but this year they
will extend from Friday until Tuesday,
which will be far more satisfactory.
GATHERINGS ON THE BEACH.
Attractive ciculas have been issued
by the Seaboard for the summer school
of Sunday school workers, which is TO
be held at Wrightsville Beach from
June 18th 10 21st, inclusive. Among
prominent Sunday school workers who
will be in attendance will be Prof. n.
VI. Hamill, D.. D., who had charge a.
the work last season, Bishop A. Coke
Smith, Bishop Duncan and Bishop At
kins. The summer school Is FOX the
TWO Carolinians and 1t is expected that
a large numDer of delegates from both
states will be in attendance.
Many other important gatherings
will take place on the beach during
this summer and the one named above
will be one of the first.
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE BEACH.
There are no improvements of great
consequence TO take place o. the beach
but many minor improvements have
already been made or are being made.
The Sea Shore hotel has been paint
ed and presents a far more attractive
appearance than il did. At the Tarry-
oor hotel the ball roo has been
enlarged and several other small IN
provements made.
An addition has been mads on the
east side OF Lumina and will be a de-
ightful place TO sit on a summers
night and look out o the ocean.
at high tide the extension will almost
reach 10 the waters edge.
Only one new cottage Is being built
on the beach, that Of Mr.. Percy Al
bright. When completed 1t will 10
| q of the pretdest cottages on the
| beach. Extensive repairs are being
| made On several other cottages.
Work has begun ON the Hanover
Seaside club, but material will have 10
be secured faster than the building
committee can get 1t at the present
/ time If the club is TO be completed b.
the fourth ct July.