Middletown transcript., 1908-02-01
Written for The TRASscRlrrl
4 TRIP TO NEW BERN, N. 6.
Mr.. e. d. Alice Writes cf This Progressive
SnusIRern Civ

Mr. g. d. Alice Writes ct This Pfogressiy,
Southern City
New Bern, N. @ /, Jan. 70, 1908
Mr.. EDITOR:
Dear Sir:-Thinking perhaps
a few lines from a fellow towns.
man in a North Carolina city
might be of some Interest +, you,
I will try to give you a little ol
my experience SO far. We
boarded the 124S night train
South, on January 23d, for New
Bern, N. @, arriving at Cape
Charles at 5.55 without incident
There we boarded the fine
steamer "Maryland.' which car.
ried US very gracefully across
the bay to Norfoli, making
good time. We had a very de
lightful trip across. leaving
Cape Charles about 6 30, tht
morning being bright and beau
tiful. We saw the sun coming
right up out of the water as il
were, the weather being calm, the
water was fairly smooth, but as
we got out in mid-stream it got
rougher and the boat rolled some.
what. We touched at Old Poiut
Comfort which is a very pretty
place, everything locking neat
and clean and well kept there.
The boat delivered several pas
sengers and quite lot Of freight.
Leaving there we passed on
through Hampton Roads arriving
at Norfolk at 9.05 o'clock. We
spent quite a little time in the
city sightseeing and then took a
street car for Branbleton IA SUI
burb of Norfolk) 10 the Norfolk
& Southern depot, there we took
the New Bern train, leaving
there at 11.55 A. M. From there
TO Elizabeth CiI2aI b
only about one s
Elizabeth Cit
the north side of PaImIco S0SS6
and is quite q lumber eenteE.
From there we went TO Eaden-
ton with very few stops between,
also situated on the sound. There
our train was run on a ferryboa t
and we were ferried across the
sound to Mackies Ferry on the
south. The sound is about
eleven miles across at this point.
There is a junction of railroad
here branching off The main line
to points farther east. From
there we came direct to New
Bern arriving here about Els
p M. When we stepped from
the train we found a big change
in the atmosphere, very much
colder. 1t had been quite warm
during the day and The change
came very sudden and the next
morning friday the thermome
ter was down to 16, which is
unusual for this locality.
New Bern situated at the juno
ton of the Neuse and Trent
is surrounded on three
sides by water, each river being
the Neuse bridge being
Ii miles long and the Trent
mile long. The Norfolk & South.
ern Railroad crosses the Neuse
River with a II mile bridge. Be-
ing located on the water, it is a
great fish and oyster market the
oysters are fine, / know, far | |
have sampled them and they suit
my taste we'll. The sfad fishing
season is on here now, and they |
Ire anticipating a very good catch |
his year.
This is o very old town, the
second Oldest in the state ] am
informed, although ii has great
many very fine and modern resi- |
tenceS; IN TACT, some very beau.
,ifnl homes, as well as some very |
I'D and antiquated dwellings. |
The business part Of The city has
many very fine and up to-date
stores. They have fine post-o Of
ice building with a town clock in
he tower. The Federal Court is
leld in this building. This being
he county seat of Craven Co.,
hey have large and commod-
GUS modern court house. They
re building a new jail which
will be very modern and sub
tantial building. The Elks are
ust completing a very fine five
tory block which il a credit 10
he city. With quite a number
t other improvements talked of