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C. M. PRATT, PRESIDENT, NEW YORK.
E . GOODWIN VICE PRES LOUISVILLE. KY.
STANDARD OIL CO.,
OILS AND NA & STORES
Manufacturers of all Product of Petroleum
STANDARD BURNING OILS
SOLE DEALERS IN THE CELEBRATED BRANDS OF FIRE PROOF OILS, NAPTHAS ANE GASOLINAS -FOF. - VARN'SH MANUFACTURERS, PAINTERS. VAPOR STOVE BURNERS. STREET LAMPS, TORCHES AND GAS MIA . HINES. MANUFACTURERS OF
Car and Axle Grease, LUBRICATING OTES
Of all Grades, Gravities and Cold Tests,
Capitol Cylinder Oil,
Warranted to to the best Cylinder Oil on the the market for Stationary Engines. STANDARD BRANDS :
ATLANTIC RED ENGINE. ELDORADO ENGINE. -- -
Railroad Oils a Specialty
Matchless Valve & Cylinder Oil.
Warranted not to Corrode the Iron or Eat the Packing, and to Make More Mileuge than tallow or lard. In use on Sixty Railroads.
W. R. BARKSDALE, Agent, WILMINGTON, N. C.
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A ENTRAL OMPANY, therfordton
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NGER SERVICE. NIGHT TRAINS.
FAST FREIGHT LINE TO ALL POINTS SOUTH AND WEST. T AND PORTSMOUTH. INE via WILMINGTON.
DING ON COTTON PEAN PORTS. ilmington for Fertilizers.
CONNECTIONS.
Maxton, with Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley R. R. Hamlet, with Ral- eigh & Augusta R. R .; with Palmetto R. R .; with Gibson's Branch R. R. Wadesboro, with C. & S. R. R. Monroe, with Georgia, Carolina & Northern R. R. Charlotte, with N. C. R. R., C. C. & A. R. R., A. & C. R. R., A. T. & O. R. R. Lincolnton, with C. & L. N. G. R. R. Shelby, with C. C. & C. R. R.
OFFICERS.
SUPERINTENDENT, L. C. JONES, - North Front St., Wilmington.
TREASURER, JOHN H. SHARP.
AUDITOR, A. J. HOWELL, -
PAYMASTER, W. F. WILLIAMS, -
TICKET AUDITOR, T. H. WRIGHT,
FREIGHT DEPOTS, Foot of BRUNSWICK ST. THOMAS D. MEARES, Agent. W. H. ALLEN, Master of Transportation.
JOHN M. ROBINSON, President, BALTIMORE, MD. JOHN C. WINDER, General Manager, RALEIGH, N. C. F. W. CLARK, General Freight Agent, PORTSMOUTH, VA.
CHAS. F. BROWNE,
AGENT,
WHOLESALE
Commission Merchant,
AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
This book must not be taken from the Library building.
FRUITS,
FISH, &c.
) SNUFF
he Highest S.
TREET,
Form No. 471
GEO. R. FRENCH & SONS,
21000200000101
GEO.R .FRENCH&SONS
BOOTS & SHOES
108 North Front Street, LEADING RETAIL DEALERS -IN-
BOOTS and SHOES
Anything in Foot Wear for Man, Woman or Child, can be found at OUR MAMMOTH STORE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
GEO. R. FRENCH & SONS, 108 North Front Street, Wilmington, N. C.
LIFE IS
SPENT IN BED
MALIRESE
RENOVATED
MANUFACTURED
. CO WILMINGTON INC.
OPPOSITE THE CITY HALL.
++-CALL AND SEE SAMPLES OF -- ++
SPRINGS ) MATTRESSES. Work Well Done at Moderate Cost.
CASHM.M.KATZ HOUSE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRY
G DDS,
No. 116 MARKET ST., WILMINGTON, N. C.
SAMPLES SENT ON APPLICATION.
HEINSBERGER'S
.
LIVE BOOK STORE
107 Market Street, Wilmington, N. C. DEALER IN BLANK BOOKS, SCHOOL BOOKS, FANCY GOODS, TOYS, Paper and Envelopes, Pictures and Frames, PIANOS, ORGANS, GUITARS, VIOLINS, BANJOS, ACCORDEONS AND STRINGS. All the Latest Literature of the Age. Merchants and the public in general will find it to their advantage to deal with
HEINSBERGER.
WILMINGTON SEA COAST RAIL ROAD
Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach.
SPLENDID SAILING AND BATHING !
SURF-
BATHING!
Magnificent Groves,
BAND OF MUSIC
STILL WATER
BATHING !
Mammoth Pavillions, NOTHING LIKE IT
ON THE ATLANTIC COAST.
Hotel Accommodations Equal to Any in the Country.
Soft Shell Crabs and Sea Food are Specialties.
BOATS FOR FISHING PARTIES !
Excursions from Inland Towns Carried Through Without Change of Cars.
Connections Made with all Trains on the A. C. Line and Carolina Central Rail Road.
ELECTRIC BELLS, GAS, HOT AND COLD WATER, AND ALL CONVENINCES.
THE
CAPE FEAR & YADKIN VALLEY
RAILWAY COMPANY,
WITH AMPLE FACILITIES, Offers first-class PASSENGER SERVICE and is prepared to handle with promptness and dispatch all business entrusted to its care
BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA AND EASTERN CITIES, AND ALL POINTS SOUTH AND WEST. IT WILL BE OPENED TO WILMINGTON, N. C., ABOUT JAN. 1, 1890.
All trains of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway Co .. pass around the base of the celebrated Pilot Mountain. For rates and information apply to
JULIUS A. GRAY, Pres't, J. W. FRY, Gen'l Sup't, W. E.KYLE, G. F. & P. A. .
Greensboro, N. C. Greensboro, N. C. Fayetteville, N. C.
JOHN W. PERDEW. LOCK AND GUN SMITH, BELL HANGING AND WORK ON COMBINATION SAFE LOCKS A SPECIALTY. ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
25 South Front Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. 1
SAMUEL BELSINGER,
Best Wines and Liquors, - WHOLESALE DEALER IN THE
206 North Third Street, Philadelphia.
THE WILMINGTON TRADE SOLICITED. CALL ON W. H. M. KOCH, OUR AUTHOR- IZED AGENT, FOR PRICES, &c.
J. R. TURRENTINE.
L. H. VOLLERS. F. E. HASHAGEN.
ESTABLISHED 1876.
-
SPECIALTIES : MEAT, . .
FLOUR, . . . MOLASSES,
GRAIN, .
HAY,
RICE.
Bet. Campbell and Hanover,
WILMINGTON. - N. C
H. H. MUNSON
H. P. MUNSON -Established in 1843.
MUNSON & CO.,
MERCHANT : TAILORS
AND DEALERS IN Ready Made Clothing
Gent's Furnishings.
IMPORTED .. AND .. DOMESTIC .. SUITINGS ... AND ... PANTS GOODS .. MADE ... TO ... MEASURE ... BY SKILLED ., WORKMEN. MUNSON & CO ..
32 NORTH FRONT STREET, - - - WILMINGTON, N. C.
TURRENTINE, VOLLERS & CO, GENERAL
BROKERS NUTT STREET,
DIRECTORY
-OF THE --
CITY OF WILMINGTON,
NORTH CAROLINA,
1889.
CONTAINING A GENERAL AND COMPLETE BUSINESS GUIDE OF THE CITY.
PUBLISHED BY
JULIUS A. BONITZ,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR WILMINGTON MESSENGER.
WILMINGTON, N. C., MESSENGER STEAM PRESSES, 1889.
TO OUR READERS.
"Remember. we know well only the great nations whose books we possess ; of others we know nothing, or but little."
This Directory of the city of Wilmington is issued to sup- ply a long felt need. In its make-up we have endeavored to gather such reasonably complete information as is usually looked for in a publication of this description. The work has been done with the greatest care and yet we feel and realize that some errors and omissions may have found, and unavoidably so, their way into its pages. These we regret, but they are attribu- table to the difficulties which surrounded the gathering in of the information, and which beset every effort of this kind. In the canvass for the population and in the compilation of the work we were assisted by Messrs. W. H. Gerken and R. J. Lewis, of this city, who have labored with much zeal and efficiency.
We trust the Directory will prove of incalculable benefit not . only to our home people, but also to the business men abroad.
J. A. BONITZ, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, Wilmington Messenger.
May 18, 1889.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS,
PAGE
Atlantic Coast Line,. inside back cover.
Acme Manufacturing Company. 81
Allen, Jacob Contractor and Builder 59
Atkinson and Manning, Insurance Agents 152
Bonitz Hotel, .6th col. page back.
Brown, A. A. Insurance Agent. 35
Bauer, A. G. Contractor and Builder
56
Brunhild, Simon & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Liquors and Tobacco. see lower margins. Bear, Sol. Wholesale and Retail Dealer Dry Goods, Cloth- ing, Boots and Shoes. see side margins. Bear, Sol. & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Liquors and To- bacco. see side margins. Bear, Samuel, Sr., Dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing, Tobac- co, Cigars, Furs, &c.
Bear, Morris Bros., Wholesale Dealers in Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, &c. .6th col. page back. Belsinger, Sam'l. Wholesale Liquor Dealer, 5th col. page .front. Browne, C. F., Agent, Dealer in Groceries and Country Produce. Ist col. page front.
Blodgett, Moore & Co., Oils &c.
see side margins. Burr & Bailey, Manufacturers of Cotton Presses, Stills &c. Bank of New Hanover
Brown & Pearson. Tonsorial Artists. see top margins.
Blackwell's Durham Tobacco
5th col. page back.
Clydes New York S. S. Company outside back cover. Carolina Central Rail Road. inside front cover, Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Rail Road, 5th col. page front. Cumming, W. M. Mattress Maker and Renovater, 2d col. ·page front.
Craft, T. C. Furniture Dealer III
Carolina Creosote and Oil Company 7th col. page back.
Chamber of Industry 8th col. page back.
Chase, John C. Civil Engineer and Surveyor 152
Carroll, M. Brooklyn Dairy 75
Cronenberg, H. Photographer 44
PASSENGER and Baggage Transfer. All orders left at SOUTHERLAND S STABLES, 108 & IIO North Second St., will be promptly attended to.
75
59 145
C. B. SOUTHERLAND & CO, Retail dealers in ALL CLASSES of VEHICLES. Cor. Second and Princess Streets,
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Cutlar, DuBrutz Attorney at Law. 44
Catlett, W. Principal Cape Fear Academy 75
Christ, Phillip Baker and Confectioner 1 36 Dingelhoef, M. J. Watch Maker and Jeweler, see top and bottom margins.
Davis, Martin T. Agent Real Estate.
65
Dudley, John L. Sewing Machine Agent, see top margins. Dry, Jas. D. Dyer and Cleaner.
65
French, Geo. R. & Son, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Boots and Shoes .. 2d col. page front.
French Bros., Fertilizers, Building Lime &c.
Garrell, Jno. F. Butcher
Gieschen, J. G. L. Saloon.
.see side margins.
Gieschen, H. H. Groceries and Liquors
Gause, Jas. F. Lighterman.
Grant, B. H. Plumber and Gas Fitter
Giles & Murchison, Hardware, Crockery, &c
Greenwald, I. L. Dealer in Boots and Shoes, see side margins Hart, Miss Principal Young Ladies School
Hankins, A. G. Agent, Grocer. see lower margins.
Huggins, G. W. Watchmaker and Jeweler
70
Heinsbergers, Live Book Store. 3d col page front.
Hayden. P. H. Harness Maker, &c see side margins. Hutchins, B. L. Painter.
Hansen & Smith, Lumber Dealers
56 26
Hanby, John H. Contractor and Builder
Holden, S. W. Plumber and Gas Fitter
Hall & Pearsall, Wholesale Grocers ... see top margins.
Hicks, R. W. Commission Merchant. see top margins. Honnet, George Watchmaker and Jeweler III
Kure, Hans A. Ship Chandler and Grocer 35
Krahnke, J. Henry Tailor. 3d col. page back.
Kirkham, W. J. Gardner and Florist 3d col page back.
Katz, M. M. Dry Goods, &c. 3d col page front.
Keith, B. F. Groceries, &c. see lower margins.
King, John J. Inspector of Lumber &c
Kiley, P. E. Saloon and Restaurant.
Koch, W. H. M. Saloon .see side margins.
Knoxville Furniture Company. 2d col. page back.
Lewis, R. J. Caterer. 97
Messenger Job Office. 208
Manning, E. W. Summer Resort, Atlantic View. 148
48 70 65 39 65 26 I28
48 52
65 87
JOHN L. DUDLEY, SINGER SEWING MACHINES, 27 NORTH FRONT ST.
H. C. PREMPERT, Fashionable Shaving and Hair Dressing Saloon, No. 7 SOUTH FRONT STREET.
MESSENGER'S WILMINGTON DIRECTORY. 7
Marshal, J. R. Produce Dealer 39
Morton & Hall, Distillers. 39
Meares, L. H. Gent's Furnisher &c. 30
McEachern, D. Grain &c.
35
Maffitt & Corbett, Wholesale Grocers. 26
Morrelle, Rev. Daniel English and Classical School 30 Munson & Co., Merchant Tailors, &c ... 6th col. page front. Nutt, J. D. Druggist &c. .see top margins.
Nobles, S. W. Vineyard &c. 3d col. page back.
Northrop, Hodges & Taylor, Insurance Agents.
21
National Life and Maturity Association of Washington D. C. see side margins.
O'Brien, Martin Groceries and Liquors.
145
O'Connor, Daniel Real Estate Agent.
87
Orrell, R. C. Livery and Sale Stables.
see side margins.
Otersen, Wm. Grocer
136
Oldenbuttel, John G. Groceries and Liquors
152
Ortman, F. W. Saloon .. .see top margins.
Portnor, R. Brewing Company. Ist col. page back.
Poisson, Louis J. Real Estate Agent.
59
Prempert, H. C. Tonsorial Artist, .see top margins.
Polvogt & Rehder, Boots and Shoes see lower margins.
Perdew, John W. Gun Smith 5th col. page front.
Parker, C. C. Painter. see lower margins.
Proctor Screen Company .. 6th col. page back.
Quinlivan, Daniel Horse Shoer and Farrier
56
Rheinstein, F. & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods &c.
52
Rising, R. F. Tinner 30
Stokely, W. H. Summer Resort.
70
Southerland, T. J. Livery and Sale Stables, see lower margins. Southerland, C. B. & Co., Carriage Factory, see top .margins. Schloss, S. A. & Co., Auctioneers &c .. .see top margins. Smith & Boatwright, Insurance Agents .. ... see side margins.
Springer, J. A. Coal and Wood. see lower margins. Sutton House, Mrs. M. F. Sutton, Proprietress. Standard Oil Company. .outside front cover. Turrentine, Vollers &c., Broker's 6th col page front.
145
Taylor, John E. Boots and Shoes 87
Taylor's Bazaar, Fancy Goods, &c. see top margins.
Tucker. H. A. Marble and Stone Cutter 44
The Messenger, Newspaper 4th col. page back
M J. DINGELHOEF, 123 Market Street, Watches, Clocks and Jew- elry carefully repaired and warranted.
TAYLOR'S BAZAAR. Wholesale and Retail Millinery and Fancy Goods, Fashionable Goods, Low Prices. 118 Market st., Wilmington, N. C,
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Wilmington Sea Coast Rail Road .. ...... 4th col. page front.
Watson, A. W: Crockery, &c., see back of Fancy Card and I28
Wilmington Savings and Trust Company ... 152
Webb, Mrs. H. Florist.
52
Woolvin, J. W. Undertaker. 21
Worth, W. E. & Co., Ice Manufactory
I20
Ward, C. H. Tonsorial Artist.
III
Williams, Capt. E. Harbor Towing
I36
Whitehead, W. A. & Son, Brokers
97
Wilmington Paper Company ... see lower margins.
Young, W. L. Real Estate Agent.
43
WILMINGTON IN 1889,
Chief among the important considerations necessary to the growth and development of a city, is favorable geographical posi- tion. By this we mean such a situation with respect to territory and transportation facilities as to make it the general market place and supply depot of an extensive region of country.
It seems hardly necessary to dwell for a moment on the im- portance of this advantage. Experience throughout the world and in all ages in which commerce has flourished, from Carthage to the ancient time of Venice in the middle ages, and from Venice to our own times, has shown that it alone is sufficient to rear and support a great city. It is due to her magnificent position be- tween Europe and Asia, and between the Mediterranean and the Black sea, that Constantinople has for centuries been the chief city of the East, and the imperial center of the Turkish empire. It is the inter-continental position of the Mediterranean that made its shores the home of most of the great cities of antiquity and still adorns them with the fair Naples with her 500,000 inhabi- tants ; with Marseilles, numbering over 350,000; with Genoa, Smyrna, Alexandria and hundreds of others.
In China we find Canton situated on the Chinese sea with her 1,750,000; in Hindoostan on the Bay of Bengal is Madras with nearly half a million. In Germany on the Elbe, with its outlet to the sea, is Hamburg with her 500,000, and coming to our own country, at the mouth of the beautiful Hudson are New York and Brooklyn with their 2,500,000; and last, but greater than any of them, stands the imperial London on the Thames with about 4,000,000 souls.
It is the geographical position of these cities-their situation with respect to trade interests-that has contributed more than
J. DINGELHOEF, Practical Watchmaker, dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Diamonds, Silver and Plated Ware, 123 Market Street.
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F W. O RTMANN, Proprietor CLUB ROOMS, No. 17 N. Second St. Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Oysters in Season.
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anything else to make them what they are. Where a city is favored with this advantage to more than an ordinary degree, its future is assured, if but her citizens will make proper use of the advantages presented.
To one at all acquainted with the resources of the South, and particularly this portion of North and South Carolina, it is only necessary to take a glance at the map to realize the future of Wilmington. Here she stands at the very portal of one of the finest cotton and rice producing regions in the world. On the one hand is the mighty Ocean system giving her transportation as far as the winds that blow to every clime; on the other lies her railways radiating in many directions throughout the State and adjacent States, pouring into her lap an immense commerce. Already a large and prosperous city, it seems that nature and civilization have conspired to make Wilmington in the not far distant future one of the greatest cities on the South Atlantic Coast.
No one can visit Wilmington and fail to be impressed with the may signs and growing indications of wealth and prosperity which abound on every hand. Here will be found all public buildings and institutions usual to a great commercial city, as for instance, a United States Custom House, a handsome new United States Court House and Post Office building, now in course of erection, United States Marine Hospital, Seaman's Home and Bethel, City Hospital, United States Signal Service Station, three daily newspapers, five weekly and one monthly publications, nearly fifty churches, twenty-eight public and private schools, ample banking facilities, four railroads completed, and two others under construction, a number of prosperous industries, and the city boasts of a large number of the handsomest and most costly residences in the State. The city has its street railway, telephone conveniences, and excellent fire department, water and gas works, and is lighted by electricity.
T. J. SOUTHERLAND,
Livery and Horse Exchange, Nos. 108 and IIO North Second St., Wilmington, N. C
TAMES D. NUTT, Druggist, 218 N. Front St. Beyond doubt, cheapest place in the city to buy Drugs and everything pertaining to a first-class store.
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The advantages and attractions of the city as a place of resi- dence are unsurpassed by no city of equal population in the Union. The climate is delightful, health excellent, the society is cultivated and refined, the city is most orderly, educational facilities are both excellent and abundant. Several of the church edifices are very fine specimens of architecture; they have large congregations and their pulpits are supplied by pastors of repu- tation and ability.
The population of the city is now about 25,000.
SOME ATTRACTIONS,
The following are some of the many splendid attractions that should be seen and enjoyed by all who wish a season of rest and healthful recreation. As resorts they are unsurpassed by any on the South Atlantic Coast.
WRIGHTSVILLE SOUND.
This well-known and popular resort, eight miles from the city' will during the present season, receive a much larger attention from pleasure and health-seekers than ever before, as one of the results of the completion of the Sea Coast Railroad from this city to that place. Wrightsville has always been popular, and has greatly increased in popularity since the completion of the turn- pike from the eastern limits of the city to the Sound. This turn- pike, which is heavily ballasted with oyster shells its entire length, affords one of the finest and most pleasant drives that can be found in North Carolina. It is as hard as though it were McAdamized, is bordered nearly its entire length with pines, whose fragrant odors are delightful, exhilerating and bracing, and the line of the road is sufficiently crooked to relieve the tourist from a weary monotony. The Wilmington Sea Coast Railroad and the Ocean View Railroad are ready to take visitors to the Sound.
Another advantage lies in the fact that, by means of the rail- road, the pleasure seeker can go direct to the beach without extra expense. On this beach the Carolina Yacht Club have their house and here also is the new, large and elegant Hammocks Hotel, for the accommodation of visiting guests, and in the waters adjacent is the favorite yachting course where there will be during the season, several exciting and interesting regattas. Its proximity to the city, with its easy and cheap accessibility by
J. A. SPRINGER,
Wholesale and Retail dealer in Coal, Wood, Brick, Shingles, &c. 121 N. Water St., Wilmington, N. C.
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C. B. SOUTHERLAND & CO., make a specialty in Repairs of Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, Carts and Drays. Cor. Second and Princess Sts.
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railroad, together with the fact that it is connected with the city by telephone make this a desirable resort. There are plenty of fish of almost every variety in the waters of the Sound and ocean and an abundance of good oysters in their season.
CAROLINA BEACH.
This pleasant resort, which sprung into existence as if by magic in the summer of 1887, possesses attractions which at once made it extremely popular with the people. Although the accommodations there last year were limited in extent, as they naturally would be with only a few months-we might say weeks of preparation, yet it was a popular resort for those who would spend a day from the cares and duties of every day life, and while away a few hours by the seaside, where they could view the grandeur, the majesty and the power of old ocean as her waves dashed upon the shore, to the deep anthem of the unceasing roar of the breakers. A short ride on the waters of the Cape Fear, and a shorter ride of less than two miles on the railroad, constructed across the peninsula, from the river to the beach, and the weary pleasure-seeker is away from the noise, tumult and dust of the city, and on one of the finest ocean beaches along the South Atlantic Coast. It was visited by many thousands last year, and will probably be resorted to by a largely increased number during the present season.
Many additions and improvements have been made for the bet- ter accommodation of visitors, and the facilities for reaching the beach have been greatly increased by the addition of the splen- did steamer Sylvan Grove, with her accommodations for 500 pas- sengers, which make daily excursions there during the season.
The fame of the beach spread from one end of the State to the other and even into South Carolina and Georgia. The means for bathing, fishing or sailing are excellent, and it is peculiarly free W HEN you wish to buy Groceries and Shingles, you can save money by calling on B. F. KEITH, JR., 130 North Water Street.
S. A. SCHLOSS & 00. Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, 21 and 23 Market St. Crockery, Glassware, &c., Wholesale and Retail.
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from flies, mosquitoes and gnats. The most of the time there is a good southwest breeze blowing, which coming in from the sea, is cool, refreshing and enjoyable.
The Ocean View Railroad Company has begun the erection of a hotel and eating house at the Masonboro terminus of their road. It will have a handsome dining room 8ox30 feet, and will be about thirty feet from the pavillion and connecting with it by a wide platform. It will be known as "The Breeze House," and will be under the management of Mrs. Mayo, who has a reputa- tion that will certainly draw those fond of good cooking and good things.
"THE ROCKS."
The "Rocks," so called from the fact of the immense pile of stone that has been placed there, by which New Inlet has been effectually closed for the passage of vessels, is twenty miles from Wilmington and more than half way between this city and the mouth of the river. It has become quite a popular pleasure re- sort on account of the splendid ftshing it affords, and its excellent opportunities for bathing and boat sailing. The hotel accommo- dations at "The Rocks" are very good, and they will be improved as occasion may demand. The place suffers for the want of shade trees, but this lack is in a measure compensated for by the cool southwest breezes which prevail nearly all the time. Large quantities of fish are caught here and many of our citizens find a visit to the place both pleasant and profitable. It is easy of ac- cess, and the probability is that the list of visitors will be much larger during the present season than in any previous year.
LAKE WACCAMAW.
On the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad, thirty-six miles from Wilmington, is the pretty village of Lake Waccamaw, near which is the beautiful sheet of water from which the village
J. A. SPRINGER,
Wholesale and Retail dealer in Coal, Wood, Brick, Shingles, &c. 121 N. Water St., Wilmington, N. C.
TAMES D. NUTT, Druggist, 218 N. Front St. Beyond doubt, cheapest place in the city to buy Drugs and everything pertaining to a first-class store.
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derives its name. The path from the village to the lake is across a beautiful green plateau of land on the premises of Mr. H. B. Short, to a secluded dell where, surrounded by magnificent for- est trees, nestles one of the most attractive sheets of water in North Carolina. It is a favorite resort for pleasure parties from both North and South Carolina. The lake abounds with fish of almost every fresh water variety, while the surrounding forests abound with birds and all kinds of game from squirrels to bears. Many hunting parties visit the place for the purpose of gunning, and have fine sport in roving the forests and in fishing in the gen- erous waters of the Lake.
All these places which we have named receive a generous pat- ronage during the heated season, and there is every indication that the number of visitors to all of them will be largely in creased during the present season.
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Aaron, Joe, lab, h 412 Brunswick. ACADEMY OF THE INCARNATION, "Sister Mary Bap- tiste Superior, 4th cor Ann.
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