Grand Opening, 1889

 From the New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, NC), Thursday, August 8, 1889:

GRAND OPENING

 OF THE

OCRACOKE HOTEL,

SPENCER BROS, PROP'RS

ON

JUNE 18th, 1889

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Hotel enlarged. Table supplied with the best. Servants attentive and polite. Soda fountain. Band of music. Rates low.

Steamer two trips a week from Washington and one from New Berne. First trip June 18th from Washington. 

TERMS:

Per day..........................................$1.50 to $2.00

Per week.....................................$7.00 to $10.00

Per month.................................................$30.00

Address

SPENCER BROS.,

jelldw2m                               Washington, N.C.

This month's Ocracoke Newsletter is the dramatic story of life-saver Rasmus Midgett and his rescue of the crew of the barkentine Priscilla in August, 1899. You can read it here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news052116.htm.