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5 B'THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK jffJ, place was called Killigray. Nothing is left of it now but the graves of two of her children, whom Flora MacDonald buried here. At that time all of North Carolina was a great pine forest one of the finest in the world interspersed with river bot toms for fertile land. The Scotchmen built their homes on the sandy hilltops and cultivated the rich low-lands. There was timber without limit and the country swarmed with game. Here they lived just as they had in the Scotch Highlands, pre serving their clans, all the traditions and customs of their highly individualized race. Then came revolutionary war, and the Highland Scotchmen, of course, were loyalists. Driven from their homq by the defeat of the Stuarts they now offered their services to the House of Hanover. The call of the clan was sent far and wide over the hills. A few miles from here the Highlanders gathered armed with their hunting rifles; and the roll of the clan was called. It is a striking fact that if the same roll were called in Moore County today, every name would be answered. Flora MacDonald was a leading spirit in organizing this company to fight for the cause of King George. She made good her word to the Duke of Cumberland she espoused the cause of the House of Hanover in a time of need. Under a great pine tree she made a speech, de nouncing the Continental Army as a pack of lawless rebels, and inspiring her clansmen to fight for the cause of govern ment and loyalty to the King. These Highland Scots, living alone in a wilderness, had no conception of the real strength of the American Eevolu tion. They marched forth bravely, en countered the patriots at Moore's Creek in this county, and were utterly routed. Flora MacDonald 's husband was taken captive and many of her friends killed. A few years later she returned to Scot land. Her indomnitable spirit is shown by an incident on the voyage. The ship was attacked by a French vessel of war. Flora refused to go below, but remained on deck throughout the action, cheering on the fighters, and herself receiving a wound in the arm. She seems to have been a born fighter, one of those rare spirits that love adventure and risk for their own sakes. She is said to have died during a thunderstorm and to have been buried in the sheet upon which Prince Charlie slept at Benbecula. There is a monument to her memory at Inverness. Her devotion to the Jacobite cause was undoubtedly the ruling motive of her life. Exactly when it was that she went to Italy to offer the prince a thorne in America is not known, but it must have been soon after her arrival in America, which was in 1773. A circumstantial account of the incident is given in the chronicle of a local Scotch historian. Ac cording to this narrator, Flora was chosen to head a committee which went to Rome where the Prince was living in exile. But the woman who had saved the life of the prince was denied the privilege of an interview. She insisted that the matter was of the utmost importance, that her plan was one which would give the house of Stuart a dominion a hundred times the size of England. At last the attend ant led her to the King's apartment and she was allowed to peep through the door. The last of the royal Stuarts was a human wreck from disease and dissipa tion. Had he been even man enough to sit upon a throne there is no good reason to believe that the resolute Flora would have put him there. Heal Estate Irospct There is no doubt about it, the coming Summer will see more dwellings erected by Winter residents than any previous season in the history of the village. Already ten new homes are planned to be begun immediately, and the end is not yet in sight. Almost any day Mr. New comb may be seen showing interested individuals over the property, and the season's business in the real estate de partment has surpassed anticipations. Among recent additions to the list of property owners are Mr. George A. Magoon of Pittsburgh, and Mr. A. L. Sperry of New Haven, Conn. Mr. Magoon has bought lot No. 907 on Chin quapin Road not far from the residence of Mr. Eobert Hunter. ' Mr. and Mrs. Magoon have been guests at the Holly Inn for the past two seasons, after hav ing spent Winters in various places in the southern section of this country and Europe, and have decided that Pinehurst is good enough for them. They will begin the construction of their new home immediately. Mr. Magoon is a habitue of the links and an enthusiastic trap and field shot. His list of clubs include the Pittsburgh Field Club, Heron Hill Gun Club, Pittsburgh Country Club and Schenley Golf Club. Mr. Sperry 's lot is on Maple Eoad nearly opposite F. W. Von Canon's new residence. Mr. and Mrs. Sperry have also concluded they have spent a sufficient number of Winters in cold storage in the North, and they too have determined to live in their own home in Pinehurst the rest of their Winters. The Patriarch Threesome A recent article by Theodore Price, the versatile editor of Cotton and Finance, and student of all things under the sun, questioning the value of golf as an in fluence towards health and a happy old age, has its graphic and immediate refu tation in a threesome played on March 28th on the Pinehurst links. The young est of these three enthusiasts was 83 years old, and Mr. D. N. Clark of Wood bridge, the dean of all golfers and the steadiest player on the links was the old est, being eighty-seven last month. Their aggregate years were two hundred and fifty-six. And if this be an evidence against golf, I would prefer the bane to the remedy, whatever it is. Mr. Clark made the nine holes in fifty three. Mr. J. P. Crane of Boston war, second with fifty-four, and the youngest of all had the highest score, leading to the inevitable conclusion that the game improves with age. D. N. Clark, Woodbridge, age 87 J. P. Crane, Boston, age 86 Amos Whitney, Hartford, age 83 The oldest threesome in the world aggregate 256 TROPHIES and PERSONAL ARTICLES In Gold, Sterling, Bronze and Leather The Gorham Company is known the world over for its fine designs. Special atten tion is given to the production of Trophies, Cups, Medals, Pins, Badges, and Emblems for every purpose. THE GORHAM GO. Silversmiths and Goldsmiths NEW YORK Gorham Silverware is to be had in Pinehurst at "The Jewelry Shop" Gorham Silverware is to be had "THE PINEHURST in Pinehurst at JEWELRY SHOP" JBRETTOISl WOOBS IH THE HEART OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ImproTed Golf Course Full 6,450 yards ! THE MOUNT fl,13AAIf T Ralph J. HERKIMER Winter: The Ochlawaha Hotel Eustis, Florida Till! MOUIIT WAIUIffOTOM D. J. TRUDEAU Winter: Hotel Ormoni Obmokd Bxaoh, Fla. Information t 243 Fifth Ay., New York, nd U of Mr. Foster's offices 43-BRITTON WOODS SADDLK HOBSIS AT QBMQND THIS WINTM Pictures of all Tournaments and Players at MERROW'S Pinehurst Studio Artistic Photographs Made and Films Developed About Half Price The very best automob'le ser vice in the district can be obtained by telephoning Sugg's Livery Stable Southern Pines We pride ourselves that we can furnish instant and good service at a great deal the lowest rate in the section. If you need a car for a long trip or the after noon you cannot afford NOT to 'phone us. 1 i
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