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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
1
Local items report varied society happenings, business updates, and community notices. Mentions range from Haddock Livery Co and the Electric Co to bank directors, entertainers, and local gossip about residents and visitors.
Revival Services began at West End Chapel with Rev. T. E. Morris delivering a stirring sermon to a large crowd. Rev. S. M. Stedman arrives to lead tonight’s meeting. a new quartet including J. L. Brinkley Symple Carnegie and J. M. Butler and organist Mrs J. M. Matthews pleased attendees.
Florence Book Music Co advertises Farrand pianos at cost to close out in a few days. The Old Post Office is the selling location with C Foxworth Co also offering package buckwheat at cost.
Mr J D Agrams returns to Georgetown and operates at Farrelly Bros stables offering shoes and harness repairs inviting public patronage.
Mrs Lil ie Sharp wife of J D Sharp a grocer committed death by own action this afternoon in Spartanburg April 1 by shooting herself in the chest with a 32 caliber pistol Despondency is said to have caused the act She walked into her room and fired the pistol to her breasts and died almost instantly.
An editor in the Daily Item writes a farewell note praising the city and its hospitable people. He recalls time spent, expresses hope to return, and wishes prosperity and success to all. The letter ends with courteous regards from W J Burke dated around the period reflected in the clipping.
A report from St. Louis County says a crash on the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad occurred near Spanish Lake this morning. Injured passengers or workers are mentioned, with details limited in the report.
A fast car struck Irma Myers and William Myers on a curve at Wheeling and Elmgrove Road last night. Their mother Marguerette Myers stepped off the track just in time, saving herself from harm. The injuries to Irma and William are believed fatal.
New York early today saw a blaze at 44 Hester Street gut a five story tenement housing 20 families. Three people died Burt Weinsten and Hannah his wife and their baby with more than twenty injured as residents leaped from windows. Fire officials suspect incendiary arson to divert officers while robbers looted nearby stores.
Disastrous floods in Elkhome West Ya on April 2 flood Elkhard valley as 3 inches of rain fall in 36 hours. Rivers overflow their banks forcing hundreds to seek high ground. Three men drown after a bridge on the Bluestone river collapses. Railroad traffic halted as rainfall continues.
Cotton middling at 10. Corn at 80. Meal 1.54. Feed oats 70. U S bellies 74. U S butts 534. Rice whole 41-25. Flour choice 5.50 to 5.75. Pearl grits in sacks 1.55. Turpentine firm 00.
A persuasive public notice invites readers to spend moments learning personal health care techniques. It claims to offer methods to care for the body and proper breathing, promising superior relief beyond medicines and drugs. The message targets both men and women seeking better health through simple self-care practices.
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