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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
1
Local notes from Florence describe a ongoing Preacher’s Meeting at the colored M. E. Church on Duke Street with pastors reporting on charges. A temperance lecture by Mrs. Deitrich urged men to oppose whiskey, warning it harms morality and families and can lead to ruin and murder.
William D. Haywood, longtime secretary of the Western Federation of Miners, has been ousted from the organization. An official notice from the federation’s executive board states his services as representative in the field are terminated, effective May 8, 1908, signed by President C. Be. Manoney.
The Democratic Club met at the Court House at noon under President J B Johnson and elected officers for the year. J B Johnson was named President, L G Walker Vice-President, R C Snipes Secretary, with S M Ward as Chairman of the Executive Committee and fourteen other members also chosen as delegates to the County Convention.
A lively informal dance by the younger social set at the Winyab Indigo Society hall last evening featured numerous Misses including Lachicotte Green Carraway Young Alford Doyle Merriman Doar Hanks Murphy Lyles Butler Owens Buhrich Phelps Hazard and others. Messrs. Carraway Whaley Forbes Adams Sian Carroway Collins Dawson Doyle Murphy Hazard Johnson Hanks Farris Urquhart and others attended. At twelve o'clock refreshments were served and the young men are to be congratulated on the enjoyable affair.
Hartsville Town Council elected Charles Reginald Rouse as town clerk replacing F A Miller who resigned. Rouse took the oath and assumed duties while continuing his bookkeeper role with Hartsville Publishing Company. His daily hours are 11 am to 1 pm at office over Hartsville Drug Co in the Armory-Hartsville Messenger.
A cyclonic storm swept Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama causing massive devastation. By Friday midnight reports count about 150 dead and 400 injured with many towns largely destroyed. Most fatalities were African American as cabins collapsed. Natchez notes 64 dead with only two whites among them. Amite in Southeastern Louisiana reports extensive destruction with 25 to 50 killed and at least 75 injured.
Theodore Perry Shontz his wife Mrs Shontz and Miss Marguerite Shontz sail on the American liner St Louis this morning to join the Duchess De Chaulnes A cablegram from Mrs Jno A Drake in Paris conveys the first news of the Duke's death to the family
Eugene Munsell president of the Mica Insulating Company and a leading hardware figure in the nation died after leaping from a seventh floor window at his West Seventy second Street apartment. He had just returned from Aiken, South Carolina, and reportedly laughed as his wife tried to restrain him.
London reports the steam ship Star of Japan has been wrecked on the West Coast. Details are sparse as the disaster is confirmed by special dispatches to Daily. Rescue efforts and fate of crew remain unclear.
A vessel built two years ago was lost near the African coast with estimated damage totaling about 1.5 million.
In this 20th century notice, Georgetown Electric Co argues that modern life requires swift heat and power, praising electric irons and motors as essential. It contrasts tedious traditional firing methods with the ease of pressing a button for instant use, promoting the utility of electric appliances in households.
A candidate declares for the Solicitor post in the 12th circuit pledging to abide the primary result and support its nominees. He notes four years in the Confederate Navy and asks votes, joking he will not mind if no flowers are laid on his grave. He urges voters to honor him as a Confederate veteran.
The annual oration for the 155th anniversary of the Winyah Indigo Society will be delivered by Honorable John P. Thomas Jr of Columbia South Carolina. The event takes place at the Society's Hall on Friday May 1 at noon. Citizens of Georgetown and the Winyah Indigo School District are invited to attend.
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