Georgetown Naval Reserves return from Pawley's Island encampment
Local notes report the Georgetown Naval Reserves returning from their weeklong encampment at Pawley's Island. Other items include a 97 degree day and 89 degree evening heat, a Georgetown baseball 11 2 win over A C L, and plans for a basket picnic at Good Hope Church with a listed committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Pawley’s Island
A.C. L
Jones
R. P. Cribb
Good Hope Church
Agnes Rawls
Eunice Spivey
Mollie Avant
Nellie Durant
Gether Moore
Louisa Rowe
L. Avant
N. E. Goude
James A. Bruorton
D. Tyler
C. G. Bruorton
James Altman
R. P Cribb
B. G. Goude
Bright Powers
Sympathy Funeral For Little Lilla Esdorn
Obituary notes the death of six year old Lilla Roberta Esdorn after two days of illness. Funeral services were held at the parents’ residence by Rev W L R Cahall and burial followed at Elmwood cemetery. The item also cites sidewalk hazards at King and Prince streets and reports the sinking of the four masted schooner C K Hull off Cape Lookout with crew rescued.
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Robert L. Esdorn
Lilla Roberta
Childer
Lilla
W. L. R. Cahall
Elmwood Cemetery
King and
Prince Streets
Beckman House
Prince
Highmarket Street
C. K. Hull
Cape Lookout
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Charleston
Canadian Bush Fires Devastate Towns in British Columbia
Fires sweeping Fernie and surrounding areas have destroyed a 100 square mile zone in British Columbia. More than 100 people are dead, including 74 in Fernie, with towns Hosmer and Sparwood cut off. Rail lines, bridges, and rolling stock burned, refugees ferried by trains as winds drive the blaze. The fire is the worst Canada has seen, threatening the Crow's Nest Pass region.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fernie B. C
Michel
Hosmer
Olsen
Sparwood
Fernie
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern Railway
Crows Nest Pass
Canada
Pleasant Children’s Day Observance at West End Chapel
Three to four hundred attendees joined a Children’s Day program at West End Chapel organized by Superintendent B L Beaty and Sunday School workers. The event featured hymns and recitations by children, praise for Nellie Bryan and Edna Butler, and a benediction by Rev W H Murray. Also reported were court notes: Eddie Porter, Henry Bowes, and Eddie Carr faced penalties for vagrancy, firing within the city, and theft, with terms ranging from 25 to 60 days and county or chain gang assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Chapel
B. L. Beaty
Jesus
Nellie Bryan
Edna Butler
W H. Murray
Recorder
Eddie Porter
Henry Bowes
Eddie Carr
Highlands
Georgetown County
Unclaimed Letters Georgetown Post Office August 1908
List of letters remaining in the Georgetown South Carolina post office for the period ended August 1 1908. Recipients must claim as advertised and pay one cent per letter delivered. Includes Homer Alston J B Blackmon C M Britt Scipio Chanice James A Clarke Jeff Dover Ellis Dozier Edward Gadsden R H Nettles George Parker Frank Read Daniel Read W D Sykes two letters and women listed as Mrs E G Dennis Miss Eugenia Green Miss Binah Johnson Miss Annie Johnson Miss Libbie Small Mrs Judie Shaw Miss Ella Singleton Mrs Nancy Washington Miss Cassie White.
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Georgetown
S. C
Homer Alston
J.B. Blackmon
C. M. Britt
Scipio Chanice
James A. Clarke
Jeff. Dover
Ellis Dozier
Edward Gadsden
R. H. Nettles
George Parker
Frank Read
Daniel Read
W. D. Sykes
E. G. Dennis
Eugenia Green
Binah Johnson
Annie Johnson
Libbie Small
Judie Shaw
Ella Singleton
Nancy Washington
Cassie White
Picnic Clue Sparks Talk Of New Daughter-In-Law
Farmer's boy reports Jim washed his face twice and dressed neatly with a new shirt and shiny shoes. Lank brother speculates visitors imply a picnic and a possible romance, hinting at a forthcoming marriage.
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Bill
Jim
Westbury's Quick Lunch Treats Guests On Short Notice
A brief note highlights Westbury's as a place to drop in for a fast lunch with attentive service. It emphasizes that the staff treats patrons well even on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury's
Moonlight Excursion to North Island for Infirmary Benefit
An August 11 moonlight steamer trip to North Island for George Town Infirmary funds. The Ro main departs Market dock at 6 30 p m and returns from the island at 10 00 p m. Each way about an hour and a half. Refreshments served by a ladies committee. Fare 50c for adults 35c for children. Tickets at Youngs C L Fords Iseman Drug Georgetown Drug A C L Drug Store.
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North Island
Georgetown
Romain
Market
Young’s.c. L. Ford’s
Iseman Drug Company
Georgetown Drug Company
A. C. L. Drug Store
Taking Stock and the Poorhouse Fear
A domestic scene unfolds as a wife confronts her husband Alfred at the stairs. He evasively claims he is “taking stock” after sneaking up late, while she warns that continued deceit may push them into the poorhouse.
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Alfred
Marines Landed in New York for Rabies Treatment
Twelve U S Marines from Panama arrived in New York yesterday after being bitten by a mad dog. They were rushed to Washington for rabies treatment at the Naval Medical Hospital. Also notices a want ad seeking reliable men to sell and collect on sewing machines in Georgetown with established route. Apply Hustler, care Daily Item. 3t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine Corps
Panama
New York
Washington
Naval Medical Hospital
Georgetown
Fine native beef advertised with contact at Prince Street
An ad offers ready native beef available at all times by phadning 192 or calling 1015 Prince Street. E. J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Street
HE. J. Marcus
Phadning
E. J. Marcus
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Sumter
Chester
H. T. McDonald
Sampit
Union Pacific
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Daily Item
Tar Heel
Waccamaw River
J. C. Sparks
C. C. Richards
Robi Montgomery
Mamie King
Laura Burgess
Greelyville
Cora Spratt
Foreston
Mary Wells
Manning
Howard Graded School
School Board of Trustees
Wm. S. Dunmore
British Columbia
the Blues
The
Georgetown, S. C
Dunmore
P. O
Red Store Wharf
Hartnett & Day
J. M. Herring
Streeves
Georgetonw
Hilo
C. D. Cook
True Blue
Dudley
J. B. Steele, F. Rhem
S. J. Flaum
B. W. Cannon
H. W. Fraser
D.n.bourne
W.H. Andrews
R. Y. Cathou
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