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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1908

Page

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Local and Personal notices and community thrift

A mix of notices from W. E. Lang seeking work, Young's dairy offering dinners, a sunflower measured at 38 inches by a local editor, Naval Militia drills on Pawley’s Island with top marks by G. E. Esborne and Niamby, departure of Raymond S. Farry to Maplewood NH, and editorials urging a city trolley system with liberal franchise terms to attract outside capital.

Columbia State Columbia Daily Item Georgetown Pawley’s Island G. E. Esborne Niamby

Bishopville Magistrate Merrick Dies by Suicide

In Bishopville on August 4 Magistrate J. M. Merrick, temporarily insane, shot himself in the head with a pistol. Miss Kate Morgan sister of Hon. W. D. Morgan, is visiting Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Wasdin at Orchard Beach Maine and will stay for the rest of the summer.

Bishopville J. M. Merrick Kate Morgan W. D. Morgan Orchard Beach, Me Eugene Wasdin Miss Morgan

Graves in a Hospital and Georgetown Triumph

A New York dispatch reports John Temple Graves, Independence League vice presidential candidate, in a hospital awaiting an operation. In sports, Georgetown beat McClellanville 9 to 8 in a lively baseball game with strong pitching from Adams and Morris. Georgetown then shut out McClellanville 4 to 0 as E Morris delivered an unassisted double and McClellanville players departed by boat.

New York News and Courier John Temple Graves Independence League Georgetown McClellanville Jones Adams Olin Morris Morris E. Morris George

Good schools churches and roads build a proud community

The piece urges reading the home paper to educate youth and foster civic pride. It notes Lieut Hamby expects no encampment trouble next year after a successful event and highlights local cases: Nesbit and Small punished for vagrancy and street rock throwing. William Gibbs jailed 30 days after a prior escape.

Happings Lieut Hamby Robert Nesbit Frank Small William Gibbs Bull Dog Gibbs

Excursion to Rosemary Baseball Game This Saturday

The Georgetown and Western Railroad will run a special train from Georgetown at 8 30 a m on Saturday August 8 for spectators to the Georgetown versus Rosemary baseball game. Return from Rosemary after the afternoon contest. Round trip fares are 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. W H Andrews and R C Snipes Supt CrP A.

Georgetown Rosemary Georgetown & Western Railroad W.H. Andrews R.C. Snipes Crp. A

Florence Prepares Grand Labor Day Celebration

Florence gears up for Labor Day events starting September 2. In New York, Mr. Er W Kaminski bought a large naptha launch that now travels down the coast under its own power toward Georgetown.

Florence New York Er. W.kaminski Georgetown

Market Prices for Cotton Corn and Grains

Today's market notes list cotton at 10 percent, corn at 93, meal at 2.00, feed oats at 70, D S bellies at 94, D S butts at 77, flour spring chest at 5.50 to 5.75, patent flour at 5.00 to 5.25.

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Allround W. EK. Lang Prince Street Young's Raymond S. Farry Maplewood New Hampshire Farr Wm. C. Bynum Winyah Newberry Mr. Skinner Col. Nesbit Nesbit Butler L. S. Ehrich Court House McCleartville John I Hazard John I. Jr Ashevill N.C A.C. L E.” J. Marcus Bourne & Co Royal McConnell Co George Pollock Front Street Dunmore P. O Georgetown, S. C J. M. Herring Taylor and High Streets Georgetonw Ss. G C. D. Cook True Blue Dudley J. B. Steele F. Rhem O. B. Skinner S. J. Flaum B. W. Cannon H. W. Fraser D. N. Bourne John Bourne R. Y. Cathou
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