Colleton County Clerk Faces Questions Over $10,000 Discrepancy
A Colleton County News report accuses County Supervisor J. O Griffin of Colleton of a $10,474.53 gap between his published expenditures and checks drawn from the treasurer. The discrepancy prompts possible investigation into Griffin’s records and borrowing activity during 1909.
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J. O Griffin
Colleton County
Colleton
Press and Standard
Griffin
J. O. Griffin
R. E. Jones
Jones
Prohibition Appeal Letter to Daily Item Readers
A reader urges prohibition talking points from the Life of Claude A. Gunder extracts. The letter condemns liquor’s harm to mothers and society and cites advertisements seeking workers who “keep clear heads” and avoid drinking on duty in banks, railroads, and business.
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Claude A. Gunder
Republic
Improvements Underway at City Opera House
Considerable improvements are underway at the city Opera House with more seating added and new opera chairs replacing older ones. Plans for the new opera house have been submitted by an architect and accepted, with the building to stand on the corner of ae and Cleland streets near the.
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Ae and
Cleland Streets
Dean's Kidney Pills Promise Relief for Back Aches
Georgetown residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney troubles. A testimony from Mrs. M. Matthews of 1524 Front St. credits the remedy with stopping back pain and regulating secretions after doctor remedies failed. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. is sole US agent.
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Georgetown
M. Matthews
Front St
8. C
Dean
Iseman Drug Co
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
President to visit Columbia on November eighth schedule
The Columbia mayor received a telegram from Fred Carpenter secretary Beverly Mass noting the president will arrive in Columbia Monday November 8 at 1050 a m and depart at 505 p m. A committee should wire a detailed entertainment program. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce expresses elation over a seven hour visit.
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Columbia
W. S. Reamer
S. C
Fred Carpenter
Beverly
Mass
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Unclaimed Georgetown Letters Advertised for One Cent
Remaining letters in the Georgetown Post Office are unclaimed. Recipients must claim as advertised and be ready to pay one cent per letter, listing names such as J. M. Bredmond O. K. Brett Wm Brayton Chas Clover Friday Davis T. F. Gourdine G. S. Hughes Jona Philip C. R. Rhodes J. C. Varnedee Simon Williams Mrs. Ann Bradley Tollie Currie Miss B. Gilmore Mrs. Ellen James Miss Julia Keith Mrs. Elvin Mitchell Miss Kittie Drum Miss L. Pinckney Miss Bell Powell Ore Simms Mrs. Essie Vereen Mrs. Lottie Young.
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Georgetown
J. M. Bredmond
O. K. Brett
Wm Brayton
Chas Clover
Friday Davis
T. F. Gourdine
G. S. Hughes
J. I. Genery
Jona Philip
C. R. Rhodes
J. C. Varnedee
Simon Williams
Ann Bradley
Tollie Currie
B. Gilmore
Ellen James
Julia Keith
Elvin Mitchell
Kittie Drum
L. Pinckney
Bell Powell
Ore Simms
Essie Vereen
Lottie Young
Brothers Die After Attempt to Rescue Each Other
In Chattanooga Tennessee on August 15 Claude Goddard seventeen and his brother Matt fifteen drowned in the Tennessee River near Dayton. The elder ventured beyond safe depth while the younger perished in a heroic effort to save him. They sank clasped in each other’s arms.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Claude Goddard
Matt
Tennessee River
Dayton
Prohibitionist Declares Recovery From Drink Habit
A Georgetown man writes to the public, detailing how alcohol ruined his life and led to debt of 6000 dollars. He says with faith in God and Jesus he will never touch alcohol again and advocates prohibition to protect others.
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Georgetown
Wadesboro and Georgetown Postpone Game After Rain
Heavy rain Saturday led to the ball game between Wadesboro and Georgetown being postponed. The Wadesboro boys waited until today to conclude the series, with the rescheduled game set for 3 o clock and reported as a 13 to 0 result in favor of Wadesboro.
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Wadesboro
Georgetown
Wadesboro Boys
Wadesbo
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Brent
Georgetown County
Faulet
Daily Item
Betes
Phenix Furniture
Atlantic
Brother
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