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21 Aug 1907
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Georgetown Daily Item in Georgetown, South Carolina
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
1
Comings and Goings At Pawleys Island And Local News
Morning arrivals include Capt. J E Uptegrove reporting the sighting of a large eastward comet. Wood Yard owners Watts and Congdon open a shop for heating and cooking wood. Capt. J Tamplet prepares the Pee Dee river corridor for a new steamship line Georgetown to Cheraw. Local mobility via Mr. Glennie Hinson and Mr. W. Hf. McDonald are noted along with a playful theft incident involving Scipio Tucker and a hotel stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hf. McDonald
Pawley’s Island
Watts and Congdon
Daily Item
J. E. Uptegrove
J. C. Tamplet
U. S. Holster
Pee Dee
Congaree River
Capt. Tamplet
Cheraw
Georgetown
Pee Dee River
Capt. Tampler
U. S
Great revival plans urged for Georgetown church
A letter from Reverend Cates describes a series of revival meetings in Georgetown led by him aided by Reverend Cahall. It urges pastors to mobilize their congregations, obtain signatures from business leaders, and send a formal petition to invite Cates to speak, aiming for a large soul saving campaign next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Cates
Cahall
Tupelo
Miss
3. C
Jackson
Memphis
Tenn
Union City
Dyersburg
Yazoo City
Columbus
Geo. C
Almos
Weather Becomes Cautious Moment for Narrator
The narrator notes the conditions were exact for caution with sultry morning air. No breeze stirred as the sun neared its zenith, the horizon veiled by a faint bluish haze.
Two Women Slain in Camden Farmhouse Fire
In Camden New Jersey Mrs Frances Horner 67 wife of Edward Horner a farmer on Browning road near Merchantsville and Mrs Victoria Napolie a servant were killed in their home. Charles Gibson formerly employed on the farm is charged with the murders after allegedly setting the Horner barn on fire as the husbands rushed to save horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Stephen Dorsey
Gibson
Honer
South Atlantic League Games Played Yesterday
At Savannah arieston beat Savannah 2 to 1. Savannah defeated Charlestson 4 to 0 on another field. Macon edged Columbia 3 to 2. Augusta and Jacksonville played to a 0 0 draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Arieston
Savanah
Charlestoan
Macon
Columbia
Augusta
Jacksonville
Charleston
Bacon and Greens Then Persimmon Trees Saved
A vivid anecdote from 1871 recounts Gen. Sumter at Sumter County banquets. He repeatedly requested bacon and greens, entertaining guests with war stories while others ate. His plantation boasted sacred persimmon trees he valued, claiming a tree kept a British bullet from his heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News and Courier
H. A. M. Smith
Sumter
Sumter County
S. C
Jos
S. Bossard
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Dick Taylor
Gen. Sumter
Marine Arrivals and Sailings Noted in Local Shipping Log
The report lists ships and captains, including the Theodore Weems Hall bound for Baltimore and Charleston departures with cargoes from Conway Naval Stores Wac camaw Steamer, and entries for the Mitchelle Co Dusenbury and Frank Sessoms Sarvis Bucksville with cargoes. Also noted is the Star merchant Hopkins on the Pee Dee River with Mdse from B A Munnerlyn & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stmr
Theodore Weems
Hall
Baltimore
Mdse
Baltimore & Carolina Steamship Co
Mitchelle Co
Dusenbury, Conway Naval Stores
Waccamaw Steamers
Charleston
Frank Sessoms
Sarvis
Bucksville
Moise
B. A
Munner
Star. Merchant, Hopkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. T. Oglesby
New York Life Insurance Co
Capt. Oglesby
Citizens Life Insurance Company
Louisville
Glennie Hinson
Scipio Tucker
Clyde S. S. Navahoe
Mr. Beaty
Tucker
King Street
Hotel de Scurry
Mr. Cates
Nor’ard
Camden
New Jersey
NAMES
J. A. Baxter
C. O. Smith
J. H. Green
L. E. Knox
T. B. Parker
Rutledge Johnson
Sampson Dunmore
Seyward Dunmore
Joseph Rogers & Sons
H. Inman
Marine News
Lyn & Co
Geo. Easton
Watts & Gongdon
Winyah
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