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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
1
Local and personal notices inviting readers to submit items about guests departures trips and other community news through the newspaper columns.
Local notices report strong push for Ellerbe and Ragsdale in the second primary with votes tallied for county offices and state posts. Reports include candidate results, dog pound details, a suicide in Laurens, and election disputes near Valhalla, plus weather and travel notes.
A Georgetown reader argues for an electric railway to boost growth and transport, rejecting plans from outsiders and burdens of current taxes on water and railroad. The writer favors a profit sharing, community equity model and cites Nashville as a contrast.
In a note to Democratic voters of Georgetown County Jas F Detjens expresses gratitude to supporters and reassures opponents as he resumes duties as county treasurer. He notes he received 7 votes at Rosemary and 10 in the new town, sending well wishes to friends and enemies alike.
The Utica Observer quotes a Chicagoan recounting Mark Twain aboard the Minneapolis. Twain amused the captain’s table and toasted the ladies, who surrounded the humorist, noting they rival the press in disseminating news.
The Camden toll bridge was swept away by high water yesterday with several people on it. Mr Rabon and a boy named Huson are feared drowned. A local note urges community effort to support industries and honest work to build prosperity. Ad claims fine native beef at 1015 Prince Street.
Mr W W Walker departed this afternoon for Spartanburg to join his family and spend time with them in the visiting city.
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