Local and Personal Notices in Georgetown
Mr Hariee Coachman of Camden visits the city. Par-nell Furniture Co offers best value for money. Sumter barbers cut shares to ten cents. Westbury's Pool Room serves fresh Norfolk oysters. Georgetown Furniture Co promotes gifts for weddings and holidays. H W Finlayson sells Old Folk's Bible for $1 plus 25c postage. The Tour ist Hotel Bowling Alley opens for public use. Ladies Benevolent Society supports charitable work with Tagomar next Tuesday. Prayer meeting at Methodist church 7:30 tonight with Rev T G Herbert leaving next week for Bamberg. Rev Herbert honored by E Church ladies for his service.
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Hariee Coachman
Camden
Parnell Furniture Co
Sumter
Westbury
Georgetown Furniture Co
H. W. Finlayson
Broadway
New York
N. Y
G. O. Pollock
Methodist Church
Brother Herbert
Bamberg
T. G. Herbert
the . E. Church
County Commissioners Hold Regular Meeting in Georgetown
Georgetown South Carolina December 2 1907 the board led by Supv J B Johnson approves 3159 29 in claims and orders clerk to invite Senator Representative and Drainage Commission members to meet at the next regular session on December 16 1907.
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Georgetown
S. C
Board of County Commisioners
J. B. Johnson
H. T. McDonald
G. E. Scott
Drainage Commission
South Carolina Delegation at Rivers and Harbors Congress
The South Carolina delegation to the Rivers and Harbors Congress includes Governor Ansel A C Kaufman L B Dozier Legrand G Walker Walter Hazard J C Mace and Messrs Matheson and Bree den of Bennettsville. They have begun work and expect to achieve substantial results from the convention's deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
The
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Ansel
A. C. Kaufman
Charleston
L. B. Dozier
Columbia
Legrand G. Walker
Walter Hazard
Georgetown
J.C. Mace
Marion
Messrs. Matheson and
Breeden
Bennettsville
Rivers and Harbors Congress Opens With National Leaders
Washington officials and governors join governors of states and foreign representatives at the opening of the National Rivers and Harbor Congress convention. About two thousand delegates from every state gather for the opening session in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
House
America
National Rivers and Harbor Congress
Union
Origins of Thuringian doll making and its rise
A Thuringian Century tale traces doll making from Sonneberg into a thriving industry by mid 1800s. A London china head sparked a craft, evolving from wood and leather to wax heads with dipping technique and movable eyes. Women and girls later filled dress production for inexpensive dolls with lace trimmed chemises.
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Thuringian Mountains
Sonneberg
London
China
All She Wants
A Massachusetts philanthropist recalls a summer scene in East Gloucester where a waif and some Fresh Air Fund children sat apart by the sea. The girl, alone with the ocean, explains she prefers watching the water because it is the only time in her life she has had enough to eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masschusetts
East Gloucester
Parnell Furniture Co Offers Dining Chair and Table Bargains
Bargains in dining room chairs and extension tables can be secured at the Parnell Furniture Co. The notice promotes savings on home furnishings at the local retailer.
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Parnell Furniture Co
Carnival rumor ends in elopement plot thwarted
An Ohio girl with a traveling carnival audience tried to elope with a negro employee from the Old Plantation Show in Orangeburg. Her mistress stopped the plan early this morning after scouts confirmed rumors. The tale reflects tensions of race and romance amid carnival life.
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Orangeburg
Jin
Cleveland
Three Killed in a Southern Railway Wreck Near Blair's
Three men died when freight train No. 54 left the rails near Blair's early today. Cars toppled into a creek and a trestle collapsed. One identified victim is Eugene Queen of Union, who leaves a widow and mother. No trains reached Union. service rerouted via Charlotte.
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Union
Southern Railway
Blair
Eugene Queen
Queen
Charlotte
SHOT BY HER SWEETHEART IN KENTUCKY TOWN
Lilian Humphrey a seventeen year old girl is found dead at her sister's home in Hopkinsville Kentucky. She was shot Saturday night by her eighteen year old sweetheart Melvin Powell. Witnesses give conflicting accounts including an accidental shooting during a wrestling bout and Powell fleeing after the tragedy. No arrest has been made.
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Bopkinville
Lillian Humphrey
Melvin Powell
John Jones
Powell
Market Quotations Today
Cotton middling 103 Corn 85 Meal 1.80 Feed oats 70 D S bellies 93 D S butts 7 Rice whole 41 2a5 Flour choice 5 50 to 5 75 Pearl grist in sacks 1.70 Turpentine firm 453c.
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D. S
Marine shipping cargo listings from New York and Baltimore
Stmr Santurce with Blake to A C Lumber Corporation New York carries light cargo. Stmr William Elliott with Johnson from cotton to B A Munnerlyn Co. Katahdin with Queen to Baltimore carries lumber by A C Lumber. Scr Eliza Scribner with Dodd from New York carries wood by Skinner Springs.
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Santurce, Blake
New York
Light
A. C. Lumber Corporation
William Elliott, Johnson, Cotton
B. A. Munnerlyn & Co
Katahdin, Queen
Baltimore
Eliza Scribner, Dodd
Skinner & Springs
Before they go fill lives with sweet words of support
A plea to speak kind, cheering words to friends while they live. The text urges opening alabaster boxes of love and fragrance of sympathy before friends are gone, so hearts are thrilled and homes brighten. The message emphasizes timely kindness over posthumous tribute.
First Class Restaurant Opens on Front Street
J E Altman announces a new cafe next to the old bank offering meals at all hours and inviting the white trade of the city with reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
J.E. Altman
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Ladies Benevolent Society
Siat
Board of County Commissioners
E. K. Doyle
Col
She Wants
Eburg
Kentucky
Marine News
Opera House
Bank of Georgetown
S. B. Alslop
Edison
Green Grocery
A. Washington
A. H. Lucas
Robt. Shuford
A. Fl
Loweas & Go. Brokers and Commission Merchants
Armour Packing Co
Georgetown, D. C
S. Brilles & Bro. CO
S.brilles & Bro.Co
Brilles
S.brilles& Bro. Co
Front St
Isemah Drug Co
the. A. G Ll. Pressing Club
Fralley
Front
Cannon Streets
Cannon and
Highmarket
Duke and
Orange Street
J. H. Fraser
Agt
Fours
Poniatowski
P. O
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