Local and Personal News Item Roundup
A broad Yorkshire of society notes from Georgetown recounts travel by Mr McAdams and Mr Scurry, holiday visits by Mr Ford Young and Mr T W Barfield, business notes on Union Mercantile Co and a Spartanburg bankruptcy, and Christmas events including a dance at the Palmetto Club and a Christmastime church tree. Also noted are medical, legal, and local oddities along with marine updates and theatre listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmetto Club
Eva Walker
Louise Walker
Ann Doar
Jennie Mayo
Cecile Jeanerette
Rebea Anderson
Edith McFall
Annie Workman
Janie Carraway
Lizzie Carraway
Ida Ford
Mable Young
Myrtle Young
Horace Wright
Charles Burroughs
Mess
M. Selby
Maning
West
Jacksonville
Fla
Wesley
Wilson Buie
Olin Sawyer
Jim Desortes
Georgia Cotton Picker Company Petition Filed in Augusta
A petition filed in Augusta on Monday seeks incorporation of the Georgia Cotton Picker Company by Bryan Lawrence William K. Miller Benjamin A. Chew W O Tarver of Richmond County and C J Canfield of Cook County Illinois. The company would be based in Richmond County with branches possible elsewhere and aims to manufacture and sell cotton picking machinery with a capital stock of 25000 and no personal liability beyond unpaid subscriptions. The venture centers on a new machine said to be fed by experts and touted as a potential farm factor across the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta’ Chronicle
Bryan Lawrence
William K. Miller
Benjamin A. Chew
W. O. Tarver
Richmond County
Georgia
C. J. Canfield
Cook County
Illinois
Georgia Cotton Picker Company
Boy Dies After Dynamite Explosion At Pratt City Party
Dan Bradley a 16 year old from Pratt City Alabama died from injuries after dynamite in his coat pocket exploded at a Christmas party. The blast tore off his right leg and threw him through a window into a parlor as the house was wrecked and guests were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Dan Bradley
Pratt City
Alabama
Advertise Today and Tomorrow in Daily Notice
Local notice urges ongoing advertising campaigns with emphasis on immediate and future placement. The message praises daily publicity as essential for business and community outreach.
Tragedy at Christmas Dinner in Athens Georgia
Fatal shooting after a Christmas dinner near Spring Place in Athens on December 25 following a shooting match. Lige Williams invited guests to supper after a quarrel over remarks about the food. During the melee Roscoe Russell fought with host and son. shots fired, John Tonks, an innocent bystander, was killed. no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Spring Place
Ligeilliams
Roscoe Russell
John Tonks
Wedding price set by village mayor in Hungary
The mayor of Kolked a Hungarian village arbitrated a bride price dispute. After weighing the bride at 80 pounds the groom Koctvoes, a well to do peasant, paid $56 at a rate of half a crown per pound and the marriage ceremony proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolked
Koetvoes
Koctvoes
Daunting protest erupts in Manchester Cathedral pulpit
Stewart Gray a noted reformer interrupted a Christmas service in Manchester Cathedral protesting the celebration of the birth of Jesus while many Britons faced severe poverty. He shouted blasphemy and was forcibly removed as ushers ended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Stewart Gray
England
Mr. Gray
Gray
Tragedy at Dinner Ends in Double Gunfire in Pottsville
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on December 5 Frank Cashmere a boarder killed by shotgun blast after a quarrel over Christmas dinner turkey. The assailant Coleash fled upstairs and was shot as Cashmere returned fire. Cashmere surrendered to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Bess
Frank Cashmere
Cashmere
Coleash
Infernal Christmas Package Found in Erie Post
A postal employee handling Christmas bundles in Erie Pennsylvania found an infernal machine mailed from the city. The package addressed to Archie Garr at 2208 Cherry Street warned the finder with a note about a catching cover and a Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Archie Garr
Cherry Street
Classified note on advertising in The Item newspaper
A concise reader notice invites readers to advertise in The Item with the aim of getting results. The message emphasizes the benefits of placing ads to reach a broad audience.
5 000 In Prizes For Women
A free needle work contest offers 100 prizes for women with no charge or conditions. Send for a free booklet with details to BUCHAN'S Soaps Corporation 225 Fifth Ave New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
Buchan's Cotton Bloom Soap Ad Promises Purity
An advertisement touts Buchan's Soap with claims of purity and freshness. It urges readers to mail 10 cents in stamps to Buchan's Soap Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York for a cake of Buchan's Cotton Bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchan
Buchan's Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. McAdams
G. and
Claude C. Scurry
Columbia
Spartanburg
Mr. Ford Young
Conway
City
T. W. Barfield
Florence
Phenix Furniture Co
Methodist Church
Old Methodist Church
J.R. Desportes
Ridgeway
Gaffory
Union Mercantile Co
Carolina Hardware Co’s
Georgetown
Saul Brewer
J. W. Harlee
Bride
Santa Claus
Dr. Lee
Hartsville
Chas
Reginald Rouse
Westbury
Baptist Church
John S. Hazard
W. L. Westbury
Peta House
Frost
Augusta
POUND
Boarder
Turkey
Opera
Krouse
E. GC. Haselden
Seruchi-Gypsine Co
Lum Kop
the Palace Cafe
J. E. Altman
Cannon Streets
Highmarket
Duke and
Highmarket Street
Orange Street
J. H. Fraser
Agt
sRice A
Specia
Louis Poniatowsk
P.O
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