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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
1
A kitchen fire at near Scriven on Highmarket Street, reported about 9 20 last evening, was brought under control within twenty minutes. Firemen prevented spread, keeping damage to the origin room, though authorities fear incendiary cause. total loss unlikely to exceed two hundred dollars.
A grateful note thanks Georgetown firemen for their rapid response during a fire last night and their assistance in keeping residents safe.
Georgetown Lodge No. 26 K of P held a large meeting to elect officers for the ensuing year. Elected were C B Colbert C C W H Thomas W V C L R Cahall Prelate J Leslie Brinkley K of R and S Geo B Colbert M of F L C Croft M of E W H Powell M of A H C Savage Inner G J H Wallace Outer G Trustees J J McKeithen two years H L Olivet one year.
Ten soldiers died and seventeen more in the Eighteenth Infantry were sick at Camp Keithley Mindanao after drinking poisonous alcohol obtained from the post exchange. Some soldiers had pretended the liquor was for deer hunting lamps, then attempted to dilute it. The incident follows a period of unrest and peaceful conditions allowing hunting leaves.
Carmine Moreno a produce dealer was arrested after biting his wife’s nose during a December street quarrel. Mrs Moreno was taken to St Catherine’s Hospital and may die. Policeman McQuillan and Ambulance Surgeon O Keefe aided the injured woman before Moreno was committed to jail without bail.
1909 will see Georgetown gain long distance telephone service as Bell system links Rosemary with Lanes and Home Telephone plans to connect Georgetown. Businessmen and residents anticipate improved communication boosting local trade and development.
In Caldwell New Jersey farmer Gottlieb Schmidt finds his prize Plymouth Rock rooster Darby has fatally attacked a Newfoundland pup and menaced him. The bird then targeted the master but his starched Sunday collar saved his life. Neighbors will help dispatch the rooster Thursday.
In Colorado Springs on December 28 Mrs Josephine F Atkins and her fifteen year old daughter Theodore Voss Atkins were arrested by Colorado City police on a charge of attempted murder after the shooting of her husband Yelverton Ly Atkins aged sixty and wealthy. The warrant was sworn by J T Atkins the wounded man’s son of Denver. Police foresee possible surprises at the Wednesday preliminary trial and hint at further arrests. Mrs Atkins is notably younger than her husband and is his third wife.
In Williamsburg New York a dying mother watched her five year old daughter May die after a candle ignited a lace curtain around the casket. The flames spread as pallbearers moved the casket to the street causing burns to Edward O Connor Henry Kavanagh and Mrs O Connor who recovered. the girl rests in Calvary Cemetery.
A survey of varied topics cites A Smythe Palmer and a humorous note on spelling. It mentions tax evasion, Carrie Nation’s Lords visit, a Venezuela cabinet crisis, and a Rome suicide. It also covers steel cutting by air, an Ohio murder trial, Poe centennial plans, and a Johns Hopkins Poe memorial program.
The text notes rival claimants contesting rights to Mark Twain's one act farce Becoming an Editor with the editor stepping in amid the dispute over The Devil and related works.
Books of subscription to Georgetown Railway and Light Company will be opened January 25 1909 at 10 AM at Georgetown Electric Company Georgetown South Carolina. Capital stock of 100000 dollars divided into 4000 shares of 25 dollars each. Corporation will supply transportation of gas and freight and furnish light heat and power by electricity in Georgetown. H C Case and 5 C Case corporators.
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