Local and Personal Notices From The Item
Miss Mary T. Nanée will lecture on school improvements at the Court House tonight. South Carolina branch convention of the International Order of King's Daughters and Sons set for Walterboro April 28 to May 1. Tomorrow is Washington’s birthday. the Dispensary will close and artists lose their model. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ws IT McDonald yesterday afternoon. Banks and public offices closed tomorrow for Washington’s birthday. Cuase & Sanborn’s Coffee and Teas advertised at C. P. Foxworth Co. Heinz’s Pickles and preserves advertised. The Ohio teacher who nailed a boy’s tongue to a chair mentioned. Bishop Duncan in ill health but not in immediate danger. Mr R C Parnell leaves Parnell Furniture Co for Darlington. Senate vacancy to be filled in March after Latimer’s death. Junius Brutus Booth story cited. Lost: jet black color on Broad Street. WANTED: middle-aged gentleman seeks correspondence with a nice woman for matrimony. Two barbers at Tottrist Hospital. The Item ad urged for ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary T. Nanée
Rural School, Improvement ‘Association of
Court House
Oute
South Carolina
International Order of King’s Daughters and Sons
Walterboro
Charleston
Washington
Boze
McDonald
Mac
Cuase & Sanborn
C. P. Foxworth Co
Electric Theatre
Heinz
C. P. Foxworth
Ohio
Bishop “Duncan
Junius Brutus Booth
Daily Item
Plantersville
S.C
Tottrist
Latimer Senator Dies After Illness and Surgery
Senator Latimer died in Providence Hospital Washington D C after an operation for appendicitis revealed twisted intestines. He had been ill for a week and worsened after the procedure, with doctors reporting a graver condition than initially thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Latimer
Washington, D. C
Providence Hospital
Walker Urged For U S Senate By Georgetown Citizens
Citizens of Georgetown urge Governor Anselin to appoint Le Grand G. Walker to fill the Latimer vacancy. They praise his record as a capable, practical representative and call for a mass meeting to endorse his candidacy. Hurrah for Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
le Grand G. Walker
Latimer
Ansel
Walker
Extended Order Drill Tonight for Company F
The public is invited to witness an extended order drill of Company F tonight on Front Street. The council has granted permission to use blank shells and the Chief of Police will keep streets clear during the drill. Full khaki uniforms will be worn as the unit practices a new exercise.
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H. B. Springs
Last Lyceum Attraction By Edwin R Weeks Co Feb 27
The Last Lyceum attraction for the season, Edwin R Weeks Co, will be presented February 27. The company, praised as one of the best in the Lyceum bureau, includes Mr Weeks, accompanist Miss Lucia Gillespie, and violinist Miss Martha Alexander. A large audience is anticipated for the final entertainment of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R
Lucia Gillespie
Martha Alexander
Tourist Hotel Barber Shop Stocked With Essentials
Storilized goods including tools towels and soap fill the Tourist Hotel Barber Shop shelves as popular prices attract customers seeking everyday supplies.
General Boyd inspects Georgetown Rifle Guards range
Adjutant General Boyd visited the City to inspect the Georgetown Rifle Guards range, praising construction, cost control, and the Springs plan for bulkheads. A target practice day showed good scores with Lieut Bourke directing the pit, followed by an elegant officers’ reception at the Tourist Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
Georgetown Rifle Guards
Captain Springs
Bourke
Georgetown
In Springs
Rifle Guards
Naval Militia
H. L. Oliver
E. W. Haselden
KH. B. Springs
O. P. Bourke
C.'F Levy
Edgefield Court House Letter Reveals Escaped Slave Jack
A dated note from Edgefield Court House South Carolina November 15 1845 describes a fugitive slave named Jack about 28 to 30 years old with a limp on his right foot and a 140 pound build. The letter warns a jailer in Colleton County of possible aliases and details in order to identify him. It also includes a dramatic Tokyo era dispatch reporting Lieutenant Governor Stoessel's death sentence for Port Arthur surrender and the court battle outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
Edgefield Court House
S. C
Collenton Co
Jack
Hamburg
Charleston
St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Fock
4Th East Siberian
Smirnoff
Hacon
Gen. Stoessel
Gen. Vadar
Gen . Stoessel
Gen. Smiroff
Gen
Reiss
Seige
Marine Trade Notices Sailings Reported Date Missing
Maritime listings show ships Mitchelle C Tar Heel Brunswick Katahdin sailing from ports to Waccamaw Line Pee Dee Black River Baltimore and various firms including S M Ward Co A Lumber Corporation B. A. Mub erly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stmr
Mitchelle C
Tompson
Conway
Mdse
Waccamaw Line
Tar Heel, Taylor
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. C. Parnell
Parnell Furniture Co
Darlington
Senaor
G. ‘Walker
United States
John H. Hollingsworth
Czar
Marine News
Stmr Katahdin, Queen, Baltimore, Lumber
A Lumber Corporation
Masonic Temple
Order of Eastern Star
D. S
Armory Opera House
E. C. Haselden
Goodwin Stock Go
5Th Lyceum
Acme
Williams Coffee Co
Arthur C. Evans
Front St
B.f.jones & Son
Front and
Orange Streets
Grocery Co
Kandl
Kehr
Merchant Tailors
Frort Street
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