Local News Brought From McClellanville And Beyond
Items note J T Adams in McClellanville and the TAYLORs returning from there for Xmas. C R Parnell returns from Lamar holiday visit. Cannon sisters MaBelle Lena Effie plan to resume studies in Columbia Monday. R M Manigault to receive 500 letter boxes for private homes. Phenix Furniture Co offers five day half price dolls. Kennebec play staged at the Opera House tonight. Harold B Osborne leaves for Charleston for medical practice. W P Shaw returns from Charleston holidays. Reader complains sidewalk at King and Prince streets and asks about the land stab mark near the Cemetery.
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J.T. Adams
McClellanville
Hugh Taylor
C. R. Parnell
Lamar
MaBelle
Lena
Effie Cannon
Columbia
R. M. Manigault
Phenix Furniture Co
Kennebec
New England
Opera House
Maine
Harold B. Osborne
Charleston
Osborne
W. P. Shaw
City
Daily Stem
King and
Prince Streets
Pretty home wedding ties Doar to Forbes in Duncan blend
A quiet wedding was held last evening at the bride Miss Annie Mary Doar daughter of Mr and Mrs Josigh Doar uniting with Mr Thomas D Forbes of West Virginia The ceremony by Rev TE Morris of Duncan M E Church occurred in the home with few friends and relatives The couple send best wishes and prospects for happiness in their new life A note from Westbury's Pool indicates oyster stew and fresh Norfolk oysters for sale by the pint or quart, advertised in The Item
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Annie Mary Doar
Josigh Doar
Thomas D. Forbes
West Virginia
TE. Morris
Duncan M. E. Church
Forbesinia
A. C. L. Corporation
Westbury
A Point at Issue on Gladstone Sale in Georgetown
A local column questions Mr. S. M. Gladstone’s selling to Charleston readers during the Crushing Out sale and urges support for home industries. The piece criticizes printing of the sale circular by Daggett Printing Co and asks if Charleston buyers should patronize Georgetown, listing adjacent real estate transfers and local business notices in Georgetown and nearby streets.
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Mr. Gladstone
Daggett Printing Co
Charleston
Georgetown
Gladstone
The Mysterious Letter About a Marshland Murder
A flood of letters to Jersey police centers on a Christmas murder of a woman found in Harrison marshes. A Norwegian writer claims he attacked her while seeking letters said to force marriage, later insisting she walked to the pond and drowned herself. Names linked include Alice M Harvey and Dr John Tafs, with Newark and Manhattan ties.
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Jérsey
Passiac
River
Harrison
Edger Allen Poe
Brooklyn
Brooklnn
Philadelphia
Newark
First Street
Real Estate Transfers in Georgetown County Listings
A list of property transfers dated since December 10 1907 from the Clerk of Court shows J R Siau selling to F L Siau one city lot for 100 dollars and various deeds: H L Smith to Sarah A Sullivan one city lot for 350. F H Fenters to F Rhem & Sons 28 acres in Collins township No 6 for 325. I Cribb and Williams to C B Owens interest in Williams Est in Collins township for 52 40. A A Williams to Elly Williams 50 acres in Collins township No 6 for 50. W E Lyerly to Lillian Collins 100 acres in Black River township No 4 for 700. Charlotte A Moore to Allard B Flagg 5 acres in Plantersville. Jessie G Haselden to Those Bellune parts of lots on St James street for 2150. L Breslauer to Nellie Tunnee of lot in Steele township for Phillis Bryan. Alice Washington and Maria Stewart to Henry J Moses lot in suburbs for 870. J T Miller to Neal C Miller 20 acres for 50. Sue Beckett to David Blanding 20 acres for 34. Marsden Bellamy Jr to Mamie B Schloss part of lot on Front and Orange streets for 81. Peter Keith to O P Bourke lot on Taylor street for 41 75. Tobey Great to O P Bourke lot on Taylor street for 71.
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Georgetown County
J. R. S. Siau
F. L. Siau
H. L., Smith
Sarah A. Sullivan
F. H. Fenters
F. Rhem & Sons
Collins 'Township
I. Cribb
Williams
C. B Owens
Collins Township
A. A Williams
Elly Williams
E Lyerly
Lillian Collins
Black River Township
Charlotte A Moore
Allard B Flagg
Plantersville
Jessie G Haselden
Bellune
St James Street
L Breslauer
Nellie Tunne Ie
Steele Township
Phillis Bryan
Alice Washington
Maria Stewart
Henry J Moses
J T Miller
Neal C Miller
Sue Beckett
David Blanding
Marsden Bellamy, Jr
Mamie B Schloss
Front
Orange
Peter Keith
O P Bourke
Taylor Street
Tobey Great
Nurse Found Dead Near White Plains After Christmas
Alice M. Harvey, a trained nurse who had vanished from J. Oakley Hobby’s White Plains home on Christmas Day, was found dead near Rosedale. George Hobby discovered her body four miles from White Plains, clutching a bottle of carbon. A newspaper clipping in her dress cited a Newark paper with the headline Dr Tafsim Jail and an in-pencil note reading I am the woman.
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Alice M. Harvey
J. Oakley Hobby
White Plains
Rosedale
George Hobby
Hobby
Newark, N. J
Dr. Tafs
25 000 Sign Pledge Moves Largest Temperance Effort
Omaha Neb Jan 1 The Northwestern railroad ends a major temperance drive as 25000 employees sign a pledge effective tonight. Originated among workers not officers the plan aims to retain non drinkers and pressures drinkers to quit. A pledge from the entire 7000 miles of the system is being compiled for the president. Lost eyeglasses between the Methodist Church and Broad Street yesterday morning. Fisher will sue.
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Omaha
Neb
Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern
Methodist Church
Broad Street
Fisher
Market Quotations Today and Notice to Subscribers
Cotton middling at 11 percent. Pearl griffin sacks priced at 1.55. Turpentine firm at 45 cents. All weekly subscribers owing The Daily Item for 3, 4, 5, or 10 weeks must pay the carrier tomorrow afternoon or have papers cut off. No more credit.
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Daily Item
Five Thousand In Prizes For Women Needle Work Contest
Five thousand dollars in prizes offered for women. One hundred prizes for needle work. Open to all with no charge or conditions. Send for a free booklet detailing submission to Buchanans Soaps Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York City.
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Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
Buchan's Soap Ad Offers 10 Cent Sample Cake
An advertisement promotes Buchan's Soap, stating it is absolutely pure, hygienic and refreshing. It invites readers to send 10 cents in stamps for a cake of Buchan's Cotton Bloom to Buchan's Soaps Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York.
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Buchan
Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
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Mutual Realty’Company
John Ball
Congdon Street
McCleary
Sons and Daughters of
Noa Council
Prince Street
R E Fraser
Shackleford
Overton
Charlotte Jackson
Rosemary Land Association
James R Graham
Pitg
Arthur
Dr John A. Tafs
N. J
Alice Harvey
New York
Tafs
Manhattan
Nettie Tafs
West Forty-fourth Street
Washington Street
Manhatan
Jefferson Market
Missley
Armory Opera House
E. G. Haselden
Dan
Kennebec, Co
West
York
Geo. Pollock
Mgr
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