Local Items and Notices From Georgetown Daily Echo
A collage of small notices and local items including a shop advertising tourist hotel barber services, a fire alarm report on Queen street, a lost ladies gold watch on Broad street, a sale notice for an American typewriter, barber shop promos, Excelsior Lodge meeting notes, a weather remark about wood sales, a calendar item about Kings Circle and a bill proposal by J W Doar requiring state printing and stationery procurement from in state vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Street
Duke
Church
Shedrick Gibbs
Broad Street
Prince and
Front
Georgetown Furniture Co
Excelsior Lodge
Geo. IT. Watts
Kings Circle
J. W. Doar
Dear
Still Unsolved Post Office Mail Rules Spark Reader Notice
In a lengthy reply readers are urged to bear with criticism of a Georgetown Post Office mail return policy under new 1908 standard rules. The piece defends subscribers at Graves Station and argues papers should have remained at the post for collection, while noting lack of prior returns. An advertisement for Westbury's Pool Room and two barbers at the Tourist Hotel closes the entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demosthenes
King
Georgetown
Graves’ Station
Westbury
City Swears In Officials and Invites River Harbor Talk
The city held an executive session swearing in Mayor pro tem Geo A Doyle and aldermen. New officers include Clerk Treasurer A Black Chief of Police R W Rouse and Health Inspector J T Lawrimore among others. A printing bid for the city is sought at the next meeting. The Hon. John A Fox will address the Chamber on river and harbor appropriations next Monday at 2 p.m. in the Opera House with an after-meeting harbor excursion and informal smoker at the Toutist Hotel. Georgetown officials expect strong turnout to hear about river and harbor improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Doyle
A. Black
R. W. Rouse
I. O. Hathcock
Gilbert Johnson
J.T. Lawrimore
C.J. Levy
W. E. Doar
John A. Fox
National Rivers and Barbers Congress
Georgetown
Chamber of Commerce
Fox
Arkansas
United States
Asc
Watson
L. B. Dozier
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Holmes B. Springs
H. Shenk
H. Young
Snipes
Reid Whitford
Opera House
Toutist
Mr Fox
Prize Rings and Naval Discipline
Review questions arise from a Cumberland prize ring death where Hartnett was killed after an order by Manning. The melee led to fatalities and calls for prompt punishment of officers who allowed the beating. The piece links Navy discipline to public reputation and criticizes leadership. It also notes Longworth’s wedding near remarks about Longfellow and a witty exchange with Samuel Longfellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Cumberland
Hartnett
Manning
United States Navy
Found lighter adrift between North and South Islands
Found. One lighter about 40 feet long and 15 feet beam with a small upright boiler and engine attached and drum on the forward part, drifting seaward between North and South Islands. Owner can recover by calling at C. L. Fords grocery store and paying expenses. Also lost a small open faced silver watch. Reward returned to RB Wiggins, 128 Cleland St. Jan 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Ford
A. A. Smith
Wiggins
Cleland St
Local Produce Ad on Front Street in Florida Listing
An advertisement lists Florida and Tangerine oranges at twenty cents per dozen, bananas, apples, grapes Malaga grapes onions potatoes cabbage fresh country eggs and poultry. The ad urges readers to advertise in The Item for results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Malaga
Assassins Caught After Morgan County Rampage
In Tennessee on January 23 three Black assailants linked to the Cincinnati Southern telegraph operator John Brown killing at Amfudei and injuring a bridge watchman Langley were captured or fatally hurt. One was killed by a posse. another jailed for safekeeping. the third surrendered near Wartburg and was turned over to Sheriff Langley. Walter Cole identified himself among the captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Cincinnati
John Brown
Amfudei
Morgan Gounty
Langley
Wartburg
Morgan County
Walter Cole
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yale
New Haven
J.A. Varnedee
Savannah
T. M. Merriman
Daily Item
Longworth
Longfellow
Alice “Roosevelt
Samuel Longfellow
Front Street
D. S
Irmory Opera House
EP Haselden
Just
Seth
Thom the
H. Inman
Front St
Stem Dole Office
Georgetown, S.C
Prince Grace
Fraser Street
Wheeler Wall Paper & Music Co
Charlotte N.C
Ib.f.jones & Son
Orange
Kandl & Kehr Merchant Tailors
Frort Street
Phong
Grorern Co
Cannon
Highmarket
J. H. Frase
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