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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
1
A notice urges a naval militia drill at 8 p m tonight. The piece also notes various local items including a wrestling match at the Opera House where Adamson defeated Henson, plus odds and ends about shops, barber services, and a bulb quality letter from Phenix Furniture Co.
Emma Werner of Randall, Long Island, yesterday plunged into a small lake and rescued a ten year old boy from drowning. The boy was coasting when his sled ran onto the pond, the thin ice broke, and both disappeared into the water before the rescue.
The Georgetown city council elected C. J. Levy as fire chief and E. W. Doar as assistant chief, replacing Maj. Haselden who served for years amid risk and sacrifice. A petition from nearly 300 leading citizens sought his reelection, and rumors of a mass meeting to contest the vote circulate as Georgetown faces unrest over the dismissal.
In New York on January 28 the second heating of the Madison Square Garden murder trial ends with no new insanity tests. Tomorrow M W Littleton will present the defense plea and is expected to speak all day while District Attorney Jerome plans to speak Thursday. Justice Dow ing may hand the case to the jury Friday.
Paros kis a Greek youth who arrived from Charleston last week tried to end his life by leaping into the canal near the water works station. After disappearing from his lodging and a search, his attempted death was found. He confessed losing $500 before leaving Charleston and with his Greek companions has been staying in Augusta. Doctors report he has completely lost his mind though he appeared unusually bright on arrival.
A Southern man, his wife, and a mother-in-law travel to Europe where the mother-in-law falls ill and dies at sea. She is buried in a canvas bag with coal as ballast. The son-in-law, who stutters, recalls the old joke about knowing where mother-in-law is going but suspects she would have to carry her own fuel.
The list notes arrivals of multiple steamers including Carib Richmond and Richmond Chisolm with mdse and fertilizer shipments, along with Mitchelle C Frank Sessoms and Brunswick. A lighter of about 40 feet by 15 feet with small upright boiler was found drifting between North and South Islands. owner to recover at C L Ford’s store by paying expenses. A. A. Stith.
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