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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1909
Page
3
The Steele-Moses Co announces it has acquired the entire stock of Dry Goods clothing gents furnishings fancy goods millinery and jewelry from Georgetown Furniture Co and will slash prices to clear space for a new fall stock.
The article recalls Grover Cleveland's deep South Carolina friendships during his later years. It notes Col Jne C. Haskell as a key connector among four intimate friends including Gen E P Alexander and Judge A C Haskell. It also mentions W S Monteith of the Columbia bar, Cleveland’s fishing tales, and a White House luncheon with Wade Hampton.
A column of brief notices lists For Sale items including a Globe gas engine and a 25ft boat for 225 dollars to F. M. Brickman, dry laths and slabs from Ward and Bourke mill, fine tomatoes at 25 cents a basket near Carolina Hardware Co, and a cottage for rent at 10 dollars monthly near the new school grounds. It also notes wool buyers Seef Read & Co and 666 remedy promotions and a steamship schedule change for the Mitchell C. from Georgetown to Conway starting June 8.
Beginning July 6 the Carrie M Dudley will run Georgetown to Hagley trips on Monday Tuesday Friday and Saturday. The boat departs Georgetown at 5 PM and leaves Hagley at 8 AM with P R Smith serving as captain.
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