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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
1
Local reports describe five men drowned and three women and a man missing after a severe wind and rain storm in Baltimore harbor. Other local news mention a boiler explosion in Columbus killing two, a Philadelphia shooting, and community notices including a wedding.
Moonlight aided a Bennettsville and Cheraw Railroad passenger train as it avoided a wreck near Madeline station five miles west of Bennettsville. Cross ties blocked the track but the engineer halted in time and pushed the ties aside. The conductor and passengers alighted. two hidden assailants fled, were fired upon, but escaped injury or identification. Suspects to be pursued.
Editor urges a strong turnout for school trustee elections to ensure broad citizen preference and promote the current board. The editorial praises the trustees for faithful service and warns against single faction tickets as residents prepare to vote tomorrow. Nearby, Pawley’s Island hosts the season’s first dance and Boyd Morris visits the city for his ill brother.
Manning July 11 Active preparations begin to move the old Court House to clear the site for a new 60000 temple of justice. The old building must be preserved for county offices and court use until the new structure is built. Beaty and Beaty of Georgetown hold the moving contract.
E. J. Marcus Jr. advertises fresh country beef and butter for sale at 1015 Prince Street with contact phone number 2031.
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