Local and Personal Notes From Georgetown County
Mrs. Claude Johnson and daughter plan a North Carolina mountain trip this summer. A. L. Dantzler of Florence visited Georgetown, and Miss Norma Bryson returned from Brooklyn. The city reports a hot weather spell and a 12 pound flounder caught at Pawley's Island. Albert Addison waived preliminary hearing. trial set for October. Evening Press praised. local produce showcased. Lost pin advertised. A black mare died after overheating. Cows fed on slops raise contamination concerns. E. C. Gasque resigns police post to become Assistant Health Inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cribb
Pawley’s Island
Lum Hop
Africa
China
Evening Press
T. E. Stokes
Darlington
Stokes
Azele Estes
Sampit Forms Drainage Club After Enthusiastic Meeting
In Sampit a July 8 gathering urged drainage improvements for Townships 2 and 4. County Drainage Commission members spoke on costs, taxes, and potential convict labor use to lower expenses. A survey by Kipp and landowner actions near Sampit bridge spur a permanent Sampit Drainage Club with officers elected.
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Daily Item
Sampit
D. N. Bourne
County Drainage Commission
Messrs. C. P. Allston
H. W. Fraser
Walter H. Andrews
B. O. Bourne
Drainage Commission
W. H
Kipp
Washington
Oak Grove
Sampit Bridge
C. P. Allston
Georgetown County
Unclaimed Letters at Georgetown Post Office July 18 1908
List of letters remaining in the Georgetown South Carolina post office for the period ended July 18 1908. Recipients must claim by advertising and pay one cent per letter. names include Huss Elliott J J Jackson Philip Johnson J H Parker James E Pemberton John Pierce Commander Rodman Light House Tender Wisteria Frances Ella Howard Florence Jophos Annie Lawton Sarah Jane Wins.
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Georgetown
S. C
Huss Elliott
J. J. Jackson
Phillip Johnson
J. H. Parker
James E. Pemberton
John Pierce
Rodman
Wisteria
Frances Ella Howard
Florence Jophos
Annie Lawton
Sarah Jane Wins
Two Executions Set For Sing Sing Tomorrow
Ossining New York July 19 two murderers Charles H Rogers and Angelo Landiero are to be executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison tomorrow morning. Rogers was condemned for the October 6 1905 murder of Willis and Fred Olney and Alice Ingerick on the Olney farm near Middletown. Landiero was condemned for the December 14 1906 murder of Michael Deambro in New York City.
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Ossinning
N. Y
Sing Sing
Charles H. Rogers
Angelo Landiero
Rogers
Willis
Fred Olney
Orange County
Alice Ingerick
Olney
Middletown
Laudiero
Michael Deambro
New York City
Why Blood Does Not Run to Feet Joke
A teacher explains blood circulation by standing on her head and turning red, then asks why upright blood doesn’t run into her feet. A boy quips that feet don’t empty, making a humorous point about gravity and circulation.
Marine arrivals bring goods to Baltimore and coast ports
Steamer Theodore Weems under Captain Hall arrives Baltimore via Charleston with merchandise for Baltimore and Carolina S.5 Company. Steamer Ghio with Captain Hopkins reaches Pee Dee river for B. A. Munnerlyn & Co. Steamer Mitchell C under Thompson sails to Conway for Wacca maw Line of Steamers. Steamer Romain with Sarvis loads merchandise for S. M. Ward & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Weems
Hall
Baltimore
Charleston
Baltimore & Carolina S.5 Company
Ghio
Hopkins
Pee Dee
B. A. Munnerlyn & Co
Mitchell C
Thompson
Conway
Waccamaw Line
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude Johnson
North Carolina
C. V. Fraser
Paul Tamplet
Washington, D.C
Hattie Sparkman
Columbia
Frank J. Davis
A. L. Dantzler
Florence
Norma Bryson
Brooklyn
Thomas Pope
Eva V. Wilson
Williamston
Prince Street
E. J. Marcus, Jr
W H. Campbell
Farrelly Bros
E. C. Gasque
Marine News
Romain
Sarvis
S. M. Ward & Co
T. S. Sessions
Screven St., Georgetown, S. C
J. W. Wingate
Georgetown, S. C
H. Kaminski
Candy Manufactory
Front Street
Peter Roy
George Pollock
the Blues
Iseman Drug Co
Georgetown, D. C
Pawley’s
C. D. Cook
True Blue
Dudley
Charlotte Steam Laundry
Charlotte
L. Brinkley
J. B. Steele
F. Rhem, O. B. Skinner
S. J. Flaum
B. W. Cannon
John Bourne
W.H. Andrews
R. Y. Cathou
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