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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
4
The Daily Item editor recounts the county Drainage Commission's money shortage, noting only subscription funds covered stationery and postage. He argues opening main drains would justify costs by improving health and livelihoods for landowners merchants and families across the county.
A collection of candidate notices from Georgetown County and surrounding areas. Posts include Olin Sawyer seeking re election to Legislature, Herbert L Smith for Clerk of Court, C W Scurry for Sheriff, P A Hodges for Congress from the sixth district, J B Johnson for County Supervisor, LeGrand G Walker for State Senator, W H Dorrill for Auditor, James F Detyens for County Treasurer, C P Quattlebaum for Solicitor Twelfth Judicial Circuit, and a Confederate veteran candidate pledging service as Solicitor promising post election conduct.
A list of candidates announces bids for local offices in Georgetown County. G A Lohr C J Fletcher and T S Sessions seek the coroner post pledging to abide the primary results and discharge duties faithfully. Walter H Wells and P B Sellers announce candidacies for Solicitor of the 12th Judicial Circuit subject to Democratic primary rules.
In a Farmers Day courthouse address C P Allston chairman of the Drainage Committee urged united effort to change western conditions. He noted that local men who had improved their areas did so through community cooperation and called for similar action in the county.
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