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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
1
Harpers and Rosemary readers report the dog that bit a young woman near Rosemary ten days ago was declared mad and killed. Dr T R Howell was bitten while rescuing her. The piece notes county farming praise and a bid to merge the towns under one Andrews charter.
Yesterday's docket before Judge John S Wilson includes the State v Lambert with no press. State v Johnson murder with warrants for witnesses. Alston larceny not pressed. Williams larceny not guilty. Smalls bicycle larceny guilty. Bossard Small and Brown assault guilty with fines or 30 days. Mack larceny guilty one year. Jackson house breaking and larceny not guilty. Bellany murder not guilty. a Rosemary case yielded manslaughter with mercy recommendation. Murray alias Bull Dog rape pending empanelment.
At Meadville Mississippi two men were killed and two others fatally wounded in a street feud carriage spillover. Dr A M Newman and Silas G Reynolds died, Lenox Newman grievously injured, Herbert Applewhite possibly fatally wounded. Emmett Newman shot in the leg. State troops deployed to prevent rioting as Boyd and Parr, minor suspects, fled after slight injuries.
Columbia June 14 The coroner releases three sons of the dead woman and the sheriff s office and police have nearly given up on solving the Griffin murder mystery. Medlin and Barber remain held.
A passenger ignores a fare request while a conductor rails against the euphemism and demands payment. The exchange, laced with irony, ends as the traveler finally responds.
Mr R C Griggs informs the public he has installed a telephone at his residence and requests calls to ring to 110. The notice stresses prompt helpful service and careful handling of baggage.
Twenty five dollars will be paid for the recovery of the body of A. W. Cook who drowned in Six Mile Creek on Sunday June 5 1909.
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