Local and Personal News and Community Notes
Local items include Mr S H Bissonette of Charles city staying a few days, a lecture topic at the Baptist Church, receipts of silver pins, a jail escort for a roaming woman, a birth announcement, Dr Winslow Gaillard leaving for Ferguson, and talk of Guy Gunter managing Rock Hill baseball. Also noted are job moves, prize furniture given away, reader requests, laundry service ads, a trial and bond for a man, and city officials debated state reforms. A tragedy in Collinwood Ohio prompts calls for better school fire escapes and emergency exits.
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Stork
D. L. Ellis
Dr. Winsm. Gaillard
Ferguson
Guy Gunter
Rock Hill
Collinwood
Ohio
Death of John Ford veteran postmaster of Plantersville
Plantersville South Carolina March 7 1908 editor stem Mr John Ford postmaster here died at 10 o clock Friday of apoplexy after two strokes and general weakness He was a Confederate veteran of the 21st Regiment losing a leg and leaving a widow no children He was 65 and well known for entertaining younger neighbors The note includes a clipped column from Columbia Light praising school trustees planning a new colored school building in Georgetown and ads for Farrand Pianos at 117 Screven Street Florence Book and Music Co Florence SC opening here with factory price piano sales and music at home
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Williams
Columbia
Medcal
Harry Buhrmester
Fhe
O. B. Lawrence
John Ford
Ford
21St Regiment
Lucas
Santee
Columbia Light
Georgetown
Boardis. Com
G. W. Howard
Screven St
Ald
Florence Book and Music Co
Florence
Farrand
Florence Book & Music Co
Coke Owens and Mines Film Tonight at the Electric Theatre
Coke Owens and Mines alongside other varieties will be presented tonight at the Electric Theatre. The show promises a mix of acts and entertainment for local patrons.
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Electric Theatre
Strangers in Town Inspect Local Pledges and Advertising
In our town visitors from distant parts inspect the pledges made to the public through posters and ads. The piece argues that such advertising builds trust, expands business, and draws customers, while criticizing stingy merchants and urging proactive, honest communication with patrons.
Governor orders Chesterfield dispensaries closed
Governor Ansel instructs the Chesterfield County Board of Control to shut down the dispensaries. Following Chief Supreme Court ruling upholding the election, the injunction dissolves and closures proceed for good unless a future vote or General Assembly change alters the status.
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Ansel
Chesterfield Board of Control
Columbia
Chesterfield
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Fire disrupts New York school as pupils march out singing
A fire on the fourth floor of a five story New York public school on 19th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway forced two thousand pupils to march from the building singing America. The blaze caused 200 dollars in damage but no panic occurred and all students were dismissed safely.
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New York
19Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Broadway
America
Tourist Hotel Barber Shop and Georgetown Candy Kitchen Ad
All tools towels soap sterilized at Tourist Hotel Barber Shop. Georgetown Candy Kitchen offers Candies at lowest cash price. Groundnut candy 6c lb coconut 8c Crystalized Peanut 10c Chocolate Coconut 8c. 813 Front St. Two Barbers at the Tourist Hotel Barber Shop. New horses and mules arrived all well broke with drivers. Farrally Bros. mch5.1f. Tourist Hotel Barber Shop open early and late with two barbers.
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Georgetown
Front St
Farrally Bros
A C L Cleaning and Pressing Club Ad
The best cleaning and pressing club in the city offers sponging before pressing by electric iron. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed. Prices very reasonable. Laundry sent to Charlotte Ni. L Brinkley, Manager. Phone 99.
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Charlotte
L. Brinkley
Mgr
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S.H. Bissonette
Charlesjs
Baptist Church
Joe
Express
Gjty
Connfederate Vet
Plantersville, S. C
D. S
Williams Coffee Co
Arthur C. Evans
Highmarket
J. H. Fraser
Agt
The
Armory Opera House
E. G. Haselden
Osman Stock
B.f.jones & Son
Front and
Orange Streets
Grocery Co
Farrar & Wescott
Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
Buchan
Buclan’s. Soaps Corporation
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