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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
1
The Georgetown Electric Company plans a series of Electrically Prepared luncheons to educate customers on domestic electricity use beyond lighting. The first event will be at Mrs. L. Mouzen’s home, with 15 cents from each guest aiding a civic league fund. Proceeds go to charity and awareness of tungsten lighting and proper home distribution.
A letter to editor urges readers to weigh prohibitions effects with figures from Knoxville Tennessee. Data compare arrests and licenses, showing higher crime and lower business activity when saloons operated versus a year after prohibition.
Laurens court returns a guilty verdict of manslaughter with mercy recommendation for Cathran Pinson in the Thornwell Boyce death case. Trial drew crowds from prominent families as Pinson faces possible new-trial motions. later reports state a two year penitentiary sentence.
The Loyal Temperance Legion of this city held an annual meeting Friday afternoon to elect officers including Willie Hodges as President Hattie Freeman as Vice President Bertie Collins as Secretary Eugene Cannon as Treasurer and Teddy Porter Willie McConnel to report visits and flowers to the sick The group urged parental involvement noting today’s children will be tomorrow’s leaders and invited all to attend next Friday March 19 at 4 pm to learn more about the movement and the W C T U report plans.
Special orders announce the March 19 1909 afternoon inspection of National Guard South Carolina Company F Third Infantry. All members must wear olive drab uniforms without leggings or gloves, with equipment supplied at the Armory. First call at 4 pm, formation at 4:30 pm, drills Tuesday and Thursday nights at the usual hour in olive drab.
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