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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1908

Page

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Cook Livery and Feed Stables Now Open for Hire

Notices announce C D Cook offers teams at all times from Haddock Co livery and feed stables with prompt service. Also mentions a Jersey City preacher and social notes, weddings, sales, and local business notices including Loyal McConnell Co promotions and a new postal rule on delivering mail when a vicious dog is present.

Haddock Co C.D. Cook Cook Salamander H. and L. Co McDonald F. W. Ainhalter B. F. Jones I. S. Jones

Conductor Scolds Passenger Over Cigar On Streetcar

A Philadelphia Ledger report recalls a street car incident where a conductor, frustrated by a passenger’s cigar, demands the man extinguish it. The passenger retorts and complies after the tense exchange ends.

Philadelphia Ledger

Holy Rollers Parade Disturbs Bromide Town

In Bromide Oklahoma six miles from Waupantcka residents were awakened as Holy Rollers arrived by rail and marched to Bromide Springs. Five women disrobed and bathed in chilly waters as prayers rose loudly. Mayor Smith ordered Marshal Irwin to assemble men to remove the intruders, clearing the springs in three hours and the town six hours.

Waupantcka Okla Bromide Bromide Springs Smith Thomas Irwin

Greenville woman arrested for infanticide in Spartanburg

Sallie Croft of Greenville was arrested in Spartanburg on charges of infanticide. Special Officer Kitchen escorted her back to Greenville this morning. She allegedly threw her baby in a woods patch on the Greenville suburb. She had arrived in Spartanburg days earlier and stayed with her sister.

Spartanburg Sallie Croft Greenville Kitchen

Woman sues C and W C for 50000 in damages

Miss Sallie Bragg of Campo Bello filed a libelous conduct claim against the Charleston and Western Carolina Road seeking 50000 for alleged gross insult while traveling from Augusta to Laurens. The complaint is in preparation and service will occur within days. The case is described as highly sensational.

Spartanburg Charleston and Western Carolina Augusta Laurens Sallie Bragg Campobello

State League Opens May 7 In South Carolina

State league owners confirm the season opener on May 7 with 72 games per town. Opening week schedule includes Orangeburg at Sumter and Chester at Rock Hill May 7 to 9, followed by Sumter at Orangeburg and Rock Hill at Chester May 11 to 13, as arranged by Secretary E B Houseal.

Columbia South Carolina E. B. Houseal Orangeburg Sumter Chester Rock Hill

Mrs Dowie Sues to Set Aside Dowie Will

Mrs Jane Dowie and her son filed suit in Waukegan to invalidate the will of John Alexander Dowie naming John A Lewis as successor. They claim undue influence and lack of sound mind at the time of the will.

Waukegan Jane Dowie John Alexander Dowie John A. Lewis

Entertaining Music Night at Sumpit Church May 8

A May 8 Friday concert at Sumpit Church features Mrs Bourne and Mrs Oxenius with Mr Hjelt and others. The program includes piano, vocal, and Swedish duet numbers with a Swedish twilight piece and a piano duet. Tickets are 85 cents with 20 cents for children, benefiting the Women’s Home Mission Society.

Sumpit D. N Bourne B. Narbom Oxeanius Otto Hjelt Mr. O. Hjelt D. Bourne Cavalleri Rusticam Nascazin B. Oxenus Obligato Angels Srenade Mre Oxenius Skymning Wennerberg Mrs. Oxenius Mre. Hielt Lange Hjelt

Triple Tragedy in a Day in Breathitt County Feud

Ex Sheriff Ed Callahan and John Spicer killed in Crocketteville store fight while Callahan's son Wilson kills Spicer. In Jackson Daniel White kills Jim Fugate amid another street gun battle. The Hargis Cockrell feud claims multiple relatives as fate exacts a brutal toll.

Jackson Ed Callahan Jim Hargis Hargis Jim Fugate Cockrell

Tonight at the Electric Theatre Presents New Pieces

Come out tonight to enjoy a selection of works showcased at the Electric Theatre. The program features several performances aimed at entertaining attendees with varied entertainment styles.

Electric Theatre

Baseball Yesterday South Atlantic results recap

In the South Atlantic region yesterday in Charleston Savannah defeated Charleston 2 to 1. In Macon the home team beat Columbia 7 to 0. At Augusta Jacksonville overcame Augusta 5 to 4.

Charleston Savannah Macon Columbia Augusta Jacksonville

Marine Shipping Notes From The Carolinas Ports

Carib Devereaux at New York delivers merchandise to Clyde S. Co. Romain Sarvis at Bucksville ships to S. Ward & Co. F G Burroughs Dusenbury Conway moves merchandise with Waccamaw Line Steamers.

Carib Devereaux N. Y Clyde S. S. Co Romain, Sarvis Bucksville S. M. Ward & Go F. G. Burroughs Dusenbury Conway Waccamaw Line Steamers

Electric irons and motors spotlighted in domestic quest

Town Gossip notes the shift toward efficiency in home life as modern time pressures push households to adopt electric irons and motors. The piece argues old wood or oil fires waste labor and fuel, urging adoption of electric appliances as indispensable for a well regulated home.

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Jersey City Minnie Moore B. O. Bryan City Lake City A. A. Washington Front St Loyal McConnell Co Presbyterian Church Mr. Wyly H. Whaley Marion S. C Mary Bunch W. L R. Cahall Front Street Georgetown W. Esty Miss Doak Opera House Florida C. L. Ford Pollock & Gardner H.p. Palmes W. S. Carrington Daughters of the Confederacy Greater Loyal-McConnell Co Loyal Washington Mrs. Dowie Benefit Home Missions Third Man Avengers South Atlantic Marine News Front Jean de Reszeke Opera Yo'uWants Carolina Hdw Co F.sallock
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