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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1909

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Memorial Day Service and Flags at the Monument

A Memorial Day observance followed a rainy morning with a procession to the monument. Daughters of the Confederacy Veterans Sons of Veterans Military Band and schoolchildren performed hymns prayers and an address. Crosses of Honor were presented to veterans and a portrait of Gen. Lee was given to the school. Flowers were laid by students at the roll call.

Daughters of the Confederacy Veterans Sons of Veterans G. H. Johnston B. L. Beaty W. H. Hodges Southern Marseillaise Col J. H. Read J. S. Thompson E. J. Miller F. i Wig

Carriage Backing Incident Sparks Street Inury Fears

Last Saturday a carriage with two gentlemen backed off a sidewalk two feet from the street, causing fears of fatal injuries to both occupants. Mrs. Frank J. Davis and Mrs George Eastern plan to travel to Aiken SC tomorrow morning. Georgetown Rebekah Lodge No 31 meets tonight at 8 30 with a surprise promised. WCTU meets Wednesday at 4 30 in the old Methodist Church. Tourist Hotel Barber Shop has reopened with Joe Allatta as manager of Claremont Tonsorial Parlor Charleston offering attentive service.

Frank J. Davis George Eastern Aiken Joe Allatta Claremont Tonsorial Charleston Siwk

Unclaimed Letters at Georgetown Post Office

Remaining unclaimed letters are listed at the Georgetown Post Office. Persons must state they are advertised and be prepared to pay one cent per letter. Names include Henry Anderson, Joseph Alston, Edmund Brown, Charles Chapman, Mack Ward, A B Franklin, Capt Paul Grant Venture, Scene Jones, Aaron Ladson, G A Lucas, E A Lucas, E A Osborne, Johnnie Ingleton, James Stewart, Allen Washington, Cornelius Weatherpoon, Maurice Winstead, S Williams, Mrs Beamus Gordon, Mrs Eliza Green, Mrs Lena Green, Miss Elizabeth Islar, Rose Johnson, Miss Lila Kelly, Miss Emma Puchus, Louise Shanon, Miss Lula Spain, Miss Lizzie Thomas, Miss Helen Ward.

Georgetown RY. Anderson Joseph Alston Edmud Brown Chas Chapman Mack Ward A. B Franklin Paul Grant Venture A. Scene E. Jones Aaron Ladson G. A. Lucas E. A. Lucas E. A. Osborne Johnnie Ingleton Jas. Stewart Allen Washington Cornelius. Weatherspoon Maurice Winstead S. Williams Beamus Gordon Eliza Green Lena Green Elizabeth Islar Rose Johnson Lila Kelly Emma Puchus Louise Shanon Lula Spain Lizzie Thomas Helen Ward

High Salaried Player

Princeton, May 9 Bob Vaughn former Princeton second baseman and 1909 captain was signed by the New York American League Club for a record college salary. He will join June 15 under an $800 a month contract, despite faculty restrictions keeping him from playing previously.

Princeton N. J Bobby Vaughn

Explosion Injures Two in Washington County Incident

Steve Page and Tony Merrette, Italian residents of Washington Pa, were firing at a magazine containing forty quarts of nitroglycerine and a hundred fifty pounds of dynamite when it exploded. Page is dying in a local hospital and Merrette was unhurt as hoses a mile and a half away were shaken by the blast.

Washington Steve Page Page Tony Merrette Merrette

Palmistry and Clairvoyant Readings Offered by Mdme Lazell

An advertisement touts Mdme Lazell a psychic advisor offering palmistry card reading and clairvoyant services. It claims to remove evil influences reveal a secret law to control self and others grant happiness and success. It lists business love and legal guidance and promises marriage forecasts with prices and hours.

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