Local items from Georgetown society and town updates
Rev and Mrs Cahall attended T O O F in Columbia Tuesday morning and returned home last evening. Prayer meeting canceled due to Rev Morris illness. E W Haselden in Columbia on business will return Sunday. Thaw case advances slowly as asylum release talks continue. Winyah Graded Schools trustees raise standard. Kate Montgomery elected teacher. Board seeks higher wages, longer terms, better school facilities. Running team listed for Fire Engine Company on Fireman Day May 26. Moonlit excursions scarce due to lack of passenger licenses on steamers. School boys defeat Georgetown in baseball 16 to 9. praise for youths’ practical learning. Cades reports infant death found with a dog. investigation ongoing. First Fireman Tournament practice by Winyah Hose Reel. Georgetown anticipates event. A D Rouse recovering from appendicitis. Miller from Sampit also operated on, both improving. Electric Theatre tonight with Turkey Raffle Puck’s Pranks Tea Party expected to entertain.
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News and Courier
Winyah Graded Schools
Kate Montgomery
Marion
Cades
Winyah
Georgetown
A. D. Rouse
Miller
Sampit
Hotel Arrivals At Tourist Hotel Today
The following guests are registered at the Tourist Hotel today JH McClevey Virginia RE Awison Schenectady NY LP Baker Baltimore BJ DeLong NY T H Grandy and wife Schenectady NY M Schedton Savannah WT Clift Rosemary WW Slaton Savannah J W Dempter SC Joe E Auld Sumter J Lindsay Ross Anderson.
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JH McClevey
Virginia
R E Awison
Schenectady
LP Baker
Baltimore
BJ DeLong
H Grandy
Schedton
Savannah
T Clift
Rosemary
Slaton
W Dempter
Joe E Auld
Sumter
J Lindsay Ross
Anderson
Meeting Notes of W C T U Held at Methodist Sunday School
The W C T U met on the 13th at 5 p m in the Methodist Sunday School room with few members due to illness and city absence. A v 22 inst meeting is planned. honorary members should attend and bring dues to support the cause for humanity and God in town and country, per the reporter.
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Daily Item
Advertisement for H. Olsen Retailer at Front Street
Attention is called to the advertisement of H. Olsen, 906 Front St., dealer in fruits, candies, cigars, etc.
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H. Olsen
Front St
William Jennings Bryan on public office and embezzlement
A Richmond Virginia speech by William Jennings Bryan on March 26 urges that public office be guarded against private gain and thieves. He predicts a day when those who misuse office will be shunned from society alongside embezzlers.
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William Jennings Bryan
Richmond, Va
Shotgun killing on plantation near Edgefield reported
Walter Weathers died after being shot by Lee Tillman on J. B. Strother’s plantation three miles west of Edgefield. Tillman surrendered after claims of an attempted rape provoked threats of lynching, though the rape report proved unfounded according to the coroner’s inquest.
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Edgefield
Walter Weathers
Lee Tillman
J. B. Strother
Here
Lee
Jimbecker
Tillman
Dill Acquitted in Whipping Convicts Case
Greenville May 13. H P Dill former chain gang overseer was acquitted in General Sessions Court of cruelty whipping a convict The warrant was sworn by a former convict who said he was whipped The State argued whipping convicts unlawful Judge Prince said it was legal to whip as necessary to carry out hard labor A hard fought verdict the jury was out briefly A Dill conviction would have risked abolishing the penitentiary whipping post
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Greenville
H. P. Dill
General Sessions Court
Prince
Dill
Nine Children Bitten by Collie in Greenville
Nine children and a nurse were bitten by a Collie puppy in Greenville on May 15. Concern over possible rabies led physicians to kill the dog and send its head to the Pasteur Institute in Atlanta for testing. Earlier a child was bitten and the dog declared rabid after examination.
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Greenville
Pasteur Institute
Atlanta
Gold engagement rings by J. R. Wood & Sons
Advertisement notes H Inman offers stock of gold engagement rings with guaranteed stamps and assays. Claims better value than other makes and urges customers to ask for assays. Also mentions Fine Native Beef at A A Washington, 602 Front St.
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H. Inman
J. R. Wood & Sons
A. A. Washington
Front St
Rules Governing Races of the Fireman's Tournament May 27
The schedule lists events at 3 p m at Screven and Front includes Hook and Ladder Hand Reel Cotton Race Hose Wagon and 4 Men and 100 Yard events. Companies 1 2 and A C L Corp squads compete with specific distances hose lengths and setup details with Chief C J Levy organizing.
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A. C. L. Corp
City Hall
A. C L. Corp
Marine Freight Listings From The Romain Saga
Marine notices show vessels with captains and consignors shipping merchandise to several firms. Entries include the Str. Romain under Sarvis bound for Bucksville to S. M. Ward & Co and the Str. Tar Heel to Black River with lumber for S. M. Ward & Co, among others.
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Romain, Sarvis
Bucksville
Mdse
S. M. Ward & Co
Daisy Farlin, Dodge
Havana
Light
Gardner & Lacey Lumber Co
Navahoe
Hale
N. Y
Clyde S. S. Co
Theodore Weems
Hall
Baltimore
B. A. Munnerlyn & Co
Tar Heel
Adair
Black River
Mitchelle C
Thompson
Conway
Wac
Baseball Yesterday Scores Tie Cats and Spirits
In yesterday's games Columbia edged Jacksonville 1 to 0 while Macon defeated Augusta 8 to 1 and Savannah beat Charleston 4 to 1 with Savannah scoring late to pull ahead.
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Columbia
Jacksonville
Macon
Augusta
Savannah
Charleston
Inman Exhibits 7 and 15 Jewel Watches For Sale
If you wish a lady's gold watch step in and examine H Inman's stock of 7 and 15 jeweled Wal tham Elgin and South Bend Watches They are on exhibition for several days Respectfully H Inman.
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H. Inman
Waltham
Markets Snapshot With Mixed Agricultural Commodities
A terse markets note tracks cotton price shifts and feeds oats with limited detail. Mentions farm commodities including dairy inputs and meat products, but the fragmented OCR yields unclear figures and entities.
Wells Seeks Solicitor Post in 12th Circuit
Walter H. Wells announces candidacy for Solicitor of the 12th circuit to succeed himself, pledging to respect primary results and support nominees. He notes four years in the Confederate Navy and urges White voters in Georgetown County to elect him. T. S. Sessions also announces candidacy for Georgetown Coroner, pledging faithful duty if elected.
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3Rd Judicial Circuit
Jno. S. Wilson
Georgetown County
12Th Judicial Circuit
Walter H. Wells
Confederate States Navy
Georgetown
T. S. Sessions
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Cahall
T. E. Morris
Methodist Church
E. W. Haselden
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford ‘White
Winyah Fire Engine Company
Louis Poniatowski
C A Doar
Buttman
J R Sian
Nozzle
H D Herring
J J Scurry
Tonguemen
J H Carraway
P Z Doyle
F Young, Jr
I McG Carraway
G C Merriman
A S Ehrich
C A Dorrill
W H McDonald, Sr
W H Dorrill
R M Barnes
O P Bourke
LL M Overton
H B Springs
E C Haselden
I S Jones
Stagirt Islands
Electric Theatre
Puck
County
Lutham
Citxens
Screven and
Front Streets
P. m
C. J. Levy
Marine News
D. S
W. F. Clayton
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