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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
2
Public notice states Interea is published as second class matter at the Georgetown South Carolina post office under the Act of Congress of March. The record notes a fee of 79 dollars.
The remains of a black man were found starved to death in a cotton-filled car in Buffalo Lehigh Valley yards. The car had originated in Pine Bluff Ark on October 2 and was rebilled in St Louis on October 14. Door marks and wood splinters indicate a desperate escape attempt, with blood fingerprints visible on the car door.
The Steele-Moses Company advertises abundant fresh goods for October 7 and 8 with weekly steamer specials and an overflowing grocery department.
Emory Wilson died at Millwood on Saturday from a shooting that also wounded A. J. Little. The motive linked to romance, with a plan to abduct a young woman to force a runaway marriage after a family disapproved. A group of men formed to assist the groom. the clash left two wounded and a possible further death.
The Stevens brand, famed as the Bull's-Eye rifle line, now dominates shotgun sales with Stevens Double Barrel models. Hammer and hammerless styles are offered at moderate prices, promising reliability for trap and field use. Local hardware and sporting goods shops carry them, or write J Stevens Arms & Tool Co Chicopee Falls.
A Massachusetts firm offers direct shipment prepaid upon receipt of catalog price. A 160 page illustrated catalog will be mailed to any applicant upon receipt of five cents in stamps to cover postage.
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