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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
3
Advertising notices urge orders for flowers for the upcoming Ball from Georgetown Drug Co. The page mixes politics and local commerce with campaign barbs and community notices, including Thanksgiving reflections and local society items. The tone resembles a small town newspaper page with vendor ads and public notices.
The program lists an evening at the Opera House with Selection-Orchestra. Solo appearances include Miss Marie St Germain Martha Edward Dorn and Miss Emily Murphy. Mrs W W Taylor Jr reads. Trombone solo by Thomas Fitzgerald. Duet by Theo Butler and Katie Ward. Ruth Brinkley performs two songs. Selected pieces feature the orchestra and various soloists.
Three days remain before the State Fair opens and daily events are planned for the next week. Colossal crowds are expected to fill Columbia streets and fair grounds. Transportation will be ample with many street cars and shuttle trains to move visitors. Candy gift parcels may be mailed under a favored Post Office rule, with hope the policy expands to all parcels.
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