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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
1
Local notices and flood reports from Georgetown
Classifieds for sale and rental stretch items at the Daily Item office. Warnings and updates cover weather flood effects on Darlington County, a hornets nest find, Armory renovation, travel and ferry news, and political campaigning urging Ellerbe and Smith nominations ahead of Labor Day closures.
Rivers fall back as rail lines reopen across the state
Streams in the upper part have shrunk to banks and daily railroad links resume between towns. Savannah River at Hardeeville rose five feet since 2 p m but traffic remained, with no bridge stoppage expected. Flooding stays coastal while trestles and roadbeds in the hardest hit area are being repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Hardeeville
Flood rescue reveals women plunged in peril without funds
The Augusta Chronicle recounts a flood incident where three submerged women prayed for help. A first boat passed with no aid due to lack of money, forcing two white rescuers to strip and swim to save the women, who were later moved to safety. Names and locations to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Fletcher Announces Candidacy for Georgetown County Coroner
O J Fletcher declares his candidacy for coroner of Georgetown County and commits to abide by the primary result. He pledges to discharge duties faithfully if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown County
OJ Fletcher
Campaign announcements in the Sixth and Twelfth Judicial Circuits
Several local figures declare candidacy in Democratic primaries. J E Ellerbe seeks re election to Congress from the Sixth District. Walter H Wells runs to succeed himself as Solicitor in the Eighth Circuit with Georgetown County moved to the Twelfth Circuit. C P Quattlebaum and J M Johnson era ties noted as lawmakers practice in Horry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
J E Ellerbe
Jno. O. Wilson
Georgetown County
12Th Judicial Circuit
Walter H. Wells
Horry County
J. M. Johnson
C. P. Quattlebaum
Widow Slain by Rejected Suitor in Seneca
Valhalla, Sept. 2. After repeated refusals to marry, J. F. Hinckle, a former Seneca policeman, shot Mrs. Emma L. Anderson, boarding house proprietor, at 2 PM in her dining room and then killed himself. Coroner J. W. Holleman notified. bodies sent for handling. The tragedy shocked Oconee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valhalla
J. F. Hinckle
Seneca
Emma L. Anderson
J. W. Holleman
Oconee
Market Quotations Mixed With Grain and Feed Prices
Quotations from Bourne and Co show cotton and corn values and related feed and flour items. Prices listed include cotton and flour ranges plus several grain and oilseed figures with multiple filler terms and obscure descriptors. Source appears as a historical market note with several misread words and fragmentary entries.
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