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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1909

Page

3

For Sale Piano in good condition

Classified note offers a piano for sale in good condition viewable at any time. Price is one fourth of its value. For more information contact G. L. Tarbox. A seven year old boy has died following a jocular policeman threat. A humorous incident described. Flyers mention aviation cups and flying machines as future travel. Labor Day details given with church services and local notices follow.

G. L. Tarbox Presbyterian Church

Orphans’ Work Day Set for September 25 in South Carolina

Thornwell Connie Maxwell and Epworth Orphanages urge support for a regional work day on September 25. They ask every person to donate the day’s income to an orphanage of choice, with activities like cotton picking iron gathering odd jobs or salary contributions to help the fatherless.

South Carolina Thornwell Connie Maxwell Epworth

Telephone girl to say Number, please across Southern Bell exchanges

A Southern Bell order requires every operator to answer all calls with Number, please rather than simply Number. The change spans seven states and all exchanges in the company’s territory. The shift aims to improve courtesy and customer experience in telephone service.

Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Southern Bell Company

Telephone Courtesy Improves Service Says Excerpt

The passage urges kindness to telephone operators and explains that improving manners will enhance service and public appreciation. It notes callers should wait for a polite “please” as operators adapt to a new order. The tone emphasizes patience and gradual habit change in customer interactions.

Meeting of The Auxiliary in Georgetown

The Auxiliary of the Woman's Home Mission Society in Georgetown held its September meeting at the Methodist parsonage with one third present. Miss L Congdon led an inspiring session on Tithing as South Georgia tops tithers while North Georgia and Montana report strong auxiliaries and South Carolina has sixty six auxiliaries but only twenty two tithers. A week of prayer was set for October 4 to 10 and a pool program was planned. Mrs B Northom Oxenius was chosen as delegate to the Board of Home Missions meeting in Suniter South Carolina Conference.

Woman's Home Mission Society Georgetown Methodist Parsonage B. Northom-Oxenius Board of Home Missions South Carolina Suniter

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