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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1908

Page

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Ellerbe and Smith Elected In Local Primary Results

County wide partial tally shows Ellerbe and Smith winning multiple precincts for railroad commissioner amid scattered votes in several districts. Coroner results favor Fletcher or Lohr in various polls, with statewide Senate winner D. Smith of Florence and Swearingen a strong State Superintendent candidate. Local canvass pending for final officer outcomes.

Sampit—Fletcher Lohr Potato Ferry Fletcher Cedar Creek D. Smith Florence United States Senate Ellerbe Congress Swearingen W.H. Wells Canister Georgetown Ragsdale Wells Quattlebaum U.S Evans Smith Mellichamp

Evans Concedes Smith Election In Spartanburg

Spartanburg Sept 8 Governor Evans's managers concede Mr Smith's election at 10 o'clock last night. Evans will not issue a statement tonight and has not seen the returns. He had been expected to contest and could not comment until full returns are in.

Spartanburg Evans Smith

Hazard denial and support for street railway bid in Georgetown

An editor defends Mr Hazard's public stance on the Georgetown Electric Company franchise and confirms his illness explanation. A letter-writer admits misgivings about Hazard while urging open authorship and pressing for a cotton seed oil mill and cotton mill alongside the street railway. The page also lists notices and local items including a lost hound, property sale, and agency updates.

The Daily Item Hazard Georgetown G Gcorgetown Electric Company Georgetown Times Georgetown Electric Company Mr. Hazard

Hotel Arrivals noted at Tourist Hotel guests

The Tourist Hotel lists arrivals including J. H. Hendon Alabama J. B. Rawlings Baltimore C A Lea Charleston O E Johnson S C Bert Boyd Rosemary H C Tallevast Rosemary John T Borden Charleston T M Simmons Wilmington N C R Elias Savannah Ga D Goodwin New York F W Johnson Augusta Ga O M Mitchell Rome S C Chas R Jordan Chicago A P Russel St Stephens

J. H. Hendon Alabama J. B. Rawlings Baltimore C. A. Lea Charleston O. E. Johnson S. C Bert Boyd Rosemary H.C. Tallevast John T. Borden T. M. Simmons Wilmington N. C R. Elias Savannah D. Goodwin New York F. W. Johnson Augusta O. M. Mitchell Rome Chas? R. Jordan Chicago, Ill A. P. Russel St. Stephens

President Roosevelt unharmed after sensational shooting rumor

Oyster Bay September reports claimed an attempt on President Roosevelt. Investigations found no incident. the President routinely travels countryside and encounters hunters. A nearby shooting club at Sagamore Hill area is engaged in target practice.

Oyster Bay N. Y Roosevelt Long Island Sagamore Hill Loeb

Fer ence toface A C L. in Saturday baseball game

Fer ence will visit the city Saturday for a baseball game against the A C L. team. The matchup adds local excitement as both squads seek a key early-season win.

Ference

Local and Personal Notices Notice Board

The Daily Item invites readers to submit items of local interest and personal notices such as guests visiting or trips away. Share your plans with friends through this column to keep the community informed.

Market Quotations for Commodities and Byproducts

Cotton at 9, corn 92, meal 2.00, oats 70, D. S. bellies plied 104% and butts 7a7 4. Flour spring chest 5.50 to 5.75, patent 5.00 to 5.25. Virgin $2.50, Scrape $1.25, Old dip $2.50, Tar in machine barrels $2.50, quotations from Bourne & Co.

D. S Bourne & Co

Push for city rail plans and expansion cited

The speaker urges dropping strict rules to attract and keep workers and notes Anderson’s street railway progress. It shows a plan to extend lines toward Belton Pelzer Piedmont and Greenville and calls for action rather than internal quarrels.

Anderson Belton Pelzer Piedmont Greenville

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ellerbe and John Gary Evans J. W. Ragsdale C. J. Fletcher Georgetown County Cansler Caughman Choppee—Lohr Lower Waccamaw Snow Mill Enerbe Penny Royal—Fletcher Upper Waccamaw Greers Birdfield Santee Bethel C.J. Fletcher Evans Gives W. W. Hazzard Descent Building and Loan Association Hearst Independent Party Front Street Grave’s Station Lillie Detyens Barney Moore J. F. Cribb Carvers Bay E. D. Smith Senate L. S. Ehrich Atlantic City Canada Ferro Machine & Foundry Co Cleveland, Ohio W.H. Croft Carolina Hardware George Pollock W.H. Robinson Burder Highmarket St Ss, C J J. M. Herring Taylor and Highmarket Streets
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