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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
1
Local and personal notices by readers invite announcements of guests, trips, and departures to share with friends through the columns.
Lost dog with a white ring around the neck white feet and white on one hind leg tail partly white. Reward offered for return to the Item office. Also notes a trespass ban on W W Hazzard lands and other local notices and town news.
The Georgetown City Band will perform an outdoor concert at 8 30 p m on the Tourist Hotel lawn. The program includes R M B March Jarrett Pearl River Waltz Durand Yammnassee March Coleman Spring Blossom Waltz Bisson Salvo March Coleman Old Black Joe Kaynes Vivian Waltz Coleman Erfest March Coleman.
Henry Green jailed for street fighting on Prince Street with 25 to 30 days on the gang. Arthur Pinknew fined 25 to 30 days for fighting in Church Alley. James Grant drunk and disorderly on Front Street forfeits bail of $5.
The article reports over 110000 votes cast in the Democratic primary with Smith getting 70292 and Evans about 30000 more. Caughman defeats Cansler by around 500. Six thousand more votes were cast in the second primary than the first. Georgetown records the smallest Evans vote at 40. The paper mentions planned printing expansions and advertising contracts, plus a Sandy Island Duck hunt narrative from a Georgetown youth to be published.
A retailer proposes a three week fall promotion tying five percent of gross receipts to local churches to boost open aisles and stock turnover. The scheme promises broad community reach, extra delivery effort, and a large customer turnout, followed by a note of thanks from Coroner candidate C. J. Fletcher for Georgetown County.
Georgetown South Carolina post office lists letters remaining as advertised requiring one cent per letter. Names include men such as Ira Burgess Henry Ford John Johnson and Ezekiel Wright and women like Sallie Britt Carrie Crosby Clara Haselden and Agnes Britton.
Local advertise Westbury's offers Norfolk oysters served with fryes stews and drinks including pints and quarts for a casual seafood meal in town.
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