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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
1
The Daily Item invites readers to submit items of local interest and personal notices. Share guest arrivals or departures to inform friends through the paper’s columns.
A compilation of local items from Georgetown in September 1908 includes rental ads for a gasoline launch by J. S. Scurry, a lost dog with a reward, oyster shop notes, Elks smoker event, railway service resumes, a fatal poisoning case, concert reports, band notes, travels of residents, Odd Fellows delegates, and county board actions on awards, road charters, jail funding, and public works.
The Tourist Hotel lists guests including W. 4H. Burkhalter of Charleston D. F. Van Wormer of Charlotte N C T F Purse of Baltimore Md M. T. Alexander of Louisville Ky and W S Clift of Rosemary Also registered are J R Carnal of Cheraw H Crusher of Augusta Ga Mr and Mrs W W Taylor Jr W H Murphy of Wilmington N C A M Sinclair of Philadelphia Pa C M Ebbetts of Baltimore Md J M Gill of Raleigh N C L R Fice of Lynchburg Va A W Middleton C S Moseley of Chicago Ill William Young Miss Anderson of Memphis Tenn J R Howell R C Sayses City M W Black N Y Dr R Carnal Pawleys Island Dr M Moorer City Jno Richardson Jr G W Evans G G Davis Rosemary O M Mitchell of Rome D Pully Richmond Va P J Combee W J Base Atlanta Ga Mr and Mrs Dozier Norfolk Va G L Weisger of Atlanta Ga D E Matley S A Caldwell S A Caldwell C S Green J O Green R I Winston Jr J Morris Jr O Ward J Knight J M Sturgeon Jr W W Singletary Jno M Adams M C Morris Lake City Miss Grace Troules Miss Marie Rivers Miss Bessie Rivers Miss Gertrude Dible Miss Gertrude Sisson Rome
Savannah Ga September 9 A coroner s jury found May EK Trask died from criminal operation and held Dr A Rossett for murder and J Prickett as accessory The woman died last night Dr Rossett declined to comment
The West End Chapel will hold regular services tomorrow led by Rev. W. H. Murray with morning and evening sermons. Rev. J. E. Carlisle, announced to occupy Duncan church, is detained elsewhere. he will be present on the 27th. The steamship Matilda Weens nears completion and will sail from Baltimore this week. Carolina Hardware promotes new shooting supplies as the hunting season opens. For the first time in modern politics Bryan and Taft will dine and address the Chicago Association of Commerce on October 7.
Spartanburg, Sept. 11 Special W. S. Harris prominent citizen died today after weeks of illness. While campaigning in July for register mesue conveyance he was bitten on the leg by a poisonous insect. Blood poisoning developed, leading to his death this evening. Harris was a longtime merchant and trusted figure, and served as president of Fairmont Cotton Mills until recent years.
Effective Monday September 14 train No 5 leaves Georgetown at 4.10 p m instead of 4.50 p m to connect at Lanes with Atlantic Coast Line Train No 78 for Florence Wilmington and intermediate stations. Notice dated September 12 31 by W H Andrews.
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