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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
4
A dated 1908 era column urging teachers to abandon rigid methods and adopt modern, energetic approaches. Emphasizes originality, construction of identity, earnestness, sociability, and ongoing method improvement. Mentions observer J. A. Westbury in Charleston and stays at the Argyle Hotel.
In Darlington County a gunfight at a church picnic left Ed Isaacs dead. Gus Tedder, his sons Bright and Henry Tedder, and Deuteronomy Revelation Fields are jailed on murder charges. Reports say intoxication preceded a quarrel. a shotgun was used to kill Isaacs and then fired again. The defendants are described as mulatto and negro.
Westbury's serves Norfolk oysters with frying options, stews, and pints and quarts available.
A dramatic conversion tale recalls Tom breaking his chain to alcohol after a girl, calling herself a King’s Daughter, urges him to Christ. He shatters his bottle and vows to live anew, joining a prayer circle and resisting his former master, King Alcohol.
Died September 16 1907 in the home of her children Mrs M A Daggett aged 65 with a year since her passing. The family recalls her warm heart and the sorrow of losing a devoted mother. Her children note the long lasting grief and enduring memory.
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