This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1908
Page
1
Local residents and visitors appear in a mixed stream of notes. Mrs Burns offers lodging at 906 Prince Street and a Rosary owner advertises at The Daily Item office. J J Scurry offers gas boat charters. City figures like Mr J A Westberry Mrs B J Hazard Mayor H W Fraser Rev J S Newton and others are mentioned among travel visits and home life.
The Lucy V a steamboat built at Waverly Mills arrived at the port yesterday on its first trip since being raised after sinking in the Waccamaw river earlier this year. Formerly named Sessoms the vessel was rebuilt and is now offered by Capt Josh Ward and Engineer Joseph Wilson with improved passenger and freight capacity likely to join the regular Waccamaw river line.
News reaches press of the death of Mr. R. H. Holmes at White's Bridge about 1:30 PM. Holmes had long been engaged in the rice business and likely contracted hemorrhagic fever on his Sampit River plantation. He is survived by brother W. H. Holmes and shares the community’s sympathy in their loss.
List of letters remaining uncalled for at the Georgetown South Carolina post office ending September 19 1908. Letters must be claimed as advertised and a penny paid per delivery. Names include men Frank Brooke Rev Eddie Brown William Dolls Evant Haynes M Lance care George Dorrill Chas Lee Edward Moon care Schooner Grace Seymour M Strauss Alexander Woodward and women Miss Laron Knox Mrs Rosetta Lee Miss HS Morant Elizabeth Pinckney Mrs Z A Rainey Mrs PMP Ruth Miss Mary Sanders special Rose Lucas Mary White.
The Board of County Commissioners met in the courthouse yesterday. The article argues that improvement comes from self effort, not outside aid, and notes the upcoming hunting season with details on costs and gear. It ends with an advert for Westbury's Norfolk oysters and fryes.
A humorous column from a Columbia correspondent lampoons baseball crowds, local notables, and fan antics. It recalls Lake City versus Georgetown games, describes hot sun and cramped seating, and recalls infamous scenes of revelry and mishaps, ending with a playful tribute to Tom.
Sheriff W W Beard of Clay County was shot five times by George Thomas who then was killed by the sheriff. Beard's condition is critical. Three other suspects, Essie Coleman Alma Johnson and Savannah Woods, are jailed as accessories. Coleman claims drunken amnesia Johnson cannot account for herself.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.