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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
3
Public notice from Democrat Publishing Co announces six months and other terms. details are fragmented and uncertain but indicates a subscription period and pricing. No clear entities beyond the publisher are readable in the fragment.
Personal notes list Sanders in irlington, Richards in Charleston, and Drake in Wrightsville. Beckham visits relatives in York county while Exam stays in Glenn Springs. DeLorme visits Doves. Moore family in Wrightsville. Freeman and Ter visiters in North Carolina. Jones returns from Sumter. Agnes Mosety and Maude Matheson travel for visits. Levy family to Augusta. Powell family to Wrightsville. Roper returns from Williamsboro.
A long list of local residents and guests visiting relatives and traveling to nearby towns and states over the past week and upcoming weeks. Names include Dr. O A Matthews Julian Harrall Prentice Harrall John Atkinson JW Tyson and family Kate Martha Newston Miss Carter Mrs Weatherly Covington Sallie McLaurin Annie May Easter sing Curtis Woodle Mabel Woodle Mamie Galloway Pollie David May varot dens and Mrs AS Manning.
A collage of social updates from Hendersonville and nearby towns. Movements include relatives visiting, family trips to Waynesville and Asheville, and attendance at picnics and reunions. Mentions of Confederate reunion attendees and a Drake house party reflect community social life, with scattered travel to Red Springs and Driftwood areas.
A Cheraw Chronicle piece attacks Governor Blease arguing he obstructed investigators on the state dispensary graft. It asserts Blease shielded a state senator and influenced liquor graft inquiries, questions his motives, and links him to improper ties with disbursements and pension increases.
An aged travel listing notes trains from McColl Fayetteville and others to New York and Chicago routes. It mixes timings, destinations, and multiple stops including Columbia Jacksonville Sumter Dillon and Orangeburg with references to daily services and Sunday exceptions. The fragment also mentions political notices for Clerk of Court candidates and congressional and House races under the Democratic primary rules.
In Columbia on business Mrs Jack Dunbar and Earnest of Calzotte SC visit relatives. Debilitated for years he had aches lacked ambition worn down. Murdock Blood Bitters mile to a well wamary Mrs Chas Freihey Mooaup Conny.
Official notices list candidates for county offices including auditor, sheriff and treasurer. Names such as Campbell, Rogers, Hinshaw, Woodley, Crosland appear with eligibility tied to the Democratic primary.
A Marlboro County candidate publicly announces a bid for County Supervisor. The filing appears as a formal declaration pending Democratic primary action and re election considerations. The message emphasizes the candidate's intent to run for the supervisor role.
Fragmented rental and employment ads describe prices per insertion and items like horses and work, with names and places garbled. The text references likely notices for services, addresses, and book offers, all in a period newspaper ad layout with illegible details.
Local reader writes from Latta praising Hodges and farming life, notes restful period after harvest and upcoming meetings and picnics. Mentions crop reports from Dillon Atta Mallory Freestate Sellers communities and growing political interest, including Mr. PA Todos for Congress in Marion County.
A local letter writer reports strong support for Hodges across Horry Marlboro and Williamsburg counties. The writer claims constituents view Hodges as safe and capable and predict he will become the next congressman from the 6th district. Support comes from relatives and county leaders noting Hodges is gaining widespread backing.
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