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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
3
The Bennettsville Democrat Publishing Co announces subscription rates for E Marlboro area readers. One year six months and three months options are available for home delivery of the BennettsvilleDemocrat newspaper in Guilford County.
Personal visits and travels include J B McLaurin back from Watford college and L R Esterling of Florence in town. JR Ames returns from Mississippi. JC Dunn visits Bladenboro. Ruth Berry returns to Greenville. Isla Granger returns home after school. Music club recital at the auditorium and Sunday services at Presbyterian church led by Dr Bunyan McLeod. Moore and Co move to the depot and plan expansion. several local residents visiting relatives in Florence and Columbia. Bennettsville defeats Red Springs 6 to 1 in a recent game. multiple editor and civic notes. Invitations issued for Emma Gilchrist and James Nicholas Drake wedding at First Methodist Church.
The trustees elected J. P. Miller as superintendent and named teachers for the next session. Miss Sare Croshind, Lillian Grambrill, Maria Michaux, Katherine Meares, Helen Goggans, Mrs N Inton Jr, Eunice Haddon, and Miss Goggans of Newbery join. Miss Susie Bell resigns. Callie Dees is reelected teacher of the factory school with a higher salary.
Notice announces Marlboro County Common Pleas Court will convene at the Bennettsville Courthouse on Monday, June 22, at 10 AM. Clerk J A Driuko issues the notice for the 3 GA drain docket.
A social piece reports a May 25 picnic at Bennettsville pond with many youths arriving by wagon and buggy. The group enjoyed riding, hunting, target shooting, and strolling by the pond as a playful menu of cheese straw eggs and cakes was shared. Names listed include Miss Sallie Serring and Mr. R B Mc Laurin among others in attendance.
Frank Manning announces re election bid for county supervisor. He notes one term of service and aims to manage roads and finances for another four year term, replacing the current two year term.
A Mansfield Pennsylvania resident testifies to kidney and bladder troubles for two years and explains spending much on doctors without relief before using Foley's Kidney Cure, which he credits with restoring his health and hopes others may benefit. Reid & Co handles the remedy promotion.
Clio May 25 report details a Wednesday storm that left Hebron farmers with over five hundred acres of cotton to replant after another Saturday rain and windstorm levelled ground and scattered seed. The entry records local incidents including a fatal shooting in Hebron, a jail and still-at-large suspect, and mentions the bountiful fruit crop and a blood tonic advertisement.
A fragment notes a new summertime theme with references to songs and parodies of the phrase Good old Summertime, noting its God given pleasures and its profane treatment in rhyme. The text reads as a literary snippet rather than a full article item, preserving names and phrasing from the source.
A devotional lyric contrasts earthly sorrows with a promised good New Summertime of eternal life. It frames life as summer here and winter ahead, urging faith in Christ who will make all things new and wipe away tears in a final heavenly time with no sickness sorrow or death.
The Sensation of the Day in Kitchen Furnishings, the Handy Fruit and Vegetable Slicer, allows slicing all kinds of fruit and vegetables with infinite variety and minimal waste. J A Spears sole agent for Marlboro Darlington Maino Sumter and Chesterfield counties Tennettsville SC.
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