The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-18
privateer Personals.

FRlFATEER 1O"NSdifJ -. " DeS ~, 80
Yesterday Mr. Hiott preached his farewell
sermon at Bethel as its pastor. He took his
text from Exodus, Ia, Is, and his subject was
ego forward'' His sermon was comparison
between the Israelites leaving Egypt and
travelling to the promised land and the sinner
leaving The world behind and becoming a
christian.
After the sermon he gave feeling farewell
talk TO the congregation in which he said it
seemed incredible that he could have been
drawn out to 80 many people IN Sci short a
time as he has been to the people of this
community during the one short year of his
stay amongst US, sod also that he had never
lived among people who had been as kind.
No one, either among the church members or
among those not church members, bad ever
been unkinn'd and many Of his neigboors had
been especially kind.
The hymu .'Blest be the tie that binds WAS
sung and the congregation gave sad farewell
haodshake 10 Mr.. Hiott as pastor Of Bethel
Church.
After the services were concluded, busi-
ness meeting of The church was held, during
which resolutions (offered by Mr. Whitfield
Wells) were passed expressing kind feelings
for Mr. Hiot. and his family and wishing
them we'll in their new home, where they will
be next year.
AS stated in this correspondence last week,
the ordination of Mr.. Willie Kolo as deacon
of Bethel Church took place last Saturday,.
His brother Robert vas formerly deacon OF
this Church and ia now deacon at the Calvary
Church in norihen Clarendon.
The teachers who have charge OF the tree
schools in Privateer Township are: Whites,
Misses Mauet,e McCutchen, Laura Key, Carrie
Cain, Helen Cain, Una Wells and Mamie
Spaau Colored, Bertha Sasportes, Eliza ..
Greeo, Maud Chavis, Henrietta B. Green and
Julia Green.
Among the pleasant features of Christmas
week will be charades and tableaux, which
will take place next Monday cight, Dec 25'
at Miss Galley Wells's under the auspices OF
the Amusement Club. This will be sone-
thing new for old Privateer and the occasion
promises to be one of much interest @nd
pleasure. The proceeds of the evening
will be for the church and an admittance fee
of 25 cents for grown people aud 10 cents for
children under twelve ears OF age, will be
charged.
Miss Ruth Wells il visiting on EdIsto
Island.
Messrs. Bradbam & Cole have saw mill
on the Wilson l. Summerton Railroad tod
C.S.&N on Mr.. David Wells'a place.
They have cut good deal Of railroad 'um
Der. also lumber for other orders. These
oen,lemen expect to start 90 " mill At Packs
Vile this week, at which place they have three
oins and rice null the latter will be ope-
rated there until the Gath, when it will be NOV
ed to Manning.
MIR. Harley Welch killed four hogs recent
", which were eleven months old and ave
ragged 2o5 pounds,
Last week Mr.. Henry Pritcbard caught
coon in Bush Bay which weighed eleven
pounds The average weight of this animal
is seven or eigh, pounds, and this was large
one.
The Rev P. J Chavis, who, it was an
nounced in Fridays Nea0s and Courier was
to preach the missionary sermon at the An
nual Conference of the A. NJ. E. Church in
session in Charleston, was formerly of this
township aud belongs to the Redbone race
A few years ago be was delegate from
South Carolina to the Quadrennial Session
Of the A. NJ. E. Church, which net in the
city of PHILADELPHIA Among his brothers
in this township is Lorenzo D. Chavis, who
is also IA minister of the A NJ. E Church.
An Interesting marriage occurred among
the negroes in :his immediate section last
week. The bride was great graud'daugh.
ter OF Jim Divine, an aged, veil known and
very remarkable negro of Privateer Town
sh;n Med. F.