The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-20
PriVateer Personals

PR1vATEER TOWNSHIP, S. c., Ncy l9, 95.
Yesterday there WAS q large congregation
at Bethe Church. and isr. Hot preached TO
the young people choosing as bis text the
words, 'Remember now thy Creator in the
days Of tay youth" These words we're
Gods commands; we were created for His
glory; We were His by preservation and by
redemption. Youthful lime was the choosing
time. If young people remembered their
Creator aud obe;ed ms commsnds, then their
lives would he more useful, peacefu! and
happy and if they did, they would be PIE
pared for better world. During the course
of his remarks, Mr. Hiott also said be
thought there should not be such a wide
gulf between the old aud the young and that
The young should receive more care and con-
sideration from the old.
Mr.. R. F. Willeford, of Sumter, led in
the singing and also sang several solos both
before and after the sermon, which were en-
joyed.
The following statement confirms what we
have already said in former letters about the
healthfulness of Privateer township Ooe of
our citizens had the fever this fail for the first
time in 26 years, and he attributes this fever
to the drying up of savannas near him.
Miss Maneite McCutchen. of Williamsburg,
is teaching the free school at the Privateer
Alliance Hall. II is a large and fine school.
Your correspondent visited it to-day at recess
and to see the happy looking boys and girls
playing chase was almost enough 10 make
growp people Wish that they we're school
children once more.
Privateer township has an area of 46
square miles. This may not seem like very
large piece Of territory, and it will probably
surprise some of my Priveteer readers to
learn that the township is pesrly twice as
large as one of Rhode Islands counties,
Bristol, which only has an area of 25 square
miles 1t may be stated, however, that
Bristol is small county even for Rhode
Island. Perhaps in the future, when South
Carolina has the dense population Of some Of
the Ncrthern States, 1--WE hope that time ia
far, far off Privateer will cease to be a
township snd will become "Privateer Coun-
IT,"
Misses Iuis and Mary White Nettles repre-
sented the young ladies CT our township at
the State Fair
Some of Betael's girls took up collection
to heip pay Mr.. Hiott's expenses to and from
the recent meeting of the Charleston Baptist
Association, and little Miss Annie Wells
gave him purse for the same purpose, al; Of
which he appreciates very much.
Mrs Hio;t's brother, Mr.. F. Julian Mar
tin, of Anderson County, is visiting at the
parsonage.
The earthquake was felt here very percept-
IDLY last Tuesday night. 1t is surprising that
none of the newspapers have alluded TO it.
According to appointment Mr.. Hiott
preached a while back 10 the Redbones.
Judging from the good collection they gave
him, they were pleased with his sermon. He
was delighted with their singing.
During the last few day have had some
delightful weather and the irds have sung
little as though they almost felt as if spring
was returning.
Not long since negro couple had Mr.
Hiott to marry them--tne first time be has
performed a marriage ceremony for this race
in the township. McO. F.