The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
Prlvateer Personals.

PRlvArE&R, TOWNSHIP, S. c., July 29. '95
The Amusement Club net at Dr.. John H.
NFarman's last Friday night and the follow
ing programme was rendered Music, arrsng-
ed by Miss Goa Wells; Reading, Mr. R. c.
Tisdale, Music Messrs kob Reading, Dr..
R. Furnan; Music, Miss Sudie Furman
Reading. Miss Hattie Whilden Music, Messrs.
kolb: Recitation. Mr. Dwigh, Cain.
The next meeting of the club will be held
at Mr.. $. Whideu's on Friday night,
August g.
This club was FIRST organized in the early
part Of 1889 and continued in existence for
two years and half. Al stated in this
correspondence it was re-oryaniZed last
month. The old minutes were destroyed in
the recent accidenta! burning Of Mrs. Anna
NJ Gains residence, they formed an interest
ing contribution TO the social history of our
community and in their loss a great deal Of
local historical matter is destroyed which
cannot be replaced.
very large pic mic took place at the
Greenland Savannah school house last Satur-
day; it WAS joint pic nic Of the Greenland
Savannah Sunday school and the Pinewood
Sunday school, and was attended By crowd
estimated at two hundred, more or less.
There was dinner enough for about q hun
dred more, and the crowd enjoyed the occa-
sion. Addresses were made by the following
Sunday school superintend Mr.. D. W.
Brown, Of the Pnewood Sunday school,
subject, "Governng the temper ~ Mr.. NJ.
G. Ramsey, of the Bethel Sunday school,
subject, "Punc'uality;;" and Mr. W. J.
Ards, of the Greenland Savannah Sunday
school, subject, "How to sustain a Sunday
school. Mrs Fannie Osteen and Miss Annie
Gedd'ngs led the music on the organ.
Yesterday the Rev. J. D. Cough, OF Man
ming, and pastor of the Providence Baptist
Church in this town ship, bartised eight con-
vers at the old Osteen mill pond, in the
eastern part of the township. The ceremony
was performed in what was the old mill race.
The bap.ismal scene 10 the stream, the large
crowd grouped principally on the banks aad
| near them the branch swamp. together made
up striking picture.
Mr.. Hiott is pleased with bis protracted
meeting at the Graham church.
Miss Vermelle Pool was buried at Bethel
church on Thursday. She WAS member of
the Mormon Church, and tive ministers of
that denomination saug and prayed over her
body before it left her house Her mother
was buried at Bethel two months ago.
An Interesting case of wild fowls growing
tame has occurred in the township. Some
weeks ago some little wild ducks were turned
loose with Mrs Mary Wells's tame ducks,
with which they have since remained.
a lady visitor, who spent short pat of
her life in oar township, recently mentioned
in conversation that our people were very
kind to strangers This is pleasant tribue
to our citizens.
Mr.. Hayward Ramsey is visiting his
brother, MIR. Russell Ramsey, IN hlchland.
Miss Matte Hiott has returned home from
weeks visit to Wedge6eld Misses Katie
Whilden and Carrie Cain are visiting there
now
Miss Anoie Bradford, of Wedge6eld, and
Miss Alice Mellichamp, of Columbia, are
visiting in the community.
Master Cecil Schwerin, Of Sumter. has
been on visit bere.
Mr. Joe Rodgers, of Texas, is visiting iu
the township.
The Mt. Olive Presby terian church (col-
ored) celebrated its first "Children's Day"
this month The pastor Of this church,
Richard Dwyer, is 40 albino. Nc D. F.