The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-28
PrlVateer Personals.
PRIvArEER TOWNSHIP, S. C, Aug 2o, 9

PRIyArEER TOWNSHIP, S. c., Aug. %, 95.
According 10 the appointment, the Amuse-
ment Club met at ex-Representative ". ..
Gains on Friday night. There were some
changes made among the club officers. The
following programme was rendered; Music,
Messrs Hampton Ramsey and Alva Meliett;
Reading, Mr. Walter S. Lyman Music, Dr..
John H. Furman; Music, Miss Olive Meliett.
Next Il ''Spel!ing Bee" took place, Mr..
Hiott acted as ''School Master" and those
who took par, we're ranged in two lines.
One word which thinned the ranks:was the
innocent sounding "supsrssde." TIE word
'sprejudice' seems TO have had a prejudice
against some Of the members as i, caused
them to miss. Among the other words
which downed some vas "oligarchy,' g.
word which has become 80 celebrated in the
political literature of Carolina during the
last eight or ten years. Miss Mary White
Netiles carried Of the Donors Of The occasion
il the spelling oee-
Tbs next club meeting will be special Que
and will take place Friday night next at the
Privateer Alliance Hail TIE occasion will
be debate for the Deuorest prohibition
medal. Seven of our young peope-three
young ladies and four yoang men-expect to
enter the oratorca arena 10. the medal. An
admlt.ance fee OF ter cents will be charged
those who attend and the proceeds CT the
evening will be devoted to temperance.
The Gle ton last Tuesday iu this township
was held at The Pciva,eer Alliance Hail. The
names Of the managers have already appeared
10 your columns.
Speaking of the recent election, II may be
mentioned here that your correspondent has
an Interesting old pamphlet relating 10 g
State election held over so years ago. This
venerable docament gives the election laws
and Est Of al the election msaagers who
were appoiated tor 1912. "Set;!ess Store
was the vu,iug place for The section in those
long ago days and The managers appointed
were E. J. ongh, Joseph N-ttles and ". V.
Beihune
Mr. Hiott expresses the hope that the Con-
stitu .ioaai Con:en;ion viii put in the organic
laws Of the STATE tnat it Will Sc q punishable
crime for enr one 20 start ''chain letter.
May OF your readers sill doubtless agree
With this hope. These letters are not only Il
misaocs, ontsan imposition, as we'll and II;
seems g pity that such neaps sEculd be used
to gain meuey for any worthy otjec:, expe-
csllv one OF IL religious nature.
After prayer meeting last Thursday Mr.
Hio.t baptized three converts. one Of who m
WAS little granddaughter of ope of BetbeFs
deacons
Mr. Marion Cain has taken charge Of a
commissary and saw mill near May=sville.
Messrs. R. c. Tisdae and W E. Kolb we're
elected delegates to represent the Bethel Sun
day School at the Observation-Disclosures Couu-
t. Sunday School Convention.
1t was mentioned in this correspondence
some time ago that one of Privateer farmers.
who vas 27 years old, aad never danced.
Another case even more remarkable is that
of Mr. J. William Geddings, who is forty
years old, has wife and seven children and
has neven taken part in dance.
Mr. D. E. Wells is fret Lieutenant lo the
Connor Mounted Rifles of Clarendon. He
is the only one of Privateer's citizens, so far
as your correspondent knows, who is an
officer in military company.
Miss Cally Wells and Mr.. Harry Cdt'no
are both visiting in Orangecurg County.
Miss Minnie McFaddin, Of Clarendon, is
visiting ex-Represen,atir ". .. Gains fam
l5.
Miss Monte Blan3;ng. CT The Jo7don ccr:-
munity, has been on visi, 10 Misses Susie
Brad ford Julia and Mary White nettles.
Miss Winnie Rivers is visiting il Sumter
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