The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-14
Privateer Personals,


PR1vATEER TOWNSHIP, S. c., Aug. II, '95.
According TO appointment the Amusement
Club met at Mr.. R. S. Whideu' last Friday
nigh:. Miss Mertie Hiott was elected secre-
tary in place of Miss Carrie Cain (resigned).
The following programme was rendered:
Music, arranged by the Misses Whilden;
Reading, Mr. Edgar Hio,t, Music, Misses
Mabel sBeckham, Lizzie Whilden. and Mr..
jimmie Whilden speech, Mr. McD. Furman;
Reading, Mr. W. o. Cain; music, Misses Su-
sic Bradford, Edith Wells and Mr. Henry
Wells; music: Misses Alice Mellichamp, Do
sia Wells aud Mr. Willie Wells. Miss Mell-
champ was visiting in the community snd
took part by .equess.
This meeting of the club was an unusually
pleasant one-the most pleasant since it's re-
organization. Several new members we're
added to the roll. The next meeting will
take place at the residence of ex-RepreseDta-
tive ". o. Cain, on Friday night, August
%.
Mr.. D. ". Alderman, ,ty invitation, de-
livered an interesting address at Bethel
church, yesterday afternoon, in favor of Cos
pei Missions, which, he said, commenced about
IS years ago in the heart of Dr.. Crawford,
the missionary. This kind OF missien bad
been prosecuted, bat that persecution was dy-
ing out. Under the missionary board, the
mission work was drifting away from gospe
methods, but under the Gospel Mission 5.
ten, the churches were enlisted in direc.
work. Another feature of the latter work
was that missionaries had 10 receive the en-
dorsement Of their home church, and were
not selected by a board a long dis:sace cf.
One OF Pr;vaieer's ladies, Miss Ca!,y Wells,
owns ao exceedingly Interesting collection Of
minerals. Yoar correspondent requested
permission 20 write an account OF il for pub
lcation, which request was kindly granted,
sad vii! now attempt some description OF
ii. Miss Wells has two pe;ri6ed sharks
other from Utah several pieces Of quartz
rocks from ksrshaw handsome piece of
mica from Connecticut; piece Of quartz rock
from New Hampshire; petriied woods from
California; gold ore from St. Juan's mines;
iron ore from Alabama rock from Nova
Scotia beautiful speciman OF amethis, from
Lake Superior; garrett rock from Connect
cut; petriEed cotton wood from Plstte River;
pink 6elGspar from Connecticut; gold speci-
men from North Carolina mines dolomite
from Niagara rock from Greenland petri-
fed moss crystalized gypsum from cave OF
the winds, Niagara.
an interesting feature OF this collection is a
box of rocks from Limestone Springs, Spar
tauburg County, some Of which came from
by Gov. Johnson's old home
Among the other interesting features Of
the collection is u little Bible carved oy d
convict out Of rock from quarry nea! Co.
lumb,a, also rocks from the graves of the
distinguished educator, Dr.. Curtis aE( that
burning Carolina orator, the Denosthenisa
McDufie; quartz rock from Mt. Vernon a
stalactite from Osceola's Cave; snd y rock
from Webster Lake, New Hampshire, near
the old home of Daniel Webster.
The above is ouly a summary of Miss
Wells's collection, for your correspondent is
not geologist enough to do justice TO the
subject, Any college could be proud to have
such a comprehensive collection as this to
add to its museum.
Hr Hiott has returned from assisting in
the religious meeting at the Carriers Ford
Baptist Church, in Colieten County. Besides
him, another mioister assisted the pastor. 1t
is estimated that the congregation numbered
one thousand the Sunday of the meeting aud
six hundred the following day.
One afternoon last week the Prvateer nine
crossed bats with the Wedg6eld nine, in this
township The result was l3 70 !. 10 favor
of the Privateers
''Gamecocks" is the suggestive aud stirring
name of new base bail team in the com
munity, of which Messrs jim Griffin, John
aud Talley Ingram are respectively captain,
manager and treasurer.
Mr. r {. Tisdale may rightly be clsssed
among the champion watermelon growers OF
Sum,e. County. Recently he has had two
sp-yirlers OF this delightful trait which weigh
ed respectively tifty-tour and 8 :lal; Ard sixty