The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-23
PRIVATEER PERSONALS.
Sept. 2, 1896


Another of our old people hes passed
away Last Tuesday night Mrs. Mary Tin
dal died. Her maiden name was Wells
and che was twice married-6rst to Mr..
Charles Lyman, second to Capt. J. B. Tindal,
who died in 1885, She was the mother of
eight children, only one of wbom-Mrs.
Susan Tindal-survives her. Mrs. Tindal
lived to be g1eat-great-grandmothe aud
last month she attained the venerable age Of
few weeks since and she did not look as old
as she was Her life was long and exem
plary, and io aer death, Privateer not only
loses a good old lady, but one who was a
connecting igk between the morning and the
evening of our century.
Mrs Mi.tie Geddings, wife Of Mr. Joe Ged-
dings, also died last week. She WAS daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Jim Avin and was good woman.
Owing to Mrs TindaPs death, the Auuse-
ment Club did rot meet at Miss Galley Wells's
last Friday night, bat will meet there Friday
night, Oct. 2.
Until further notice, Mr. Gresham will &C IL
tinue TO preach at Bethel Church every Sua-
day forenoon. Yesterday he made strong
plea for home missions The protracted
meeting which we announced last week to
take place at Bethel, has been postponed until
the first week in October. Mr. Gresham will
be assisted by tie Rev. J. W. Perry, who is
one of the most scholarly Baptist ministers
in South Carolina.
Dr.. J. W. Daniel was announced to preach
a. the Sand Hill school-house yesterday after
noon.
The Sumter Gil Mill has had a neat seed
house erected at the Privateer station. Mr.. Joe
Tisdale was the contractor aud be has con-
tracts to build similar bouses at Rimini, Pine
wood, and Brogdons Mr.. Richard Tisdale
is tine agent of the Sumter Oil Mill at the
Privateer stat ton.
Mrs. Mary Custiao, of Orangeburg County,
is visiting in the community
NJ. D. W. Maxwell, formerly railroad
section master located in this township, is
now yard foreman at Macon, Ca, of the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah R R. Com
pany.
Mr. Long John Turner, of this township,
was one of the Southern soldiers who was
prisoner at Ship Island. he was prisoner
about ten days and was then about % years
old. There were 900 Southern soldiers
prisoners at this Island We were talking
With Mr.. Turner not long since about these
old war times. How fast their memory is
fading away AS the old soldiers pass over
the river, and time glides by, The memory of
the Confederate war will pass away too, until
soon it will be like some almost forgotten
dream Of the dead past
Messrs. Dick Mcleod aud Whit Turner re-.
Gently took trip to Fairfield by private
conveyance.
Mr. Willie koib and bis brothers Spurgeon
ard Rollins have MADE beautiful crop of up
! land rice.
For the last few weeks Mr. Dan Mccall has
been bntche.ing beef once week, and he ex-
poets to continue TO do so through the cotton
season. He is pleased with his success.
Celia Ludd, an old uegro woman of this
community, died recently. She and her hus-
baod Anthony Ludd, had lived together at
least half a century, if not longer.
The congregation of the New Bethel Bap-
list church (colorcd) will give hot supper
next Friday evening and night. The proceeds
will 60 towards paying fer burial ground.
1t is worthy object and we wish them much
success. Nc. D. F.