The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-01
Pr1vateer Personals.
Privateer Township, S. c., March 80.

According to appointment the Amusement
Club met at Miss Cally Wells's last Friday
night. and the following programme was
rendered Music-Miss Una Wells Dialogue
-Messrs Jimmie Whilden and Willie Wells.
Music on the organ and singing-Mr. JIM
ME Whilden and Misses Mabel Beckham and
Katie and Lizzie Whilden Reading-Mr.
Richard Tsdale; Music-Miss Carrie Cain !;
Recitntion-Miss Nena Wells Dr.. Wyman
attended the meeting and was elected a mem
ber of the club. He is tie first author who
has been member.
The next meeting of the club will be held
at Mr.. Matt Ramsey's on Friday night,
April 10.
Mr. Harry Weeks, aged 20, 500 of Mr..
Pink Weeks, who lives just across the Man.
chester township line, was buried Tuesday.
Nearly three weeks age Mr. Hampton D..
Mcleod left home and was engaged 10 work
in Columbia. On Saturday be was accident
ally knocked down and killed by a train at
the Columbia Union depot and was buried at
Bethel Church yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Mcleod was % years old. 1t is remarka.
bic fact that three members of his father 9
immediate family, the only ones who have
died, have met with accidental deaths. A
few yeaes since his father, Mr Hamp.
Mcleod, was killed by being thrown from a
vehicle while the mule was running, sister,
Miss Emma Mcleod, was killed several years
ago by falling we'll sweep. All three lie
buried together in the Bethel grave yard.
Miss Geace Mellichaup, of Columbia, will
open a private school in the community
to-day, which will continue for three
months. Her family will probably remove
to our township this year.
One of the most pleasant and interesting
sights which we saw at the Mahoney memo
rial services at Calvary Church last Saturday
was eleven Privateer girls all seated on the
same bench.
1t is an interesting fact that one Of Priva-
teer's former citizens had suit of clothes
made by man who afterwards became Pres
ident of the United S:ates-this citizen was
Major Richard B. Cain, who was we'll known,
and died in 1885, He had the suit when he
was at school. 1t was made by Andrew
Johnson, who, as our readers will remember,
began life as IA tailor and succeeded Abraham
Lincoln as President in 1865.
We were recently shown an interesting relic
of the past 10 the shape of an old copy of
Josephus, which is owned by Mrs. S. E. Kolb
an old lady who is we'll known as Mrs. Mack
Kolb, and who lives in the south eastern part
of Privateer. This book belonged TO Mrs.
Kolb's husbands grandfather, Major Tom
Kolb, Revolutionary character, who kept a
tavern Just below where Mrs. S. E. Kolb now
lives In this cid volume is record of Major
Kolb's family, from which we learn that he
and his wife were both born in l75l aud we're
married n l779. This couple we're the fore
parents of the Privateer Kolbs 1t is said
Major Kolb came from North Carolina. One
of Mrs. S. E. Kolb's daughters, Mrs. Robert
Owen of this county, owns an arm cha If iu
which it is said Major Kolb used to sit aud
read this old volume.
Mr. John Hudson has daughter named
Osceola-she is called Osee. While bearing
the same name as the great Seminole warrior,
it appears that Miss Hudson was not named
for him. She is the only person we have
ever seen who bore this name.
Mr. Jas Mcleod has removed to Columbia
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