The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-09
PRIVATEER PERSONALS.

Px1yATEER TOWNSHIP, S. C, Dee. s, '96.
! AS already stated in the Personals, the Rev.
G. 4. Gresham and Mr. Whitfield wells
were delegates from the Charleston Associa-
ton to the Baptist State Convent ton, aud Mr..
Willie Cain from the Ssntee Association. Mr.
Gresham WAS the only one who attended.
| Owing to the coalition OF the roads last
Friday night, there WAS no meeting of the
Amusement Club The next meeting will be
held Friday night, Dec. ls, at NJ. Matt
Ramsey's.
After such warm weather the recent freeze
was phenomenal for its suddenness as well as
its intensity. Mr.. Matt Ramsey, who is a very
close observer of such things, says it is the
most severe free ze he has ever seen. The one
in JAM. 1856, was the next most severe. The
weather has now become pleasant again.
Miss Mary White Ne!tes is visiting at
Wedge6ald and Miss Kate Bradford has been
visiting in Sumter.
In Texas Judges are elected by the people,
and al the recent election Mr. John M. Fur
man, of Beltoo, was elected by a vote Of
5000, to 5000 for his populistc opponent
Mr. Furman is son of the late Dr.. Rich
ard Furman, at ore time of this township.
At the same time that Mr. Furman was elected
Judge, his son.in-law was elected Attorney
for ,he same county in which Mr.. Furman
lives
{ Last weex we mentioned about shooting
match at Mr.. Joe o. Geddings' gin. One is
held there every Saturday afternoon. There
was also shooting match at the Privateer
station last Saturday, and another ooe will
be held there rext Saturday afternoon.
In our article on the "Privateer Redoones"
last spring We made mention of the name
Coins It is a matter Of interest to see over
what wide area this name is found. There
ere Goinses found among that peculiar peo-
ple-tbe CEoatans of North Carolica--of
which people the Redooues of South Carolina
are evidently in part branch. "Redbones"
are also fourd in Louisiana, and a gentleman
of that State, writing to US three and a-half
years ago about them. mentioned Coins as
one of their family names. Mr.. James
Mooney, prominent chronological writer Of
vide experience, tells us in recent magazine
sketch Of two Goios brothers he formerly
knew in Indiana, and from bis account, they
were the same sort OF people as the Gonses
CT this township There are Coins living in
Georgia who are branch of the Privateer
stock.
Among the interesting State Records ip
the Secretary Of States Office Of Columbia is
a land paper stating that July 81, l774
sTshsm Moore D. 81 "la1d out unto John
Brandon plantation or Tract of Land con-
taioiug one hundred acres on privateer
Branch on Black River in Craven County, st.
Marks Parish, butting and bounding al! sides
on vacant Land While we have never as
yet come across the name of Brandon in our
local historical researches, we may still coz
clude that this ''privateer Braoch" Is the
same stream which flows through our town
ship, for the modern Privateer Branch is one
of the waters of Black River, and this Sec
ton of county was known as ''St. Marks
Parish, Craven Ccanty,' in the old colonial
times. As Brandon's tract was surrounded
by'vacant land" We may safely conclude that
the country was not ,hickly settled in those
early days 1t would be interesting to learn
how long ago this stream has borne the
mans of "Privateer." Tie person who re-
corded this old land paper was not very care
ful ABOUT the use of capital letters.
Among the representative negro men OF
South Carolina whose names are s!goed to
toe recent address (as published in the News
and Courier and the Columbia State) calling
upon the colored people to make Efforts in
the direction of State fair that will be
credit to the race, i. that OF Rev. c. F. Brog-
don, of this township. He is minister of
the A. NJ. E. denomination, and is a full
blooded and worthy member of the negro
race. McD.F.