The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-22
PRIVATEER PERSONALS.


citation, Miss Carrie Broun; Speech, MIR.
Mcdonald Furman Reading: Dr.. Richard
Furman Recitation, Mr.. Dwight Cain
Music, Misses Talulah Ramsey and Una
Wells
The next meeting of the Club will be held
at the Furmau residence Friday night,
May |.
Amoug The old ladies of this TOWNSHIPS is
Mrs. Dolly Osteen, widow of Squire Thomas
Fl. Osteen. She will be SO in June. Her
health is not good row. She is remarkable
Is never having had the measles until she was
Is years old.
Last week we spoke of Mrs. Elizabeth
Hodge, an old lady CT 81; she lives on the
Marning Public Road; hardly Two miles
from her, on the same road, lives Mrs. Mary
Tndal, who is SO years old and betweeo these
two and On this same road, is Mrs. Millie
Pritchard, who is also over so. This is GER
tainly remarkable instance Of three old
ladies living near together.
On account of Ill health, Prof Richard
Cain, of the s. G. Co-Educational Institute,
is now with his family.
Mr. Tally Ingram has been on pleasant
trip to the up country. He went part Of the
way in his buggy and reports that he had Il
"huge time He attended double we'd
ding of his relatives, at Heath Springs, in
Lancaster equity, and visited several local
ities in that section He was gone several
days.
Miss Jane Kolh, of southwestern Privateer,
died on Saturday and was to be bared yes
terday at the Calvary Baptist Church, in
northern Clarendon. She WAS a1out so
years of age.
In recent communication we stated that
Dr. Wynan will preach at Bethel the forenoon
Of the second and fourth Sunday, and the
Rev. -Mr. Belllngs, the uew pastor at Provi-
dence, will peach ut that church the aftercoon
Of the same Sundays. The printer made n
mistake and put s'tbe church" instead OF
"ttat church, which phraseology would
make it appear that ilr. Billings breaches at
Bethel AS we'll as Dr. Wymxn We call at
ten,ion TO the mistake here. as it has made u
wrong impression in regard 10 Mr. Biilings's
appointments.
We presume Mr.. Burgess JeckIns has the
largest area planted in cats of any one in
the township be has SO acres These oats
make quite pretty appearance along the
NJ 4 a. railroad
Master Joanit eddings son of Mr. Joou
Geddings, informs us that last week be
KILLED six moccasins and one ground rattle,
Jack, Of the delightful fairy stories, WAS
called "the Giant Killer" accouut of bis
remarkable success in Staying giants, SO we
think that Jonnie Geddi1gs may rightly ae
called Jack the Snake Killer" Another Of
Privateer's lads, Master Charley Compton,
son Of Mr. Mason Compton, inform US that
while fishing al the mead OF Gains miIlpoud
on Saturday, BE- saw sevea snakes.
The Rev. j. W. Dauel, Of the Sumter
Methodist Church, was announced to preach
at the Tindal school house yesterday after
noon
There vas a pleasant singing at Mr.. W a .
kingman's yesterday afternoon
1t bss been suggested to your correspond
ent that the following statement may be Of
benefit to house keepers, therefore we give it
here One OF PriVateer's young aides saw ii
stated that fresh lignlbread could be cut
smoothly with u hot koife She mas follow
ed the plan and it works WELL She heats
the knife oy putt:ug it 10 bot water.
remarkably pretty railrod crossing is
the one at Sammy Swamp, on the VI. l. A.
railroad, in this township. The green
swamp aod remarkably clear waters of this
stream together make up d picture that is
we'll worthy of a painter sIcanvas. We love
swamp scenery and were especially struck by
the pretty appearance Of this crossing.
About two months ago the plan Of ship
ping saw dust TO Sumter was commenced AT
the saw mill of Messrs. Bradhem 4 Cole, on
the Wilson & Sammerton railroad. in this
township. Several Car loads have oeen ship.
ped. The saw dust thus shipped is used for
fuel. We may also remark that nothing bu,
saw dust is used for firing at this mill.
a while back, we are informed, Priya-
teer hen laid an egg which was three and
half inches long aud FIVE inches round. It
had two yolks in it.
We have sometimes wished that some ne
groes could 60 on the stage and talk n pub
lie as heV have talked 10 US and ne have
heard them talk 70 each other if they could
do so, they would certainly draw crowds.
We have heard full blooded negro man
of this township relate to others of his race
ar account Of his experience during the great
earthquake of 1886, and he did it with an
eloquence and humor that made his account
interesting and very amusing. Only the
other day another full blooded negro man of
this township Was giving us an account Of
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