The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-21
PRIVATEER PERSONALS.


Miss Galley Wells's last Friday night To
ray the least, the experiences OF that night
were unique to those OF the masculine gender
who took part Miss Talulah Ramsey was
manger and was assisted by the following
committee of judges, Misses Matilda Dwight,
Mabeil Beckham, Carrie Caio, Uoa Wells
and Sudie Furms,.. These young ladies
passed .heif judgment ON the work done oy
the young men, The names OF the young
meo who were to take part, were called out
and the young mau who did hes, received a
prize.
We could FLAT least half column seliing
about the amusing features Of the evening,
bu, ,ha, would make this letter too long.
We ,hi6k Washing aud wipiue The dishrs
caused more asssemen, than aoy Sthiog else
A table was placed in .be passage, and those
who we're engaged in the work, would assem-
ble around the table II was certainly
amueipg to watch the looks Of intense earn
*ssness and gravity which were on the faces
of those whose wrote the recipes for making
bread, cooking ehickea and uskiDg coffee.
Whether we Of the masculine gender acquitted
ourselves we'll OF badly, II is not for this
correspondent TO say, bu, Judging by what
we saw the other night, we must confess that
we have q mild fear that if the s,esner, sex
had the entire management o: the domestic
af2Airs Of Priratees Township for the next six
months, things weuld be managed in a man
uer both Lowell a3d wonderful.
= As the Charleston Baptist Association will
be 10 session next week, the next meeting of
the Amusement Clue will not be held until
Friday night, Nov. 6. The place of meeting
will be The Furman residence.
The Rev G T. Gresham, and Messrs. Matt
Rameey, Richard Tisd"le, W bi,6eld Wells,
and Dr. Richard Farman have been appoin'-
ed delegates from Bethel Church to the
Charleston Bsptis. Association. hich body
is sooa to meet with this church, commencing
Oct. 20 and ending Nov. ].
Speaking of delegates, we will men,iot
thar at the recent e.,iug of the San,ee As-
socia,ion, Mr. Willie Cain was appointed one
of the delegates to the Baptist State Cooven-.
ton, also that Mr.. Talley Ingram Of this
township was delegate to the Santee Asso-
citation from the Packsville Baptist Church,
in Clarendon, and Ar Gresham from the
Home Branch Church, in the same county.
he is ,he pastor there as we'll as at Bethel.
Miss Helen Gaia has returned from her visit
to Georgia and Nr. R. T. Hail, Of Florida, is
visiting his brother-in-law, Mr. Burgess Jen-
kins.
Last week we visited an old lady of this
township for the purpose Of riting an ac-
count of ner for publication. This was Mrs
Mile Pri,chard, who lives withsher son, Mr.
Tom Pritchard, IN the northern part of the
township. Her father, Mr. Britain Alsbrook,
was from North Carolina, be Was born in
It'll and died 10 1872, be received his secoud
eyesight and for ten years before death did
not wear glasses. Mrs. Pritcbard has her
self reached good old age, being "a last
month. She can sea and knit, but is iroub-
led with 1heumatisn, otherwise her heals6
appears to be good. She lives about ten
miles from where she was boro. She is the
widow. of Mr. William Pritchard, who was
member of Coker's Company. Jenkins Bril-
gade, during the Confederate war and who
d,ed in 1868. Mrs Pritchard receives pen.
sion.
NJ. Tom Pritcbard is one of Privateer's
patriarchs, beiog the father Of twelve living
children, all of whom, e1cep. two, live 10
member of Go. H, South Carolina Cavalry,
ald like his mother, he is also u psnsioner.
We dou't suppose such instances as these can
often be found, where a parent and child live
in the same house ard both receive Copfede-
rate persiocs.
At Mr. Pri,charj's we diued at a table
which has rather interesting history. 1t
was made by Mr.. Britain Alsorook, when be
was in the Gath year of his age. 10 the
work be was assisted by little great graod-
son. The table is neat piece OF workman
ship and is q feet long by 2 feet 10 inches.
The legs ere pret,ily scolloped. This table
has been in cons:an. use as dining table in
Mr.. P1i.chard's family.
Mr 0. E. Hodge, whose death has already
neen meotiored in the Daily I,em, was we'll
known citizen OF this township. His wife,
who was Miss Susanna Broadway, preceded
him to the grave.
Last week Mr. Joe Elias Hodge, FRS.
cousin of Mr.. O. E. Hodge, also passed
away He was man Of striking appearance
and WAS about AZ years old. His wife, who
was Miss Adelne Richardson, with one child,
survives him. AcD. F.