The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-27
PRIVATEER PERSONALS.


The moonlight was simply charming and
the weather was deligh,fc! last Friday cight,
just the sort of weather for people to enjoy
themselves 10 and the charades at Miss Galley
We!ls's w<re attended By large, pleasant
and an interested crowd, who enjoyed the
well rendered programme, which was as fol-
lows:
Soog-Whisperiog Hopes-sung by the
eotire company.
Broom Drill-Five Little Girls-Misses Carrie
Brown, Fannie Nettles, Kate sua Henuie
Bradford, and Annie Wells.
Charade-Changed Housewife-two scenes
Misses Nina Wells aud Susie Bradford, and
Messrs Rollin Kolb, Willie Brown, aad Leroy
Wells.
-Curfew-Miss Una Wells
de-Domestic-Mr Jimme WoildeD,
and Misses Una Wells and Lizzie Whiden.
Tableau-Three Graces-hisses Julia Net
ties, Una aud Nena Wells.
Caarade-Mistake- Misses Talalah Ram
sey aud Lizzie Whilden, and Messcs. Hey
ward Ramsey aud Willie Wells.
Taoleau-Voics of Prayer-M;ss Edna
Ramsey.
Recitaton-Mollie-Mis Lizzie Whilden.
Tableau-Rock Of Ages-Misses Una Wells
and Lizzie Whilden. The last meotoned
was attired 10 garments of white, with wings
fastened to her dress and she placed crown
On Miss Welss head s5 the latter knelt at the
cross. During this ta5!ean MisS Talalah
Ramsey and Mr. Rolln Kolb sang verse of
Rock Of Ages" behind the sceses.
Cha-ade-A Touch of Nature-Mr. Jimmie
Wbildcr aad Misses Una ard ThcQaosia
Walls.
Fa5!sau-A Suit That Did Not Prosper
Mr. Willie Brown aud Miss Lizzie Whilaeo.
Charade-Tbe Successful Courtship-
Messrs. Mcdonald Furma1, Ashly Bradford
snd Jimmie Mason. The last mentioned was
dressed u girls clothes.
We will no, aisemp' q synopsis ef !ais !E-
;eresiing p:ograf:ds. that would take ap 100
ncca space. There was considerable dash
of humor 10 the cnaradcs and the taoieaux
were pre,ty-iha oae entitled ;Rock Of Ages
we regard as~one of the prett;est things. We
bave ever seen on the stage. We can say
that it is 40. often that our girls-|e beg
psrdon-we mean P7ivatear's gicls-ock
swee,er than they did whi!e act,ng their parts
in this programme the other oght. Mrs.
Kate kingman, who has been training the
young people for this occasion, can oe co.,
graduated on the success which has crowned
her efforts We will state here that Misses
Katie and Laura Whilden aod Mary Net,les,
who were also to have taken part, were pre-
vented by sickness ADD Miss Mabelle Beck
han. who was also to have taken part, was
prevented by the iiloess of one of her sisters.
Mr. Dwight Cain was master OF ceremonies
daring toe rendering of the program me.
After tbs had been carried out, refreshments
were sold in the open air. Mr. Whitfield
wells acted as auctioneer 10 selling OF some
OF the cakes.
Dr. Wyman will Take a vacation for & few
months and in his sermon yesterday (Which
was thoughtful aud earnest discoursel he
alluded most kindly to ou7 people. + his
health does no. permit, ne will not retura 20
is rext fall, he is 81 earres. and sn inter-
4siiog preacher aad We wish him pleasant
vacation.
Mr.. Joho Belts, whose death was az
nouaced in your las; issue, vas member o!
Gardens Battery during the Confederate war.
lie was originally from Germany aad would
have been SIS years ola next July. Ia Jan,
1861 he married Miss Winnie Nortoa. He is
.he only person, so f.: IS we kaow, who has
ever beer buried with Masonic hooors in Pri-
vateer Tcwnsbip.
Prof Richard Cain, wao las been With his
r4!atives on accoua; OF i'll .leaith, has ra:a.;i-
e 10 ";lliston.
.i,s. Ada Wheeler, OF Wedgehe,el, Gas ceea
v:si:ia. l.: TIE community.
We have oeeu telling ot l;t:.:eat pcop;- Q:
this county who snooA hands wt:. President
Davis; VIZ may mention here that cur town
snip hss = aac,esske OF this eminent Sou;F:-
,e.n statesman, Mr. j. D. McE!veea and We
nav also mention this fact--Mr. McElveea' :
aa.:-acoooe--ia-law, the late Capt. J. :
Ea.aes was present al i1r. Dsvis's oG:iai il
New Orleans.
Nr Mack Kolo, one os Privateer's eater
p7ising farmers, is President Of the Aaachss
.er Democratic Club.
The Black River Union OF Baptis; Churche;
meets with the Packsville Bapus: Church
this week.
Mary knight, an old woman OF the Red
bone stock, who lived below the county line