The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-16
PRTVArEER PERSONALS.

PRlvArEER TOWNSHIP, S. {; :>ep'. II '9s
From su,nr ceus- our P~is.''ais CD no: 49,
pear las; week, SO we will rewrte ;hen. a;j
sdd some new ones
According to appointment the Amusement
Clnb met st Mr.. Willie Gains Friday night,
Sept. /. We have not the programme OF the
evening before us, but amoog those who took
part was Prof S ". Peterson. of the Ram-
berg Classical Institute, who WAS then in the
township. The next meeting of the Club
will take place at Miss Galley Wellss next
Friday night, Sept. is, and the feature Of
the evening will te 'rew women's party"
= week ago Yesterday Mr.. Gresamaa bap-
,;zad three people at the Bethel font 4 large
congregation was ou, and the occasion WAS
an impressive one. These are the first people
Mr Gresham has baptized at Bethel.
Week before last we had the pleasure Of
attending the protracted meetisg at Provi-
deuce Church, which is in the eastern part Of
toe township. aud with the exception of
Bethel. is the only white church ia Privateer.
There is q good Sunday School here, Of
which Mr. Harry Cut'ino is superintendent,
Mr.. Sumter Richardson is assistant superin-
teodent and Mr.. Drane Tindsl clerk. Provi-
dence is pretty country church and is neat
and at,rsctive in appearance.
Mr Gresham will conduct protracted
meeting at hone Branch Church this week.
This church is in northern Clarendon and
Mr.. Gresham is pastor here as we'll as at
Bethel He expects to commences 6 meeting at
the latter church on Sunday, Sept. 27.
Mr.. Jimmie Whidsn is manager of a store
at the Privateer station for Messrs. TiDdal 4
Ca,tiuo. MIR. W A. Kingman has alec re-
opened his store at this same place.
Mr. jim Tisaale was one Of the "b col
diers' of the Coz federate srmr, which he
entered 3, the age of fifteen, in May, 1862,
and served until the end Of the war He was
a member of the Palmetto Battalion Light
Artillery.
1t is probably not Often that ous young |
man OCT il. the country occupies the same p9-
si!ior ia two distinct organizations, 5ut Mr.. |
Drane TinGal dces-he is Wee President Ct
the Earle Democratic Ciuh aud also oc tie
:. masenent C;rb.
Mrs ?,e,er Bradford, Of "feagsdsid, ard
Miss Mary Wheeler, Of Nayesviils. sre ,:s'-
ng in the community
Mrs Minnie Brown, OF the &ech4n!cs7iile /
.ectiou, with Der little coss; Nr. John "i?- |
isa, Of Sumter; Misses Carrie aod Eta
Bcrket, &C the jordan community, aod jim
ME Brennan, OF Sumter. have also teeo visit
ing in the community.
Mr. Henry Wells is visiting in Columbia
Misc Sadie Furmsu attended the seceo:
s. G Iuter-Denomina,ional Sunday School
Convention at Florence.
Master Douglas Jenkins is attending the
Sumter Graded School.
This year is about the Grst one in twenty
that MIR. Dave Osteeu has not had water
melons.
There YES birthday party at Mr.. Tom
Ha,tie'.l's not long since
Messrs jim Avin, Joha Hudson and STUDIOS
?urneS haye caught seven foxes this season.
Nj. Avin says it is go Cry DOW that dogs
can't trail foxes through fields
Two fne jersey calves of Mr.. Burgess J=n-
kins we're killed by the cars last week
Mr. Gresham preached three nights last
week for the negroes at a protcactec meeting
q; the New Be,hel Church. They seemed
much pleased With mis- preaching. The pastor
CT this church Is Peter Priagie, worthy
member Of his race who IS something over
SO years old He lives ic Clarendon, where
he is pastor OF church. &c used to be