The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
PRIvATEER PERSONALS.

fRIFATEER TOWNSHIP, .. way 10, 80.
/ Miss Mary Mellett. eldest daughter of the
late Representative Frank Melett, was buried
at the Cain graveyard Saturday afternoon.
She wss just catering the arena Of young
wemanhood, being nineteen years old In
his remarks at the grave, Dr.. Wyman gave
touching picture of the meeting of the
father and daughter in the happier world be-
yond the grave.
In. n.Saturday's News and Courier there was
an account of g terrible tornado at Sherman,
Texas. Among the dead were R. L. Burns,
wife and two children. We are Inclined to
thick that this AS the faulty of Mr. r. L.
Bnrus formerly of this township, who was
| living in Texas. He was young man of
sterling qualities.
According to appointment the Amusemsn.
Clue met at the Alliance Hall Friday night.
The programme of the evening was debate
on the question Of extending the suffrage to
women, but owing to the absence Of most of
the deoators, the debate was abandoned, and
/ musical evening took its place. The next
meetiog of the Club will be held at Miss
Galley Wells's Friday night, May 20, and
will be RAINBOW party"
Charades, tableaux, ETC., will take place
next Friday night at Miss Galley "ells's
after which there will be refreshment. A
email admittance fee will be charged and this,
with the proceeds resulting from the sale Of
refreshments, will be used towards paying for
au organ for Bethel Church. II is safe to say
to say that those who attend vii! enjoy the
evening.
Last week we mentioned about two citizens
of this county who had the honor of shak-
ing hands with President Jefferson Davis.
We have since learned that Col. J. D. Bland
ing, Of Sumter, shook hands several times
with him.
Miss Beuab Tindal is visiting oa Eds,o
Island
Magistrate W A Ne;tles informs US that
there is not as much sueirg smoug people
now as there was formerly.
s.r. Sep Whilden is the first Of Pcivateer
farmers we have heard Of who has had any
oats cut.
We we're shown several cotton forms this
forenoon D? one of the farmers Of this town
ship.
Richard aad Elizabeth Haynsworth, who
were mentioned in last weeks " & s. as
having been paid by the colonial government
for entertaining Indians, have several descen.
dauts living in this township.
An interesting paper among our county rec
ords in the Clerk Of Courts office is an old GER
tifcate in regard to the family who belong to
the Redbone stock OF this township The
certificate speaks of the members Of this
family as being 'free persons of color, aod
also "that their conduct has net the appro-
baton Of their neighbors and they sustain
good characters" This statement was signed
BY the following ''ctizens Of Sumter Dis
trict, William Nettles, Benjamin Pack,
Richard T. Wells aud H. H. Wells. 1t was
recorded in 1855. G. S. C. Deschamps was
then Clerk of Court. Tom Gbbes, who is
now the pastor of the Redbone Church in
the townshio is Que whose name is mentioned
in this certificate
Speaking Of these Redboaes, we can't re-
sst the temptation Of depressing little and
alluding to person in distant state. This
person is remarkable old lady who will be SO
next July and whose picture looks strkiugly
like one of our Privateer Redoones-inded if
she lived in south eastern Privateer, she
would be unouestionably taken for one Of
these people-ths old lady is Mrs Zer7iah
G. Mitchell. of Massachusetts, who is descend
ed from sister Of the great Indian warrior
and sachem, King Philip. Her likeness aud
account of her will he fouod in an interesting
historical work by Gen. E. ". Price
The only albino preacher We have ever
heard of in the United States is Richard
Devyer, young negro man of 25 years who
lives in and is pastor of small Hresby yterien
Church of this township, also Of church
of this same denomination in Clarendon
County. He has an aloino brother and sister,
who also live in this township. HIS father,
! ssuncle'' Jim Devyer, is an aged aud we'll
known colored man of the township-we re-
gard this old man as one Of the most interest
ing characters that We are acquainted with
among the negro race.
McD F.
gha Reel Races Are On-Look Out
for Fun.