The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-06-17
PRIVATEER PERSONALS.


Owing to hitch in the mails we were not
able to get our Personals 10 Sumter in time
for publication io the ~ & s. last week or
the week BEFORE so we will now try to make
up for lost time.
According to appointment. the Amusement
Club met at Miss Galley Wells's last Friday
night, and the following programme was
carried out Music, Misses Susie Bradford and
Alice Mason. aud Mr. Willie Wells; Reading,
Miss Mabel Beckham.; Music, Misses
Carrieand Helen Cain; Reading, Mr.. Mcdonald
Furmaa Music, Hiss Una Wells and Mr.
Willie Brown; Reading, Miss Hattie Will
den; Music, Misses Hattie aud Lizzie Will.
dea and Mabelle Beckham and Mr. Jimn lie
Whlden; Reading, Miss Susie Bradford f;
Music, Misses Galley acd Una Wells.
Two weeks previous to this the Club also
mes at Miss Galley Wells's and the feature Of
the evening was sn enjoyable, RAINBOW
party" q: which Mr. Jimmie Whildeu carried
of the honcrs of tie occasion.
The nezt meeting Of the Club will De held
at the Ds:he! parsonage en- Friday night,
June Is.
Privateer's three cadets at the S. c. Co.
Educational Institute, Messrs. Willie and
Saumie Cain, and Furman Tisdale, are at
home, as is also Master Douglas jenkins OF
tho Cnntor Graded School
Messrs Richard Tisdale, Hampton Ram
sey and Dwight Cain and Miss Helen Caid
attended the recent commencement of the
S. C. Co-Educational Institute. Mr.. Tisdale
was much impressed by the kindness and
hospitality of the people OF that section.
Cadet Sammie Cain carried eff the declaim-
e.s medal at this commencement
We are glad to state that the R. L. Burns.
who wes killed ct the cyclone at Sherman,
Texas, a month ego, was not Mr. Robert L.
Buras, formerly Of this community he hes
never lived at Sherman.
The new organ which Bethel Church he's
gotten FROM Mr. Ra1dle 10 Sumter, SQUADS
quite sweet. Al Sunday School yesterday
Misses Una Wells aud Hattie WhIden we're
chosen es orcsaiss and assistant organist,
ana st theyoang peoples meeting in the after
noon, Misses Hattie Whilcen ard Susie Brad
ford we're chosen 70 ill tie same positions st
the sessions Of the young peoples meeting,
which takes place in the afternoon of every
secoud and fourth Sunday and to which the
public are cordially invited. The meeting
yesterday afternoon was largely attended.
The frat match game of base ball which
we have heard cf in the community this
season occurred Saturday afternoon between
the Privateers and Gamecocks on the grounds
of the former. TIE Privateers Won q nice
victory, ADD next Friday afternoon they ex-
pect to cross bats on their grounds with the
Jordan nine. There is some talk of the Pri-
vateers meeting the Sumter nine at the park,
and from what we know of the Privateers We
will say this, that it will be we'll for the SUM-
ter boys to look to thei. laurels, should they
meet our boys, for if the Priyateers don't
carry off the victory, they will come close
to it.
SIR. T. j. Hudson, one of the worthiest
citizens of this township, is among the Con.
federste pensioners of Sumter County. He
belonged to Company a., 5th S. G Cavalry
and was wounded at Trevillian Station, June
II, 1864; he was shot in the arm and thigh
aod the bullet vas cut out After being
wounded, be was in the hospital about six
weeks and for eleven months was not able to
do anything.
Not long since Mr.. William Geddiegs's
little girl, Essie, was buried at Bethel Church.
The Board of Registration were the guests
of Magistrate Nettles last Tuesday night.
Misses Galley and Una Wells represented
the ladies OF Privateer at the recent COM
mencemeot of the Sumter Graded School,
which, we may remark in passing, was we'll
worth atteu ding. We feel proud Of this
school, with which "e are somewhat faml-
lar and which we regard as en- excelleutinsti-
tuition Of learning.
Misses Fannie Burnes, of Manning, ahd
Addie Weeks, of St. Georges, are visiting
in The community
1t rare thing for mill bush to last
six months, but the first one at Mr.. David
Osteen's water mill in this township lasted
until last year, period of nineteen years.
There is probably not another instance as re-
markable as this in the State. This mill
bush was made of dogwood.
Mr.. Osteen has remarkable saw, which
we were shown recently. 1t is between 80
and 100 years old, and belonged to Mr..
Osteen's grandfather and father. 1t looks as
if it will last many years yet. Owing to it's
long use, this saw is not more than one-tbird
its original width.
Yesterday We were present, for while,