The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-22
Privateer Personals.
PaIvArEER TOWNSHIP, S. c., Jan. 20, 90

PR1vArEER TOWNSHIP, S. C. Jan. 20, SO.
We see in Saturdays News and Courier
that Representative Frank Mele,t, of our
township, introduced resolution in the
Legislature heartily endorsing President
Cle7eland's message Oh the Venezuelan ques-
ton. The resolution, with its amendments,
were referred to the committee 90 Federal re-
lations.
Owing to the bad weather and sickness in
the community, the Amusement Club did not
meet last Friday night. The next meeting
will be held at Mr.. Whlden's Friday night,
Jan. 81. The feature of the e-euing last
Friday night was to have beea a topic party,
ana this will be the feature at the next meet
ing of the club.
There is an oak tree growing in Dr.. F. N.
Beckham's yard which is probably the largest
< tree in this TOW nship, and doubtless one
of the largest in the county. Sixty-one in
ches from the ground it measures ITO 10
ches in circumference. If this old tree could
talk, it could perhaps tell soD,e interesting
stories. We may fancy that it was under
the generous shade Of some fine old tree like
,his, in the royal forest of "merry Sherwood, T"
io ''sweet Not,oghamshire, that the gai-
liant otlaw, Robin Hood, told toe black
haired shepherd lass, Clorinda, that he loved
her.
In conversation recently ex-Sherif John Vi.
Tirdal. one Of Pcivateers school trustees, ex-
pressed the opinion that the school taxes of
each township should go to that township.
Ia this opinion we fully concide. 1t would
be about as Just for the school tax Of one
county to be used to help support the schools
in another county as for the school tax of one
township to be used to help support the
schools in another township, for each town
ship is really territory apart to itself with
its own school trustees. If one township is
too poor to have many public schools, it is
that Townships misfortune, but DOT the fault
of other townships, and tits unjust to make
one township pay for the deficiency in another
township. Such plan is somewhat On the
order of that unjust principle, taxation with
out representation, which principle caused
o1r Revolutionary ferefathers to rush to arms
six score years ago and battle against the
armies of old Eogland.
During the last few weeks we have made
mention of some large coons. We have been
informed about another large cooc. 1t was
caught during the Christmas holidays By
some of Privateer's hunters who were fox
hunting 1t Itweigbed fourteen and half
pounds. Who can beat that?
Recently we met Supervisor W. S. Dlnkins
travelling in this township and he informed
us that as soon as the Legislature gives him
authority he will have the convicts working
the public roads, which will be put 10 nice
condition.
Mr.. Joe Gayman, whose removal to Jordan
wss mentioned in the Personals last week,
was buried at Bethel Church on Tuesday.
The Rev. J. O. Cough, of Manning, has re-
signed the pastorate of the Providence Baptist
Church, in this township.
Among the parents in our township is one
who believes strongly in children behaving
at school. He says that if his children be-
have so that the teacher has to whip them,
they are whipped again at home.
Mrs. James q. Daw, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Eose Seabrook, of Johns Island, and
Jimmie Bremen, of Sumter, are visiting Miss
Beaulah Tiudal.
Mrs. NJ. S. Browning, of Colleton, is also
visiting in she township, and Capt. n n.
Seabrook, of Edisto Island, has been on a
visit here.
Dr.. R. B. Furman paid visit to
Georgia last week Med. F.