The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-05-04
MAYEsvILLE.


Mr. Mcdonald Furmsn Writes Up
s This Prosperous Little Town
Ar. Editor: On Monday afternoon We
boarded the fast train at the Prlvateer sta
Z ,ion and that evening we we're in Mayesville,
where We remained until Wednesday night
Ne visited The ,owr for the purpose of writ
iEg il up for the Fatcd- an ard Southron and
the Daily Item Before a~sc1binc The town
as il now is, le, as go beck into the past fot
s awbiie
AT osrI qaess, Dr.. j. A. sIayes kindly
gsTe as the ioitnwitg stems:
d.rct was bailt here in 1852, END was
{ called f,e, Sqoile Saves a posie fice was
opened fb- ssu,e year. Previous 10 thst the
postof5ce ~as Gated Bradleysiile, and was was
eve miles south The 6sss starekseper was
Mr. Taylor. ard be was nou. ht out 5y Ms.
xayes When P,at can through
thus section, be barnt up every sbaildiug, ex-
cep, the postoHice
Squire M4ves, to whom DR. Aayss
alluded, was in his dav ~ proiD,aens citizen
of So nfer Count5 Hewes Virg lnian oy
4 birth geatleman of big b character ana q
msms&r Of the famous Secession Convention
Thso&iy Sons be now hes living are Dr ..
A. aud GMr. 8. a. Mayes, both OF whom i,ve
ID the pleasant little town which bears has
houored name.
As viii ee sem from the above, Aayesvitis
bas literally grown up since the; Confederate
3 War. yhe cersus returns OF 1880 gave 1t .
population Of only 396. the pop ulation is now
shout 800 colored ptsdcmiuating Ine place
may be accurately described nndsr the CON-
prehensite name OF q scattered co2ntsy TOW o.
As yon approach from the north, the we" OF
the town across The heids y quite E ple..y ,l.:
one the houses aod green trees naaAe ' . p'ss's-
ssg picture
The white people haFe three enarcaes, =,
Psesbyterian, Baptist and hesnso.s.. IA. An
ase neat buildings and the Ssesoyterian Is =
very handsome ouladaD .t Ice pssto,s arg
the ksss - &. stevenson sohn ouisn - auu y,
e Anderson fhe hrst msntionsa = 'oe
only one resident OF the Iowa VIZ :,
The colofed people 6a!e cngfcnee ,aa u sue
ssPresbg gterian, y. !: and An =. denomsna-
sIons. The pastors are toe hevs..A- y. Sonr- ,,,
Ssnns = 9. Baxter, and. ~ q. 0synts. lts ine
eoioscd Baptists are building = eanscn, aoa
she pastor here ts the hev-s- \. 2 Al snon' ~
Sumter.
The Aayesyiile Hign Scnooi is unasr .1'', tue at
care Of NJ. .Es Ell Thorn Vel, assisted oy
Miss Mary TbornHeiL The attendance eete
rs ffty pnpils Mr Thornveii lrfofmed us
sshat this sss an accredited scaooa- Me were W
enable 70 yisit this school as the poPilse were
3 having short hohday, eut Z. we Wele s1oWs g.
over the bnlicIng nyss inosn :. 8, =
Offended next summer, of early gsAe 'al's ~
that new school nonse snaii.oe !. Dolle'
kisa =. ~ brearae7, e ven ,knoWn eaaca- .eN,a
tor of this county, has e dehg IIois nIue ..,
school abont g NILE ;norea OF Aa!esvllls: III (.
The school g pleasantly situated 70 2 grove
We pad very pleasant v1sls 10 tois scu0Ss 1,,a, /
The coiored people Cave mp senoo.s. .s os ?
Mayesyille EdneatIonai anu lnous.rlal
School and the Trinity school. BON receive
& AID rom the pnoilc ane Iortoer scnoo' osns
the building and u ls intended 70 onllo 9 e
new one The attendance mere IS aDoot ~
5sand the teacher Is Melissa r. thompson as
sissed By Glen Wiison. The Trinity
School is taught 10 the Presbyterian eoiored
chureh, by the pastor, assisted by bis vile,
the attendance here is abont Is: We visited
both OF these schools aud Cur visits we're
conrteonsly received.
The following are fbe merchants OF Aayes-
3 VStleS auo ffouu soe Huinu nueIt1 Sou e1etAJ W w
seen what business place the little &C wn is !:
Messrs. !. 3. Mayes, VI D. Mayes, j. \. =
{ Nayes. a. Strauss, J. E Baroest, T.
Goldman. 81. Weinberg, ). a Foxworto, >:
r. Biaad, Ws Cooper. W w Fort and
Sons g. Carroll and 4. A. Cnsndier.
Nessrs. Stranss and Barnett also haysfurnl-
tnre stores Mrs. J. E. Blandsb has q mililoery
STORE and Miss Fannie Aayes has ory gooas
and nosion store James Williams lcotorea, /,
sells groceries and runs rcstsnrast
Tee Pudding Swamp Tobacco Company IS
an importaot feature OF Aayesyille Ine
capital stock is So, 500, Ar. ~. y. Gamoie
Is President and y { 4. A. Strauss is Secre-
tary and Treasurer. w we're kindly shown
\ over the warehouse by Hr u. Clement,
bookkeeper for the company The warehouse
5 is 8 large ard well lighted building, and
there are two large prize houses.
There ara two hotele and some boarding