The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
PRIvArEER PERSONALS.

Priva,eer Township, S c., Dec. II -The
followiog is q list of .he white free schools
and teachers in this township: Bethel, Miss
Ella Myers; Tindal, Mrs Whitfield Wells;
Providence, Miss Aapa Willis; Ingram, Miss
Allie Toole; Red OAK, Miss Blanche Laz.
zeile; Gilgal, Miss Taiuab Rivers and Mel
lett, Miss Laura Abercrombie.
We would also give a list of the co!ofed
schools aud teachers, but that has no, been
giyeo Us yet.
Mr. Willie Cain, who IS chsirman Of the
Priva,eer board OF school trustees, ioformed
us sometime back that he inteoded visiting
the schools This is the right idea. All the
trustees ought to yisi, the schools we thiok
their visits would rot only encourage the
teachers and pupils, but it would give toe
trustees more comprehensive k2owed2e
about the educational affairs Of their dis
tricts than they could gam from other
sources, and then it would briug them in
pleasant coatact with both teachers and pu-
pills.
The Rev. l. Ayres, who is now pastor
of Bethel and Wedge6eld Baptist churches is
brother of the Rev Eugeue E Asres, who
was pastor of these same churches exactly %
years ago-he is now professor in George
town College, Ky. Mr. J l Ayres has also
been professor in this same college.
Miss Lizzie Woilden is the ma.ron Of the
Csmpooelo High School, in Spartanburg
county.
M,. John Bradford's family bave recently
removed Before this rem ,vai, our township
had three representatives at the Sumter
Graded School-Aisses Kate and Carrie
Bradford and Mary a nna Jackson.
Miss Susie Bradford has returned FROM
visit to Williamsburg County.
We have always considered the name of
Hayaswortt as peculiarly South Carolina
name, snd we were rather surprised while
back 10 read of Soath American lady With
this name. The following announcement sp
peared in October s4The wedding OF Count
:
d'0yey. Of Manor Saa Souci, and piss
Hainswertb, of Lima, Peru, vas one OF the
late events 10 London" it viii be nosiced
that the BRIDES name is spelled with an
Instead of y, but thie appears to have oeeo
the way the name was originally spelled IN
our State. 1t seems strange TO read of a
Hainswor,h in South America As the
Haynsworth family has descendants LIVING IL
our township, the notice of Count d'O iey's
marriage may be of some interest to them. as
we'll as people in other portions of Sumter
County.
At the recent election Of town officers in
the village of Pinewood, the 6rst election of
the kind ever held there, Mr.. Llde.
Jr, was chosen one OF the wardens.' He is a
son of SIR. David F. Lide, formerly of this
township, but now Of Clarendon County.
A while back Mr.. James Mooney, of the
Bareau of Ethuology, paid flying visit to
our community. Mr.. Mooney is leading
ethnoiogical writer of the United States, aud
his works published BY the Smi1bsoniaa
Iostitu:ion) show wide field of invessiga-
rien aud careful research II has been saia
by the Charleston News and Cour er that be
possesses the confidence of the Iodian race in
the United States more than any other living
white man.
A tournament ia being arranged for Christ
mas day ID ous community
Mr.. Burgess Draytoo, of Pscksville, and
Mss Lizzie Pri,chard, Of this township, We're
to be married yesterday.
Med. F.