The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-02
NEWS FROM PISGAII.
frotractcd Meetings Accomplish Great
Good-ToO Much Rain for Crops
Typhoid Fever Epidemic-Other
News.

dous rain fell here Saturday night
This one will wind up the crop fol
the low lands are too wet to work in
time to make crop, even IL dry
weather was TO be for sometime.
Corn. where well worked and ma
nured. is very good. though the season
has been too wet for it.
Miss Mary Lennon came up last
week and showed the girls how 10
can fruit. She is up on what she
teaches and II one don't learn from
her, 1t will be their own fault. She
is an intelligent and pleasant young
lady and has made many friends
here. who will be always glad to see
her.
Misses Nita and Maize Mcleod gave
social last week in honor of Miss
Gertrude Pickett of Ridgeway. Those
present were: Misses Bell McCutchen,
Christine Davis. Carrie James, Leo
Mcleod, Myrtle Young, Addie REM
bert. Crawford Jenkins. May Brad
ley, Gertrude Pickett, Nita and Maize
Mcleod and Sam Lenoir, st. Pierre
Lenoir. Henry Sanders, Counts San
ders. Virgil Corbett. Dewitt Clarke,
Parker Sanders. Ollie THOMPSON.
Broadus DuPre. Eugene James, Le-
land Myers, Robert Atkinson, Willie
James, Tom Moore. Lawrence White.
Harry Mcleod. John McCutchen.
Jack McCutchen, Walter Harlee, Gil
bert Young. James Jenkins, Hayward
and Rodney Chandler.
Miss Pearl Hatfield is visiting rela-
tives and friends at Cedar Creek.
protracted meeting will COM
mnce at Smithville next week at st.
Johns Church.
The earthquake last week was
plainly felt here.
Children's Day was observed at Nc
Leods Church yesterday and on We'd
nesday the Sunday School of the
church will have picnic in Rembert's
Grove near the depot.
Bethany Church Of Lee County
celebrated its Saith anniversary on last
Saturday. A history of the church
was prepared by Mr.. August A. Scar
borough and read by Hon. w. A.
James OF Bishopville. This sketch
showed that the church was organized
in 1929 and gave all the names of the
pastors who had preached there, and
other interesting information con-
nected with this long period after
which the following subjects were
spoken to as follows:
THE Ministry of the Church." by
Jas. e. DuPre.
THE Church Of Yesterday" by Rev.
T.. L. Cole.
The Church of Today" by Hon.
w. A. James.
The speaking over, adjournment
was had for dinner. and the hungry
crowd soon enjoyed a fine and bounti-
full repast. In the afternoon the
crowd enjoyed itself by having sweet
music and pleasant social intercourse.
The CHURCH, has been recently
painted and looks very pretty. Rev.
j. W.. Kenney IL pastor and he and
Rev. I. l.. Cole conducted the rel
ligious exercises. The writer Is under
many obligations for cOlirtesies shown
him.
Antioch Church, Kershaw County.
haf just closed fine meeting. Some
II additions were made TO the church
and the church was greatly revived.
The pastor. Mr.. Kizer. was aided by
Rev. s. Ii. Hatfield.
Rev. II. l. Cole returned Saturday
from Neeces, Orangeburg County
where he conducted fine meeting
last week. He says there Is a great
deal of rain over there.
Rev. J. Walter Kenney leaves to-
day for Northwestern Georgia to aid
Rev. Mr.. Denny in protracted meet
ings. He will be gone some time.
hev. =. Ii. Hatfield preached "A
strsas sermon Sunday evening at
Pisgah. The protracted meeting will
commnce there on the second Sunday
in August.
Miss Alma Bradley has returned
from the summer school at Rock Hin.
She says about 500 teachers were i'm
attendance. She IL looking well.
TyphOid fever IL still increasing i'm
the old BOykin section, a few miles
from here. Mr.. Ben Pierce IL just
alive. and others very low. A young