The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-05-25
WHAT Is BEING DONE IN
COLUMBIA.
single deeersiol

mustered into service. and the situa.
tion ID this respect remains unchaDg
The Governor 3 Guards reported
ahat the full compie dement, of men neces
carr we're enrolled and perhape they
would have been mustered in yester.
.day afternoon bat for the fact that
Capt Fuller had gone on . brief visit
his family at Clemson College and
Sege was no other officer with an.
kofity TO adiaiaiater the oath. Capt.
uiler win be back tomorrow. how
ever and If there are no other
scls1ges ID tue company before his
sessrn Capt McCreery will have his
men members Of the regiment before
o morrow night.
The Governors Gnards. Bamberg
Guards md the Palmetto Rifles are
de only commsnds which are hold
me regiment back. and there viii
great relief 10 military as well as
other circies when these companies
no mustered 10
sjoF Thompson has been notified
bJ Capt. Fuller that he viii begin
egniar inspection "Wednesday. aud
ihiis means that every thing about che
camp viii have 70 be in the best
S. aslIsape and order
mosrow Major Thompson viii
sskresk camp as the fair grounds and
sssiisoxe his battalion TO the new location
saear Shandon The cite selected Is
smear the trolley line. just in rea. Of
sfhe pay5iiiiion. There is plenty of
good pure waser. and Major Thonp-
aoa ihinks The cite much preferable
ior many reasons to the present camp
sssesycund
Tie battalion will be farnished
vi.h about go Of ahenew tents, which
fhe men viii pitch. and BY to morrow
evening shandon viii be wearing .
very military air
o'clock to morrow afternoon
COL ). D. Bianding, one of the few
retersus of The Mexican war who are
.stili left IN this State. will present q
valued, highly priced and historic
Dag 70 MAJOR Thompson's battalion.
The flag belonged to the famous
aimettD regiment. which served SO
rallsany in the war against Mexico.
aud has been long ia Col Bianding's
possession. he having been appointed
lis custodian hy the Survivors asso-
eistion Of the Mexican. war
This is not the Gag under which
the Palmetto regiment fought That
one was 40 la.tered and torn by shot
and sheil that there was scarcely q
snred Of il left when the soldiers of
lie regiment -corq aering heroes that
they wete-marched victoriously
INTO she City of Mexico Then it
was that in recognitson OF its gallant
fighting Gen Winfield Scott present
ed this flag 70 the brave reglment
from South Csrolina Since those
days it has been priced as rare
treasure and guarded with jealous
csre, and this afternoon Col Bland
ing viii par, With it and place it in
Msior Thvmpaon's g care. 10 no braver
os .ruer bands could it be left. and
s;,al il viii be goarded as jealousiy as
is has been and kept as unsullied as
wien It fsst flottered every one who
knows M.ior Henry Thompson is
fully assa,ed The spear whica sur
x..onnss the Gag is Of solid silver and
of beautiful design and workman
ship, and is the same one that sur
mounted the old flag and went
thrcugh the battles of Bnena Vista,
Gherubasco. Palo.Aito, Monterey aud
City of Mexico.
James Banding Holman. Of Sum
ter. has been appointed color ser
gesnt Of Msjor Thompson's battalion.
He is private 10 Company B (Sum
Ter Light InfantFy)
There came very near being a
iynchiog 10 camp to-day about din
ner time. and only the fieetuess OF
the negro and the promptuess OF the
officers prevented it. Jesse Beach.
am, one Of the negro walters, cursed
. member Of. the Darlington Guards.
and in a few moments the whole
,wd was after him. He ran for
life, and succeeded in eluding bis
uers until the officers arrived
ordered the men to fall in.
sm was taken in charge by a
guard and escorted to the
the camp. where he was In
SO make himself scarce.