The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
Carolina Correspondence.

daviog successfully completed my deferred
examinations and gotten things 10 come kind
OF order, l shall try from now on, to give
you letter each week.
There has not been much excitement since
the re.opening Of college, and but for the
diversion OF our occasional recep tions 9th.
ing has occurred to break the usual monoto.
ny OF our regular routine. These receptions
are very enjoyable, snd your foot ball train.
log stands you 10 good stead. 1t IL like
going through crowd on circus day for aoy
one TO attempt ito get in the push" at q col.
lege reception. However, the gathering is
generally good.bumored, aud it you chance
to step on q lady's skirt or come fellow's new
of course).
At last the boys are beginning to take
some Interest Ia college affairs. A glee club
members. So far We have the following in.
slruments: Four violins, three guitars. one
cornet, one piano, one bAsio and several
mouth organs' Soon too club will be To-.
creased With two msndolins and another
gutter. At the 6rst regular meeting the fol.
loving officers were elected:
Prss'dent-Jss. Fowles, Columbia.
Treasurer-Aboer Fl. AcGhee, Green wood
Leaders-L Clifton Noise, Sumter torches.
ira J. Geo. n. Kohm. Oraugeburg (serenade).
Tne clno 10 hard ct work and have an
hours practice day. Pres. Wood ward has
Kindly given us room over chapel and il
VIII Dc 6tted up at once. Already chairs.
etc, have been provided, and ueeotistions
are now being made for reotinR a piano.
At the last meeting of the Euphradjsn 40.
ciety, Saturday, 2sth. the following officers
were elected
Presideot-J. g. Hughes, Edge6eld.
vice President--C. J. McOallum, North
Sscre,ary-R. p. Blackw we'll, Marion.
Treasurer-R. N Davis, Columbia.
Literary Critic-I. q Witherspoon, York,
Ceosor-G, W. Witherspoon, Rock Hin.
Oroeriy Critic-C. K. Commander, Flor.
enes.
Custus Forum-W. a. Ruff, Fairfield.
next SATURDAY evening, being tho regular
doors will be opened at 8 O'Clock. Oui,s An
iniersstiog programme has been srranu.d
and good debate 10 promised.
Considerable excitement was created On tbs
campus and vicioity last night BY q crowd oe
studenm. II seems 40 IL every BODY was In
Tor misshief, and perhsps that may account
TOT toe success that attended the different
Jokes. Dr.. Flion will dnd bic front gate on
top OF TIE hen coop IN Ar. Burnside's back
yard. Men who went to bed a. ATTORNEYS
Will wake up TO God themselves agents for
sewing nAchiues or life insurance Judging
rom the "shiogles" that now hang before
their omcss. The Grand Central Hotel bar.
Der chop which does . strictly tonsorial busi.
candy. ~" "'''''
About 1880 o'clock the Freshmen land
others) were terrified to hear the ringing of
tho college bell accompanied by vollevs of
pistol shots and sundry reports from cannon
crackers. torpedoes etc. The fun las,ed for
perhaps three minutes aud then everything
wss 40 still ~ q patent 6se alarm. Shor,lS
afterwards hack drove quietly np the cam.
pus and seated within the stal wart form of
cop" could be detected. That's all. Below
I" q paragraph clipped from today's STATE:
MERELY A DEMONSTRATION
Last might asout midnight there was con.
SIDERABLE nring 10 the quarter of the city in
.n'cn Toe south Carolina College is located
A number of oficers and others FASTENED ia
the direction of the firing, but could oct no
trace OF the cause of the friHg. II ia sun.
posed 10 have been de on stra,iou TO fright.
90 the burglars who operated 10 this vicinity
the preceding night.
We have heard from the police. but what
action the faculty will take 10 the matter Il ia
nard to conjecture OF present. Suffice IL to
say, tnat we will doubtless learn immediately
after prayers in the morning. There is but
one thing those concerned can do. aud that il
20 scopt the advice given to the Fresh, "you
Lad better lie low"
@. College, Oct. 20, 80.