The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04

Camp Dick Anderson, u. CIV met 10
'he Cuurt House Monday for the purpose of
electing delegates to the Reunion in Green.
wood and TO bear Maj S. G. Spaun's reply
to the report Of the committee appointed 10
investigate the record Of the members of the
camp, which report was submitted at the
last meeting Of the camp On motion it was
decided 10 postpore the election of delegates
until Monday, August Sd, as there were 90
few members OF the camp present. Mr.
Sparn stated that be bad prerared his reply
10 the committee report, but refused TO make
tuntil the August eetiug, when there would
be full meeting Of the camp The meeting
adjourned without transacting any business
and no action was taken looking to extend.
ing ao invitation 10 the veterans to hold the
annual reunion 10 this city.
"We have sold many different cough rem.
edies, but none has giveo better satisfaction
than Chsmberlaio's." says Mr.. Charles
Holzhauer, druggist, Newark, N. J. "Tt is
perfectly safe aod can be relied upon 10 all
cases of cosghs, colds or hoarseness" For
sale by Or A. ]. Chioa.
The Sumter Light Iofautry ice cream social
held IN the company armory Friday evening
was attended by all members of the companv '
and large crowd of invited guests The
occasion was one of uuueual pleasure and
enjoyment and the soldiers proved them.
selves most charming hosts. The Sumter
Light Infantry occupies high place 10 the
esteem and affection Of the people OF Sumter
and 1t was real pleasure for them to NEE,
with the company in its srmory and to par
take of tho hospitality the memb had pro.
vided for them. The company is on the %
grade and 1t is the purpose Of the officers and
men to mske IL model Organization and to
increase the eorollmeut to the limit allowed
by law. The Fourth Regiment Band fur.
nished music throughout the evening". contri.
buting 10 large measure toward the success
| OF the entertainment.
Capt. Wade n. Manning, of Columbia
delivered q lecture on the "Inaccurac es o.
History" in the Graded School build
ing last Wednesday evening before az
audience composed almost entirely of ths
members of Dick Anderson Chapter
Daughters OF the Confederacy and J D.
Banding Camp, Sons of Veterans. HIS lee
ture was OF marked interest as he contras sted
In striking manner aud graphic languav,
the incorrect and often glar,ngly false state
ments found in many Of the schools histories
prepared oy Northern writer's, with the tru,
facts OF history as recorded by the men who
made history. He read numerous extracit
from Northern school histories and proved
The tslsity OF these statements by quotatiopl
from official records and letters from peueral
and other disting aished meu.
| The audience was not large, owiug' to th,
threatening weather and the fact that ther,
were other entertainments last evening, bu,
those who were present erjoyed his lecture
and were fully repaid for Drawing the weath
er. At the conclusion Of his lecture Mayor
Stuckey thanked Capt Manning 10 the o am,
OF the City Of Sumter, the Graded Schoo
and the Sons and Daughters of the Confed
erscy for his most interesting and valuabl,
lecture which 10 a worthy contribution to th,
| real aod true history Of our country.