The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07
SOLDIER VISITORS.
Sumter Light Infantry Returns Ac'
companled by Georgetown
Company.

The Sumter Light Iafsntry returned from
Colurob bic last Friday. accompanied 5y rhe
Gecrge;owo Compsny-capt. S. n Ward.
Lierts S. Pfilles, e. " asseldea aod s n
Bsa;,y, and twsoty six meo, who spent the
day in the city as .he aassta of Capt. Wilson
a.d his coI,psaF.
Tee GeorgotoRn company expected TO re.
turn home Thursday afternoon, bu, could
not get eff from Cnun5l,. and would have
been forced 10 spead another day in camp
bad Capt. Ward 90, accepted Capt Wilson's
iovitAtion 10 coGe over 10 Sumter Friday
moroine and spend the day.
The two companies arrived on the 8 clock
train and the Georgetown company YES
escorted to the arnory by the Sumter Light
Irfsutry, where the guos we're stacked and
the visit, soldiers were then escorted 10 the
Nixoo Eouse for breakfast, which was In
readiness for theu, Capt Wilson bayiug tee-
graphed ahead to Sir. Moses to hsve breakfast
and diuner for the company The George
town company remained n this city until
IS that AFTERNOON ard left 90 the regular
Charleston traio for tteir homes.
TIE members of the Sumter Light 1nfaotr
aod ether citizens 6ave enoeavored 10 make
the stay of the visitors pleasant for they re-
naNOSC Win aUplSClSt!Ou o1C ktetltOoS luo
ho.pitaltg of the Georgetown company when
toe Sumter ccmpaoy was ia Georgetown
during the riot ,hor. time ago.
When the Sumter Light Infantry arrived
in Columoia a: II o'c.ocS Wednesday night
| Capt. Ward had his company g: the depot to
NEE. and escort the Sumter company to the
camp and bnt for tits thoughtful sttentoo
10. Sumter company would have been COM
PEELED 10 6od the CAMP as best it could, for
neither the Coiumtis committee uor Adjutant
General Fiord hse made any provision for
the reception CT the company, nor, ia fact,
for cog o:Aer company, al! ccmaipees having
bad .toe same experieoce-no comGi;tee to
meet then, and toey had 20 aaot the camp
without guide to direct them.
The visiting ni!i.sry companies bec a
tough experience IL Columaia. Tosy had
GOOD tents, but the; got little 10 eat and that
| little vas go viiely prepared erd served that
they conld 90. eat il: aud we're forced TO
/ forage for food on ,bei- owo account and
at their owu e1peose There was uocody in
! charge Of the camp and neither Adja;ant and
| Inspector General Floyd, Assistant Acjltant
and Inspector General Frast Dor Colone. Willie
| Jones went near the camp, or showed their
| faces to the visiting soldiers, except on the
parade
Che v,si ing soldiers were required to pay
admission TO the fair grounds, and they had
q tough time generally y Tbs pau who had
| the contract 20 feed the militia bad every.
,hiug bis own way, and the soldies got next
to nothing to eat, and that vas spoiled 10 tie
cooking and s.rving. They had to go 10 the
restaurants to get something that they could
eat, and ost OF them bad hard time getting
enough even where they paid famine prices.
The cooi,ious prevailing in the campp in
! Columbia were sach that the Geo.gelown
company preferred taxing their chances IN q
suai town like Sum,e. 10 remaining il the
| Capitai City, and it is to be hoped that they
have iouud the sine speo. with us aos uoen'
durable, for while Sumier cancot pro7id:
fair attractions, COCO fare and plenty of i
can ce PROVIDED at all times, add the peopl<
who undertake 10 euter.sio visitors are never
too busy 10 pericrtn .aei- dut1es.
TIE Georeetowo Company lett 70: home oa
the 5.35 train Ft;day afternoon. The traia
was very late AID the company hsd long
wal. at the depot. Capt Ward and his uen
before leaving expressed themselves as having
enicyec tae stay 10 Su uoier and The hospital
lily cf me Sumter Light lnfan,rJ.