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

Csr1p Dick Anderson, u. C met 10
;h2 Coart House kouday for the purpose OF
eiectinc delegates 10 the Reunion in Green
wood and to bear Asj S. G. Spann's rsply
TO the report o! toe committee appointed 10
10 vestigate the record Of the members CT tee
camp, which report was submitted at the
last meeting OF Il be camp On motion II was
decided 10 postpoce the election OF delegates
uuti! Monday, August Sd, as there we're SO
few members of The camp present. Hr
Spann stated that be had pre1ared his reply
10 the committee report, but refused 10 make
it until fhe August eeiiug, when there would
be full meeting OF the camp The meeting
adjourned wi1hou. t7aosact!ng aCy business
ana no action was taken looking TO extend
ire aa invitation 10 the veterans to bold the
anuual reunion 10 this city.
s'We baye sold many different cough rem
ediee, bat more hes giveo better satisfaction
than Chamberlaio's. says NJ. Charles
2olssauer, druggist, Newark, N. ]. '1t is
perfectly safe and can be relied upon in all
cases of cosehs colds or hoarseness For
sale by Or A. J. China.
The Sumter Light Iofantry ice cream social
held ~ the company armory Friday evening
was attended by ell members cf the company
and large crowd of invited guests The
occasion was one Of uoueual pleasure and
erjoyment end the soldiers proved them
selees mcst charming hosts. The Sumter
Light Infantry occupies high place 10 the
esteem and affection Of the people o. Sumter
aod i; was rea! pleasure for them to meet
with the company in its armocy and TO par
take of the hospitality the members had pro-
yided for them. The company is on the up
grade aud it is the purpose of the officers and
men 10 mske it model organization and 10
increase the eorollment to the limit allowed
br law. The Fourth Regiment Band fur.
nished music throughout the evening, contri-
buting 10 large measure toward the success
Of the entertainment
Capt. Wade e. Manning, OF Columbia,
delivered lecture on the "Inaccursc es Of
History" ia the Graded School build
ing les, Wednesday evening before an
audience composed almost entirely Of the
members of Dick AcdeTaoo Chapter,
Daughters Of the Confederacy eud J D..
Banding Camp, Sons Of Veterans. HIS 'ec-
tire was CT marked interest es be contrasted
il striking manner eod graphic language
the incorrect and often glar,ugly false state
ments found in many o: the schools histories,
prepared Of Northern writers, with the true
facts of history as recorded OF the meD who
made historv. He read numerous extracts
from Northern scnool histories and proved
the falsty of these statements by quotations
from cficis records and letters from generals
ard other diaticE Eaisbed meo.
The audience was not large, owing to .he
threatening weather and the fact that there
were other entertainments last evening, but
those who were present erjoEed his lecture
and were fully repaid for braving the weath-
er At the conclusion OF bis lecture Mayor
S,uckey thanked Capt Manning in the name
Of the City of Sumter, the Graded School
and the Sons and Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy for his most interesting and valuable
lecture which is worthy contribution TO the
real aod true history Of Our country.