The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
ANOTHER
CELEBRATION AT
STATEBURG.
Hen. Sumter's Birthday will be Cele.
pr"ted Dy inauguration OF Farm
demonstration Work at the Gen.
sumter Memorial Academy and Adj.
dresses by Distinguished Men.
Editor the Item:

Editor the Item:
Kindly allow me to inform the
people Of Sumter county of some i'm.
portant details with reference to the
meeting on the grounds Of the Sum.
ter Memorial Academy of Stateburg.
on the 14th day Of August next, Of
which meeting they have before been
fully advertised, as the occasion Of tho
inauguration of the demonstration
farm work to be done by the United
States department Of agriculture. in
connection with the school. and to no
addressed by DR.. Seaman A. Knapp.
In charge Of the bureau of plant in
dustry, as field agent Of this work
DR.. Knapp's reputation as a scientific
agriculturist and platform orator is
hardly equal!ed by that Of any man
on the American continent, All who
attend the meeting may rest assured
that In this address alone there will
be afforded full compensation for all
the pains incurred in attendance, eXen
though they have to come long dis
tances. 1t will be instructive and in
spring and entertaining in the high
est degree, we may safely predict. It
has been my good fortune to hear
DR.. Knapp. under the highest expec-
tations of pleasure and profit, when
ne not only filed the measure of
these expectations, but overfiowed it.
Besides DR.. Knapp there will be
several speakers Of distinction.
Among others we have invited the
presence Of two experts from the de-
partment of agriculture to talk on
cattle and fruit raising.
We have also invited eminent men
connected with agricultural work in
South Carolina and have their prom
ise to attend. Among these Is Hon.
Z. j. Watson. commissioner of agri-
culture for South Carolina, who will
| preside and introduce DR.. Knapp: Mr..
Harris, president OF the Farmers Un-
Ion. and Mr.. McIver Williamson, tn.
most famous corn planter of Ameri-
ca.
Musicians Will be there, who with
Instruments and voices will contribute
| finely to the occasion.
4 DR.. Knapp is to have as much Of the
L
mencing his address at 1l.3O. THE
hour Is set this late in the day tha,
those coming by rail, or from long
distances by private conveyance. may
reach there In time to hear the wiz. le
Of MS address.
| There viii be a recess for dinner.
| The basket picnic arrangement has
been decided upon, The grounds are
remarkably adapted for pleasant din
ners to be had in grounps For be-
sides the numerous umbrageuus oaks
In the lawn and groves, there are sew
eral lanes, two hundred yaras long,
of unbroken shade, affortling ample
accommodations for large or small
assemblages Of families or friends.
| The water from the springs on the
school grounds is of the very bes:
quaiity anu easily obtained
In the event of rain, the large
school building will comfortably shel-
ter many hundreds Of people.
Taken all in all, W. doubt IL such
attractive and excellent picnic
grounds can be found in South Caro-
lima. as those to which the public is
now invited to come and there to see
the exceedingly important work off
agricultural and horticultural ins.-uc-
ton in rural schools, inaugurated ny
the great national. department Of ag-
country Ttfe, in this State, f.r all the
future generations.
The appropriateness Of having the
work Of inauguration on the aniver-
sary Of Gen. Sumter's birth is syparent
and especially fortunate that it oc-
Guns at su2nble season of the year
for the farmers to attend and 10 give
crop estimates and enter upon plans
for the next years operations. AS we
are gathered together in sight of the
handsome monument placed on Gen.
Sunter's grave by the general assem-
bly, OF South Carolina, all present
Will no doubt be reminded that If
Gen. Sumter Is properly memorialized.
we must not stop at the erection OF
testimonies in granite to his career
as soldier and as a statesman: but
we must likewise testify to the peo-
pie who have come after him that he
was not only great in these but was