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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
Passing AWAY.

It is stated that all through the
arctic region the inhabitants are fast
disappearing. The Alaskan EsQui-
mauy have been greatly reduced in
numbers. When explorers first went
among them their number was believ-
ed to be from 1000 to 5000: now it is
thought that hardly more than 500
people can be counted from Point
Barrow to the Aleutian Islands. The
lot of these unfortunate natives has
been made harder to bear by reason Of
the destruction Of sea life by the
whalerS who harried the Alaskan
coast. The determination of the seal,
WalruS and polar bear has likewise
done its share to embitter the cup OF
the Northern races. In Southwest
Greenland siInilar condition Of
affairs exists. The 10000 natives
are barely holding their own, although
largely added by the Danes. Labra-
dot natives are likewise decreasing.
Twenty years ago they numbered 3d.
I'000: now they number barely $4,000
souls. Two decades ago the entire pop
ulation of the North was estimated at
30 900: it is probable today that the
number has been almost cut in two.
In few more years these people will
all have disappeared, and nothing of
them will remain but memory. The
governments that own the lands in
which they live should try and lind
out what is the cause of the decay OF
these peOpls and il possible stop it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
An Unusual Case.

\ very unusual case came to the at
tention of Judge SouthwOrth in the
county court at Geneve, H.. when he
committed little TimOnthy Sullivan
Of Elgin to the Home for Boys at
Glenwood. The lad is only + years
old. and his mother died last Septem-
Der. His father, Timothy Sullivan, a
laboror, abandoned the child and left
Elgin. The child smoakeS and chewS
tobacco like veteran. and has in
herited relish for whiSkey and beer.
He told the judge that what he liked
best OF anything was cigars, and
eagerly seized one when it was handed
him. He testified that his father
gave him whiskey and beer to drink,
and witnesses told Of the lad being in
4 stupor frequently from drink. lie
only weighs twenty-eight pounds and
is thin and pale faced.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17

Nactarlane: Springfield. R.A. hon%ue.
VI. NJ. FcrguroA. supefnumeEary:
Swansea, G.. ". Dukes; South Aiken.
!. X. lnabinet: Wagener. J. {. H0l-
ley.
Rock Hill District. ". P. MeaGors,
presiding CIDER Blacksburg. y. T..
Clarkson: BiacEstock. ". i. Fairey:
Chester. Bethel. c. p. Watson. Grace
and New Rethel. i. @. Murphy: CheS-
ter circuit. }. NJ. Friday; East CheS-
ter. J. W. Neeley: East Lancaster, W.
c. VIM: Fort Mil, W. y. Wright;
Hickory Grove. ?. i. lngraham:
Heath Springs. J. c. Chandler: ker-
shaw. i. i. Turnipseed: Lancaster, W.
II. Hodges: Lancaster circuit. !. Nj.
Lawson: North Rock Hill. ". H..
Araial: Hichburg. .. N. Mcleod:
Rock Hill. st. John. ". Il. Duncan:
Laurel Street and Highland Park. NJ.
Aud: Manchester and Mount N1!ley,
+. 4. Wilkes: Nan N'yck. j. Il. No
land: Yorkville. J. i. Stokes. ). Il.
Weper. supernumeracr: York circuit,
%. 4. JeiIcOat: York MillS, L. /.
Lyon.
Spartanburg District, }. W. kilgo.
presiding elder-BelmOnt. E.Z.JameS:
Clifton and CowpenS, ". }. Snyder:
Cherokee. }. y. lSon1: Clinton. q. VI.
Bord: Campobello. j c. Fowler: Emu
rec. c.. i. Burns: GalIneY. J. N. Stead
man: Gatrnev circuit. j. i. Wilson:
.lonesvitle. D. I!uclS: kclton. a. IL.
Best: Laurens, first church, ". &.
Duncan: LaurenS Mills. J. G. Hug
Gins: Monarch, North LaureES, j. n.
Mccain: Pacolet Mills, 5. I. Creech:
Pacolet circuit. !. ID. FrierSon: San
tue. E. ". Merritt: Spartanburg. cen
tral. J. :. Grier: Duncan. MI. Banks,
East Spartanburg, Il. L. Holroyd:
Union. Grace church, L. E. Morris;
W. IL. Miller. supernumerary: Union
and Buffalo. E. S. Jones and L. l..
Wagner: Whitmire, J. +. Anderson
and ". L. Gault.
Southern Christian Advocate, W.R.
Richardson. editor; e. II. Naddeil,
assistant editor: financial secretary
WUEord College, ". y. Rogers.
Sumter District, H.D. Browne, pre-
sidiug eldcr-Bethany, S. d. Bailey:
Bishopyille. y. C. Walker: Camden,
\. B. Earle: Camden circait, 3. A.
Penney: Foreston, 6. H. Poorser: JET
fersou, T. T. Gibson: Jordan. Z. *.
Moore: Chesterfield. \. L. Wiggins:
Lynchburg. 7. VI. Dent: Manning. A.
\. BrunSon: New Zion. g. +. Whit
aker: OSwego and Magnolia, J. II.
Thacker; Pinewood, S. 0. Cantey:
Richland, S. NJ. Jones: Santee, c. G.
Herbert: Sumter. r. H. Jones: Sum
ter circuit, W. c. Gleaton: St. Johns
and Rembert's, I. L. Bedenbaugh:
Wateree, r. Z. Mood.
Secretary OF education,J, V. Mlgo:
assistant Sunday School editor, L. i,
Beatty: transferred, E. T, Adams,
transferred to Southwest Missouri
conference: JnO: 4. Rice. transferred
TO Alabama conference:W II, kirton,
to North Carolina conference.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17

The following young men were ad-
mitted to the practice Of law in this
State at Columbia last Wednesday
having passed the requisite examina-
tion: W. Christie Benet, Jr., and
Porter II. McMaster OF Columbia: d.
NJ. Frost and Jno. p. Grace OF Charles
ton: R. G. Stone and J. II. Martin. of
Greenrille: w. f. Johnson. Of Aiken:
W. B. Morton. Of Abbevillc: &. +.
Keller. of Orangebu1g: Preston ..
Barron. of Rock Hill: j. L. Sherard
and w. L. Laboon, OF Anderson: W.
W. Sheppard, W. ". Coleman, and
Barnard B. Evans. Of Edgetield; Z.
Harley. of Barnwell: J. Monroe Walk
er and w. w. Cone. of WATERFORD:
w. C. Irby, Jr. Of Laurens, and James
+. Elmore, of Holly Hill. Mr. John
son was recently elected Senator from
Aiken county. and MesSrS. Barron
and Irby are new members OF the
LEGISLATURE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
NOT WHAT IT SEEMED.
\ Silver Dollar With q Secret. An
Interesting Story.

A gentleman from the baby county
Of Lee was in the city the other day
and had in his possession one Of the
most unique curios seen in many a
day.
Did ever show this spurious coin
that was passed off on me by darkey
not a mouth agoo" said the gentle
man, at the same time thrusting his
hand into the depths of one Of his
trousers pockets and taking therefrom
what looked like a genuine silver
trade dollar, OF the series of 1887.
After a careful examination it was
handed back to him with the remark
that it was not spurious, but was a
trade dollar and is worth about 50 or
S. cents.
L would not take 50 for it," re-
piled the Lee county man. 1T is the
most unique specimen of the silver
smiths art l ever saw just look
here" said he. giving the innocent
dollar tap in the palm Of his hand
and instantly it parted in twain. Only
on one edge it was held together by
delicately concealed spring and re-
vealed the heretofore hidden photo
graph of a pretty woman, apparently
about so years old, rather stout, with
blue eyes and light hair-eyidently
the picture OF some mans wife. Upon
close examination it can be seen that
two silver dollars were followed out
and the two opposite parts fitted. TO-
gether so neatly that it was only by
accident that it was found to contain
a secret spring.
How it came into the possession OF
the negro is not known nor can bis
identity. be fully established. The onl!
theory that can be advanced is, that
it was the property Of some travelling
man who adopted this method OF car
rying his wife'S photograph and doubt
less paid it out through mistake.
thinking that it only one Of the ordi
nary silver dollars so common IN the
South
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
CONTROLS FOUR STATES.
The Mormon Church is Becoming q
Strong Political Power.

1t is declared by some of those
who know that the Mormon church
now holds the balance of political
power in four states and they believe
it will SO0a control seven common
wea!ths. Utah. Wyoming, Colorado
and Idaho are said to be controlled by
the vote OF the members of that
church. directed BY its rulers. and
soon Montana will be peoplcG by
cnpGgtl Of them to hold the balance OF
power. while Arizona and New Mexico,
which NAV be admitted 70 Statehood
at the coming session OF congress. are
expected TO send TO washington TWO
senators and one congressman each.
who will be in accord with the aG-
miniStratiun and will vote and work
for the interests OF the church When
ever they Gcnie before either house Of
Congress for action.
Had it not been for the work Of the
church officials. it is stated that Utah
and Idaho would have cast their votes
for the Democratic candidates at the
recent election. I'he masses Of the
Murm0nS are naturally Democratic.
having received their inspirations
from Brigham Young, who was
Democrat, and the utterances of the
dead leader were regarded as inspired.
Besides they say tie Democrats al-
WaEs dealt we'll with them. 1t was q
D2macraric administration which
nude Brigham Young governor Of the
Territory Of Utah: q Democratic ad
ministrati0n which released from
prison man then serving sentences for
'llving their religi0n:' it was Demo
cratic administration WHICH admitted
Utah to the Union,
But since the trend Of national poll
tics has been in the direction of Re-
publicanism the MormGns have
changed. They will stay out un-
til Democrat shall have been elect
ed president OF the United States,
those who know them state, and at
the general election following all the
states controlled by them will 60
Democratic once more Politicians
say that Idaho was Democratic
state unit! "a hours before the last
election, when the order went forth
from the heads OF the Mormon church.
and the Latter Day Saints voted the
Republican ticket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
Killed in a Cotton Gin.

A special to The State from Hamer
says Mr.. Peter G. McEachern, a high
Iy respected and progressive citizen of
that place. was caught in the saws OF
his gin Wednesday and before medical
aid could reach him he blead to death.
He was about 45 years Of age, was a
bachelor, and was q deacon In the
kentyre church, and vas one Of the
foremost citizens Of Carmichael town.
ship. His body was inferred In the
family burying ground near his home
Thursday, and large concourse OF
friends and neighborS testified their
respect by attendance thereon. 1t IS
a singular fact that the three large
ginneries at Hamer, four had
each their casualties, but this last.
is the first with fatal result. Mr.. &.
P. Hamer, Jr.. and Mr.. D. W. Camp
bell, owners Of the two others, and
both prominent citizens, have crippled
hands is a result of similar accidents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
lSODber Killed.

\ daring and fatal attempt to rob
the bank 1T Dekalb, Texas, was made
by four men Wednesday morning.
Over the bank is the local telephone
exchange. operated by W. L. Dodd
and his son Marvin, twenty years OF
age. One Of the robbers knocked at
the telephone exchange door and when
Marvin Dodd responded a pistol was
presented at his head Young Dodd
grapplcd with the man, wrenched the
wcaDo from him and with it Shot
the bandit, killing him in his tracks.
\ fusiladc followed and young Dodd
was shot twice but not seriously
wounded. The three surviving bandits
escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
Bold Bank Robbery.

\ bank at Hiiisboro, \. NJ, was
held up on Wednesday afternoon By
robbers who escaped with consider,
able booty as but short time before
cattlemen had deposited some $4,000.
The deed was done in broad daylight.
The robbers made for the northern
part OF the county. After midnight
three men were heard galloping at
furious rate through Fairview: q
mining camp. and were headed fol
the Black range. \ sheritf's posse
is in pursuit. The bank is owned by
Pennsylvania capitalists, and is do
ing a large business. Hi!lsbOro is OIL
the railroad line, the nearest railroad
point being Lake Valley, a number OF
miles to north. There is no tele-
graphic communication.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
A New York Mystery.

The body of the lad found in Cen
tral Park New York Thursday night
has been identified aS that OF Recas NJ.
kruch. the ll-year-old son OF a we'll
tO-dO tailor. After an examination
of the body. the police expressed the
belief that the boy was murdered.
Nine wounds, evidently made by fin
ger nails, were found on the throat
and there were other evidence that he
had been strangled. Mr.. Kruch said
his son often sold papers after school.
The body was found on the Fifth
avenue side of the park, in a bride
path near S3th street, fashionable
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
Oil in the Wells.

The Columbia State says much ex
citement has been caused at Iva in
this State by finding oil in the wells
Of MessrS. G. +. Burdette and r. S.
Yeargin. Mr.. Yeargin discovered oil
in his well about two months ago, but
thought some one had put it in there.
About this time he had some sickness
in his family and thought this was the
cause Of it and quit using it for some
time, but is using it now and can still
taste the oil. Nothing was thought
of it until few days ago when Mr..
Burdette discovered there was some
oil in his well. They have taken no
action yet, but it is hoped they will
have things Investigated to see II
there really is oil in them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
Cleaned from the Recent Conference
ofthe McthodistS Of the State.

Cleaned from, the Recent Conference
ofthe Mcthodists ofthe State.
The following figures taken from
the report Of the statistical secretary
of the South Carolina conference:
made at the session at Newberry last
week, are very interesting, rs they
show clearly the healthy conditions OF
the Methodist church in the State:
LGca! preachers, 50: members. IL
764: making a total membership OF
1851.
Infants baptized during the year.
!, 149; adults, l,4l3.
Epworth Leagues, IS: EpTorth
League members. 1856.
Sunday schools. $50: Sunday school
scholars, II, ,903.
Amount raised during the past year
by The church for presiding elders.
l1.940. IS: for pastors, SI30. 534.91.
Caurch organizations in the State.
159: church buildings, 641.
Houses Of worship valued at $685.
S.9.95, with reported indebtedness
Of s3S, ,526.
Pastoral charges. 223.
ParSonageS, ISL.
Value of parsonages, s2I75: :S03: hav-
ing reported Indebtedness OF slS,-
913.05.
Districts in conference, 10: each
having a parsonage: value OF these
parsonages, $30.000: with reported
indebtedness OF si.l09.
Churches reported damaged during
the year, /: amount Of damages $3.50.
Insurance carried by the Methodist
church in the State, $315, ,260: paid
out in premiums during the year. S.
S16.
Losses sustained, STA.
The educational statistics show the
following condition Of the Methodist
| institutions in the State:
WU1ford College-Ealue S135. 900:
endowment. SCI, ,2l5.23: professors, S:
| pupils, 1So.
WotTcrd Fitting School Value sl5,-
600: endowment 50, 900: professors ,:
pupils, 50.
Cokesbury Conference School
Value. $1,000: endowment, $Sl5.
Columbia Female Col!ege-Naluc,
s75. 900: no endowment; professors,
II: pupils. l34.
Williamson Female COllcge-Not
valued b. conference. CHhiS institu-
ton is not owned BY the conference,
but simply under its patropage) pro-
feSSorS. 8: pupils. lO3.
Carlisle Fitting School--Ealuc, $50:
900: endowment, 5000: professors, +:
pupils, about 20.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
Scalhed With Coffee.

Lucille Corley, two and one-halt
wears old, daughter Of J. ". Corley
of Atlanta. died Thursday afternoon
at , o'clock at her fathers home IN
East Point from burns received about
three weeks ago. The child was play
ins about the kitchen stove when up
set a pot of boiling coffee, Spilling the
contents over her from head to foot
She fingered along in great agony un'
til Thursday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
\ Big TurniD.

\ dispatch from Anderson to The
State says Mr.. Columbus c. King,
who lives four miles north Of that
city. has had on exhibition the record
breaking turnip Of the season. 1t
weighs Il few ounces over 20 pounds
and measure 36 inches in circumfer-
ence. 1t is the biggest turnip ever
seen thcre-bigger than any two tur-
nipS in fact.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
SOME INTERESTING FACTS
Obtained in Investigation OF Chain
Of Title in Spartanburg.

Some interesting facts have been
brought out by inyestiga tion into the
! chain OF title to the lot recently pur-
chased for site for the public build
ing in Spartanburg made by Mr.. |.
\. Phifer. The deeds on record show
that on February 10. 1855. William
Wood leased to Thomas Williamson
in consideration Of the sum of 10
sAi?lings. that plantation or tract OF
land containing 40 acres lying and
being in the district Of Ninety-SiX be-
low the line on Fair Forest, bounded
SUuthward by William Woods land
and on all others by vacant lands"
The land described in this lease
embraces the public square and the
land around the SQuare to the extent
OF 40 acres. At that time tile only
house On this plantation was the one
WhereOn the said Tho..las Williamson
then lived. This lease was for one
year 'and fully to be completed and
ended yielding and paying therefor
unto the said Wm. Wood the rent of
one pepper corn Oh the last day Of
the said term il the same shall be law
fully demanded" This lease further
stipulated that it was to be followed
by release or deed and consequent
ly on tho next day, February II, 1855,
VIM. Wood executed d deed to
Thomas Williamson in consideration
OF SIS Of Virginia currency. To this
deed VIM. Wood made his mark. 1t
was signed in the presence Of William
Williamson, Rebecca Wood and Moses
Wood.
Seven years later this land located
in what is now the heart Of Spartan
burg was sold by Thomas Williamson
to William Wells for &240. 1t is the
same land that Williamson bought
seven years previous for S75.0G, 50 it
will be seen that advance in real estate
is no new thing in Spartanburg.
January 25, 1886, Nm. Wells sold
355 acres of this land to VIM. Thom-
son for $3.50, showing another very
decided increase in value owing no
doubt to the fact that part Of the
land had been given to the erection of
a court house and jail and other pub
lie buildings in the county of Spar
tanburg." This deed recites that the
land is in the district of Pinkney."
In 1905 these $50 acres were sold by
VIM. Thomson to Richard Thomson
for $4,000. This deed recites that
from the 355 acres, seven acres eX-
cepted, two acres given to the public
whereon the court house and jail now
stand, and ten half acre lots were sold
by VIM. Thomson to the following
persons; two to VIM. Wells, one to
Noah Wells, two to Douglas Punkett,
two to VIM. Smith, one to Abner Ben
son, one to Nancy McI[ie, one to
Narcissa Nellie. The remaining
property seems to have remained in
Richard Thomson's possession for
nearly thirty years when on July 5,
1884, he sold that particular tract
whereon the public building is to be
erected to DR.. James J. Vernon, one
acre and three -tenthS for S3l0. The
land was next sold by the sheriff to
James BiyingS in 1872 and brought
s1,6C2. James Bivings gave it to a.
W. BivingS, who sold it to Robert E.
Cleveland in 1855 for $4,000. In 1915
r. E. ICleveland willed this property
to J. +. and J. b. Cleveland. 1t will
soon become the property Of the
United States gCyernment.-Th h e
State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
Fell in Il Well.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Hall. living 3
few miles from L0wndeSville, while
drawing water from her well. stepped
on the curbing which gave way. pre-
cipitating her 20 feet to the bottom.
When taken out it was found one
ankle was broken and she had received
other injuries. Sne died about night.
Mrs. Hall was & daughter Of ". E.
Daniel Of LOwndeSville. She leaves d
sorrowiag husband and three little
children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
Sr,1tipi Himself.

In fit Of rage because his mother
rebuked him and petted his younger
brother. little James McSheehey, OF
Derby, Conn. three years old. tire"
himself into tub Of boiling water
and was so terribly scalded that lie
died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
ALWAYS n Hero.

The Nashville News says De Wet
has been compared to our Southern
hero. Lee. but in his last performance
there is no similarity to anything in
Lees career. One could hardly i'm
agine our great general at the close OF
the war fastening to write book to
vent his spleen and disappointment by
laying the blame of defeat on others.
No. there was never such another as
Robert Z. Lee in peace and war, IN
victory and defeat. always hero.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17
STOPPED BY SHERIFF.

\ dispatch from Rock Hill dated
Friday morning at ten o'clock says at
this hour great deal Of excitement IS
shown here and the streets are full OF
people discussing the SituatlQn and
the possible results. The excitement
seems to be good natured and natural
when the fact is stated that it is not
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-17

Nacfarlane: Springfield. R.A. Iongae.
IM. NJ. FcrguroA. supernume:ary:
Swansea. e.. ". Dukes; South Aiken.
!. X. lnabinat: Vagener. j. {. Hol-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-13
"sIaek PATTI

Whether It Is the BLACK PATHS
voice or the great collec-
tion Of colored comic persons in her
train that draws the crowd Is hard
10 say Anyway the Black Patti"
has voice that all love TO hear, so
also the comedians. buck dancers, and
cake walkers that serve to delight
There is no gainsaying the popular
ity Of this show Il is a winner, and
now on It's NTH season Of success. The
BLACK Pattl' is in better voice than
ever and her company par excellence
headed by that droll- comic singer
John Rucker. The Alabama Blossom,
rag time composer coon sing, and
colored comedian,
Besides the BLACK Patti" and John
Rucker, there are Mack Allen, Matte
Phillips. the Yer valins. and a lot OF
others-two score in fact.
The Troubadours will appear at the
Brooks theater Saturday night. Seat
sale will go on tomorrow morning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-13

We have made arrangements with
the publisher Of Goodall's Farmer and
Weekly Drovers Journal Of Chicago,
whereby every person who pays one
years subscription in advance to the
Oklahoma Leader will also receive
Goodail's Farmer for one year without
any additional charge. Remember ali
you have TO do is to send in s1.0O for
one years subscription to The Okla
homa Leader and tell us that you
want Goodall's Farmer and we will
have it sent to you for one year with
out any additional expense. Remem-
ber this offer is only for limited
time, so take advantage of 1t at once.