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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
4 Fatal Apple Hunt.

Daniel McKeever, II years old'
residing near London. Ont. was XIII
nd near Petersburg. He was OUT
shooting with some companions. ana
seeing an apple tree IN a field, Jump
led q fence, and using his rlne aS
c,nb tried TO kock theapples do"n.
The gun exploded, the shot eneeFeo
bic hodv above the heart. tearing q
gaping wound Death was lnslan'''H. :.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
p,,. Murders Woman.

a!avu,c Elroad. a white woman
o,o,.1 forty years cd, was shot auo
killed ny Calhoun Donald. so"''
o. eighteen years. The shooting oc-
curred near Townville in Oconee
,,onnty while the woman was IN the
t;n,d nickins cotton. The trasedE
was brought about by the c:1mlh'.'
;,.iu,.cy OF t!,c woman and the boy
fnthar
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
Took s75.o0N From. 'a1iners.

Six feet tall, handsome, well dress
ed and highly educated, Wilhelm Dc
Reyy has been arrested at Clncinna-
ii. o.. and locked up on the charge OF
embezzling $4,000 from three oahAs
IN Criontewn, Pa Warrants for the
mans arrest had been mailed TO
Cincinnati authorities. 1t is alleged
that the man was bank clerk and
that he failed to deposit large sums
that foreign-born miners IN PeHnsy!-
rania gave him for that purpose.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
The Swede Was Innocent.

While Waldeman Eps1rand, son
of a wealthy banker, Of Gutborg,
Sweden, was being photographed at
police headquarters, Poughkeepsie,
iN. Y, az the murderer of Fred Hokan
SON a companion, word was received
which set him free. The news stated
that Eokanson had been shot by a
fsb peddle:. who he tried to hold up.
Rpstrand has roved all over the world
and his fund having run snort, mas
been working as farm hand at
East Fishkill. \. \.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
f:,i,d Rescued From High Wire.

Little Sophia McTasue. Oh oou'n
omaha, Neb.. was playing on tue iooA
of ) threc-s,ory building. last week,
who, she climbed onto the coping anu
FOL of Ten feet below her Was {
mass OF telephone wires On tneSe
e,,n struck grabbed them in her llttie
,,.,,,;s and held on tightly. ye:llns
- sha dans!cd 80 feet above the
street The child.s brother leahe'
far an, Of : window Just by the wires,
nr,hhcd the little ones clothing anu
o.,ed her into the window uu,
Injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
c,,;cten Thief Killed.

Shot By watchman. Peter hiosSen
at tie poultry farm OF W. ,. U'nne.i
card, City, L. l., andrew HEM
died The next day, in hospital iron
his wounds. Heinz was shot aoou'
ro;d,islt and had nine hens IN nl'
hands when found by the wa1chn'aa
Who had been given a gun to ware
os ;,truders Mr.. Ginneli had oeet
missing choice hens Tor some ''A'.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
Romance of Chalitc Worker

Nine years ago Mrs. Anne Devices
of Anderson, Ind, then an agent iof
the Indiana Children's Home society
took an orphan for adoption to Farm
ar r. W. Mo-7isous family, near MO-
doc ind. Five years later Mrs. Nor
rison died. Recently Mr.. MORRISON
met Mrs. Devices. still IN cnarltS
work and proposed to her 10 taAe
charge of his home. AS result 'ns :.
two will marry soon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
MAKES GREAT FLIGHT
WRIGHT NEEPS HIS MACHINE IN
-3ER FOR OVEN AN HOUR.
Ohio Aeronaut Continues to Break
World Records Established by
Himself.

A dispatch from Washington, D. c.
says O-sill Wright Thursday Hrose
che worlds record for tlne AJAX; dis
rance for heavier than air flying
machine, which ae established
Wednesday in a aight requiring
great skill on account Of a ten-mile
wind. He ci-c,ed around the 4rill
grounds at Fort Myer 58 times in
e5 minutes and 50 seconds, exceed
ing the time Of Wednesdays record
flight by three minutes and ten sec
oads. The fight was witnessed by
ssearly thousand people. Through
ont the day the weather was threat
euing and Mr.. Wright did not arrive
at the field until after Z O'Clock. AT
5 o'clock Mr. Wright announced
that he was ready
Are you goias to try to break the
record which you made yesterday!
ne was asked. NO" be replied, !
am going up just for a little practice.
I may make fight Of ten minutes
in order to determine at what rate
eli speed have been flying.
The aerop!ane rose from the
ground almost immediately after
leaving the single starting rail. IT
continued to climb higher with eacn
successive round Of the field unit!
it reached an altitude Of 70 tee'-
Eor the s7st so rounds the machine
aew as smoothly as on its preF'"uS
a;es:s. but from that time on i was
seen to pitch at the turns as the sun
s.,sre breeze from the west struck IT,
rs the machine moved from the
northern end os the field to the soutn-
ern end, where the "aero-sarse aei
stor;ng the aeroplane is looted. MI.
Wright kept it several points N the
wind. A gust of wind unusualls
strong struck the aerial flyer during
,he 42d round and it plunged sharp
Mr.. Wright then brought ms
machine lower, but in the SD roand
no had recahed an altitude OF Wv
feet Mr.. Wright came down at the
oorssern end OF the field at the enc
.,f the 5sth round, landing easily.
q encountered ssin breeze, were
Mr. wright's first words. hls eyes
were blood-shot and caused him con-
siderable pain. doas Know
whether the wind or dust causes the
s,.r7tation of my eyes. had on pair
af goggles. too. Flying n vino as
! did to-day is lots of fun. It's more
sport than flying in calm as on
Yesterday. The wind must have ceen
s,,owins fifteen or more miles an
l,o,Iy II could tell by the quarter
inc of the machine. kept much
higher than usual on account OF the
wsno''
Signal corps officers of the war
department expressed the belief that
.Oryi,.e Wright Will make speed OF |
a. least forty-two miles an hour w,th
his heavier than air machine, Wnlch
did such excellent work at Fort
Never. If he does make focty-tTo
miles an hour he viii be entitled 70
bonus of 20 per cent. over the
contract price, which would net him
for, his machine 100000, the con-
tract price being $4,000. The ons-
cia, trials will be held as soon as Mt.
Wright announces his readiness.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
INSECTS BITE FATAL.
Citizeus Of Spartanb.,rg Carried OIL
by Blood Poisoning.

4 dispatch from SpaTtanburg, says
w. I. Harris. a prominent citizen,
died Friday after an illness OF sever
al weeks. He was candidate for re-
sister mesne conveyance, and while
in the campaign in July was bitten
on the leg by a spider or some other
noisonous insect Blood poisoning
deve;oped. which resulted in his
death. For many years Mr.. Harris
was a well-known merchant and en-,
loved the confidence and esteem OF
hundreds of citizens He was presl-
den+ ~ the Fairmont Cotton Mills
until a few years ago.
Love does not stop at the bound
ries of liking.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
DEATH ENDS POVERTY.
Wife's Letters Hint That She Might
Use Poison Also.

That desperation at his inability
to obtain work drove him to take
some subtle poison is the opinion
OF the New York city coroner, after
an examination of the body Of c. II.
Brooks. who is thought to have gone
to the metropolis from Portland.
Me. In the dead mans pockets there
were found several letters, apparent
" written by his wife, in which the
writer threatened to kill herself and
their children 'if your next letter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
1,ToPIaN DREAM SHATTERED.
Ct Louis Millionaire Gives Up Plan
of Ideal Town in Indiana.

It is reported that the efforts o.
\ O Nelson, the st. Louis ml!llon-
afro ohilanthropist and idealist. &c
on.err the little town OF Ouot'h' inu,'
into a Utopian colony, have met VIII
failure. The people OF Dublin took
little interest in his plans TO erec'
public buildings in which eacn GU
zcn was to be part owner. The pro.
narty has been disposed OF and WILL
he turned into private residence:
At first there was a large NUMBER
=. ,o,ns men who took advantage
~ rho nhilanthrophy OF Mir. Nelson
Tut the novelty wore on aAo Tue a..
tendance fell away. Mr.. Nelson hau M
planned to spend about loe''V9 ~
Dublin enterprises.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
.he,nathy May Die Of Mounds.

With both hands and arms sSaeA-
90 victim of blood poisoning. from
being bitten by wolves seseIaI 80
during his recent hunt IN @ Mieh..1
mountains. United States Marsae'
Tohn r Abernathy of Guthrie Okla :
president RooSevelt's guide. VINO
catches. en- a}jTe. has Ee'oI l-n .., -
his father-in-law's hoEe. nssc ','.a 80
RE. with his chilG bride. Wlfn "hodl
he recently eloneG. AhernathE tha'
so-,,on hrdrcrho,.ia as :: result OF
C3Ee.cp - - (:
his wounds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
r,,:eves Hid Victims Wooden Leg.

Robbers who entered the house OF
o..or O.Harrah. railroad ticket agent
- r,o1,iers. w. Va. hid his WOODEN
leg and when he awakened ne nas las
- ~ helpless. On his bed. and watcn
1hnn, 20 through his clothes and s.ea'
50, in money and other vaIuaoieS'
Whcn they had finished tue nuss,
.,srs told their victim that he "o'lo
God his leg downstairs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16

Alleging that hn is James {. Dun
ham, who l. years ago, it is charged.
killed three racu and three women al
Ss7,a Earha-a O.. H"HH,"= n''ed
St2fss Marshal Lce NcE' "n 's':G:-
d. caused thc or:es' 9: r!7n
known IN the community IL 7'f'l&A
no ha6 rasi6.d for Tea":. Nliitmnre
'rnyas. as Fill" Hatfield.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
FlREBUG-PREACHER.
THE REV. GEORGE GAMBLE BE-
GINS THREE-YEAR SENTENCE.
Insurance Companies Declare He Has
an Unequaled Eecord-His Oper-
ationS Covered Three States.

atIonS Covered Three States.
The Rev. George R. Gamble, timer
ant preacher Civil war veteran with
a record for bravery and good soldier,
Ely conduct, is now at the penitentiary
in Columbus. o.. TO serve a three
years sentence for arson. Insurance
company officials say that he has
more incendiary fires charged to his
account than any other man that
they have knowledge OF.
Gamble vas convicted of setting,
FIRE to a gristmill near zanesfelt.
Logan county, O., on the night OF
Oct. Z, 1906, two weeks after he had
purchased the property for s1,600,
paying $1,000 in cash, and only two
days after he had insured it for So
| 500. At the time Of the FIRE Gamble
was several miles away. He Teceiv-
ed a telephone message advising him
| of what had occurred, but, accord
ing to the evidence brought out by
the defense, it seemed incredible. s
Next day Gamble contracted With
man in Cleveland to settle his clalHH
with the insurance companies agreeS
ing to pay him a commission o. hVe
uer cent. And this little negotiation
led to the downfall of the Rev. Mr..
Gamble. Under any out extraordi-
nary circumstances man Wouio
want to save the FIVE per cent
There have been many TRES winch
seemed more suspicious tl:an the
grist mill near Zaneheld, but there
are no fires Of this character IN the
state of Ohio which do not receive
the immediate attention OF branch cn2
of the state government concerning
which the public has but seaat knoM.
edge. This department IS taas OF
the state FIRE marshal, the poslsion
now held with credit by Gen. w =
Rogers. OF Cleveland.
Two weeks after Gen. Rogers as.
sumed Office. Gamble was qulet.ss
arrested by Sheriff 2. R.. humph-s,
rows Of Logan county. He was
.picsed up in Los Angeles, Cat.. nut
r,ed back to the scene OF MS crime;
ans within five weeks had entered
u,o, his term Of three years IN tne
,enitentiary, despite the oi1tefis
fonrht contest in the courts.
Relying not alone upon the 1eiohs y. 5
oorn n;rted in Ohio, but exerting every
evort to establish the seemingly lnl-
nossible claim that the kindly coun-.:
+snanced old veteran was azlivlng eS-s
amnle of DR.. jekyll and Mr.. aye
an monumental scale, the detec-
tsves in the department OF the seate
Are marshal accumulated eVaeense
which legally demonstrated the ouptt-
city of the man
p,yine a meek but honorable trade
hr dav, he is depicted as having,
throngh period Of at least 10 years.
|applied. the torch by night. VIZ
-ao,-less abandonment. counting not
At al upon contingencies which might
sasyer him into the hands Of the law,
evidently fascinated by the m1dhlss
aeviltry. yet always proftlns hand-
somely and operating with marFe.ous
uccess and security, the old man. nos
turning his three score years anu
Sve can look back and count nm
calf most fortunate mortal IN not
having entered a prison cell IN ear,
ier in life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
Five Children Are Suifocatcd.

Five children o: J. c. Bn"detie
were sufTocated Thursday night IN a
farn horse nea2 New Brighton.
Mimi. while the nalShhors' ignorant
,,at the !ittla ones were in the place
we're endeavoring 10 save tAe h2'.ss-
hold effects. The parents FAD spent
,;:c evening wi,h friends. 'Sa' ''!'7 '''. :.
childran ~ home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
y STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
eacsage Lost by Express cosnpa'
Worth Over $50, ZOO,

A dispatch from Portland, Oregon,
SAYS package entrusted to the care
of Wells Fargo Express Company at
Salem, Oregon. by J. R. Albert, the
president Of the Capital National
Bank of that city and addressed to
Joseph NJ. Meyers at the Portland
Hotel in this city containing notes
and other valuable papers represet-
ing over $4,000 is strangely miss
ing. AS soon as the robbery was
reported, to the express company, ce-
yect;ves were put to work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
gsTHER BROWNS ar SAVANNAH
His Cries for Help Unheard by Dane
ess at Isleyof Hope.

A dispatch from Savannah, Ca,
says Ernest Roberts, for ten years
chime ringer at 81. Johns Church.
and q we'll known CHURCH worker
was drowned at Isle of Hope late
Thursday night while in bathing. Oh
a pavilion 6fty yards away music ioE
dancers drowned his cries for help.
His wife and children were IN the'1
home few feet from the river
i'oANS
banks
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
r.o, N.rccHcl. Kncads Dough

~n;llv" Montgomery. former cash
:e,. of r,e Allegheny National bank
al, PiusnurS. who robbed the lns'ltu-
,;o,, of $4,000. IS engaged IN the
nrisoa bakery and at present Is Kept
al kneadins bread dough. J ne "at'
dcn rrides himself on his Joke.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
1,cn Hurncd to Death.

rive men lost their lives ana a
score of persons were injured: several
If them seriously. in fire that sue-
rod the Belmont Hotel. at Denver,
co,o !, three-story building a. ! 80
c+o,t street Thursday morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
Many Return to Work.

1,roc number OF men returned
- work in r!,e mining district i"s'
week The effort for scneral re-
sumption of operations in the Ala"a-
ma coal mines is nov on. alc u :. :.
estimated @ that during tac V"ek no
lac, Than G.010 men returned ~
n.ork after Al id'enesS Of over I" y :,
months
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
,,,.,,si,,o Yellowstone Guard.

The recen, hold-ur.=hy lone 'oao
agent. OF seven tourist ccaeAes -,
vel,owstone National park mas lso
the War department TO doto'e- 't'e
Garrison cf she park
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
,,r Rank Robbers Sentenced.

IN indeterminate sentence OF from
N - y years each. in the State re-
forr,atorv. was imposed upon VIII
,ian Tenant and Harry Coleman
Young bandits. at Sedan, Kan: Inc .,-
,.ont,3s robbed the state bank at
ch,n1aun,;,. Kan. OF S3.He", "st
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
GETS FIFTEEN YEARS.
Young White Man OF Union Who AZ
tempted Assault Goes 20 ZEN.

Arthur Becknell. q young White
man who last December attacked aio
attempted to criminally assault a
Young white girl OF respectable iam'
ilv and who was tried "t Cn'Gn ias'
week was on Friday Seii!rnHed 3y
Judge Klugh 10 - Years in the
State peill,enticry IL hard labor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
>ou,, Hanged III Virginia

Lee Strother. negro was ls!sso y.
at Madison court toure. Va. FTs"as ~,
sor .1remn,ed criminal assault on
cola Frvc. a young white woman:
~. r,oae . full confession and seated
t,,o1 7he crime was his second one. :
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
IN HARD LUCK.
Clark in City TreasuIe:s Once AZ
rested for E;s,,sezZles"cut.

Chief Clerk Vital Tuiague. Of the
Ncw Orleans city treasurar,s office,
was placed in the parish PRISON
Thursday night on Q charge OF nav
ing embezzled about 100000 in c:t'
funds. TuiaGue was lornerjy c;'E
con,otroller aud has been acIlVc!E
Identified with local politics Tor EiaAf
wears. The alleged embezzlcment OF
Tuiasue makes the fifth shortage Oh
. nublic Official III New Or!canS dur
- ~
in. the last IS months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
Heavy Weight Sheriff

Anderson County nss nor;;ilaten q
,r9n Coz ehn~iff, who Nclsns
nornds He is said TO be the heaviest
nan in the South. The anderson
.'>,a ' ,a6 ha;tc, he on their gcoo
l7e1lavier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
Tho S3r,c Old Story.

Carroll Hall. aged Il, OF panTliic.
\. ". on THURSDAY shot anf' "s,'e'
~ e;s.or, plossie. aged IS. %tth .
,,,n,~.,, TIC ci'.res' ea'''i,t>'i t!',
,,e>c;z and .les.ts: rc@;i:led ;.!12cS'"'e-
SANITY. Young Hal! vas arEesfso'
10 s@~s Ae cid MOI know F7o e,;a
.S...;. ;c,aii-t1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16

The prisoner then offered long
and fervent prayer and then began
singing as the final prepaFtion was
made for his execution, and continued
to sing up to the last. He stopped
singing long enough to bid every
body goodbye. He dropped at 11.35
and was pronounced dead in Is min
rrnS :"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
Fad A,,to y ,on, the Lo"p.

lei: ausar!n''i!' i1t:il!nS; ''''''S'
Paris Fletcher. real s's'e nsn o.
(, pan], Mimi. was killed and ms
1.ife vas -cri.,rsII injured i;'S' NtS':' ,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
To starvc Then, Out.

Joseph sciurha, "antec a
"B1ack Hand" criminal. is oesi2seo
in a coal mine at scottsorrs. l:f.
the police purpose to starye ein,
ont
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
FOUND NOT GUILTY.
Jury Returned Verdict in Case Of
fr. Liader.

Dr. Liader,
A dispatch from! Union says that
the case of DR.. W: L. Linder, a prom
inent young physician Of that city,
charged WITH killing Lucy Lipsey, a
negress, was given TO the jury at noon
Thursday and they returned a verdict
of not guilty. DR.. Linder in his tes-
timony. told OF various threatening
letters he had received from the wo-
man and that he did not shoot her
uEt:l he saw her reach for her hand
satcheI, in which he supposed she had
pistol. The woman's dying state
ment was put in evidence by state,
in which she declared she: had not
threatened, him. but loved him unto
death, would forgive.him everything
and did not want him hurt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-16
DIR. LINDER ACQUl I'D.
Jury Concludes r:.at he Acted In
SetE-i>efence.

Se.I-i>efence.
In the Court OF General Sessions
at Union Thursday, DR.. W. L. Lind
ev vas tried on the charge Of murder
and found not guilty. IN October
last DR.. Under shot Lucy Lipsey. a
negro woman. three times, and the
woman died two days later. 1t was
proved in the case that the Lipsey wo-
man had several monhs before shot
Dr.. Linder in the back while N his
Office; that she was tried for, tins
assault and convicted. She appeal
ed to the Supreme Court. and was
out on bond pending the appeal
when she was shot The evidence
established clear and convincing
case OF se:f-defence.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29

Sales-Between Boards: rs waia.
lua, s73; $4,000 Olaa IS, $97. Session:
) Waialua, $73
Latest sugar quotation, $40 cents,
or $74. per ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-29
HIGH SHERIFF'S SALE NOTICE.

Under and by virtue of certain
Writ of Execution. issued out of the
Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
Territory of Hawaii, on the 2lst day
of December. 1908. in the matter of
j, j. Byrne, Plaintiff, vs.. Charles Ba-
ker, Defendant, and numbered Law
No. 6S24. for the sum of $500. |
did, on the 23rd day of December,
1908, make demand on said Charles
Baker, defendant, for satisfaction of
said judgment under the said execu-
ton, and said defendant having re-
fused to pay or comply with such de-
mand either in Whole or in part,
did, on the 2Sth day of December,
1908, levy upon, and shall offer and
expose for sale and sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the
front entrance of the Capitol Build
ing in Honolulu. at IL o'clock noon
OF Saturday, the 3Oth day OF Janu-
AIRY, 1908, all the right. title, and
interest of the said Charles Baker In
and to the hereinafter described
property unless the sum of Seventy
nine t$79.OO Dollars. that being the
amount for which said execution is
sued, together with interest, costs,
and me fee and expenses are prev
iously paid:
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD.
Bay Stallion.
Terms
Dated December 2S, 1908.
VIM. HENRY,
High Sheriff, Territory Of Hawaii
il94-Dec. 20; Jan. Il, 20.