The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-16
BACK HOME
After an Absence of Thirty.
Three Years or More
FINDS LOST FATHER


wlsoa scafbesp. OF Bisho2vIle, s,
c., Goes 10 Statesbo7o, &C., aad
Takes Els long Lost Parent Back
TO che Old Home-O}d Asa Bosa
the Name Of 3 Baker.
| A letter from Statesboro. Ca. to
the Augusta Chronicle tells a most
remarkable story. The letter says
after iruitless search for the where
abouts Of his father Tor thirty-three
years, during which time his estate
Is said to have been administered
on By members Of the family. VIII
son Scarboro, resident Of Bishop
vile. S. c.. came TO this county last
Sunday and carried his father back
to his South Carolina home to spend
his declining years.
r. Scarboro. the father. came to
this county twenty years ago and
adopted the name Of R. Baker, arst
making his home on the farm Of
Sol. Akins, and later Tith the Al
lens until recently be took up his
place Of abode on the farm Of Tom
Aoore at Enal. near Bryaa county,
where his son found hin. Domestic
troubles are said to have been the
cause OF his leaving hts home In
South Carolina Before be came
to Buuoch county he spent thirteen
years within hundred miles OF his
home and was successful In keeping
his wife and four sons from learn
ing his whereabouts
Some time ego 1t is said travel
| ing man happened to run across Ar.
! Scarboro. or Baker. as be was known
| here. and when be went back tc
Bishopv!lle be told one of the sons
that be had seen and spoken to his
father. The traveller remembered
the name Of Mr.. John n. Jones,
hardware dealer, and told the SOD
TO write to Mr.. Jones fc- jnforma-
ton, which the son did. giving de-
scription OF his father from which
Mr.. Jones readily applied the descrip-
ton to Baker"
The letter was answered BY Ar.
Jones giving the desired information.
In some way Ar. Baker" learned
that Mr. Jones had written to his
son and It is said the old man did
not relish It very much, evidently
intending to Keep his vherea bouts
secret until death. Several letters
passed between Ar. Jones and the
son in South Carolina and finally the
father was communicated with, by
hts son and persuaded 70 consent 10
return to his old home and be cared
fos tho rest Of his life.
Ar. Scarboro arrived ia Statesbo-
10 Saturday night and proceeded to
Enal Without nakisg known the ob-
ject Of his visit to any one but Ar.
Jones With whom be had beer CON-
municating. He stated to ar. Jones
that the four sons were still alive;
that each Of them were IN good fDan-
cial circumstances and were desirous
Of having their father spend his de-
clining years with them where be
could be cared for. When the son
reached the home Of his father at
Email the meeting Is said to have been
a loving one, frst handshaRe and
then throwing their arms around one
another the two stood there and hug
ged for some time.
This was on Saturday night and
Sunday morning when they started
for the train they passed through
Jinps, five miles from here and some
time was spent at the home of VIII
| Akins while waiting for the Central
train. MIR. Atkins was not at home
| at the time and when be returned
| he walked up and spoke to the faith
er and cordially bowed to the son,
! not knowing who be vas.
At this time Mr.. Baker" said.
well, Will. have fooled you all
for twenty years. want to intro
| duce you to my son, MI Scarboro.
am going back to the old hoEle
with him this morning and will
! spend the balance Of my life there
with my wife and children. I have
been away thirty-three years, twenty
years Of which have spent in Dull
loch county, where have made mauy
friends and It is with regret tbs. l
leave low, but su. use It Is bert
for me-
Baker" is we'll known in States
boro, though his home has always
been IL the country near here. Dur
ing his twenty years IN Bulloch co1r-
ty it IS said he confded In one man
Mr. Sol. Atkins, when be frst came
here, and told his real name and
the cause of his leaving home. He
evidently confded IN safe man for
through q score Of years Mr.. Akias
has told no one the old mans So
cret. Baker" is apparently nearing
his allotted time, three score years
and ten, and that he will receive a
loving welcome in his old home Is
evidenced By the continuous search
which has been made for him for
thirty-three years.
Wilson Scarboro. the son that
came after lis father, is nov forty
three years of ago and states that
he was nearly eleven years old when
his father left home. The location
OF his fathers whereabouts is prob
ably due to the travelling man who
spoke to him here. calling his real
name, and Mr. John N. Jones. who
gave the son the necessary infornla-
ton.