Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-14

Manning was one of the four founders of The Bulletin and was connected with the paper up to 1892.
 He was born Oct. 19 1918, at the Falls, and spent practically all his mony years here. He was the son ot Asa and Betsey Butler Manning. Asa Manning fought in the war of 1872 and was a grandson of Diah Manning, one of Washington's life guards during the Revolution.
 As boy Mir Manning worked with the Baldwin Locomotive works in Phil adelphia as apprentice but as the work did not agree with his health he returned to this city in a short time. In Norwich he was identified With the printing business exclusively. On his return from Philadelphia he became al apprentice in the office of Hon. Joh,I Durham, who then owned The Nor wich Courier. For ? years after serv- ing his time as apprentice MT. Man ming was foreman for Ebenezer Sykes. who bought The Courier of MT. Dun ham, later making it a tri-weekly and moving it away from the Water street location. For period he had full! charge of the paper during MT. Sykes illness. About 1853 MT. Manning pur- chased of MT. Durham his job office in Shetucket street, which had been closed, and conducted it with marked success for five years. In 1858 the idea of starting a daily paper was sug- gested to MT. Manning. who on receiv- in considerable encoura cement deciG- ed to launch a daily, James N. Perry consolidating his office with MT. Mac nlng's, and with them were J. Hcmer Bliss and Isaac Bromley as partners, the firm rame being Manning, Perry & company
 The first paper was published Dec. 15. 1858 on Franklin square, over the car station. in what is now known as Foresters hall. With Isaac Bromley as an editor the paper was a success from the start and the ri-weekly Courier soon abandoned the field an was taken over bv The Bulletin in January. 1859 MT. Manning continued at the head of the job and mechanics! department for B years. When Charles Platt succeeded MT. Perry business manager the company became Man ming. Platt & company. After MT. P1atts death company was forme5 and MT. Manning disposed of his in terests in the paper. although he con- tinued to be the foreman of the job department for a number of years longer. For the past g years he was not actively employed.
 Mir. Manning married twice. his first wife being Ellen Smith. His second marriage was to Miss Nancy NJ. Lad l. MT. Manning was the last of the ninth generation of Mannings in the United States. He is survived by two chil- dren' Lemuel A Manning. by the first +,st daughter. Mrs. Harvey NJ Briggs
 At the time of his death Mfr Man ming was the oldest member of Uncas lodge No. II, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. and was probably one of the oldest in the country. He joined Uncas lodge in 1S46, and thus was an Odd Fellow for 67 years. He was a Mason for over 40 years, having join ed St James lodge, No. g, F. and A. M, in 1872. He was at one time a. member of the Broadway Congrega- tional church. but in 1863 joined the Trinity Episcopal church, of which he was a member at the time of his death.
 Through all his long years MT. Man ming enjoyed the best of health until during the last ten years he began to feel the advances of age. Charitable and generous, honorable and upright in his dealings, he was always highly respected in the community in which He was of q religious nature and dur in communion with his Bible. It was in that that he found his greatest plea sure and the Christian life he lived showed that lie had closely followed it's teachings. He gave faithful at- tention to everything which he at tempted, took a deep interest iii help bettefed by his having passed his long life therein. Patience was one of the many virtues with which he was made living a science. His interest and his church and he lived by the