Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-10-01
JAS. w. MANLY ENDS LIFE
HAD BEEN IN I'LL HEALTH

Tuesday afternoon about 4:15
O'Clock, Mr. James w. Manly, aged
So, one of the county's best known
citizens, founder and former own
er of the Twin City Garage, ended
his life at his home in Malta. The
method used was a AS calibre re-
volver, the muzzle Of which he
placed at his left temple, and with
his left thumb discharged the weap-
on. He was lying on a bed. The
bullet passed through his head.
and through the pillow and mat
tress. A doctor was summoned,
but he passed away within few
minutes after the doctors arrival.
I'll health, covering a period of
more than four years, was the mo-
tive of the suicide. While Mr.. Man
ly had told his family and friends
that he felt that he would never be
we'll again, he never gave an indi-
cation that he was contemplating
the rash act.
Tuesday forenoon, about 10
O'Clock, in company with his wife,
he left here for GAINESVILLE, arriving
at the latter place about IL o'clock.
Whether he consulted a doctor
while there Mrs. Manly is unable
to state, since she separated from
him to do some shopping. How
ever, she is of the opinion that
he did not, since he had expressed
himself that he felt doctors could
do him no good. On returning
home he went to bed-a thing
which did not arouse any suspicion
on the part of his wife, since such
health became bad, and auto travel
tired him, and caused him pain.
He told his wife to go to the home
of his sister Mrs. Frances White,
| just few feet away, to show her
! the purchases she had made This
too was natural thing for him to
do. However Mrs. Manly did not
see Mrs. White and returned almost
| Immediately, and going to her hus-
bands bed talked with him for a
| while, and then stepped out of the
bedroom, which is down stairs,
and into the dining room Very
soon, she heard the discharge of the
| gun, and rushing to the bedroom
saw what had happened, and at
once called Mrs. White, who came
over, and then summoned the doc
| tor. The gun used had been kept
in an upstairs room, and apparent
| ly just as soon as his wife left the
| house, Mr.. Manly went up and got
| it.
A year ago, following intense
suffering, the deceased underwen,
an operation for gall bladder trou-
BILE and appendicitis; and while the
operations were apparently success
full, he ever after expressed himself
that the dortcrg Withheld some
thing from him regarding his con-
dition, and he felt that he would
probably have to undergo another
! operation. He complained to
friends of his condition, and it was
very apparent that these things
weighed heavily upon his mind
and rather than to endure more
suffering and another operation, it
seems, he decided to end it all.
News of his death was received as a
distinct shock-the more so per-
| haps due to the fact that Mr. Man
| ly was a man who seemingly took
life rather lightly, and when in his
usual health, was given but little
to worry.
The deceased was the oldest son
of Samuel N. and Mary White Man
ly, and was born i'll Malta, Nov. 5,
1878. His early education was re-
ceived in the Malta public schools.
Later he attended Delaware uni
versity, and also took a business
course at Iron City business col
/ lege, Pittsburgh. For number of
years he was salesman for the
John Deere Plow Co., later for
! Brown MANLY Plow company, and
was on the road in other capacities
Following the death of the Walker
brothers, in the garage explosion in
1914, he took over the agency of
| the Ford automobiles for Morgan
county, and established the Twin
City garage of this place, which he
/, successfully managed for 13 years,
and it was because of his failing
health that he sold out to the pres
ent owner David Lowe, since which
time, because of his poor health
he lived practically retired life.
March 8, 1917, James Manly was
united in marriage to Miss Maude
Annie Brown Of Branchdale, Pa.
! She survives; also his father, S. N.
Manly; two sisters and two broth.
ers-Josie E., wife of Harry Cook
Frances W., wife of Harold E.
White; Fred B. and Herbert Man
ly, all of Malta. His mother died
| in 1927, and Oster died in in
fancy. His grandfather James Man
.ly was one of the proprietors of the
Brown Manly Plow Co., and his
father S. N. Manly has practically
all his life been one of the fore
most factors in the success of that
concern. The deceased was a mem
Der of the following Masonic
bodies: Malta lodge, No. 145; Nc
Connelsville Chapter, No. 1872, r.
A. M; McConnelsville Council, No.
! 1O6; Valley Chapter, No. 10, o. e.
S. He was also an honorary mem
Der of the Eagles, at GAINESVILLE. He
was man of jovial disposition, big
hearted and of pleasant, friendly
manners. His years in the garage
business brought him in contact
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