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until the building was completed. The Methodist church people were the first to hold religious services in the town, which were held for a while at the Albright hotel, and after- wards in the court house building, until they erected a church building, which was in 1880. The first trustees of this church were J. R. Pumphrey, B. F. McCormack and W. C. Green. These parties continued as trustees until their proclivities for dancing, and other worldly amusements were considered as in antagonism to true religious progress and conviction, when others succeeded them.
The town celebrated its starting on June 13, 1873, by hav-
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ing what was called a "Calico Hop" at the W. C. Green's store building before he moved in. Some of the parties in attendance and who took part in the festivities with their ladies were W. C. Green, A. J. Brock, Geo. Hill, H. D. Palen, Jas. Wykoff, David Palen, B. C. Donovan, J. T. Stearns, L. C. Green, F. E. Wyman, David Algyer, James Rowland, J. W. Kelley, John Nugent, James Magee, J. C. Murry.
The cyclone which crossed the county in 1882 did some damage in Primghar. It blew away the Methodist church, which was after- wards rebuilt. Quite a num- ber of other buildings were blown away. The residence of Editor Bundy lost its roof, and the damage to the town after the cyclone was con- siderable.
In 1879, W. C. Green sold out his stock of goods to J. R. Pumphrey and A. B. Chrys- ler, who conducted the bus- iness under the firm name of Pumphrey & Chrysler.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, PRIMGHAR.
When Sanborn started in 1878, about forty buildings were moved from Primghar to Sanborn.
The name Primghar, was coined from the first letter of the surname of several parties interested in the early starting of the town. The names will be seen from the following which was published at the time.
Pumphrey, the treasurer drives the first nail, Roberts the donor is quick on the trail, Inman dips slyly the first letter in,
"McCormack adds M which makes the full Prim, Green, thinking of groceries gives them the G,
Hayes drops them an H without asking a fee, Albright the joker with his jokes all at par, Rerick brings up the rear and crowns all Primghar.
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Some fellow from the east striking out for Primghar with a yoke of oxen, was afraid he would forget the name, so he named one ox Prim, and the other Ghar.
W. H. Bailey of Primghar, a son of P. R. Bailey, is a very competent stenographer and typewriter, and a young man of irreproachable character and habits. We mention him thus, because he has done all the scribe work pertaining to the prep- aration of this history, also has gathered many facts, and all his work has been done faithfully and well.
PUTNAM'S LIVERY BARN, PRIMGHAR.
Capt. R. C. Tifft, mentioned elsewhere as an early resident of the county, has charge of the court house, and everything in detail is looked after with the utmost care, although some- times there is an attempt on the part of county officers to in- novate upon his jurisdiction. The captain has been a sailor,
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and had charge of a ship before he was of age. County Au- ditor Conn was in the practice of law at Hartley, before his election, and was county attorney one term. He is a very competent and efficient officer, and with the assistance of his deputy, Mr. Wheaton, the office is admirably managed. F. L. Herrick, elsewhere mentioned as an old settler, is county recorder, and all patrons of the office have ascertained, that he is the right man for the place. Scott Martin, although a young man, is an excellent clerk of the court. He is accom- modating, and the duties required of him in the office, are well performed. C. R. West is a good treasurer, his books are well kept, and the money of the county is safe in his hands. Sheriff Carter has filled the office long enough, to convince the people that everything required of him is well done, and nothing neglected; his deputy, Morgan, resides in Primghar, and another deputy, Geo. Hudson, resides at Sheldon, both of whom are good officers.
Geo. W. Schee, who is an old settler, resides in Primghar. He has accumulated considerable property, has been a mem- ber of the Iowa . legislature, auditor of the county, and has exercised much public spirit, in his donation of flags to the school districts, which now float over the school houses of the county, in the gift of school libraries, and also in other com- mendable ways.
Primghar has many enterprising men, who are a credit to the town. It is the only town in the county without a saloon, so that its people are free from the habit of drinking, or they must go elsewhere to do their imbibing.
Primghar was incorporated in 1888. The first officers of the town, and the succeeding officers are as follows: Mayor C. F. Albright
Councilmen E. W. Shuck, J. L. E. Peck, G. R.
Slocum, G. W. Doyle, E. L. Ballou and W. S. Rosecrans Recorder J. A. Smith
Assessor F. B. Royce
Justice of the Peace
C. S. Cooper
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Street Commissioner Ed C. Dean
Treasurer F. E. Wade
Marshal
Thos. McMann
1889.
Mayor C. F. Albright
Councilmen W. A. Rosencrans, C. R. Slocum
G. W. Doyle, E. W. Shuck, E. L. Ballou, J. L. E. Peck
Recorder J. A. Smith
Assessor
F. B. Royce
Justice of the Peace C. S. Cooper
Street Commissioner John Manning
Treasurer Henry Rerick
Marshal Thos. McMann
1890.
Mayor F. A. Turner
Councilmen E. W. Shuck, G. R. Slocum, G.
W. Doyle, J. L. E. Peck, W. A. Rosecrans, E. L. Ballou J. S. Nye
Recorder
Assessor H. O. Smith
Justice of the Peace C. S. Cooper
Street Commissioner John Manning
Treasurer Henry Rerick
Marshal Thos. McMann
1891.
Mayor W. H. Noyes
Councilmen E. W Shuck, G. R. Slocum, G. W.
Doyle, J. L. E. Peck, W. A. Rosecrans, Henry Goodman Recorder J. A. Smith Assessor F. B. Royce
Justice of the Peace C. S. Cooper
Street Commissioner Matthew Metcalf, Jr
Treasurer Henry Rerick
Marshal C. F. Albright
1892.
Mayor S. A. Carter
Councilmen -J. F. Boyer, C. S. Cooper, Henry
Goodman, E. J. English, J. L. E. Peck, Joseph Metcalf
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Recorder J. S. Nye
Assessor F. L. Herrick
Justice of the Peace D. Algyer
Street Commissioner Matthew Metcalf, Jr
Treasurer Henry Rerick
Marshal C. F. Albright
1893.
Mayor F. C. Whitehouse
Councilmen J. F. Boyer, C. S. Cooper, Henry
Goodman, E. J. English, J. L. E. Peck. Joseph Metcalf J. S. Nye
Recorder
Assessor F. L. Herrick
Justice of the Peace D. Algyer
Street Commissioner Thos. McMann
Treasurer
C. H. Slocum
Marshal
C. F. Albright
1894.
Mayor F. C. Whitehouse
Councilmen Henry Goodman, Jos. Metcalf
C. S. Cooper, J. L. E. Peck, E. J. English, J. F, Boyer F. L. Herrick Recorder
Assessor Geo. R. Whitmer
Justice of the Peace . D. Algyer
Street Commissioner Thos. McMann
Treasurer C. H. Slocum
Marshal Thos. McMann
1895.
Mayor F. C. Whitehouse
Councilmen Wm. Archer, E. J. English, Henry
Williams, J. F. Boyer, J. L. E. Peck, Henry Goodman F. C. Wheaton
Recorder
Geo. Whitmer Assessor
Justice of the Peace D. Algyer
Street Commissioner Thos. McMann
Treasurer C. H. Slocum
Thos. McMann Marshal
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1896.
Mayor J. L. E. Peck
Councilmen J. F. Boyer, H. O. Williams, Henry
Goodman, Joseph Metcalf, Wm. Archer, Thos. Gravenor
Recorder
F. C. Wheaton
Assessor Geo. R. Whitmer
Justice of the Peace D. Algyer
Treasurer C. H. Slocum
Marshal
Geo. Lampert
1897.
Mayor J. L. E. Peck
Councilmen - Henry Rerick, J. P. Knox, Wm.
Archer, H. L. Williams, Thos. Pravenor, J. F. Boyer F. C. Wheaton
Recorder
Assessor
Geo. R. Whitmer
Justice of the Peace
D. Algyer
Street Commissioner
Willis Chesshire
Treasurer C. H. Slocum
Marshal Geo. Lampert
The present business men of Primghar are as follows:
Williams Bros., general store.
Joseph Renoldson, hardware.
Clements & Rosecrans, dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes.
J. A. King, groceries and millinery. Williams Bros., drug store, (in charge of F. J. Dam- mon.)
E. C. Proper, jewelry.
J. A. Carmichael, harness shop.
Perley & Co., druggists.
M. S. Metcalf, meat market.
Williams Bros., meat market, (in charge of Ed Steep- leton.)
Mary and Ocea Metcalf, millinery.
Gus Strandberg, merchant tailor.
M. H. Rooney & D. B. Harrington, barbers.
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W. J. Semmons, general store.
Murry & Co., groceries.
Wm. Archer, cashier of Savings Bank. Wm. Briggs, president.
G. R. Whitmer, president of Farmers' Bank. R. Hinman, cashier.
C. H. Slocum, president of National Bank. G. R. Slocum, cashier.
J. S. Nye, hardware.
P. Manderville, confectionery and racket store.
J. P. Ingalls, Star restaurant.
Morrow & Younger, proprietors of City Creamery.
Chas. Gray, feed and exchange.
Charles Redchar, shoemaker.
C. H. Winterble, loan and insurance.
Manford Rerick, painter and paper hanger.
E. C. Dean, painter and paper hanger.
C. O. Cookingham, painter and paper hanger. Frank Bowles, contractor and builder.
Ed McNary, contractor and building.
James Metcalf, contractor and builder.
Henry Kinderfather, contractor and builder.
John Manning, dray line.
Geo. Lampert, dray and express.
Thos. McMann, dray line.
J. H. Wolf, proprietor of Bell.
R. J. Thomas, livery.
W. J. Bruce & Co., lumber and coal.
C. W. Putnam, livery.
Thos. Patton, lumber and coal. Knox. Managed by J. P.
Achorn Elevator Co., managed by J. E. Stott. Williams Bros., elevator.
J. P. Winter, proprietor Grand Hotel.
J. R. Millard, proprietor Commercial Hotel.
C. F. Albright, land agent.
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Dr. E. T. Holt, dentist.
Beers & Moothart, blacksmiths.
Joe Glenn, blacksmith.
Geo. N. Close, real estate.
Geo. J. North,"blacksmith and justice of the peace.
William Rowland, billiard hall.
Geo. Bent, real estate.
Dr. W. J. Birkofer, physician.
Dr. W. O. Bradley, dentist.
E. H. McElhose, photographer.
Mr. H. G. Geister, farm machinery.
· A. E. Hurd, proprietor City restaurant. Andrew Farran, racket store.
A. J. Beebe, physician.
J. Rice, stock buyer.
F. E. Brown, physician.
P. R. Bailey, attorney at law.
Peck. Arthurholt & Ingham. law, lands and loans.
O. H. Montzheimer, lawyer and collector·
David Algyer. attorney and justice of the peace.
King & Stearns, law and land.
J. F. Boyer, abstracter.
The postmasters from the first up to the present time are as follows: W. C. Green, A. H. Willits, W. J. Lorshbaugh, J. M. Long, Geo. J. Clark, W. J. Semmons.
There are three church buildings in Primghar, one of which is the Methodist Episcopal, of which Rev. E. G. Keith is the pastor. This denomination put up the first church building in town.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
This church is presided over by Rev. D., E. Skinner, Rev. J. C. Stoddard was pastor of the church for some time.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
This church building was erected in 1896 and at this writing has no pastor.
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CIVIC SOCIETIES.
I. O. O. F.
The Odd Fellows meet in the Bell block. The present officers are as follows:
J. Saunders, N. G. A. J. White, V. G. S. A. Carter, R. Sec'y. Clarence Ingham, P. Sec'y. Albert Kane, Treasurer. Geo. J. Clark, Chaplain. A. F. & A. M.
There is also an A. F. & A. M. whose present officers are as follows:
J. E. Scott, W. M. J. F. Boyer, Sr. W. W. S. Castledine, Jr. W. W. J. Semmons, Sr. D. John Rodgers, Jr. D. C. F. Albright, Tyler. MODERN WOODMAN.
Following are the officers of the Modern Woodman :
C. F. Albright, V. C. Isaac Clements, W. A. E. J. English, E. B. F. L. Herrick, Clerk.
F. J. Dammon, Recorder. E. C. Foskett, Watchman. W. S. Armstrong, Sentry. Geo. P. Perley, Physician. G. A. R.
The G. A. R. is at present under command of the following officers :
F. A. Gere, Com. H. Goodman, V. C.
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E. T. Holt, Jr. V. C.
S. A. Carter, Q. M.
S. E. Carmichael, Chaplain.
S. A. Carter, Adjutant. W. J. Stewart, Officer of the day.
Jasper Marsh, Officer of the Guard.
SHELDON.
Sheldon started when the Sioux City and St. Paul railway (now the C., St. P. & O.) reached the town site. This was July 3, 1872, and the surveyors had previously, in the early summer laid out the town. On this day the construction train, laying the rails, coming from the north was there, and soon passed on to the southwest, where other villages were soon to spring into existance. The town was laid out by the land department of the Sioux City and St. Paul railway company, and was named after Israel Sheldon who was one of the stockholders, and who was a resident of New York City. Soon as the road reached here, it was but a few days after, when carloads of lumber arrived, and the first building, was soon in process of construction. On the 4th day of July, the day following the incoming construction train, a celebration was held on the townsite. The coming celebration had been talked of for several weeks, so that the settlers, what few there were in western O'Brien and eastern Sioux, looked for- ward to it with feelings not only of pleasure, but also of curiosity, as this was the first time an occasion had offered itself to get together, and look over, each for himself, the manner of people we were. The day was cold and raw, overcoats were decidedly comfortable, but the lacking of warmth and the sunshine, was fully made up by the ardor of tender feeling, among the settlers, and the appearance of the occasion was that of a family gathering, whose members had been absent and scattered for years. Each had brought a basket well laden with eatables, a table was constructed with plank borrowed from the construction train, and when dinner
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was prepared, it was a feast fit for the Gods, and the wonder was where it all came from.
"The very recollection of them puddin's 'nd them pies
Brings a yearnin' to my buzzum 'nd the water to my eyes."
There was nothing of the usual Fourth of July celebration, fire crackers were conspicuously absent; there was nothing of a pyrotechnic nature, and the early Colonial days seemed for the time forgotten and lost, in the early days of western O'Brien. An or- gan had been provided, and under a cover consist- ing of poles and horse blankets, there were some exercises, consisting of music, reading the Declar- ation by C. S. Stewart, and an oration by ex-Gov. Miller of Minnesota. There were also speeches by Thomas Robinson, and others. 1 .. W. FAIRBANKS.
The first train for transportation brought in several car loads of lumber, the company bringing their own for a depot building, which was at once erected, and is now the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha freight depot. Highly of Storm Lake was the first to commence the construction of a building, which was completed early in July, and was used for a saloon. This building stood on the west side of block 8, and was burned about two years ago. The next building erected was by H. C. Lane for a lumber office; Mr. Lane started the first lumber yard, and had his material here about the 10th of July of that year. S. S. Bradley a few days after this, also put in a lumber yard, and James Wykoff followed with the third lumber yard about the middle of the month. The next building was put up for a general store by W. A.
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Fife, was completed the latter part of July, and at once stocked with goods. The carpenter work on this building was done by Dan Mckay, Joseph Walker & Son, aud Leroy Hackett. The next building was put up by B. E. Bushnell for a hard- ware store. The Fife building stood upon the ground now occupied by the west end of Sheldon bank, or upon the next lot west, this building was burned in the fire of 1886. The Bushnell building is now owned and occupied by Henry Mandershied as a billiard room. The next building was by D. A. W. Perkins for a law office; this was soon followed by a warehouse erected by Benj. Jones. Mr. Jones also soon after put up a residence building which, he still occupies with his family, but he has considerably enlarged it since its erection. Several other buildings were put up during that fall, among which was an office for the Sheldon Mail, also a building by H. C. Lane which Geo. Colcord occupied for a drug store, and a residence building by James Wykoff where he still lives.
In the fall of this year, 1872, A. J. Donavon, purchased the law office building erected by Mr. Perkins, and in it started a store of boots and shoes, also gent's furnishing goods; he ad- vertised himself as the "Live Yankee from Boston." Ed Parkhurst started a coal yard that fall.
The first issue of the Sheldon Mail, was on the Ist day of January, 1873. On this date there was in Sheldon the follow- ing persons engaged in business:
M. M. Burns, proprietor Sheldon Hotel.
S. S. Williams, doctor.
D. A. W. Perkins, lawyer.
T. DeLong, restaurant and saloon.
B. F. Luce, blacksmith.
Benj. Jones, grain buyer, also sold flour, feed and coal.
B. E. Bushnell, groceries, boots and shoes, clothing and hardware.
A. J. Donavon, gent's furnishing goods.
H. A. Fife, groceries and dry goods.
E. F. Parkhurst, coal.
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And the following lumber yards: H. C. Lane, S. S. Brad- ley, J. Wykoff. W. C. Butterfield, also did cobbling, and made boots and shoes. At this date, January 1, 1873, Shel- don was six months old, and numbered say thirty inhabitants, and this six months of existance was replete with many inci- dents and events, which go to make up the social order of a newly organized community. There was a freedom of action, and a seemingly entire absence of all restraint, for society then unsettled, demanded no conditions, and had no rule by which its members were to be governed. All were on a level, and it was a gen- uine illustration of Amer- ican democracy, in its sim- plest form. The people were united in one desire to make a town; they were orderly, agreeable to one another; were not narrowed in selfishness, for there was plenty of room to expand; and there was a bouyancy of feeling, for each felt himself on the the threshold of some im- portant place or position, in the great battle of life. A. H. COBB.
Christmas night was duly celebrated in Sheldon in 1872, in a building belonging to H. C. Lane. A few came from the country, and all had a merry time. A 4x4 had been prepared with auger holes, and sticks inserted to represent the branches of a tree, and these were hung with presents; they were not costly, but were nevertheless appreciated. The evening closed with a dance, the music furnished by Linn Cook.
The year 1873, was a somewhat progressive one for this new village. Several new business firms were added, and ad- ditional residences and business buildings, gave more the ap-
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pearance of a town. Of the professional men who established themselves during the year were Barrett and Allen, lawyers, C. Longshore, physician, and J. T. Stearns, real estate. Fred Frank put in a blacksmith shop, C. Smith, a harness shop, Gibbs & Mattocks, a restaurant, Husted Crawford & Co. opened quite an extensive general store, C. S. Stewart & Co., lumber, Nash Bros., farm machinery, Jones & Parkhurt, had become a firm, uniting their business, and Shinski & Gavin opened a store of groceries, provisions and dry goods. H. B. Wyman established himself in the grain business, Husted & Pryor succeeded to the Bushnell grocery and dry goods stock, and called it the " Farmers' Store." The Grange started in 1873 in Sheldon with G. E. Berry, master, E. A. Ward, over- seer, and J. McNary, secretary. In January, 1874, there was added, H. S. Palmpatier, steward, S. Brewster, assistant stew- ard, L. Brewster, chaplain, and H. Berry, treasurer. In 1873, J. A. Brown became landlord of the Sheldon hotel. The year 1874 was a reasonably busy one, though the business outlook was discouraging on account of grasshoppers. Fourth of July was celebrated, with J. M. Webb president of the day, who also read the declaration. Gov. Miller delivered the oration. The afternoon was spent in horse-racing, and the evening in dancing. The boys organized a base ball club that summer, and dignified it with the name of Grasshoppers. The following were its members, H. B. Wyman, A. W. John- son, S. C. Nash, F. T. Piper, F. O. Gibbs, J. C. Elliott, Wil- liam Strong, G. F. Colcord, and J. S. Crawford. This club had a game with a Primghar nine named the Skyscrapers, the members of which were A. J, Brock, J. Wagoner, Adrian Foster, Charles Edwards, William Slack, C. F. Albright, Robert Tiff, Dick Thomas, and W. H. Willits. The Grass- hoppers beat the Skyscrappers thirty-two to six.
The first child born in Sheldon was Inez Wykoff, July II, 1873.
The first sermon preached on the townsite was by Elder Brasheers, in August, 1872, in the depot.
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The first postmaster was D. A. W. Perkins, appointed in July, 1872; who resigned and was succeeded by D. R. Bar- more in June, 1874.
In 1874, we had a negro barber by the name of Sidney Dean, and the following read in the form of chronicles at the Sheldon lyceum in 1874, gives Sidney's history here, and also contains some other matters.
BOOK OF CHRONICLES.
CHAPTER I.
And it came to pass in the sixth year in the reign of Ulysses, and in the seventh month of the year, that the unshaven and bearded portion of Shel- don held council among themselves, and said " let us import a barber, yea of the Ethiopian complexion; one that shall be an orna- ment to the city and an honor to his profession." Now the children of the great city were naturally cleanly, and like to be spruced up in appearance, and the fancy touches of the barber were the only thing wanted to complete B. F. BROWN. the question of toilet. The young ladies had to be waited upon, had to be escorted to the church and taken to the dance, and the aroma of a barber shop was what would incite the maidens to greater tenderness and affection. So a call was made upon the great state of Minnesota for a barber, and be- hold the call was responded to, and there appeared in Sheldon one Sydney whose surname was Dean.
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CHAPTER II.
Now behold Sydney was of a dark complexion; yea he was black, and to use a vulgar expression of that day, he was as black as the ace of spades; he was of a comely appearance, was healthy and intelligent, and weighed about two hundred pounds, and when Sydney appeared in the city he was received with much gratification, and withal was a darkey of much promise and favor. Behold there was provided for Sydney a shop, one of great dimensions and elaborate proportions, and Sydney's shop stands even until this day, and is occupied by one Seymore, whose surname is Shryock. Now Sydney took possession of the shop, made a display of his kit, and ornamented the walls, and he provided a chair of easy and elastic construction where the young man could sit comfortably while Sydney exercised upon them the duties of his profession. Now behold Sydney was something of a genius and quite a mechanic. He was constantly busy when not engaged upon his customers, in repairing his sidewalk, constructing furniture suited to his appartments, and otherwise benefitting and em- bellishing the scene of his operations.
CHAPTER III.
Now behold, Sydney prospered, as industrious colored men do. He accumulated riches but like. many another was unable to stand prosperity and to resist temptation. He fell to drinking and an intoxicated barber of all other men is to be feared and dreaded, consequently his customers became fewer, his razors duller, and his ebony hand trembled with the re- sults of whiskey. His sidewalk was no longer repaired and improved; no more cuts from the Day's Doings were added to the gorgeous walls of his apartments, in fact it was not long before the prostrate form of Sydney Dean was seen in front of his shop, and the prosperous and mechanical barber was as drunk as a lord. Poor Sydney! Had you lived in these days, when the government of the city reaches out for such as you, the calaboose would laugh outright in opening its doors
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to so distinguished a victim, but the city was unorganized then, though the poor colored barber may have suffered everything else, he was not afflicted with the torments of in- carceration. Now behold, the young men of the city under- went a change in their feelings toward Sydney; their affection was turned to wrath, and they became determined to punish the miserable unfortunate darkey for his sins, and drive him from their midst. So that, taking the law into their hands they procured a rope-one of sufficient strength and size- and informed the barber that he was to be hung at once with- out the benefit of clergy, and verily it was to Sydney a ter- rible revelation. They informed him that he had to pray, and behold, Sydney did pray as well as a drunken man can. He implor ed his pros- ecutors for the Lord's sake, Marsa, don't hang this poor nig- ger, and he wouldn't drink any more. But the boys were deter- mined, the rope was placed around Syd- ney's neck, thrown over a sign, and the barber nigger drawn up, his legs kicking and dangling in the L. U. SHIPLEY. air. Now behold, the only desire on the part of the children of the great city at this time, was to frighten the barber and get rid of him, so that Sydney hung but a few seconds-not long enough to injure him-but just long enough to make him think his time had come at last. Sydney was then lowered to the ground and warned unless he left the city within twenty-four hours,
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