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the union times (union, s.c.) 1894-1918 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1912-10-04
Location: union, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the union times (union, s.c.) 1894-1918 · 1912-10-04 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1912-10-04 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... tell stories of seeing a wild man in the woods and fields. The story circulated through the whole region, but no attempt was made to make a captive of him because the residents were afraid. The men, they said, raced through the underbrush and barked like a fox. At times they said, he climbed tall trees. Britton's family finally heard ol the wild man, and Irving BrjjLton went into the mountains to investigate. Ht tvoiln/1 Uim f a Viio enirn n ?-*?I fV?at?a i/1 av? n (tuvvi IIIII1 tu IUO va? v auu tm.it lUtll tified him. He carried food to the cav dweller and enlisted the aid of Justice Davis. Deputy sheriffs made severa ...

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