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I ___ ! .FARMER MURDERED Irfp^ ' IN CHESTER COUNTY n k John Ih'wis Shot Down in His Home ^ by Bobbers?Body Found by a Tenant. | (] A shocking murder was commit- C ted within the boundaries of Ches- | ter county about 11 o'clock last . night when John Lewis, a prosper- ' il ous and respected farmer, was shot j down in cold blood in his own home, | a farm house three miles west of LCornwell. The crime was first dls- i covered this morning when James Dove, a tenant on the Lewis place, ! went to the house, as usual, to awaken Mr. Lewis and start the day's work. I Ji Dove, after feeding the stock in I (ho ? ' - - - muu, (,ui an aruilUl OI WOOCI IOr i the house. On reaching the house '^^*1 found the end door open, and ^B&ur or five paces inside lay the ^ tfeless body of the murdered man, itretched out face upward, the body and floor litrally drenched with gore from two frightful shotgun wounds, one in the back and one in the breast, and both ranging downward, and evidently received at a distance of only three or four feet from the muzzle of the weapon, the shot entered in a lump, but the clothing of the dead man not showing auy sign of powder-burn, from a which fact it is thought that the ^ distance was about three or four feet. The body lay with feet toward the door, both arms raised to the hoight of the shoulders and hands clenched as if in agony. It is evi- ^ dent that the victim received every g shot in both deadly loads, as a C close inspection of the walls of the room in which the frightful deed a was committed fails to locate any marks of shot. For this reason it is ^ impossible to know positively the position of the murdered man at the time he met his death, or to % state beyond doubt the direction ^ from which the shots were fired. When found, the body was attired in shirt, trousers and underclothing. The dead man had on his shoes, but no socks, this, together with the bed having been used, ? showing that he had retired before being called to the door. The fatal shots were heard about 11 o'clock last night by Mr. J. B. ; ju.ee, a neignoor of the dead man, j whose home Is probably a hundred ? ^ttd twenty yards Trom the scene ' bf the tragedy. Mr. Lee states that | \ ! the two shots were fired as close > i together as they could have been , ... fired, unlesb the murderer had pull- \\ ed both triggers ut once. S As soon as Dove, about 5 o'clock this morning, saw the lifeless body i lying on the floor inside the open . X door, he, without entering, ran to j Mr. Lee's house, who with a young son, Immediately hurried to the ; i scene. Finding that life had evl- I dently been extinct for some time, Dove was sent to notify Magistrate b, Cassels and W. P. Lewis, a brother , of the dead man. The magistrate, SO as well as the sheriff and coroner. *b got to the house in the early part of the forenoon, and a coroner's j ill jury was impanelled. with S. B. j j : Clowney as foreman. After viewing : the body and making a careful S?C search and survey of the premises the inquest was adjourned to a later date, at which time the finding j will be announced. I P Although the soil about the house / ^ so hard and dry as to practi- j f preclude a possible clue ^tn footprints, the fact that ! the watch and revolver always carried by Mr. Lewis, together with a sum of money estimated at sever- t a'l hundred dollars, are >issing indlcates robbery as the o. or main < motive, and this, consiuered with what is known of the life and habits of the dead man, casts a strong suspicion of guilt upon one or both J of two parties known to the au- ,v thorlties. The deceased, who was born and ; raised in Chester county, was the 5 son of William B. and Catherine Lewis, and was in his 73d year, and leaves a wife, six sons and two \ daughters. He had been living for about five years in the house where he met his death, living by him- x> self on account of some estrangement with the others of his fam- ; ily.?Chester Lantern, 2 5tli. Profit and Loss. ? In making money do not allow it to unmake you. A man's hand grows soft as his heart grows hard. j Heal success is not built oxi somebody's else failure. Nobody ever listened to reason on an empty stomach. Work Is the play that a fellow ought to like best of all. X It costs a lot of money even to ^ pretend that you are rich. ! Don't mistake ergotism for en- J thusiasm; they are different. The principal harm of a mistake X is in making it again. Only the man who has nothing to a i # lose can afford to gamble. | ( * Advertising is teaching?and the ? best way to taceh is to learn. Too many suffragettes want no toriety rather than the right to vote. _ You can afford an automobile if it doesn't make your grocer mad. No one suffers from a mean disposition like the fellow who owns ' it. ? Most people who blast out just 4 what they think, don't think much. There is a difference in making a j *od living and making it good. ( i shoul<l not w?8lfc mental en?*r""upon those who are easily on% ^ allied. a A fellow's stomach doesn't seem f to bother hira until be finds out he g has one. It wouldn't be so bad If Time could walk over us without leaving I Kits footprints. L_ Lack of ambition makes more I business failures than la< k of op-: portuntty.?Merchants' Journal. ; |^j?~ Speak well of the living '^XSSmSI V A . . '.k % ' f i. I V ** THE LANCASTER NEWS, APR! 5S5T-I ADD IT CI CURTAIN GOODS- IM W* BC M )ne lot pretty colored I B M B B La 91 urtain Madras-4,An X 11 JL m3LJLfl OL X Jnusual Bargain" goig at the yard only 5 Cent81 ISsas BUT NOT ALjL OF DAYS "AT THIS S DAY IS A BAR * ffote the new arrival ?oods at still more ;ioned on this page Free F Ne are giving as prerrjiums mm Roasting Sets and sha 0 you personally. See display oi tl / n LANCASTEl l case best 6 cents ipron ginghams in _ irst grade full peices W, ind clean patterns ? $ S r*J ipecially priced at only I I I la 1 cents the yard ll|||| t is always a pleasui BATH RUGS irge, thick, and prettily designed Bath Rugs, in white and blue and white, and pink and white combinations, an excel! value, at each only $1 rhite Rugs in same quality, but smaller size, at only . .75c ei WASH RAGS ice size Wash Rags, in porous knit and Turkish, at only 5c e< NECKWEAR We are showing now a strong line and big assortment >autiful new Spring Neckwear. Nearly every woman li >me dainty little fixing for the neck and you can find just t ting in this splendid assortment of Collars, Jabots, Ties, Col id Cuff Sets, etc., in white, ecru and the Bulgarian combi ons at 25c and 50c for single pieces and at 50c, $1.00 and up its. PONGEE COATS rettv Pongee Automobile Coatsi made of excellent matei and tastefully trimmed. Each coat a splendid value, specifi priced at only $5.50 ana $1C COAT SHIRTS adies' new white .and black and white Madras Coat Shirts, stylish, comfortable and popular garment. This lot specif priced at only 98c e; BOUDOIR SLIPPERS re've just received a nice assortment of Ladies' pretty 1 Boudoir Slippers, with very low heel, in black, tan and 1 Cool, soft and comfortable. Specially priced at the pair o $1 PETTICOATS lack Satteen Petticoats, a dollar value, but specially priced quick selling at only 89c e; * X. 29, 1913. )OL'S DAY I pri( S'assed 1_^ > APT?TT ?C r> a T? TORE," FOR EVI GAIN DAY HER] Is and other attri attractive prices , and don't forge e with us to show HAND BAGS in One lot large White Crocheted Hand Bags, big ent kind we've offered. To go while they last at ,00 Other nice Hand Bags at very cheap prices l0h PONGEE One piece .10-inch Pongee in natural shade. E ieh Coats. An excellent value at the yard only. MILLINERY Olir stnf'V nf Millinnwr +11 i <1 cirtr>r./xv. ' ~ ^ ? ^ v/i ^ixiinjiv.1) niu? ocuauji is noli UI of prehensive, but is verv stylish, up-to-date and 1 kes You will do well we are sure to buy your hat h GALATEA SPECIAL" lia_ One case excellent quality 30-inch Galatea (3 ?^r the average) in light and dark, solid and mi 18c cloth, but having bought it at a bargain at only BUTTERICK PATTERNS rial iiave recently become the local a gen l*'.v "Butterick" Patterns, Delineator, Style Boo * 00 stocked a very big line of these, which enables stock arrangement and reorder system to give efficient service in this department. yie Patterns M? Delineators a,c^1 Style Books (with pattern free) Monthly Fashion Sheets \id GENTS' FURNISHING DEPART ed. ^5^^-datc Spring Furnishings for men an* nlv new stylish and comfortable Straw and Felt I ..19 ing, Oxfords, Shirts, Collars, Neckwear and IT COAT SUITS for Ladies' Spring Coat Suits in the. season's newe ach Every suit an excellent value at $12.50 l_ toasters j on cash purchases nice 11 be glad to explain cc iese useful sets in our show windows. \ MF.RfANTlIF IP AN Y?^ 11 I6ni? ^ . 4, ? ir- . % I iUumi nditions 1MX I AL iND TOWELS? ?est grade 25 cents ck Hand Towels, r.ally priced for ril, at only 19 cents pair. goods Cgest value of the only. .. .50c each i. Ispeeiallv nice for * 50c ily large and comnoderately priced, ere. inches wider than xed patterns, an we have priced it . .. 12%c the yard ts for the famous k, etc., and have i us with our new very prompt and 10c and 15c 15c 25c FREE MENT 1 boys. Crisp and Ints, Caps, Clothnderwear. st, and best styles. , $15.00 and $20.00 "V * r a ... . i % 3 I'KCIAL UZE VESTS-One Ladies' Juil size 10 t k a u z e vests, led for April at only Cents Kach GAIN 3RY E I H active ment that