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? MHBHEBKOBBWgEilTOHBMBBCgBr-?rB TJae Lexington Dispatch ^ Wednesday, August 31, 1904. Carnival of Crime. Another murder as mysterious a=. the Maude Allen case, as oold blooded and diabolical, occurred yesterday morning near Columbia. Iq the first case the act seemed to indicate the work cf one infuriated with drink L and jealousy; in the latest the heinW ous purpose of an inhuman, bloodthirsty fiend. Clarence Shealy, a 15-year-old boy, while lying asleep upon the banks of the Congaree at a fisherman's camp two miles south of Columbia, was approached from behind and was most foully hacked to death with a hoe, one pitiless stroke marring the boy's face almost beyond recognition and another cleaving the head from the crown deep into the brain. Clarence Shealy's parents live at 1150 Olympia avenue, and off and on i since spring the boy has been with a fisherman, Frank Smith, who has a fishing camp a short distance below Shealy's home. Smith and a man by the name of Cushman, who lived in the camp, stated yesterday that they got np at 5 30 a. m. to go down the river to make the circuit of their baskets and left the boy to cook break fast; that they had been gone about an hour and a quarter and on theii* return found the child breathing his last. Neither saw anyone about the place or on their approach. One of the men came at odco to the home of the boy and notified bis parents and the county officiate, leaving the other with the body. DISCOVERED THE CRIME. | The only other witness was a negro sent by Mr. John Stuart, overseer on Mr. Tom Taylor's place, a mile and a half from the scene, to get some fish. This negro is reported to have ridden within eye-range of the camp, and seeing the form of a person writbiDg about the ground, turned his horse's k head and ran bis horse back to Mr. Stuart's home and reported his observation. This man was not arrested yesterday as a witness but the fishermen were arrested and placed in the county jaill, on the ground merely that thev were material witnesses of the crime. The body of the boy was removed yesterday afternoon to bis father's home on Olympia avenue and tbe coroner empanneled a jury and went out and viewed the body. Tbe inquest will be held later, when all tbe evidence in the case can be got together. Sheriff Coleman announced at a late hour last night that so far no clue had been discovered as to the identity of the murderer. The blooded hoe with which the deed was committed was found Dear the body and the fishermen allege that ^ their shotgun and all the loaded shells are missing. The gun and ammunition were in the camp when they went out on the river they say. HE LOVED THE FREE LIFE. i Mr. Calhoun Shealy, the father of the boy, told a reporter yesterday that he had been a farmer living in upper Lexington county but moved V*ia fr\ fko Ol omnic mill ooTrorol liiD lUUiiiJ tu tuu \/lJ UJ^riCI Uilil years ago and most of the members of the family are employees of the Olympia mill; but that Clarence did not like the work and took up with fisherman Smith and had been living with him on the river most of the time since last February. He said be tried by persuasion to get the boy to take to other work and live at home with his sisters and brothers, and bad twice requested the fisherj man not to harbor his child, as a fisherman's life was not the line of work best suited for a boy with ambition. "Mv boy was never unkind to us or wilfully disobedient," said the father, "but the river fascinated him ^ and he loved to lie on the green banks. He once told me that the gentle flowing of the waters was the Bweetest music in the world to him and he would rather be in prison than be confined all day in a factory," said the heart broken father. Those who knew the murdered lad said he was always kind and willing to assist his friends at all times by running errands or helping them to perform hard labor, but when his tasks were completed he would immediately wander back to the banks 1 of the river, and wts of tec, they said, found by mill operatives, lying asleep on the edge of the stream he loved so well. The funeral of the boy will be held this n )rning, conducted by the Rev. W. J. Snyder, at 1150 Olympia avenue at 10 o'clock and the remains will be buried in the Olympia cemetery. Hanged in Washington. Washington, D. C., August 26 ? John W. Barley, the negro in whose case the President declined to interfere recently, was hanged today in the district jail. Barley's crime whb committed about a year age, his victim being a little four-year-old girl named Ella Turner. An application was made to the President to commute the sentence of Berley to imprisonment for life, it being alleged that the prisoner was of mind so weak as to be irresponsible for his crime. Attorney General Moody investigated the case and reported to the President fully as to the facts. Id rejecting the application for commutation of Burley's sentence, President Roosevelt order ed the carrying out of the court's sentence and stated his belief that quick justice in cases like Barley's j would lessen lynching. 2e Didn't Advertise. A young man residing in a neighboring town recently bought a shirt * H it * wmcn was purcnas9a in tee ea6t. Rolled up iDside of it he found a note from a young lady who had worked on it, in which she said she would be pleased to correspond with the buyer of the shirt, provided he was matrimonially inclined. Of course the nice young man answered on perfumed paper, and used bis rosiest language, stating how glad be would be to get married. Ia a short time he received an answer statiDg that the young lady had been married three years and had two children. Upon investigating to find out why he was too late, it was explained by the fact that the Bhirt had lain on the shelves of the local dealer for several years. He did not advertise.?National Advertiser. Tender and True. Squire Benson was often consulted in cases of family difficulty resulting from the storm and stress of time or temper, and he derived a good deal of amusement from the tales told iu his little office. "Is it true that you threw something at Mike that caused the swelling over his eye?" the squire asked a little wiry Irish woman who appeared sobbing at his door one day half an hour after her husband had departed. "Yis, I did," said the little woman, catching her breath, "but I niver wint to hurt him, an' he knows it well. We'd just come home from me cousin's weddin', an' I was feelin* kind of soft to Mike, an' I axed bim if he loved me as much as he did the day we was married, an'?he was so slow answerin' me that I up with the mop an' flung it at him, Squire Benson, for if we poor women don't have love our hearts just breaks in ^ m siae oi uf; A Peculiar Coincident. A son of Mr. E. W. Bouknight recently died in the mill district of Newberry and his remains were brought down to Chapin, in this county, for interment in the Methodist graveyard there on Wedneeday of last week. That waB Campaign Day at Chapin. The candidates had just finished speaking when the corpse arrived and many of them attended the funeral. Two years ago a similar incident occurred at the same place on campaign day there. The meeting was held in the same Grove and the speaking had commenced. The hour arrived for the burial of an infant, 60 the meeting was adjourned and the candidates attended the funeral. After the last sad rite of laying the pres ciou8 jewel away in the grave, the candidates returned to the grove and the order of speaking was resumed. Fame is dearly bought at the expense of conscience. What's the U9e of having a' million dollars if your stomach won': help you eDjoy it ? "Warships Disarmed. Tokio, Aug. 25?Two Russian tor- I pedo bjsifc destroyers struck mines at tbe entrunce of Port Arthur last evening. The larger one was suck. The number cf fives lost is unknown. j A later report from Tokio says both the destroyers went to ibe bottom. A medical student says he has often heard of the trombone, but he can't find any reference to it in the medical books. Pure^^ ~* ^ ' I THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE COMPANY ; ORANGE, MASS. ' j Many Sewing Machines are made to sell regard- j less of quality, but the " Xcw Home" is made j to wear. Cur guaranty never runs out i | We make Sewing Machines to suit all conditions ! of the trade. The "Xcw Home" stands at the head of all High-grade family sewing machines Sold by authorized dealers only. FOR SALE BY j MACHINERY 11 ? COMPUTE EQUIPMENTS A SPECIALTY. T | 9 I Ig ENGINES, BOILERS, GINNING MACHIN- S ri CRT, SAW MILL AND WOODWORKING g? MACHINERY, SKINGLE ANC LATH fjf, ^ MACHINERY, CORN MILLS, ^ |> DRICK MAKING MACHIN- pr ^ ERY, KINDRED LINES tgji I mm machinery company, 1 JAMES HARMAN, DENTAL STTiRGKEOlT LEXINGTON, S, C., (Office in rear of tbe Court House.) INFORMS THE PUBLIC THAT HE will be in his office every Friday for the purpose of doing dental work in all its branches. March 19. 1902. ly. | Dr. P. H. Shealy, DENTIST, LEXINGTON, - <x. C. Office Up Stairs in Roof's Building, C. M. Efird. F. E. Dreheb. EFIRB &DRENEB, j Attorneys at Law, LEXINGTON. C. K,, S. C. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE Courts. Business solicited. One member of the firm will always be at office, Lexington, S. C. une 17?6m. YJTjtFJFAYjrATjkrA TJTAVAFA \ \ W I.C0SLEY, ^ | I NEW BR08KIAND, S. C. I * K 1 ^ Agent fo rthe New Improved g S SIXGER SEWIX6 SAfBIXES S I i a Awarded over fifty premiums for 9| jj their excellence and superiority jj Is over other makes. Try this pop- !|L 1^1 ular machine in your home be- O % fore buying. Large discounts for Q cash, or ninety davs. Liberal jj3 a terms on instalment plan. Q I i ? 3 IVeedltts, Oils. Ktc , | k for all standard sewing makes. ^ | k Bargains. &| I Ik Large lot of 01(1 Machines of stan- Ik I uaru 111ah.cs m kuuu icpiur. | Tj0r*rjrjrjrjrjXATj?FAVJML J1 IJf B1K. DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. *W. I?. ROOF, Oasliier. DIRECTORS: Allen Jones, W. P. Roof, C. M. Eftrd. R. Hilton James E. Eendrix. EXCEANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits of $1 and upwards received and j in'erest at f> per cent, per annum allowed, payable April and October. AmViAr 91?tf I |NGINES BOILERS. Tank* Stack* Stand Pi yea and Shaat-Iroa ' Work; Shafting. Pulleys, Gearing, Bona* i Hang era, ate. Hill Cutis ra. WCait every day; work 800 hand* MMBASO IROIt WORKS * 8VFFI.Y OS | AUGUSTA, GBOAGIA. I 1 I ij/mrwiu"'^^ncffn^BJPrTiiinfl it<~ wi ri*?11 P We are going to be more liberal than ever in 19 |j Lion-Heads, cut from the packages, be good, l2 Itqvp fslfTTotr^ rriiT*an rviir wctnmprc Vint" i ' '' ' * , J I the same Lion-Heads will entitle you to estimates ir make some of our patrons rich men and women. You c IW@ QREikl The first contest will be on the July 4th attendance at th Vote For President to be cast Nov. 8, 1904. $2o,oo< $40,000.00 on the two, and, to make it still non Iraad First Prize sf I! Five Lion-Heads jggB? cut from Lion Coffee Packages and a i cent stamp entitle you (in addition to the reg- If ular free I premiums) to one" vote in either contest: I WORLD'S FAIR CONTEST What will be the total July 4th attendance at the St. Louis "World's Fair? At Chicago, July 4,1893, the attendance was 283,273. For nearest correct estimates received in Woolson Spice Company's office, Toledo, Ohio, on or before June 30th, 1904, we will | give first prize for the nearest correct estimate, second prize to the I next nearest, etc., etc., as touows: 1 First Prize $2,600.00 1 Second Prize 1,000.00 2 Prizes?5500.00 each 1,000.00 6 Prizes? 200.00 " l.OOO.OO 10 Prizes? 100.00 " 1,000.00 20 Prizes? 60.00 " 1,000.00 50 Prizes? 20.00 " ' 1,000.00 250 Prizes? 10.00 " 2,500.00 1800 Frizes? 5.00 " 9,000.00 2139 PRIZES. TOTAL, $20,000.00 Distributed to the Public?aggregating S45,Q? to firocers' Clerks (see particulars in LIOK 60? COMPLETE DETAILED PARTIC ^ WOOLSOft SPICE CO., (CONTEST PE! EDWARD L. ASEILL,; Attorney at Law, ^ ? LEESVILLE, S. 0 A jl|gl Practices in all the Courts. jk 1 Bosiness solicited. ^ gj | jrf |Lj5 f Bread, Cakes, Etc.! Jf 7 j /iR ^ i taixe pleasure 1 FOR sTjOCIL llBarbecues, Picnics, Etc| | G-E^T^I (a GO to the $ ^ ever seeo in Irei Sold reliable baser,S t I J. B. RlfDLINGER. \ $ Ctluc 3 COLUMBIA, 1} JrYour orders will be promptly filled.^ a la'[ J. ?i. Jb KlUJll, I ^ S * ATTORNEY AX LAW, ' ^ [ | 1 Will practice in all the Courts. ? Office: Hotel Marion, 4th rcom, second ^ floor. f ? -t 6. " " ' ly' S' Parlor Restaurant = 1336 main street. COLUMBIA, - S. C., The only up-to-date eating iHouse of its kind in the City of Co- j| *i lumbia. It is well kept?clean linen, jj ^ J-Jr } prompt and polite service and get it quickly. y wis ? % lw f/ \ Quiet and order always prevail. You get < jj W E vi* w ?* what you order and pay only for what you 4 get. Within easy reach of desirable sleep- jj ing apartments. ; OPEN ALL NIGHT. | 'r[ B. DAVID, Proprietor. I ^ V/L. J OR. C. J. OUVEBOS, j BE Si v2?gBJ^j|Kl'E. EAR, XOSE i THROUC ' Tliroa* and Lungs, GUARANTEE Office and Residence, | ji FIT OF GLASSES 1424and 1426 Marion. St, JB@-5lwO overMarch 15?ly. COLUMBIA, S. C. ; CUI1 NP.il III,j KrTHE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN j n n i 11 sb n i * f l/ULUIIIDIM. s UNITED STATES. STATE. CITY AND COUNTY S p ? DEPOSITORY. j1 Ajji'nt oft ill' S: i Savings department. I j?v Paid up Capital - - $200,000 J- "xL Surplus Profits . - 70,000 Liability of Stockholders - 200.000 | $470,000 CTTAT?T Interest allowed at the rate of 4per cent WflAflufiv. per annum, payable May 1st and Novem- . ber 1st W. A. CLARK, President. i Wilie Jones, Vice President and Cashier. December 4?ly. 04 to users of Lion Coffee. Not only will the Sj , as heretofore, for the valuable premiums we 3 i our $50,000.00 Grand Prize Contests, which will | :an send in as many estimates as desir?d. There will be | r CONTESTS I :e St. Fonis TVcrld's Fair; the second relates to Total si o.co will be distributed in each of these contests, making |3 5 interesting, m addition to tms amount, we win give a ja ? *? tne one wr*? *s nesLTttfi^ correct on both ja contests, and thus your estimates have two |3 ** *?!? m opportunities of winnicga big cash prize. Printed blanks to 1 vote on found in I every Lion Coffee Pack- I age. The 2 cent stamp lfr%? f^'l! .. , * ??T covers the expense of ?UI" ackROW'e<,2ment *? you that your esIpjgff^ timateis recorded. PRESIDENTIAL VOTE CONTEST ? What will be the total Popular Vote cast for President (votes for all candidates combined) at the election November 8,1904? In 1900 election, 13.959.653 people voted for President. For nearest cor- $ rect estimates received in Woolson Spice Co.'s, office, Toledo, O., on or before Nov. 5,1904, we will give first prize for the nearest correct estimate, second prize to the next nearest, etc., etc., as follows: p ? * ? - ?- ? mr\ enrv r\r\ 1 tirn rriie j<s,uuu.wy m 1 Second Prise 1,000.00 B 2 Prises?J500.00 etch 1,000.00 14 6 Prises? 200.00 " 1,000.00 10 Prizes? 100.00 " 1,000.00 fl 20 Prizes? 60.00 " 1,000.00 60 Prizes? 20.00 44 1,000.00 K 250 Prizes? 10.00 " 2,500.00 a 1800 Prizes? 5.00 " 9,000.00 2139 PRIZES. TOTAL, 120,000.00 Jj 10.90?In addition to which we shall give $5,000 FEE cases) making a grand total sf $50,000.00. 1 ULARS IN EVERY PACKAGE OF ?'T.) TOLEDO, OHIO. si Cash Store. 1 "ill 5 BMW?B? S tii ray friends and customers tnat I now hive ^ ma fc- n.^ci '-Lteip one of the best aui ckevpe.st lias of & EAL - iaSCHAHTISB | tie T ?"s:-'ck was selected with extraordlnany care to meet ^ e? ds vm oids o* this market and are np to-date iu $ ! i':ir. Hi-s'oeit embraces Family aud Plantation Gro- ? t l-O'VJ. !?res; Goods tli e latest fads in Notions. Rib- ^ lothiiii G mi's Furnishings Bhoes, etc. Yoa are & ?d to o.If and i-sp jet this stock. I also pa? the a rht-t t: en.er prfces tor Country Prodace. Come v' o >ee me />nd let me save you some money, & 1KENE, S. C. X artt' TTT "v?gw?^TTTTTTT?a???I?EM ^ VIA."" l* niEUN HAIL WAY ? Li:<:. CHOICE OF ROUTES. // PC L CM AX SLEEPERS and BIXIXG CARS. | . A . ; >it Western North Carolina Surainer H 1 o*13 and Other Points. . . ... . \ n ii.-~ on sale trom JUeziugfcoi^ S. U, hs | S ->r:5 Tickets $37 85. f- x*y ').:y Ticket $31 HO. Fi::ceii Day Ticket $25 73. inn:'. : i" "World's Fair Literature," apply to auy (Ufa K li'.way, or to W. HUNT, I-.>1:1:2, Passenger Agent, :ov, - - - s. c.