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JOHN WILKKS BOOTH Official Records Prove That He Wan Shot to Death By Soldier There have been many persona who claimed to know Booth escaped and lived in various parts of the United States, and there have been men who have claimed they were Booth. All these tales have been discredited. According to authoritative information, Booth was shot and mortally wounded by Sergeant Boston Corbett, of the I6t)h New York Oavarly, at 3:15 a. in., Wednesday, April lid, 18<i5, when he tried to escajie from a burning barn on a farm of a family named (iarratt, near Bowling (ireen and Fort Royal, Va., where he had hidden after his escape from Ford's Theatre, Washing. ton, where he had mortally woqjided President- Lincoln at 10:20 p. m., April 14, 1H05. Booth died two and a quarter hours after lieing shot, The bullet from the heavy pistol in the hands of Corbett entered Booth's head just i below the right ear and came out about an inch above the left ear. The I body was secretly buried in a grave under t'he stone floor of a cell in the | arsenal side of Washington penitentiary. After four years the body was disinterred and reburied in the Booth family plot in Cireenmount cemetery,) Baltimore, Md. The records of CJreenmount come1 tery show that John Wilkes Booth was buried in the Booth family plot! there on June (?, According to t'he records of the; Maryland Historical Society, Booth's body was taken to Baltimore from Washington on February I* of the! same year and was kept in a vault at | (ireenmount until final interment. "The family fully identified the body as that of John Wilkes Booth, all statements to the contrary notwithstanding," a statement from the records of the historical society declares. Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philippines is tho only Christian country in t'he far east. _4 i A/ci v t& get tcr SLEEP When you can't sleep, it's because your nerves won't let you. Don't waste time "counting sheep." Don't lose half your needed rest in reading. Take two tablets of Bayer Aspirin, drink a glass of water?and go to deep. ' This simple remedy is all that's needed to insure a night's rest. It's all you need to relieve a headache during the day?or to dispose of other pains. Get the genuine tabl^ of Bayer manufacture and you will get immediate relief. Bayer Aspirin dissolvesyidways immediately?gets to work wdhout delay. This desirable speed i^\not dangerous; it does not depress the heart. Just be sure you get the genuine tablets stamped thus: r \ J. C. MENDENHALL f . .V. l?r. . 28,499 Day a Old Today Manufacturer of MENDENHALL'S MALARIA CI I ILL and LEVER TONIC For Colds and Coughs due to Colds Cat thin ad. out and mail it to J. C. Mendenhall, P. O. Box 687, Evanaville, Ind., and receive a 6<k bottle free by mail. Sold at W. Robin Zemp'i Drug Storm City Drug Company tf. Ca?deea. 6. C |Sends Information I On Reforestation The Chronicle is in receipt of the ' following information from Ongressiman J. 1*. Richard# at+ additional information on the emergency conservation or reforestation program: Preliminary plana cull for the formation of registration office# ?n key points throughout the country where applicants will be passed on. me Departrnent of Labor, through these offices and the help of local welfare I agendo#, will be directly in chance of the employment of workers, the employment of men in South C a roil ina will be under the control of the State Relief Council working under i i the direction of the Department of! ! Labor. Applications for work should | bo made through the state or local relief councils. The Federal government has dec id led that men with dependents should | receive preference in this activity. ! The first group of men to be employed I will be chosen from unemployed, unmarried men. eighteen to twenty-five years of age. who desire to allot n substantial part of their cash aMow a nee for the benefit of their families ! and dependents. Young men who are within the age limit and who are working with unemployment relief crews, should immediately 111" It"''1' >?"?< * ,f they wish to iro to the forest camps. ?u (hat when the regular application blanks arc in they can fill them nut ?ml In- transferred as soon as possible to the new work. Kach state will be assigned its e<|Uitable quota from the 250,000 per-, sous to do this work. The lids of men who have applied to the relief j councils for work in months past represent those who have been longed out of employment, and therefore, are among those who have the greatest emergency at this time, and for this reason wilt be selected for this limited opportunity for work. Unti these already existing lists are exhausted, no further applications will be considered by the authorities m charge. . If there is to be further registration. suitable advance notice will be made of itr Program of Kershaw Baptist I nion The union meeting of the Kershaw Baptist association will holdJis. next session with Bcavcrdam Baptist I church April 29th 'beginning at ten o'clock. jtforning Session?Praise and song. Kn roll merit. "What has wine, beer and whiskey done for America. "Should an evil be legalized . J. Williams. Song and praise. "What has Christianity done for America . J. B. Canton. Lunch. Afternoon Session?"The cause o the downfall of Samaria" (Isaiah 28). "The debt I owe to my children, m> s-tate. my Lord." Luther Knight. Song and praise. "Seedtime and harvest," J. T. Littlejohn. Injuries Fatal 'Io Lad I Sumter, April 17.?Kenneth Warden lloKftth seven-year-oM youth, died at a hospital here early this morning from injuries received Thursday when ho was struck by Kh automobile driven by S. A. Sauls, Sumter lumberman. . A coroner's jury meeting later in the day cleared Mr. Sauls of all blame, returning a verdict that the boy came to his death as the result of an unavoidable accident. Charlotte Thompson I*. T. Meet, Tho Charlotte Thompson ParelrtTeaeher association held its regular meeting Thursday evening. April 0. at the school house. \ftcr a short business meeting, an elimination conu-st was held.U> aelec ^kers for the county and district sTHHKti. o following oratorical contests. I ne I were elected: ?v,ty 1 . Untoi Florae Branhan (, ram mar school. r..oi. e !lind Raymond Dennis: high school ,. Mosflcv and Pete Mcliette. ; \?he speakers recited well ?n< : .1.,,-A cd that they had worked ban ;i;, , ;.a.i be. n thoroughly trained b} Charlotte Thompson II. !> L- Mtct T... .harh-'te Thompson h?.m !l m f.at.t.n c'.ub held it- regula ...... , Thur-dnv aftern?"..,r rv." ^ , r.. * 11 * * ^ * * Vpn; t,- :h.- homo of Mrs. < > S m: * h . > , ra:~ nvn nr ?n?**re?M ?rvg .?? r'..TK. ugl'-ok f?r the Farm H>m Nvxl Year." bhe illustrated he ; . t.k ,v-th charts showing prices fior ! i>u 1 u. lb.:.'.. .he bu-ires- meeting, chicke i -? ad. '-altmes and tea were scr.e ' by the hostesses. The next meeting will be at . home of Mrs. Allen Boykin. I Only $ If) ,930,000 of the $500,000 000 new federal reserve bank not< authorized for the hank crisis unde the emergency hanking act a moot ago. have been u*sd. due to Lmprovi merit in the Uflkirg situation. Mra. CirlvinXooldbP*! * ton. Mass., ia visiting friends it l] 4 ron and other North Cnralma point / *3 Fertilizer Tests I Are Suggested U-I'b find out which fertilize we | need most ami which we need least on | various kind* of soils and crops. It is suggested that in fertilizing and planting our crops this year, we make .some teats with each crop. For instance in planting cotton it is suggested that a farmer set off rows, short rows preferred, and usq three rows as a "check plow" which receives no fertilizer; next three rows receive only acid in the customary amount; next three rows receive only potash; next three only ammonia. Then try various combinations of two fertilizers, such as acid and potash with no ammonia, also potash and ammonia with no acid and so on. Be absolutely sure, however, to stake off each set of rows and keep a definite record on paper. Then when the crop is harvested, the yields should be. carefully weighed ami the weights carefully entered on your record sheet. The same should be done in case of corn small 'grains and other crops. This will 'be very valuable information when you go to fertilize the next year. Your county agent will be glad to cooperate with any farmer on this matter. (let your copy of Extension Bulletin on "Home-Mixing of Fertilizers." It is not reasonable that 8-3-3 would be the best for corn and cotton and legumes and grains and garden, whether on sandy soil, red clay soil, or rich bottom soil. loot's find out just what is really and truly needed and save the money we have been spending for that part which is not needed. After running these tests 1 think we'll find that we've been using too much acid and too little potash on sandy type soils, and too much pot-, ash and maybe too little acid on red clay soils, etc. Let's study the business side of farming in 1U33 as we've never studied before, suggests Henry P. Green, the county agent. William M. Miller Dead. William M. Miller, one of the leading citizens of Oh ester fie Id county, died at Jefferson Wednesday. Mr. Miller was one of the largest farmers in the county and for many years also engaged in the mercantile business, at Jefferson. He was a man of outstanding character and his integrity was never questioned. He was the most prominent representa- i tive of the well-known Miller family that has taken an active part in shaping the affairs of Chesterfield county. Mr. Miller was eighty-four years of age. He leaves four children: Mrs. John B. Nicholson, of Jefferson; Mrs. 'Mamie Gay, of Hartsville; Mrs. Maud Lowry of Kershaw, and Mr#, Ruth Ellis, of Greenville.?Chesterfield Advertiser. Death bf Mrs. S. M. Carnes. _ o Mrs. BeHea Carnes, 46, wife of S. M. Games, died at her 'home in the Mt. Pisgah community Sunday, April 10th, and was buried Monday afternoon at the Mt. Pisgah cemetery following funeral services conducted by Rev. L. F. Robertson, Rev. J. H. Hunter and Rev. R. D. Phillips. Mrs. Carnes is survived by her husband and four sons, Simon, Jr., Woodrow, Joe and Coleman Carnes. Also several step-children, brothers and sisters ami half-brothers. Mrs. Carnes was a consistent member of Mt Pisgah Baptist church? a useful woman in her community and was highly esteemed by all who knew her.?Kershaw Era. Death of Young Lad. : Wilbur Catoe, 15, young son of Mrs. Ervin Catoe, died at his home 1 March 30th, after a brief illness, and ' his remains were taken to Mt. Pisgah church cemetery for burial the following day. The funeral services H were conducted by Rev. S. F. Robc rt' M'n and Rev. J. T. 1 hibnoy. j Wilbur was a fire and manly y ung J.b y. a member of troop No. i uf the sir,..y tKout- of A merit a. ,?f Ke--r.au. arid fellow scouts acted as pa>.b, arr er>. He :- survived by his mover. | l,hwo s.-te--. Mr-.fW ll'.e Ta \!" r and ' M; -s Wir.r.e Cat'*. and four bi th-i. Chc?ve? Catoe. of ( lumb:a. and K\enlte. Da.torr ami F.r. in >!" ker1S s,haw.?Kershaw Era. r > n The \\)v York Life Ir.-urance , < mpar\ has cut the salaries <>f it- mn plo>es front 5 to 15 per cent. Km^ ployes receiving less than S'JJKK) per year are not affected by the cut. c Citizens of Tennessee voting for the state's official bird gave 15.553 yptes for the mocking brd; 15.073 for '" the robin. 1-1.000 for the cardinal and 8 10,468 votes f??r the bob white. The ! legislature is expected to make the vote official. Josephus Daniels, new United States ambassador to Mexico, left * Raleigh, N. C., Tue-sday night for his 4 new post. r Sericea Lespedeza. This is a new perennial legume plant introduced in the United States from Asia in 1924. It has succeeded ieyond all expectations. It will make uxuriant growths on poor or medium soils and even on acid soils. Experiments show that it makes greater hay yields than alfalfa, red clover or the other Les<pedeza&. It makes very heavy yields of seed. Serica Lespedeza has been, tried in Kershaw county and has succeeded sufficiently that I now recommend our farmers making limited' plantings this year. Farmers planting now will probably be able to sell to their neighbors or others at a nice profit. Seed sold last year at $20.00 per pound, but good, high quality seed may be' purchased this year at $1.50 per pound. Serica should be planted in rows about 30 inches wide, seed covered about 1^8 inch deep, using from 3 to 4 pounds of seed per acre. Fertilizer, lime and: inoculation are not necessary. Serica is a very prolific seeder, yielding from 200 to 400 pounds of seed per acre the first year from row plarvtings and more heavily the following years. Seed yields up to 900 pounds per acre by the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Arlington farm. The seeds mature late in October and apparently are not injured by early frosts before harvesting seed. Serica will probably have its greatest value as a hay crop. The seed are very valuable now and will probably continue to be valuable for some years.' Birds have been found to thrive on Serea seed in winter and sportsmen have found them valuable and desirable as partridge feed. Owners of estates are using Serica extensively in, connection with bird development, the seeds and pfiants being left stand-, ingin the fields and the birds feedinf at will during winter. For further information consult your County Agent. * J Yours very truly, Henry D. Green, County Agent A municipal court judge of Rock, Ark., declared a traffic fyft' holiday, declaring police were bringing too many cases of trivial ter. ' ' 1 W. L. 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