The Republican journal., 1913-07-17

forward so that it slants across the road
earth will slide past the smooth face of
the log toward the center of the road
thus forming the crown. The edges of
the logs will smooth out the ruts. The
best way % drag is to begin at the side
ditch and go up one side of the road and
then down the other. In the next trip
er the center and the last trip over the
road the drag may work close to the CEN
ter itself. Small ridges of earth will be
thrown in the horse track and smeared
by the round side of the log smoothly
over the road. The smearing of the
earth by the drag is called pudding"
and it tends to make the surface of the
road smooth and water-tight after the
sun comes out. The road is always drag
ged after it has rained and not when it is
dry. A good, strong pair of horses with
a well-built drag can drag about 3 or 4
miles OF road in a day, and it is the best
way to maintain good roads. In every
county some farmer along each n lies
Of road should own drag and drag the
road when it rains, and he would always
find the road in good condition when he
goes to market.
Owing to the fact that many rural
schools We're closed at the time when the
prize maintenance essay was announced
by Director Logan Waller Page of the
Office of Public Roads, it has been decid-
ed to extend the limit for receiving the
essays to October Is, 1913. IN addition
to the gold medal given as first prize,
two silver medals will be given as second
and third prizes. If child who has sub
mitted one essay previous to the issue of
this notice should care to try again, he
is at liberty to do so, but he must be a
pupil of rural school. There is some
misunderstanding in regard to the sub
ject of the essay. The idea is to set the
children thinking how to better their
earth roads with the material they have
at hand.
FREEDOM.
1t was with a feeling of sadness that the
many friends in the village learned of the
death of MIR. John Sylvester, which occurred
at his home in Knox June Both. Although not
a resident of this village ne and his family al
ways attended church here and he was very
much interested In the school at the Academy,
oh Nv
Leon Wiggin and family and Dana Banton
took an auto ride to Lewiston and Auburn
Gently Mr.. George Worth and family have
moved to their farm in Unity to stay through
the summer. Miss Pearl Oxton was the
guest of Miss Adde Reynolds the past week.
.... Mics Katherine Sampson is the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Charles Sampson. Miss Efie
Flye visited Mrs. Carl Woods at her fathers,
William Sibley, July 18th. Miss Addie Rey-
holds has gone to Old Orchard for the sum-
mer Mrs. w. r. Sparrow will entertain
the Ladies Circle this, Thursday, afternoon.
SWANVILLE.
Mrs. Oliver Wyeth and daughter of Che-
sea, Mass. are spending the summer at Mrs.
T. D. Nickerson's. -. Miss Lizzie McTaggart of
Brooks is the guest of her sister. Mrs. G. T.
Nickerson. :. Mrs. Choate and little daughter
of Belfast visited her son. Clarence Curtis,
recently. -. Mrs. Sherman, who has been max
ing her home with Mrs. Luella Nickerson, has
gone to Augusta to live with her granddaugh-
ter. :. The L. A. S. wilt meet with Mrs. A. T.
Nickerson Thursday p. m. July oath. -. The
many friends of Mr.. H. M. Chase will be
pleased to learn that he is able to ride out, and
last Saturday he walked to the post office
with his daughter Julia Mr.. and Mrs. A. E..
Nickerson returned home last week from
Gettysburg. Pa. stopping in Portland on the
way. :. Mrs. Strickland and Miss Carrie Cum
ningham of Bangor are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Cunningham. Miss Carrie will
spend the remainder of the month. Mrs.
Strickland will return this week, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Cunningham. who will
visit their daughter, Mrs. Samuel Strickland.
go. Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Paine of Philadelphia,
Pa, are spending a few weeks at 1.-THE Lake.
side'. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Paine, son
and daughter of Brooklyn. N. Y. are stopping
at the lockwood. Master Frederick is i'll with
scarlet fever. He 10 cared for by Mrs. H. F.
N. Phillips, who returned from Unity Satur-
day.