3 E) Pa : he Centre Lemocral, @ ° Lo ELLEPONTE, PA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1908, Circulation Over 5,2 v -Largest in Centre County. No. I7. ——— ¢o° pu" MODERN METHOD bf KNIGHTS OF GOLOMBUS ORGANIZE Vol, 31. | | ner that the cleates. (dro { the stakes) will hold platform securely | To do best work Should oe able to walk over drag quickly | CAUSES EXCITEMEN A KIDNAPPING i | i i FACT, FUN AND FANC Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs— Selec ted ==4 Original. Jied between | y: | Hoover and Mary Callow drove from MAKING CLAY ROADS Information Regarding the Famous King Split Log Drag BEST ROADS COST LEAST MONEY Centre County Roadmakers should Give the Drag a Trial—Not too Cheap to be Good—Pronouuced a Great Success Considerable space in this issue of the Centre DEMOCRAT is devoted to a timely subject—that of improving our public roads. point, of having good roads in every community, need no argument, while the pleasure and comfort derived in trav- el are more than a sufficient recompense, Everybody really roads, but bh burdening property owners sive road taxes is the problem In Centre county proportion o1 st township there is a larg road especially leading thoroughfares. The larger portion the roads through the Bald Eagle ley are clay or earth roads. Snow and Burside townships have considerable extent of clay roads. In Nit and Pennsvalley there are many clay roads The purpose of this artic to talk about building the best clay or earth roads at the lowest expense. In other | words, how the best roads can be built] for the least money; and it can be done by adopting the prog e extent ol r from the Val- shoe ay : le 1% ly tested, and | a SPHE RING SPLIT LOG DRAG The above is an illustration of the! famous King Split Log Drag, invented ten years ago by D. Ward King, of] Maitland, Mo. Itis a simple, inexpen- sive, home-made implement t any farmer with an axe and and can make. To day all the states it sissippi valley after extensive endorsing this dev highway departm pv. are urging tb and individual f +h ia and LAarm simplest, cheapest and building and maintains roads Some of the lar the West nished him with along its lines of farmers, who gathered how to build good road good roads ation county held a sess) sport and em there and tell and how to of Since then we have seen art Williamsport papers and rominent zens m hey inform us that split in use now in every county and marvelo accomplished, Even the Williamsport they have graded many of the unpaved muddy streets and made splendid driveways out of then With all the testimonials we have read from all parts of the country, we think taat Centre county road supervisors, our Grange organizations. and the public ir general, should give this question proper consideration, We understand that a strip of new road at State College, lead ing to one of the experimental stations, will be built by the King split log For the benefit of our clip the following from a circilar issued by the Lycom county Good Roads As- sociation which was lly prepared and gives all details for building and operating the drag. We want every farmer to preserve this article, because we believe in a short time split.log drags will be in general use, therefore preserve the following, as you will be making one before long oe Ta EE a npioye Mr eq e | ® a art < ASSOC public oyed Mr cit ir ’ 1 log part 0 results have is Dy] we Armiers in u u caref i HOW TO MAKE ASPLIT-LOG DRAG Directions Prepared By Good Roads Asso. of Lycoming County From D. Ward King's Writings Mr. King says: The most common mistakes [ notice | are (1) making the drag too big and heavy, and (2) using timbers with too wide a face on the ground, This drag 1s made from a log seven feet long and ten inches in diameter, The halves are thirty inches apart (inside measure). The fourth diagonal stake is spiked in to stiffen dich end of ake a log seven to nine feet long and ten to twelve inches in diameter and tit in halves. Set the halves flat to the front, fasten thirty inches (inssde measure) with three strong , the ends of which are in wo inch auger holes, bored th h the Both slabd are ‘same len, but rear one should extend fourteen or six- from ditch end of The advantages from a financial | | er end. method, one! (or somethin +1 ¢ j or mud, step to a poi |G {and then back to ditch end and securely. To fasten chain (or heavy wire), simply | wrap one end around an end stake, car- ry it over top of slab, out of double tree of slab, where it should be slipped through a bored hole and can be fastened by pok- ing a bolt through one of the links, The hole should be bored three or four | inches from end of slab and about centre up and down. This puts rear end of chain up out of the way of the dirt as it drifts along the face of the slab and allows the length of chain to be altered. (Seecut above.) Face about four feet of ditch end front end of slab with iron; an old wag- on tire or any piece of flat steel will do. This may project half an inch be- low wood at ditch end of steel, bu should come up flush with wood at oth- The steel not necessary at first, One of shekest little sleights of drag building 1s the taking advantage d Oo! is absolutely the Aft one me end angles w roper l this obli litch end n the road su other end of same slab wil perpendicular or plumb point and may be a little h it will pay big if you can The same effect is pro ad strip of litch end of a plank drag ‘ithout any doubt, the half otf a’ spli log is the best shape for drag material I have made several splendid ones from ends of cedar telephone poles. If] forced to use plank get elm or cypress strong aod light) 2x12 of | proper length aod reinforce it length- wise of its fe Ty R2x0"%0 NET Wik be four inches of wood through which to | bore two-inch hales fomnstakes, By this | arrangement of the plank the shape of the log slab is approximated. I have seen a great many drags nu different styles, bu me tl aan OAK stages 1eNess } t Db of sla a ch grasp uu » inserting 3 sclor the ICT The 4 better that th that the est An learn will s Drag. haul t ree ad 4 Ist is regulated . vi! the " forwa hrou kward teh end of regulates inping it ppiog 1 the Dole in « } irag I'he length of the chi | taken on t ain longer is eq the drag orten th Pe 0 attaches To move much dirt or hitch t 100k close to the dite drag and stand as nearly on the end the front slab safe slowly when hitch seems to be th the v ae ¢ the c! ght Heavy ad 20 if u we on If al MN at e ct n ’ the d wh mble small h h cut sel ena ne “hs is ¢ hardest The others suggest themselves 1rd Positwon of The Drive Drag .~To move dirt see above, | soft spot stand on rear slab. On a hard spot stand on front slab and drive siowly. If the drag clogs with straw, weeds, sod nt As you can | drop i I kly from extreme, To fill a hole nicely the ¥ ri na rr on as far tee arag step q get from ditch end of dirt in a place fitch end other low place or mud severest test of skill with a drag I suspect you will become thoroughly disgusted wnen you first make the effort. But remember it will not be the fault the drag if you fail, ath. Presence Sharpness or Dulin The steel may project halt an inch be- low the wood at the ditch end of the steel, but should come up flush with the | wood at other end of the steel. After | a clay or gumbo road has been dragged | four or five years, the soil becomes so tough aud putty.ike that one must study it closely to know what to do, Sometimes | use sharp edge steel; some- times dull edge (holes are bored in both edges of steel so that I can turn it upside down and use same bolt holes), and sometimes the plain wood, This can be learned only by experience, and you have several years in which to study the problem. At the nning of this agitation I was careful to urge the necessity of waiting a certain period before usin the drag. The experience of some o my neighbors and others has converted me to the theory that the only time drag- ging hurts the road is when it is too dry, when it has a tendency to produce dust. But if you drag in the mud and the weather remains settled, the sun and yo low to Is of Al y or fen And | y ’ fhe Slee | querable desire to | Husband Succeeds in Carrying Away Little Boy. 'FIERGE BATTLE TOOK PLAGE its! Occurred Sunday Down at w— Fe 11 ywed by cers Made Arrest Warrant, Without Sunday the quiet little hamlet of Ro. | mola, this county, was thrown into fervor of exciteme over | escapade. {and his gether mnt 434 a for time, and they some difficulty as to who should have the children When the estrangement | took place the couple were living at Or. | vis, where Mr. O'Brien was employed. | After the agreement to disagree Mrs, O'Brien took the children and we to | the home of her parents, Jos. Council's, who live on Marsh Creek, about one | mile east of Romola. Ever since separation Mr. O'Brien had an uncon- some ’ nt get possession of one [Of the children, so he adopted the C( H Sunday su Lid Kitl- ess tarted for re about + and hree years of it two ping was brother £ ens | no e kidnapper. They ed | home an Oa wen! ar White, vs Of const k bor- Homo- to make reex ’ 3 then ot livery stable, secured the horse and drove toward Lock Haven, Chief of Police McClintock was called u by telephone and wid to be on the : oul. frre . i locating no warrant had been sworn out and there was no specific charge against the man, he declined to int allowed L« Ko fres wen ne New Ath letic Field 3 which stand Harris. ven MDE In voiced % hletics 0 was af in Mr Hughes’ hat got the people think. ing more seriously along this line. There is no question but what a str body means a strong healthy if the boy hasn't a cord of or split up every murni given a chance to hits some other way. This is Prof. Hughes' idea so if you can aid the project doit by the minstrels inday « strongly rent for at ibt, eather and lo and Saw be man, 1 wood to ng he should de velop _ y § 4 nog 0 C. E. Union The executive committee of the Centre | County Christian Endeavor Union met at Unionville, April 25, full of vigor and energy for the work. District meetings were planned for; there are the county found it necessary to re. seven separate districts Our President sign, and the first vice president, Mr, Wm. H. Sol, Howard, elected to fill the vacancy convention will be held this year in the Buffalo Run Presbyterian church, Sept g-10. Outdoor meetings are planned for and a very good and profitable time is anticipated. Determine now for your. self to be present and work toward it, in in | A general invitation is extended. Nanxig Fisuzx, Sec'y, Fleming, Pa. Mark Two. There are two things we wish again, for a thousandth time to impress upon the minds of some: When wanting your address changed, always, give the old address as well as the new. And again, “secondly” when remitting on sub scription, never expect your lable to be changed until the first week of the month following; when remitting in April, look for change of label the first week in May, Byo ng these two points, patrons can save considerable needless concern for us, and themselves needless correspondence and postage. Pensions Increased. John D. Thom , Howard, $30; Calvin Williams, Martha Furnace, $15; Robert Musser, Philipsburg, Special act, $24; Henry Fletcher, Blown, his} Dav- id W. Shirely, Buffalo Run, $15; Wil. liam C. Andrews, Philipsburg, $15. A Credits Given, All who remitted to us on sub scription during the past month of Apri) will find credit ives by & eorrect iol the date on the label with our next issue, Romola a Possee — Offi pi | a kidnapping | It seems that James O'Brien | wife have not been living to. | had | the! two TY Neus Mish a feu tof O'Brien and his child; but as | erfere and O'Brien was | ong healthy | muscles | union | was duly | Our annual | Unionville to Tyrone where they were | married by the Rev. Black, of that place, | Seven years later they moved to their | present home, two miles west of Union. | ville, | years, tliey | have made their | children were born to whom | health, On Mo union wa anniversat attended Mrs. J. E, | at home; | agent, of | engineer, | Esterline, F for the chemist Jonastont. George + OFT nurse, DuBois; {Ing Manager four | Youngstown, Ohio | diate family the f | tives were present | and daughter, jand danghter, | Williams and son | Grant Hoover: son and | lamsport; Mr George Hoover three daughters, T Janice and | Master Lewis Esterline, Fairmont, W { Va.; and Master Harvey Da DuBois Mr. Hox the cipents of man able presen hich were wi . in Unionville, home ever since, this union ar and enjoys day, nel of the go sMory NArs following Daily, DuBois vy of age, and by She Mrs 4 I rey N roar fone; daughter, W i= yrone, and Mrs ver wer Va made | Mrs, | d then | Joseph | Harvey : {o'clock all were invited to the table 4 #1 were enjoyed by all. Several very deli- cate little people were among the crowd of which Mrs. |. E. Daily and Edna Reese were estimated to weigh some- | thing between 200 and 30¢ : are united Hoover many 14 marrage wishing yore eit The Logan Pig Feast n Stear owever © 5 . ’ as him a piece that inder th ast wi made young the Shades of the rair ch : all you come to think of insult to injury. N in the Daily it ma to look at it. Al few invited friends sat board which was filled and heantly enjoyed, was going on and f that was adding wonder Earle said te e his mouth water ixty aro wil While the supper for several hours after Christy Smith's r orchestra dis. coursed delightf which added a great deal to the success of the even 4 KE After the inner man was satisfied Col E. R. Chambers, who was toast master | for the occasion, rapped for order and Yul s 1 : famous | i musi in ry id | few remarks. Among those who res yonded were Henry C. Quigley, Dr. M Locke, H : Jackson, John L. Dun. ap, Thomas Beaver, R. B. Taylor, Wil- liam A. Brown and E. C. Tuten. Those in charge and to whom credit is due for the success of the evening were Joe Shaughensy, who was really the prime | mover in the affair, assisted by Harry | Geliret, John Anderson, Fred Reese, ! Frank Shugert, John Trafford and John { Morrison, Tenant 38 years on Same Farm | Some tepant farmers make an annual | flit, others in two to five years, a few | a longer term withotit having to move, {but Issac Smith, of near the ** Union,” | in Gregg township, carries off the prize | for having been a tenant on the Me. { Murry farm, uninterruptedly, for a petiod of 38 years ending with April 1st, t, when he moved to a farm near Madisonburg., This gives Mr, Smith a clean Sigtoma as a tenant, and with our personal knowledge of the man we can vouch for his honesty and as a man faithful to his trust and his landlord. Benjamin A. Hubbard, who for the past eight months has been the efficient pla steni director at the Y. M. C, A. will ve on Friday for his home in Seranton Mr. Hubbard has two en nts for the summer awaiting him at Scranton, but it is that he will return to Bellefonte in the early fall, The a tion for a state road be. tween Hall and has Jiten appraved and as soon as the aayails are cumplettll, wor on Rw py advertising and awarding of contracts will consume some time, «Academy minstrels F urday evenings, at the opera % . ere, with the exception of four and Hoover ax: firemen and a | ugd the festal | ood things called on some of those present for a| i | Gibbons for the ensuing term t | : New ( onnel onte on Sunday » lof PROMINENT CATHOLICS ATTEND " ouneil will Mi mbership ty of the Church otart with a I Beneficiary Socie- The occasion was of su prominence and importance that } rought together betw trangers Central train arrive 1 of Pennsylvar Haven armiv hundred cities in ial J} & 1 . Railroa« 1 from LOCK amsporg, i bon i another about and he atrer- Tyrone ves noo i The " entat Fasmiry of life, Had the times been propitous for have been doubled, from the fact that this may be the last council instituted this section of the state for some years As the delegations ordially taken ommitiees anc 'n in arrived harge of oried 10 come : : they were local y £ ’ YY to 100K 1 the deiegales the varnous ) Mass by Fa: ’ - I sermon by Rev I'yrone : ; As - ii SCOUTS a 1 AD apprecia EF exercises conne ct- ¢ therhood was held in Reynold’s hall where the first degree was conferred by the Tyrone council The second degree work was in of the Williamsport council Deputy James E. Gibbons and Williamsport, had charge of the exem plification of the third degree. He was assisted in the ceremonyby Dis. Deputy O'Laughlin, of Clearfield. Amoag the other prominent Knights was State Dep Patrick H. Lynch, of Philadelphia In the evening the following officers were installed by District Deputy J. E Grand Knight, Joseph M. Brockerhoff; Deputy Grand Knight, Philip Beezer; Chaplain, Father McArdle; Chancellor, Harry E, Fenlon; Warden, Joseph M. Heinle; Treasurer, Michael Hazel; Financial Sec retary, Wm. Howley: Recording Secre- tary, Stanley F. Plachecki; Trustees, oseph Ceader. J. C. Rowe, and C. M arrish; Physician, Dr. L. R. Tryon; Advocate and Lecturer, Thomas ] Sexton; Inside Guard, George Brown; | Outside Guard, Wilford 1. Miller, This was followed by instructive addresses by Rev. G. M. Kelley who spoke of “The { Catholic Church and Knighthood," J]. E {Gibbons took as his subject “The | Knight,” Joseph Ward, of Williamsport, resident engineer for the Reading Rail. road Co., then spoke on the theme, “Practical Experiences of a Knight.” “The Dignity of Knighthood'' was the subject Socumed by Frank P. Cum. mings, of Williamsport. Other short talks were made by Dr, Joseph Brocker- hoff, Thomas A. Shoemaker, of Belle fonte, and P. H. Lah, Supreme Knight, Philadelphia. With this address this ‘ t ! of Phi very enjoyable feature of the day's exer. cises wan y the guests at a bountiful was elegantly served in their hall, ad- joining the church, To serve five or six hundred Jlople means considerable work, and the ladies are to be congratu- lated on being able to do it so success fully. By 9.30 o'clock both trains had lea order in Established at Belle- MATE no trouble for some people to look Some men belong to church and others imagine the church belongs to them, When Aa lose changes him so that | now } man money scarcely is k iim Itisav woman s Parts of the State extrava- 4 » sign tha TIFT Gane? V J Prof, Samu Mr. and Mrs Fa rhrook, . Marg: Willian Miss and Mrs. Cannonsbur at 6 ret or 5 I. | r 4 0 ClOCK Coleman, at Monday morning Apri! daughter, Miss Elizabe! | united in marriage to } son of W. L. Hic The ceremony for v by Rev, Lamar of t . Hicks is lock Swing company for which immediately keeping in ti SUH ana Pi MOEES Wednesday HEACHER-KELLEY. i morning at 7.30 o'clock - | Kelley, both of Bellefonte, were married in the St. John's Catholic church by Father P. McArdle, The groom's best man was Joe McGowan, and the . brides- maid Miss Mary Moerschbacker. gE RIoo The 1 witnessed bw Was 0 o 0 siste place after ti th Daiance e wedding longed to t} 48 4 good this organiza two Dorses in the patrol w pedestrians L 84 were i » fire alarm msidered a witness the wed. i was found to be k, who was driv- around and took « joke to get the peo ding party, ple but when i a reality Bruce Garbric ng the wagon, turned the t party a ride up Bishop street le aminute. The fire was located at the rear of seph & Co's. store, caused by burning paper. The fire got into a number of store boxes and for a few minutes things looked pretty threat. fire compames did good After the flurry Mr. and Mrs, Moerschbacker dinner at the home of Mrs. Bert Painter, who is a sister of the bride. In the evening they partook supper in their own home. The groom is an industrious young man, be- ing associated with his father, Charles Moerschbacher, in the wholesale beer business, pool room and restaurant The bride 18s a voung woman who w wile a Lh . ridal Am Y¢ I A Work 3 ’ took of i make a model Synod to Meet The sixteenth annual session of the General Synod of the Reformed church in the United States will open in York, Tuesday, May 19, and will continue for ten days. The meetings will be held in the Trinity Reformed Church, of which Rev, A. A. Apple is pastor. Questions of the greatest importance to the Re- | formed Church throughout the country | will be discussed, It is ex that | upwards of 300 delegates will answer to | the roll call on the opening day. The | General Synod of the Reformed Church {of the United States is com of | eight district synods and sixty-eight classes, mit nil Business is pickin up all right at Axemann, instead of the axe factory J. A. Hoover has started an ice cream have. Girls, if they don't step up to the rack, don't Jet them come and keep Jou up until midoight seven nights week, The “Knights of Columbus® is purel Reng, of O organized about the present member- SE rp of the church, an In addition SIoTCIYIte RT Miss Sle
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