Milford chronicle., 1885-07-31

FELToN-MEssRs. EDIToRs:-I saw
a letter in your issue of July 10th
from FELTON, signed an" in regard
to the location for the schoolhouse
at this place; which, he thinks, would
be a good place to cultivate German
carp. / happen to know something
about cultivating fruit, vegetables,
and other farm and garden crops, but
am not experienced in the culIiva-
ton of German carp. have a vari-
ETY. of land on hand, suitable for the
cultivation OF most any crop that
can be raised here and would like to
have IN" inform me how to cult
vate German carp, and what kind OF
land they do the best on.
saw a reply in your last issue to
M " from "Justice, which was GER
tainly what he really called it, moth
ing but justice to the present board
of education. 1 know the present
board of education, and they have
endeayored to please their constitu-
ents by selecting the new building
lot. 1t took time to examine into
the affair, as they did not desire to
move rashly and believe they have
done we'll
"Justice" said that the present
board was selected by a majority of
nearly two to one, which is correct,
and shows that they represent the
people, who insisted upon their serv-
ing as commissioners. think it is
high time that so much gossip was
ended in relation to this matter.as it
seems to have all originated among
the people OF the town. | have heard
but very little complaint raised from
the country people, and if any have
the right to complain, it should be
them; for there are some of their chill
dren that will have to walk at least
two miles to get to FELTON, over
muddy rOads,and some of them even
have to walk across branches on foot
poles, yet no complaint is made.
But if a child in town has to walk
a hundred yards on street where
no pavements are laid, it is a Won
derful thing, and some of them will
raise the cry that they will not send
their children over such a place. Oh,
how we do pity them yet they think
we have no rights that we should
maintain. Well, let's see about that.
First, there would be three depart
ments: primary, secondary and clas-
steal. Town children who have moth
ing to do but go to school all the
time, would have the advantage of
classical school, while country chill
dren who would have to stay at
home and work one-halfof their time,
would only have the benefit of a sec
ondary or primary department,which
would probably be no better, if as
good school, as they would find in
our common district schools. Well.
they say they pay the most of the
taxes, and they ought to get more
benefit from it. Let lis see about
that. A, for instance, owns house
in the town of FELTON, worth $4,000;
lhe rental value Of such house in
hat town would be about $3.50. J.,
living on a farm and owning two old
horses worth about twenty-five dol
airs apiece, assessed by two or three
own dudes at S75 a piece, would be
iaXed as much as the man that owned
l 5000 house in FELTON,. We coun-
ny people begin to think that graded !
where a town takes in
.,dius e two miles in the country,
Ire Il nuisance.
Business is quiet here, and every
one is anticipating good prices for
he forthcoming peach crOp,of which
we will have a fair yield in this vicin-
tV. COUNTRYNIAN.