Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
MILIUN NEWS.

telligence at the head of Milton
municipal affairs has been thor
Oughly demonstrated within theias
six months, by the awful condition
of the streets; they have been anC
are now in the most wretched con
oition imaginable from imbecilS
management.
On Saturday, March 9TH the an.
nual town election will be held
and the people will show wisdom
by discarding the present incompe-
tent board of men now composing
her Town COucil men VINO have
deliberately hauled clay upon the
stone roadway built by the town
at an expense of thousands of dol
lars, are certainly not capable of
economically administering the af-
fairs of Milton or any other town.
The Milton Times" last week
very truthfully says, that the men
who believe that the cheapest way
IS the best way, are not always the
most desirable men to fill positions
of public trust 1t is to be hoped
that the thinking people Of Milton
will take hand at this election,
and at least, put in men of common
sense to manage the town for an
other year.
The sale Of Mr.. George H. War
ren's personal property took place
at his home near Reynolds Church
yesterday Thursday.
Alfred Carsons, the new Levy
Court Commissioner for this dis
trict, has been looking over the ter
ritory and comforting with the poll
ticians as to appointments. He
has the largest district to care for
in the county, and he has the larg-
estcontracthe ever wei up against,
to distribute satisfactorily the Of
fees to the hungry seekers.
James H. Warrington has CON
nected with his already large store
business a department devoted to :
fresh meats, and from now on COM \
petition promises to be brisk.
No time this winter has there been y
a time when any man who desired d
to work could not be accommo- g
dated. Several owners of wood
land who desired to have cord-wood S
cut, have found It necessary to
place standing advertisements for 4
choppers, while men to do any kind "
of work with tools have been an .
impossibility The fellow whose ,
stock in trade has heretofore been !
complaint of winter weather" is
out of business. IS
For many months past the habit II
of lOaffng about VIM. Connor's
store has been a nuisance, and Mr.. IS
COnnor has determined that the D
nuisance shall be abated. The
cause of this is not known, but it is r
fact, that a gang of BOYS and M
young men have blocked the side .
walks until 1t was an impossibility 81
tor pedestrians to pass. The town 81
should put a stop to it.
AS yet the Gamers have not la
made any effort to make contracts
with growers to plant tomatoes. 1t
is generally understood that pack r
ers will buy as they need them on !
The open market. This looks fair l
to both sides, but the Gamer would 4
prefer to have a certainty for at Z
east a part of the acreage required \
o supply his capacity; but the
growers have got their ideas awav /
Up, as the results of high prices v
Turing the past two years, and do y
lot care to contract. q
Wood, as a commodity has re =
umed IT'S old place, and price has A
allen to its figures of last fall
coal is in full supply at nearly nor p
nal price, and there is no fear of v
my further scarcity. a
No anxiety is felt over the fruit "A
uds, because of the recent cold T
7eather, as the thermometer did "
ot register below zero.