Milford chronicle., 1918-05-24
NEWARK, N. J.
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MILTON NEWS

Most Of Milton's mechanics are where
the high wages call them. and the few
who remain around the town are at work
In the country and when they shall have
completed the jobs they are engaged upon
they TOO Will HE away where high wages
await them. We do not blame them
I we did the same thing during the Civil
War; but il would be well 70 remember
{ ,hat this Imitation Of wages VIII produce
"a corresponding reaction, and after or
before the war IS over stasuation will
follow, and business Of all kinds will be
as HAT as "a war bread fritter it was
( thus after the Civil War; and history
repeats itself" And we notice that
many who are getting the phenOminal
wages are prOhigate Of their earnings.
| Come fast go freely" appears to be a
motto with many, and the time may come
to those who are now so prohigate while
money is plentiful, that a dollar may ap-
| pear TO them as big as a cart wheel In
acts Of this kind history repeats itself
also. Even Captain Ralph Potter has,
| for the time, abandoned the building Of
his vessel and engaged in more lucra-
tive business elsewhere. Ii is not only
the mechanics who are away from town
but many Of the laboring men Of ali
classes are of engaged apparently at
other pursuits. Milton, therefore, is stag
nant and but little doing around town.
But the fishing season will soon be over
and then there VIII be several prepared
20 take othe~ wo~l--.f thay vii The
schools viii soon be over and the fac
tories viii absorb this contingent who
are always, many Of them. willing 10
work. The women and the old men can
work in the gardens; the women can
milk the cows and feed the hogs, and the
eNdncipated school children can do the
parading Of the streets which is an i'm
portant event during the summer even
.ngs.
Taking everything sato consideration
we are doing fairly well. notwithstand-
ing our present stagnation, and we viii
not grumble.
Alderman Porter had two youths be-
fore him last week for violating the or
dinance regulating the riding Of bicycles ,
on the sidewalks; and it cost the boys
$500 each. We are glad to note that the
alderman is after the viOlatOrs of this
ordinance, as they are many.
Miss Leora Pepper drew the cake at
the Harbesou Social on Friday evening.
that was chanced off for five cents a
chance. Her number was the lucky H.
Hildreth Fithian of Camp Dix is on a |
furough visiting his wife and parents |
Strawberries We're in town for the first
time last week; selling two quarts for
quarter.
The Diamond State Flour Mil Com
pany is, beautifying the appearance Of
its outbuildings
Mrs Ropp. the silver -tongued orator.
ess, from Virginia, lectured at the ". E.
Church on Friday evening under the
auspices Of the w. c.. T. U.
Street Supervisor Dickerson has been
engaged during the past week in filing
chuck holes on the streets with oyster
shells and in morticing holes in the
ground for other purposes.
Fast auto driving should be stopped
on the streets This practice has be- 5
come quite common, particularly among ,
the colored men who have too much {
TO work" but will condescend J
to run automobiles at fair wages. 8
Mrs. john b. Welch went to Whining e
ton this week 10 take home her grand Z
SON. Charles Wesley Cook, who has been q
her guest for the past two weeks
The Draper Canning Company is re- O
ceiving cans at its Slaughter Neck Cam !
merry A large truck is engaged at the O
business 1t makes several loads daily @
and at each load carries backward and q
forward five colored men, to and from =
Milton
Some of the cottages that were injured ,
by the recent storm at Broadkiln Beach
have been repaired during the past week. J
The easterly wind the latter part OF Y
last week was the means Of creating a J
scarcity Of fish in town for that time. a
The High School of Milton has been n
working during the school term at hold 1
MS enter blEs 10 create a IuuQ S
to defray the expenses Of the graduating
class on a trip to Washington, d. C. \
Having accomplished its purpose, the il
company on Friday morning left the Mil Z
ton station for its destination The
graduating class consists Of Miss Frances q
Burrows, Miss Eva Chase, Miss Cordelia o
Atkins, Miss Linda Jefferson and William c
Mason. Miss Ethel Conwell accompan-
led the class The whole company was n
chaperoned by Prof. Ralph Smith prin- d
eipal Of the Milton Public Schools, and Y
Mrs. Smith Mr.. Smith purchased the a
tickets for the company and during the
hurry and excitement Of getting off, left h
them lying on the counter. The agent,
Mr.. Turner was going to Baltimore, and n
instead Of calling Mr.. Smiths attention c
10 the tickets. put them in his own
pocket When the conductor came around n
lfter the tickets no one can imagine MrA ot