Grace

By Muriel Bristol | April 24, 2020

Plunkett, Grace Gifford
Grace E. (Gifford) Plunkett

Joseph Mary Plunkett, a leader of the Irish Easter Rising (April 1916) and a signatory of its Proclamation, married his fiancée, Grace Evelyn Gifford, in the chapel of Kilmainham Gaol, just hours before he was executed by a British firing squad in May 1916. (All of the Proclamation’s signatories were shot). She brought the ring, they had only ten minutes together.

There would be a guard there, and you could not talk. … I was just a few moments there to get married, and then again a few minutes to say good-bye that night; and a man stood there with his watch in his hand, and said: ‘ten minutes’.

Plunkett’s companion Padraic, who in the song calls him from his post-operative sickbed, was Padraic Pearse, president of the proclaimed provisional republic. He would be shot too, as was Grace’s brother-in-law (her sister’s husband). The General Post Office (G.P.O.) was the headquarters of their weeklong rebellion. (I See His Blood Upon the Rose was a poem written by Joseph Plunkett).

During the 2016 centenary of the Easter Rising, musicians Róisin O. [O’Reilly], her brother, Danny O’Reilly, and their cousin, Aoife Scott, gave a moving rendition of this much-covered song about Grace Gifford and Joseph Plunkett, which they performed in the Kilmainham Gaol where the Plunketts had married a century earlier. (They conclude their performance by quoting the last words of consolation of another signatory, James Connelly, as spoken to his wife Lillie shortly before he was shot).

Grace was imprisoned in Kilmainham herself for some months in 1923 by the Irish Free State, during the Irish Civil War. (She was an anti-Treaty adherent).

Grace by James McCann

As we gather in the chapel, here in old Kilmainham Gaol,
I think about these past few weeks, oh, will they say we failed?
From our school days, they have told us we must yearn for liberty,
Yet all I want in this dark place is to have you here with me.

[Chorus]

Oh, Grace, just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger,
They’ll take me out at dawn and I will die.
With all my love, I’ll place this wedding ring upon your finger,
There won’t be time to share our love, for we must say goodbye.

Now I know it’s hard for you my love to ever understand
The love I bear for these brave men, my love for this dear land,
But when Padraic called me to his side, down in the G.P.O.
I had to leave my own sick bed, to him I had to go.

[Chorus]

Now as the dawn is breaking, my heart is breaking too
On this May morn as I walk out, my thoughts will be of you
And I’ll write some words upon the wall so everyone will know
I loved so much that I could see His Blood Upon The Rose.

[Chorus]

Oh, there won’t be time to share our love, for we must say goodbye.

The BBC would not allow Rod Stewart to sing this song on their airwaves in October 2018.

References:

RTÉ One. (2016, March 29). The Proclamation. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERCVSDileo0

Wikipedia. (2020, March 1). Grace Gifford. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Gifford

 

Milton’s Hierarchy of Needs

By S.D. Plissken | April 19, 2020

An acquaintance of a philosophical bent brought up in a discussion recently Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs.” Psychologist Abraham Maslow put forward his theory of a hierarchy of needs in a 1943 paper and, more fully, in his 1954 book Motivation and Personality.

In Maslow’s theory, usually depicted as a pyramid, with the most essential needs grouped as a foundation at the bottom, and the other categories of needs stacked each upon the other in a possible progression upwards. At the bottom, would be one’s Physiological needs, with Safety needs stacked upon that foundation (when Physiological needs have been satisfied), and then in succession Love/Belonging, Esteem, and finally Self-Actualization at the top.

Maslow's Hierarchy of NeedsAt the lowest level of Physiological needs there are basic health and homeostasis, because it is difficult to live with a massive physical trauma or adverse conditions of massively extreme heat, cold, pressure, lack of oxygen, etc. Under those conditions, one’s higher needs and aspirations are not even remotely a consideration.

Assuming one is not going to die instantly, the next need to be satisfied would be water. People cannot live more than a few days without water, perhaps even less than that, depending upon conditions. Then would come food. People cannot live more than a couple of weeks without food, perhaps even less. Sleep is vital too. Anyone who has worked several days and nights with little or no sleep will have learned how essential sleep is to our function. Shelter is next in the Physiological sequence.

Assuming that one’s Physiological needs may be satisfied, one can continue to exist. At that point, one might pursue higher needs from the next level above: Safety or Security needs of different types. This category includes Physical safety, Emotional security, Financial security, and longer-term Health and Well-Being, etc.

We should note that this second category of Safety or Security is less essential as a whole than the basic foundation one of Physiological needs. And the third category is less essential than the second and so on.

Under Maslow’s schema, none of Milton’s Town government services – not a single one, not even its Police and Fire departments – should or would take precedence over the Physiological needs, including the need for shelter, i.e., the need to retain one’s home.

This is why a speaker – I think it was at a Candidates’ Night several years ago – warned correctly that the Town’s rate of tax increases had begun to constitute an “existential threat.” (Their warning fell on deaf ears). Our friends and neighbors dislike hearing anecdotes of neighbors struggling here before being forced to leave town for places with better “price points.” (“Price point” being a term more appropriate for a voluntary transaction that might be refused, and misapplied when speaking of forcible taxation).

This is why the “sledge hammer” Tax Cap passed so readily: taxpayers sought to staunch the bleeding.

Chairwoman Hutchings in her disquisition took Police and Fire positions and salaries “off the table.” Despite employee salaries, benefits, COLA [!!!], and pensions making up the largest portion of the Town budget.

She was utterly wrong, of course. Nothing that the Town does is more important, in the Maslovian sense discussed above, than the ability of homeowners to remain in their “shelters.” Therefore, it necessarily follows everything the Town spends is most definitely on the table. If all Town expenses are not on her table, then they might appear instead on the table of petitioners and voting taxpayers.

Not mentioned in her discussion was disgorging “fund balance” monies as tax relief. After all, the monies were ostensibly collected for CIP items that were not passed at the ballot. Nor was there any mention of reducing the excessive “fund balance” percentages that drive them each and every year. Nor was any mention made of extending the so-called CIP timelines in order to “flatten the curve.”

Nobody undertook to cease mining zombie job slots – some vacant for years now – to cover extra-budgetary raises.

Nor was there any mention of bundling boating expenses (repair of ramp, costs of the Police navy, costs of collecting the fees, boat inspections, European Naiad remediation, etc.), under a self-sustaining boat launch fee, rather than a general tax burden.

And let us not even mention the “elephant in the room”: the Milton School District, whose much larger budget – double? triple? – was also rejected. They need to get themselves under control also.

The plan is evidently to form a “Task Force,” most likely composed of people that participated in making the problem, to see if there even is a problem. (This is not Leyte Gulf and you are not Taffy 3). “We investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong.”

The Town government is in a deep hole, but not solely a budgetary one. It has serious credibility and trust issues too. In December 2017 the BOS “mistakenly” over-taxed us by an amount which was then estimated at $1.4 million. The BOS has never explained either the nature or size of its error.

At that time, there should have been immediate resignations all around. Some assumed then that the disgraced board remained in place only for the opportunity to “make things right.” Instead, they said nothing and when “surprised” by post-budget employee benefit cost increases, the BOS claimed the people’s money as their own to cover that and other budgetary increases.

Yes, it was an outright theft, a legal theft (per Mr. Brown), but a theft nevertheless. For many that was the “last straw.”

Disgorge the fund balance overages. Make sure they can never again rise so high. Damn the DRA and their “recommendations.” Absolutely everything is “on the table.” Retention of homes comes before any and all Town notions in the taxpayers’ hierarchy of needs. Way before, it is not even close.

“All other priorities are rescinded.”

References:

McEvoy, Eleanor. (2014, November 8). Trapped Inside. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiK-I-cRqfg

Wikipedia. (2020. April 18). Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

 

 

Milton Businesses in 1917

By Muriel Bristol (Transcriber) | April 19, 2020

Many of the merchants that had paid extra in the prior directory for bolded uppercase entries, or supplementary advertisements on the advertisement pages, scaled back their expenditure in this directory.

Many have multiple entries, due to having multiple product lines or lines of business listed in different categories.

MILTON BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1917

Twenty miles northwest of Dover. R.R. stations at Milton, Union and Hayes, on B.&M. R.R. northern division. Milton Mills four miles from Union, stage twice daily. It was originally a part of Rochester. Incorporated June 11, 1802. Farming and manufacturing are the principal employments. Area 25,000 acres. Population, 1,640; Bass & Co, 1,684.

Agricultural Implements.

MURRAY, D., Milton Mills – See p. 835.
PLUMMER, B.B., Plummer’s Ridge – See p. 833.

Apothecary.

EMERSON PHARMACY, 44 Main, Milton Mills – See p. 834.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main – See p. 832.

Architect & Designer.

(Water Power Plants).
JONES, I.W., 28 Main, opp. Leb. bridge – See p. 832.

Auto Parties – Road Lunch.

YE RAGGED ROBIN TEA SHOP, Plummer’s Ridge, 3 miles north of Milton depot – See p. 833.

Auto Repairers and Supplies.

McIntosh, R.A., 35 Main.
SUNSET GROCERY CO. (supplies), 43 Main – See p. 832.

Bakery (Agents.)

Maddox, J.H. & Son, M. Mills.
Pinkham, C.E., Main, near p.o.

Blacksmiths.

DUNTLEY, IRA W. ESTATE, 17 Main.
OAKES, E.P., n. bridge Leb. side, M. – See p. 832.
Rudd, Alfred A., 20 Main, Milton Mills.

Blanket Mfr.

TOWNSEND, JAMES E. ESTATE, 1-2 Main, M. Mills – See pages 735 and 12.

Boarding Houses.

Brock, J.B. Mrs., 45 Charles, n. Toppan.
Finegan, H.F. Mrs., (lodging), 7 So. Main.
Greek, 44 Charles n. Toppan and So. Main n. Spaulding’s Mills.
Hodgdon, E.A. Mrs., 22 South Main.
HURLBURT, C.N. MRS., 52 Main – See p. 834.
Kimball, R.M. Mrs., 6 Kimball.
PINFOLD, WM. MRS., 43 Main, M. Mills – See p. 835.
Regan, J.J. Mrs., So. Main at Spaulding’s.

Boats to Let.

Brown, Everett E., B.&M. depot.

Boot Blacks.

Collias, Christ, 26 Main.

Boot and Shoe Dealers.

Horne, J.E., 12 Main, M. Mills.
McINTOSH, R.A., 28 Main – See p. 832.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main – See p. 834.

Boot and Shoe Machinery and Repairer.

KNIGHT, W.C., 6 Toppan – See p. 833.

Boot and Shoe Makers and Repairers.

Leighton, A.O., 20 So. Main.
Libby, E.T., 17 Main, M. Mills.

Boot and Shoe Mfrs.

Timson Shoe Co., off 55 Main, M. Mills.

Building Material.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main – See p. 832.

Butchers.

Horne, C.A., 32 Main.
Pike, R.S., Milton Mills.

Carpenters and Builders.

Boyd, Joseph, 20 Highland, M. Mills.
Flye, A.M., 20 Main, M. Mills.
HARRIMAN, EUGENE B., 95 No. Main – See p. 832.
HARRIMAN, F.L., 97 No. Main – See p. 832.
Hayes, Guy L., 7 Far. rd.
Rines, Mark, Union, cor. School, M. Mills.
Simes, E.S., 25 School, M. Mills.
Tanner, H.E., 30 Charles.
Webber, Royal K., So. Main.
Wentworth E.A., 103 No. Main, M. Mills.

Carriage Repairers.

OAKES, E.P., n. bridge, Leb. side, M. – See p. 832.

Churches and Clergymen.

Cong., 17 So. Main, Milton.
F. Bap., A.T. Everett, pastor, 31-33 So. Main, Milton.
F. Bap., Geo. B. Southwick, pastor, Milton Mills.
Methodist, L.E. Alexander, pastor, 8 Highland, M. Mills.
Union Nute Chapel, D.A. Gammon, pastor, Nute Ridge, Milton.

Cattle Breeders.

HAYES, L.C., (Holstein), So. Milton, near Hayes station – See p. 833.

Cider Mill.

Canney, Geo. D., Mid. rd., W.M., Leb. side, at bridge.

Cigars and Tobacco.

EMERSON’S PHARMACY, 44 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.
LORD, F.H., 39 Main – See p. 834.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, Milton Mills – See p. 835.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main, Milton – See p. 832.

Civil and Hydraulic Engineer.

JONES, I.W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge – See p. 832.

Clothing.

Horne, J.E., 12 Main, M. Mills.
McINTOSH, R.A., 28 Main, Milton – See p. 832.

Coal and Wood.

TOWNSEND, J.E. ESTATE, Milton Mills.

Confectionary and Fruit.

EMERSON’S PHARMACY, 44 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.
KNIGHT, W.C. Mrs., 6 Toppan – See p. 833.
LORD, F.H., 39 Main – See p. 834.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, Milton Mills – See p. 835.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main – See p. 832.

Conveyancer, Claim and Collection Agents.

MARSH, F.L., Milton Mills – See p. 834.

Crockery and Glassware.

Maddox, J.A., 7 Main, M. Mills.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., 19-21 Main – See p. 832.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main – See p. 834.

Deputy Sheriff.

REYNOLDS, WILLIS L., 28 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.

Designer of Water Power Plants.

JONES, I.W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge, Milton – See p. 832.

Dressmakers.

Bishop, W.P. Mrs., 5 School, Milton.
Bruce, C.P. Mrs., Lebanon.
Dixon, S.E. Mrs., 16 So. Main, Milton.
Finegan, H.E. Mrs., 7 So. Main.
Stevens, C.L. Mrs., Union rd., near School, Milton Mills.

Dry and Fancy Goods.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main – See p. 832.
KNIGHTS, W.C., 6 Toppan – See p. 833.
MARSH, M.T. MRS., 40 Main, M. Mills.
McIntosh, Ada C. Mrs., 4 Charles, near So. Main.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main – See p. 834.

Engineer (Civil).

JONES, IRA W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge – See p. 832.

Express Company.

American Express Co., H.A. Beaton, agt., Milton depot.

Fish and Oyster Dealer.

Horne, C.A., 32 Main.
SUNSET GROCERY CO. (oysters and clams), 45 Main – See p. 833.
Wentworth, E.L., 14 Mill, n. Charles.

Flour and Grain.

BUCK, H.L., Springvale rd., M. Mills – See p. 835.
SUNSET GROCERY CO., L.O. Stetson, 45 Main – See p. 833.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main – See p. 832.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main.

Garage.

McINTOSH, R.A., 28 Main, M. – See p. 832.

Gasoline, Oils, Etc.

KNIGHTS, W.C., 6 Toppan – See p. 833.
McINTOSH, R.A., 35 Main – See p. 832.
SUNSET GROCERY CO., 43 Main – See p. 833.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., 19 Main – See p. 832.

General Stores.

KNIGHTS, W.C., 6 Toppan – See p. 833.
Maddox, J.A. & Son, 7 Main, M. Mills.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., 19 Main – See p. 833.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main – See p. 834.

Gent’s Furnishings.

McINTOSH, R.A., 28 Main – See p. 832.

Grain and Feed.

BUCK, H.L., Springvale rd., M. Mills – See p. 835.
Laskey, A.J., Milton Mills and Union rd.
WILLEY, J.D., 33 Main – See p. 834.

Grocers.

KNIGHTS, W.C., 6 Toppan – See p. 833.
Maddox, J.A. & Son, M. Mills.
MUCCI, N. (fancy,) 46 Main, M.M. – See p. 835.
SUNSET GROCERY CO., L.O. Stetson, 45 Main – See p. 833.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., 19 Main – See p. 832.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main – See p. 834.

Hairdressers.

Burke, Chas. L., 23 Main at C. dam, Milton.
Page, Robert, 16 Main, M. Mills.

Hardware.

MURRAY, DANIEL, Milton Mills – See p. 835.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main, Milton – See p. 834.

Harness Makers and Repairers.

Leighton, A.O., 20 So. Main, M.
Locke, J.T., 96 No. Main, Milton Mills.

Hats, Caps, etc.

Horne, J.E., Milton Mills.
McINTOSH, R.A., 28 Main – See p. 832.

Horseshoers.

DUNTLEY, IRA W. Estate, 17 Main.
OAKES, E.P., n. bridge, Leb. side, M. – See p. 832.
Rudd, A.A., 20 Main, M.M.

Hotels.

Central House, Fred Rowe, M. Mills.
LAKE VIEW HOUSE, Mrs. C.N. Hurlburt, prop., 52 Main – See p. 834.
MILTON HOTEL, G.F. Downs, Toppan – See p. 833.
Sampson The, Main near depot (closed).

Ice Cream and Soda.

EMERSON PHARMACY, 44 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.
LORD, F.H., 39 Main, Milton – See p. 834.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, corner Church, M.M.- See p. 835.
WILLEY, J.H., Main, corner Silver – See p. 832.

Ice Dealers (Retail.)

Beede, D.W., Leb. side, Milton.

Ice Dealers (Wholesale.)

Boston Ice Co., North Main.
Downing Ice Co., North Main.
Lynn Ice Co., Leb. side, Milton.
Metropolitan Ice Co., Leb. side, Milton.
Porter Ice Co., No. Main.

Insurance Agents.

Evans, C.W. (life), 41 Silver.
Finegan, H.E., 7 So. Main.
MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M.M. – See p. 834.

Job Wagons.

Columbus, A.N., 7 Kimball.
Laskey, A.J., M. Mills and Union rd.

Justices of the Peace.

AVERY, H.L., Main – See p. 832.
Goodwin, G.H., West Milton.
JONES, CHARLES A., South Milton, 1 mile out.
MARSH, F.L., Milton Mills – See p. 834.
PLUMMER, B.B., Plummer’s Ridge – See p. 833.
Walker, Joseph D.

Ladies’ Furnishings.

KNIGHTS, W.C., 6 Toppan – See p. 833.
Marsh, M.T. Mrs., 40 Main, M. Mills.
McIntosh, Ada C., 4 Charles, near South Main.

Laundry (Steam).

ELLIS, GEO. W., Plummer’s Ridge opp. Schoolhouse – See p. 834.

Laundry Agents.

Page, Robert, 23 Main, M.M.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main, corner Silver – See p. 832.

Lawyers.

MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.

Leather Board Mfrs.

MILTON LEATHER BOARD CO. – See p. 833.
SPAULDING, J. & SONS CO. – See p. 17.

Libraries.

Milton Free Public Library, John U. Simes, librarian (1700 volumes,) M. Mills.
NUTE LIBRARY, Mrs. S.P. Haley, librarian, 15 Farmington rd., Milton – See p. 831.

Lumbermen.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main – See p. 832.
Chamberlin, M.G., 1 mile south of Milton Mills.
Edgecomb, C.R. (dealer and sawyer), Milton Mills.
Plummer, G.L., 1 mile south of Union depot (p.o. Union).

Lunch Rooms.

YE RAGGED ROBIN TEA SHOP, Austin & Wallace, props., Plummer’s Ridge, 3 miles north Milton depot – See p. 833.

Manufacturing Companies.

MILTON LEATHER BOARD CO. (leather board), S.F. Dawson, Jr., mgr., Mill, at R.R. track, ⅛ mile So. of depot – See p. 833.
SPAULDING, J. & SONS CO., (leather board and counters) – See p. 17.
Timson Shoe Mfr. Co., off 55 Main, M. Mills.
TOWNSEND, JOHN E. Estate, (blankets,) Milton Mills – See pp. 835 and 12.

Marble and Granite Monuments.

SMALLEY, HOBBS & HUNTER, 5 Signal opp. Union depot, Rochester, N.H. – See p. 518.

Masons and Plasterers.

HARRIMAN, F.L., 97 North Main – See p.832.

Milkmen.

Doe, James F., Plummer’s Ridge, M.
Lord E.B., Leb. side, M.
Plummer, Moses P., Plummer’s Ridge, M.
Reynolds, E.E., A.S., M. Mills.
Stanley, Edwin S., Leb. side, M.
Tibbetts, C.H., Leb. side, M.

Millinery.

Horne, Olive A. Mrs., M.M.
McIntosh, A.C. Mrs., 4 Charles.

Music Teachers.

Anderson, H.E. Mrs., M. Mills.
Getchell, G.M. Miss (piano), 15 Charles.
Jones, F.P. Mrs. (piano), Plummer’s Ridge, Milton.
Jones, I.W. Mrs. (piano), Leb. side, Milton.
Keddie, Mary A. Mrs. (piano), 35 Church, Milton Mills.
Whitehouse, Edith M. (piano), Leb. side, M.

Newspapers and Periodicals.

Pinkham, James D., 15 Main, at the dam.

Notaries Public.

AVERY, H.L., 28 Main, Milton – See p. 832.
Finegan, H.F., 7 So. Main.
Fox, E.F., Milton Mills.
Looney, Walter E., 54 South Main, Milton.
MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.
Wentworth, G.C.S., Main, M.

Oysters, Clams, etc.

Horne, C.A., 32 Main, opp. Leb. bridge.
SUNSET GROCERY CO., 45 Main – See p. 833.
Wentworth, E.L., 14 Mill, M.

Painters (Carriage, Automobile and Sign.)

SCHULMAIER, H.R. & SON, 15 Allen, Berwick, Me. – See Somersworth, p. 324.

Painters and Paper Hangers.

Ayers, R.E., 27 Church, M.M.
Connolly, T., 7 Highland, M. Mills.
Pinkham, Thomas H., 56 So. Main.
Whitehouse, H.F., rear 42 Main.

Paints and Oils.

EMERSON’S PHARMACY, 44 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., 19 Main, Milton – See p. 832.
WILLEY, J.D., 31 Main – See p. 834.

Physicians.

Anderson, Harry E., Springvale rd., M. Mills.
Buckley, J.J., 18 So. Main.
HART, M.A.H., 30 So. Main.
WEEKS, F.S., 102 No. Main, M. Mills – See p. 835.

Plumber.

MURRAY, D., 14 Main, M. Mills – See p. 835.

Pool Rooms.

Burke, Chas. L., 23 Main at C. Dam, M.
Page, R., 14 Main, M. Mills.

Poultry Crates.

Gem Mfg. Co., Milton Mills.

Poultry Raisers.

CORSON, GEO. N., 31 Silver – See p. 833.
LEWIS, JAMES, School, 2d west of Union, M. Mills – See p. 835.

Poultry Supplies.

BUCK, H.L., 31 Springvale rd., M. Mills – See p. 835.

Provisions, Meats, etc.

Horne, C.A., 32 Main, opp. Leb. bridge.
Pike, R.S. (pedler), Milton Mills.

Railroad.

Boston & Maine R.R., Hugh A. Beaton, agent.

Real Estate Agents.

MARSH, FORREST L., 37 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.

Sawmills.

AVERY & ROBERTS (portable) – See p. 832.
Edgecomb, C.R., 41 Leb. rd.
Plumer, G.L., near Union.

Schools.

Milton Grammar School, R.M. Looney, principal, 8 Church, Milton.
Milton Mills School, 15 School, M. Mills.
NUTE FREE HIGH SCHOOL, F.H. Manter, principal, 15 Far. rd., M. – See p. 831.

Stables.

Mills, W.F., 66 Main, M. Mills.

Stock Farms.

Chamberlin, M.G., M.M. and U. rd.
HAYES, L.C., So. Main, So. Milton (Holstein cattle) – See p. 833.
Nute, George E., N. Ridge.
PLUMMER, B.B., Plummer’s Ridge – See p. 833.

Stoves and Tinware.

MURRAY, D., 14 Main, M. Mills – See p. 835.

Surveyors for Dams, Paper and Elec. Power Plants.

JONES, I.W., 28 Main, Milton – See p. 832.

Teamsters and Truckmen.

Columbus, O.W. , 26 Charles.
Corson, John M., 23 Silver.
HURLBURT, CHARLES N., 52 Main – See p. 834.
Laskey, A.J., M.M. rd. junc. Union rd.
LASKEY, C.H. MRS., Lebanon, M. Mills.

Telephone Company.

N.E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., 30 Main opp. Leb. bridge.

Toilet Articles.

EMERSON’S PHARMACY, 44 Main, M.M. – See p. 834.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main, Milton – See p. 832.

Undertakers.

FOX, CHARLES D. Estate, 10 School, Milton Mills – See p. 835.

Upholsterer and Carpet Work.

Jenness, C.G., 41 So. Main. M.

Wagon and Cart Builders.

OAKES, E.P., n. bridge, Leb. side, M. See p. 832.

Wheelwrights.

DUNTLEY, IRA B. Estate, Main.
OAKES, E.B., n. bridge, Leb. side, M. – See p. 832.
Rudd, A.T. (iron work,) 20 Main, M.M.

Wood Dealers.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main, M. – See p. 832.
Hayes, L.C., So. Milton.
HURLBURT, CHAS N., 52 Main.
Jones, C.A., So. Main.
Jones, F.P., Plummer’s Ridge.

Wood Sawyers.

Beede, D.W., Leb. side, M.
Columbus, A.N., 7 Kimball.
Ford, L.J., Silver, 2 m. out.
HURLBURT, CHAS. N., 52 Main.

Woolen Goods Mfr.

TOWNSEND, JOHN E. Estate (blankets) – See pp. 835 and 12.

MILTON SOCIETIES.

Milton Woman’s Club, Mrs. Edith A. Dawson, Sec.; Eli Wentworth Post, G.A.R., James W. Johnson, Adjt.; Woman’s Relief Corps, Mrs. J.B. Hart, Sec.; Strafford Lodge, A.O.U.W., John W. Avery, Rec.; Lewis W. Nute Grange, P. of H., Mrs. Alta D. Chipman, Sec.; Friendship Lodge, K. of P., Samuel W. Blaisdell, K. of R. and S.; Madokawando Tribe, I.O.R.M., William T. Wallace, C. of R.; Minnewawa Council, D. of P., Mrs. S.E. Drew, K. of R.

Milton Mills Societies – Miltonia Lodge, I.O. of O.F., Forest L. Marsh, R.S.; Rising Sun Lodge, D. of R., Mrs. J.C. Townsend, Sec.; Morning Star Lodge, K. of P., Charles L. Stevens, K. of R. and S.; Pleasant Valley Grange, P. of H., Mrs. D. Philbrick, Sec.

WEST MILTON. The Sunset Grocery Co. of Milton, which has covered the local delivery route the last eight years, has discontinued this branch of its service. A feature which will be missed almost as much as the good service which the route has furnished its patrons will be the semi-weekly calls of the popular driver, Dana Tuttle, who recently resigned his position to enter the employ of the Spaulding & Sons Mfg. Co. at North Rochester. Mr. Tuttle has been in the employ of the Sunset since immediately after his graduation from Nute high school some nine years ago and during his connection with the store has made many friends who wish him the best of future success (Farmington News, February 16, 1917).

Previous in sequence: Milton Businesses in 1912; next in sequence: Milton Businesses in 1922

References:

Bass & Co. (1917). Dover, Somersworth, Rochester, and Strafford County Directory, 1917. Dover, NH: 466 Central Avenue.

Public BOS Session Scheduled (April 20, 2020)

By Muriel Bristol | April 18, 2020

The Milton Board of Selectmen (BOS) have posted their agenda for a quasi-Public BOS meeting to be held Monday, April 20 at 5:00 PM.

Due to their concerns regarding Covid-19, there will be no public in attendance and, therefore, no public comment. The session may be watched remotely through the usual YouTube means or by teleconference. The links for both are in their original agenda, for which there is a link in the References below.

The Public portion of the agenda has New Business, Old Business, Other Business, and some housekeeping items.

Under New Business are scheduled three agenda items: 1) Update Regarding Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Activities; 2) Department of Public Works a) Update of Transfer Station Operations b) Schoolhouse on Plummer’s Ridge – Roof Bids and Possible Action; and 3) Qualifications for the Local Government Efficiency Task Force.

Update Regarding Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Activities. One supposes, by the very terms of the meeting announcement, that the Covid-19 is still among us. We will evidently hear an update on those things with which the BOS has been active.

People are becoming restive. For example, there will be an End the Lockdown rally at the Statehouse in Concord, NH, at noon on Saturday, April 18. Yes, [correction: two days] before the quasi-Public BOS meeting.

Update of Transfer Station Operations. Those who went to the Transfer Station a week ago will have found that they were unable to drop off their paper and cardboard. (Many simply burned at home that which was refused).

One assumes that we will hear that paper and cardboard will be accepted again in some manner.

Schoolhouse on Plummer’s Ridge – Roof Bids and Possible Action. Sounds like a job for the newly-established Heritage Commission.

Qualifications for the Local Government Efficiency Task Force. One might suppose that it will be also an Independent Local Government Efficiency Task Force, i.e., one appointed by the BOS from a broad cross-section of current and former Town officials.

Oxymoron. Noun. plural oxymorons or, less commonly, oxymora: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness [or government efficiency]); broadly, something (such as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements.

Old Business has a single item: 1). Consideration of Selectmen By-Laws.

Consideration of Selectmen By-Laws. Put off from before.

Other Business That May Come Before the Board has no scheduled items.

There will be the approval of prior minutes (from the quasi-Public session of April 6, 2020), the expenditure report, Town Administrator comments, and BOS comments.

Mr. S.D. Plissken contributed to this article.

References:

Town of Milton. (2020, April 17). BOS Meeting Agenda, April 20, 2020. Retrieved from www.miltonnh-us.com/sites/miltonnh/files/agendas/04-20-2020_bosagenda_posted_0.pdf

Wikipedia. (2019, November 19). Washington Monument Syndrome. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_Syndrome

How They Made the Sausages

By S.D. Plissken | April 14, 2020

Commenters have occasionally questioned exactly why Milton’s Board of Selectmen have held so very many closed-door 91A sessions. A number of them, including even several legislators, have suggested that there is something amiss there.

Chairwoman Hutchings’ disquisition of Monday, April 6, 2020, as well as the other selectmen’s remarks that followed, revealed finally why at least some of those secret sessions were “necessary.”

The BOS has been using money from unfilled positions, which positions were authorized at the ballot – at certain amounts – to hand out raises and benefit increases, whose increased budget amounts were not authorized at the ballot. They “mine” the unauthorized amounts from the unfilled positions.

To cite the example given by Selectman Rawson, they have five positions at some rate of pay. Some one of the five leaves to follow another opportunity, perhaps a better-paying one. The selectmen are then able to “mine” that unfilled position’s authorized salary and benefit amounts to hand out unauthorized increases – in this example, increases of up to 20% – to the remaining four positions.

They won’t likely ever get “caught.” It will all be papered over when the voters approve the next budget, which will include the temporarily-unauthorized increased amounts. They can even fill the fifth position at that time and begin their “process” all over again.

Selectman Rawson: Well, when we initially gave the raises … I don’t know if these … I don’t know if Erin [Hutchings] and Matt [Morrill] were even … I know Matt wasn’t, but Erin … You might have been on the Board when we gave the DPW all those raises . were you here or not?

Chairwoman Hutchings: Uh-hum.

Rawson: Well, just out of transparency, the Public Works [DPW] gave some concessions, and that was one man. So, it’s not like … I just want to make it clear that it’s not like we were just giving out these huge raises – well, not huge, but raises at least – to keep people, good people here in Milton. You know, they gave a concession, and that was to lose a body, and, you know, when you don’t have a lot of bodies and you lose a body, you know, it’s just people have to work a little harder and, if I was an employee down there and I was going to get a raise, and I had to work a little harder, I would be on board. So, that is what happened with that. I just want to make that clear, because there was some concessions already from DPW. So, like on some of the large-ticket items … so, what are some of the large-ticket items that were being proposed this year? Do you know what some of those ticket items were, or were going to be?

Creveling: Most of ones that I am aware of were the phone systems in Town hall, but those were covered by the [State-provided] Unanticipated Revenue.

The “good people” with whom they should be concerned primarily are the taxpaying voters. What happens if those hard-pressed taxpaying voters – they are a nuisance, aren’t they? – do not approve your increased proposed budget, with its poison pill of already-granted raises? Well, the BOS can just continue to mine the vacant position for another year and catch up later. (Not to pick on the DPW. There is no reason whatsoever to think that this peculiar workaround is limited to the DPW budget and TO&E).

But what happens if the voters chose the default budget two times running? Let us imagine some alternate universe in which the voters become unhappy with the rate at which their taxes have increased. Well, now the BOS would have a problem – one that they might actually care about – as opposed to the apparently negligible problem of increasing taxes yet again. They discover suddenly that they have been skating on rather thin ice.

The Town can evidently function without these positions, except as yet another slush fund to be tapped. The ostensible reason for all of this sleight-of-hand was a bidding war in a competitive job market. Well, the bottom just dropped out of that. Pessimists are saying it will be a long time coming back, if ever it fully does.

Might it be that these unfilled positions, vacant for several years now and apparently preserved only to pay raises that lack proper budget authorization, should be removed finally from the Town table of organization?

Just in the interests of transparency, you know.

References:

Town of Milton. (2020, April 16). BOS Meeting, April 6, 2020. Retrieved from youtu.be/AseNUlSoUK8?t=2351

Thoughts of Chairwoman Hutchings

By Muriel Bristol (Transcriber) | April 12, 2020

Item #4 on the agenda for the Board of Selectmen (BOS) meeting of Monday, April 6, 2020, was a Default Budget Discussion. Chairwoman Hutchings led off the discussion by reading a statement compiled by she and Town Administrator Ernest Creveling.

Chairwoman Hutchings: Okay, I’ve been kind of talking to [Town Administrator] Ernie a little bit, and we’ve been throwing some ideas back and forth, and that on the default budget, with the coronavirus and that, so, since I’ve gotten so great at reading this evening, do you all mind if I go ahead and just read?.

Vice-Chairman Rawson: No.

Selectman Morrill: Have at it.

Hutchings: You might get to have some input.

Hutchings [reading from a prepared text]: The voters have stated very clearly that they want to see budget cuts. Department heads and members of the previous Board of Selectmen were stating the same thing as early as last September when we really got started in developing the budget. The mantra for many became “We need to come in with a budget that is no more than the default budget in order for it to pass.” 

To clarify, last year’s voter-adopted budget was the default budget, as developed in the 2018 budget season for the 2019 warrant. This year’s voter-adopted budget was the default budget as developed in the 2019 budget season for the 2020 warrant. That scenario has played itself out six times since 2009. Once the selectmen submitted their proposed budget to the Budget Committee in 2019, the Budget Committee met several times and made the budget its own by carving the numbers down by $45,514 to a point $1,376 less than last year’s adopted [default] budget. Hoping that their efforts would put Milton on the path to adopted operating budget as proposed, instead of a rejection, which would again placed us under a default budget.

Complicating the matter further, there have been errors made in calculating the default budget in 2018, making it over $30,000 higher than it should have been. So, even though the Budget Committee did offer a budget on the 2020 warrant that was less than 2019’s adopted budget, the competing default budget on the ballot this past March was substantially lower. In fact, $34,679 lower to be exact, and the voters chose the lower number, once again sending their message loudly and clearly.

Not only did the voters reject the proposed operating budget, in favor of the default budget, but they also rejected every appropriation warrant article on the ballot this year, except for two capital reserve fund articles related to technology. I think that was the GIS and then the Technology Fund itself. Together totaling only $5,000, and another article in the amount of $10,000 to fight the invasive plant species in Milton Three Ponds. [See Town Election Results for March 10, 2020].

Finally, the voters accentuated their message with a sledge hammer, with the approval of a tax cap that was placed on the warrant by petition. It seems that despite the fact that the voters have over and over, as many times as not, rejected proposed budgets in favor of default budgets, both the Budget Committee and the selectmen have misinterpreted the message the voters have been trying to send.

That message, I believe, is this: voters want a substantial cut in the amount of money it costs to live in Milton, specifically, in terms of what they have to pay in property taxes. This Board has responsibility to heed that message. Milton voters, as a legislative body of the town of Milton, established budgetary limitations within which we must operate. For every year they are given only two options, the proposed and default budgets. Everyone who said that the goal should be to bring our budget proposals to the voters at or below the default budget were correct, but only partially correct.

What we really need to do is to understand voters’ collective price point and then develop a budget that brings the most responsible and safe level of services possible to them. Our job now is to determine that price point by communicating with our residents, educating them about regulatory mandates with which we have no choice but to comply, and then translating what we all learn together into responsible policies by the Board of Selectmen.

We know there are variables which cannot always be predicted accurately: hard winters with an abundance of snow, prolonged rain events resulting in flooding, wind, non-weather-related public safety issues with police and fire, and others that may not be even on our radar when a budget is developed, like this pandemic for example. In order to safeguard us from budget over expenditures this year, the selectmen need to make some early decisions.

Hutchings: And I listed some of the things I believe we need to consider. Do you want to take a minute to look at them?

Rawson: I mean, I wish we would have gotten this prior to the meeting.

Hutchings: It was a lot of work. And this is just a discussion, that is all it is, just talking about …

Chairwoman Hutchings continued with her “list of things”:

One. Large-ticket purchases. An operating budget spending freeze on non-Covid19-related large-ticket items should be enacted right away until we can get a handle on where things are going as a result of both the default budget and the pandemic. This does not include items for which money has been encumbered from last year’s budget, items encumbered from the unanticipated revenue that the town received at the end of the year last year, the what, $74,000?, or scheduled or needed purchases from existing capital reserve funds.

Two. Staff shortages. As of April 17, Public Works will be down four employees. We are presently down one part-time position in the Recreation Department – the assistant rec. director – two officers in the Police Department, one is militarily deployed, so that is a reserved vacancy that cannot be filled. Keeping positions filled in the Police Department has been difficult, as it always is when small municipalities are forced to compete with larger and/or wealthier communities for law-enforcement professionals.

The same issues are at play with the Fire Department for that reason, and also because smaller communities have had less success in recent years recruiting and maintaining responsive volunteer call rosters than was possible in the past. That is no reflection on the incredible men and women who do work on a volunteer or on-call basis. It’s more of a reflection of what people’s work and family situations are, and the fact that many of those volunteer first-responders have full-time jobs in other communities, along with the increased time commitment that is required to meet more stringent training and certification requirements which have grown over the years.

We have had similar issues in the Department of Public Works, which at the beginning of 2019 compelled the Board of Selectmen to approve a change in wages because a number of talented and experienced people left their jobs for better pay with other employers. Several other adjustments in wages were made at the end of 2019 in other departments to try and maintain equity in the wage structure, which is always a complicated endeavor in any organization. None of these increases could be carried forward into the default budget.

The economy, up until at least a few weeks ago when the coronavirus pandemic hit us with unexpected fury, was firing on all cylinders, creating a shortage of qualified workers and insurmountable competition from larger communities with more resources. That has changed rapidly, with 6.6 million people in the United States filing for unemployment just last week, with rapidly growing numbers here in the State of New Hampshire as well. According to Richard Lavers, the deputy commissioner of New Hampshire Unemployment Security who stated in response to a question posed to him by news anchor Tom Griffith that under normal circumstances in the week before the coronavirus crisis, they saw 500 new applications for unemployment; the first week of the crisis they received 28,000 new claims, and in the second another 29,000 new claims.

We don’t know for certain what that will mean for Milton, but we will begin to understand better over the next few weeks. What we do know is that we need to be prudent in our spending now and that this will also require the same approach in developing a budget for 2021. Some of the positions mentioned above will remain vacant to ensure that there is money available for any short-term needs that arise due to the pandemic. Also, we do not want to fill positions that may be eliminated as we work through the redevelopment of the budget for 2021. Responding to the message our friends and neighbors keep sending us, over and over again, year after year.

[Three.] Transfer to cover the raises. This is the one that hurts, the numbers don’t lie. There will be budgetary transfers required from areas of the operating budget this year to cover wage increases that were given by the Board of Selectmen last year and in 2018. These adjustments total roughly $95,566. This has required us also to leave some of the above described positions vacant, [and] to lay off one part-time position from Administration.

I have met with the Town Administrator and through information we have compiled the following are reservations of money that we think should be considered earmarked for the time being to offset the Covid-related expenses until we can reassess where we stand as this crisis continues into the year. And there’s a list of suggestions.

Obviously, I’ll say it up front, police and fire department, it’s kind of hard to touch them, as first-responders they’re out there on the front lines, especially right now dealing with the Covid. We don’t know from one day to the next if somebody’s going to have to be quarantined or, you know, what’s going to happen there. They’re in a … there are no adjustments that I think that we can make to that. Highway and government buildings, as I said, they’re down, or going to be down April 17, four employees. Do you want me to read the rest, or are you …?

Creveling: Do you want me to just explain that?

Hutchings: Yeah, how about … can we?

Creveling: Under the highway and government buildings, I’ve worked with [DPW Director] Pat to take a look at, you know, what is going on. Now, just to go back to the transfers to cover the raises, I think, you know, a couple of years ago, it sort of started, people were under the impression that when some of these raises were given they would be carried forward in the default budget, but that just isn’t the case. But you were losing people, you still had to make the decision to give raises to keep people from leaving and, so, what that ends up casting into when you do that kind of thing is that $95,000, because any of the raises that were given at the end of 2018 and into 2019, none of them were able to carry forward in the default budget and that’s what you got in both of those years.

So, moving forward into the … what we looked at was a 5% reservation from the administration budget itself, which totals a little over $14,000, and then there was the remaining salary line in Welfare, which was another $14,400, for a total of about $28,000 [$28,400], just to sort of earmark for any of these unexpected expenses. Again, Police and Fire, just don’t touch them at this point, they’re out there doing the dangerous work in this environment, and it’s hard enough to keep folks anyway in those areas, so kudos to them and thank you for the work you’re doing.

Highway and government buildings, I mean, these folks, they work hard as well, but they will be down four employees. As of April 17, we just got a notice here from someone we will be very sorry to lose. But the budget for both highway and building and grounds together is about $845,000.

The default budget contained the amount for two unfilled positions that, again, were at the old rate of pay, $16 per hour essentially, So, figuring out the amount of leaving two of those positions unfilled, one in highway and one in buildings and grounds, it ends up keeping about $71,600. So, as a result of that, looking at a 10% of the combined budgets set aside of about $84,555.

And then in the health insurance, you’ve got one, two, three, four, five, six vacancies now that you’ve just counted in that bunch, so I think you can go into the health insurance and set aside the cost of two family plans, which is an additional $668088.

So, by the time you add up those reservations, if you call them – if you look at the – must finish the handout, which we will put up on the website when the meeting is over – the total reservation is $180,285 less than the $95,566 that needs to be redistributed for the previously town-approved …, or the raises given beyond the previously town-approved wage plans, that leaves a balance of about $84,700 to be reserved for Covid-related expenditures until re-evaluated.

And then, again, you know, it’s one of those things, I think I had put together an article to put out there in a blog that we’re working on, you know, to keep people informed but then the Covid crisis hit and it just kind of threw everything over to the side. So, there are some proposals that we can … I’ll be happy to talk about them later on, if you want to discuss this yourselves.

The other selectmen did favor us with their thoughts (which have not been transcribed here (perhaps separately)).

Ed. note: One of our correspondents has pointed out that, by the terms of Article 28A of the New Hampshire constitution, Milton is not required to comply with any unfunded State programs or regulatory mandates:

[Art.] 28-a. [Mandated Programs.] The state shall not mandate or assign any new, expanded or modified programs or responsibilities to any political subdivision in such a way as to necessitate additional local expenditures by the political subdivision unless such programs or responsibilities are fully funded by the state or unless such programs or responsibilities are approved for funding by a vote of the local legislative body of the political subdivision. November 28, 1984.

Unless, of course, the “local legislative body” is misguided enough to vote to adopt and pay for such measures through increased local taxation and without the required State funding.

State legislators and regulators spend much of their time devising ever more costs for us. They seem to feel that they are always just one law, regulation or tax away from achieving some sort of perfection. Obviously, they are wrong, and they’ll be back next year with the next step. Live your life and just say “No.”

References:

State of New Hampshire. (2019). State Constitution. Retrieved from www.nh.gov/glance/constitution.htm

Town of Milton. (2020, April 6). BOS Meeting, April 6, 2020. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=AseNUlSoUK8&t=1327

Milton Businesses in 1912

By Muriel Bristol (Transcriber) | April 12, 2020

Many of the merchants that had paid extra in the prior directory for bolded uppercase entries, or supplementary advertisements on the advertisement pages, scaled back their expenditure in this directory.

Many have multiple entries, due to having multiple product lines or lines of business listed in different categories.

MILTON BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1912

Twenty miles northwest of Dover. R.R. stations at Milton, Union and Hayes, on B.&M. R.R. northern division. Milton Mills four miles from Union, stage twice daily. It was originally a part of Rochester. Incorporated June 11, 1802. Farming and manufacturing are the principal employments. Area 25,000 acres. Population, 1,640; Bass & Co, 1,684.

Selectmen – Samuel E. Drew, Bard B. Plummer, Chas. S. Philbrick. Town Clerk – Harry L. Avery. Treasurer – Everett F. Fox. School Board – M.A.H. Hart, Fred P. Jones, Joseph Boyd. Treasurer School Board – E.F. Fox. Board of Health – Dr. M.A.H. Hart, C.D. Fox, Harry D. Coles. Postmasters – Joseph H. Avery, Milton; E.T. Libby, Milton Mills. Deputy Sheriff, Fred S. Hartford, Milton.

Agricultural Implements.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton Mills – See page 835.
MURRAY, D., Milton Mills – See page 835.
PLUMMER, B.B., Plummer’s Ridge – See page 833.

Apothecary.

EMERSON PHARMACY, 44 Main, Milton Mills – See p. 834.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main – See page 832.

Architect & Designer.

(Water Power Plants).
JONES, I.W., Main, Opp. Leb. bridge – See page 832.

Bakery (Agents.)

Maddox, J.H. & Sons, M. Mills.
Pinkham, C.E., Main, near p.o.

Blacksmiths.

DUNTLEY, IRA W. – See p. 833.
Moody, H.B., 71 Main, M. Mills.
Rudd, Alfred A., 20 Main, Milton Mills.
Sherburne, L.M., Leb. side, M.

Blanket Mfr.

TOWNSEND, JAMES E., 1-2 Main, M. Mills – See p. 735 and 12.

Boarding Houses.

Finegan, H.F. Mrs., (lodging) 7 So. Main.
Hodgdon, L.J. Mrs., 25 South Main
Kimball, R.M. Mrs., 6 Kimball.
Pike, F.D. Mrs., 48 Main.
Regan, J.J. Mrs., So. Main at R.R. bridge.
Tasker, E.A. Mrs., So. Main, cor. Charles.

Boats to Let.

Brown, Everett E., B.&M. depot.

Boot and Shoe Dealers.

FOX, ASA & SON, M. Mills. – See page 835.
HURD, F.J., 35 Main, M. Mills – See page 834.
McIntosh, R.J., Main.
Willey, J.D., Main.

Boot and Shoe Machinery and Repairer.

Plummer, H., 28 Silver.

Boot and Shoe Makers and Repairers.

HURD, F.J., 35 Main, M. Mills – See page 834.
Leighton, A.O., 20 So. Main.

Boot and Shoe Mfrs.

ANDREWS-WASGATT CO., Acton side – Milton Mills – See page 834.
Milton Shoe Co., Leb. side at C. dam.

Building Material.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main – See page 832.

Butchers.

DOWNS, GEO. F., Silver – See page 832.
Horne, C.A., Main.
Pike, R.S., Milton Mills.

Carpenters and Builders.

Flye, A.M., Highland, M.M.
Harriman, F.L., 97 No. Main.
Hayes, Guy L., 7 Far. rd.
Simes, E.S., Milton Mills.
Simes, Geo. E., Milton Mills.
Webber, Royal K., So. Main.
Wright, A.W., Leb. rd., A.S., M.M.

Carriage Repairers.

DUNTLEY, IRA M., Main, M. – See page 833.

Churches and Clergymen.

Cong., Clarence Pike, pastor, 17 So. Main, Milton.
F. Bap., John T. Clow, pastor, 4 Church, Milton.
F. Bap., Jas. W. Williams, pastor, Milton Mills.
Methodist, F.H. Sleep, pastor, S. Highland, M. Mills.
Union Nute Chapel, Edward P. Eastman, pastor, Nute Ridge, Milton.

Cider Mill.

WHITEHOUSE, D.A., Leb. side, at bridge – See p. 833.

Cigars and Tobacco.

EMERSON’S PHARMACY, 44 Main, M. Mills – See page 834.
Libby, E.T., 17 Main, Milton Mills.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, Milton Mills – See page 834.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main, Milton – See page 832.

Civil and Hydraulic Engineer.

JONES, I.W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge – See page 832.

Clothing.

Horne, J.E., Milton Mills.
McIntosh, R.A., Main, Milton.

Clothing Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired.

MATTHEWS, O.S., 5 Main, Central Sq., M. Mills – See page 835.

Coal and Wood.

Plummer, Hazen, 28 Silver, Milton.
Townsend, J.E., Milton Mills.

Coffins and Caskets.

FOX, ASA A., 10 School, Milton – See page 835.

Confectionary and Fruit.

EMERSON’S PHARMACY, 44 Main, M. Mills – See page 834.
Knight, W.C. Mrs., 6 Toppan.
Libby, E.T., 17 Main, Milton Mills.
Larochelle, A.A., Main
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, Milton Mills – See page 834.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main – See page 832.

Conveyancer, Claim and Collection Agents.

FOX, E.W., Milton Mills – See page 835.
MARSH, F.L., Milton Mills – See page 834.

Crockery and Glassware.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main – See page 832.

Deputy Sheriff.

Hartford, Fred S., Main off. Silver, Milton.

Designer of Water Power Plants.

JONES, I.W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge, Milton – See p. 832.

Dressed Beef.

DOWNS, GEO. F. (wholesale,) Silver, M. – See page 832.

Dressmakers.

Bishop, W.P. Mrs., 5 School, Milton.
Dixon, S.E. Mrs., 7 Toppan, Milton.
Hayes, J.H. Mrs., So. Main, M.
Stevens, C.L. Mrs., Union rd., near School, Milton Mills.

Dry and Fancy Goods.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main – See page 832.
FOX, ASA & SON, M. Mills – See page 835.
Hart, Lena M., Main, n. p.o.
MARSH, M.T. MRS., 40 Main, M. Mills.
McIntosh, Ada C. Mrs., 4 Charles, near So. Main.

Embalmer.

FOX, ASA A., 10 School, M. Mills – See page 835.
FOX, CHARLES D., 10 School, Milton Mills – See page 835.

Engineer (Civil).

JONES, IRA W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge – See p. 832.

Express Company.

American Express Co., H.A. Beaton, agent, Milton.

Fish and Oyster Dealer.

Wentworth, E.L., 14 Mill, n. Charles.

Flour and Grain.

FOX, ASA & SON, M. Mills – See page 835.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main – See page 832.
Willey, J.D., Main.

Furniture.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.

General Stores.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.
Willey, J.D., Main.

Gent’s Furnishings.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.
McIntosh, R.A., 25 Main.

Grain and Feed.

Horne & Marsh, 41 Main, M. Mills.
Laskey, A.J., Milton Mills and Union rd.
Whitehouse, D.A., Main, Milton.

Grocers.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.
Pinkham, C.E., Main, n. p.o.
Maddox, J.A. & Son, M. Mills.
MUCCI, N. (fancy,) 46 Main, M.M. – See page 834.
Pinkham, C.E., Main, n. p.o.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main – See page 832.
Willey, J.D., Main.

Hairdressers.

BURKE, CHAS. L., Main at C. dam, Milton – See page 832.
Hartford, Fred S., Main, Milton.
MATTHEWS, O.S., 5 Main, M.M. – See page 835.
Page, Robert, Milton Mills.

Hardware.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.
MURRAY, DANIEL, Milton Mills – See page 835.
Willey, J.D., Main, Milton.

Harness Makers and Repairers.

Leighton, A.O., 20 So. Main.
Locke, J.T., 96 No. Main, Milton Mills.

Hats, Caps, etc.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.
Horne, J.E., Milton Mills.
McIntosh, R.A., Main

Hay Dealers.

Whitehouse, D.A., Main, Milton.

Horseshoers.

DUNTLEY, IRA W., Main – See page 833.
Moody, H.B., 71 Main, M. Mills.
Rudd, A.A., 20 Main, M.M..

Hotels.

CENTRAL HOUSE, Fred Rowe, M. Mills – See page 834.
Milton Hotel, C.A. Jaffrey, prop., Toppan.
SAMPSON THE, J.F. Quinlan, prop., Main near depot – See page 833.

Ice Cream and Soda.

Larochelle, A.A., Main.
Libby, E.T., Milton Mills.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, corner Church, M.M.- See page 834.
WILLEY, J.H., Main, corner Silver – See page 832.

Ice Dealers (Retail.)

Beede, D.W., Leb. side, Milton.

Ice Dealers (Wholesale.)

Boston Ice Co., North Main.
Downing Ice Co., North Main.
Lynn Ice Co., Leb. side, Milton.
Marblehead Ice Co., No. Main.
Union Ice Co., Leb. side, M.

Insurance Agents.

Finegan, H.E., 7 So. Main.
Gage, J.M., Main, opp. drug store, Milton.
MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M.M. – See page 834.

Jewelry and Watches.

Libby, E.T., Main, M. Mills.

Justices of the Peace.

AVERY, H.L., Main – See page 832.
Finegan, H.E., 7 So. Main.
FOX, E.F., Milton Mills – See page 835.
FOX, E.W., Milton Mills – See page 835.
Goodwin, G.H., West Milton.
Jones, Charles A., South Milton, 1 mile out.
MARSH, F.L., Milton Mills – See page 834.
PLUMMER, B.B., Plummer’s Ridge – See page 833.

Ladies’ Furnishings.

Hart, Lena M., Main, near p.o.
Marsh, M.T. Mrs., 40 Main, M. Mills.
McIntosh, Ada C., 4 Charles, near South Main.

Laundry Agents.

Hartford, Fred S., Main, Milton.
Libby, E.T., Milton Mills.
Page, Robert, 23 Main, M.M.
WILLEY, J.H., Main, corner Silver – See page 832.

Lawyers.

MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.

Leather Board Mfrs.

MILTON LEATHER BOARD CO. – See page 833.
SPAULDING, J. & SONS CO. – See page 17.

Libraries.

Milton Free Public Library, John U. Simes, librarian (1700 volumes,) M. Mills.
NUTE LIBRARY, Mrs. S.P. Haley, librarian, Milton – See page 837.

Lumbermen.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main – See page 832.
Edgecomb, C.R. (dealer and sawyer,) Milton Mills.
Plummer, G.L. (p.o. Union).

Lunch Rooms.

Larochelle, A.A., Main opp. Leb. bridge.

Machinist.

Plummer, Hazen, 28 Silver.

Manufacturing Companies.

ANDREWS-WASGATT CO. (boots and shoes), Milton Mills – See page 834.
SPAULDING, J. & SONS CO., (leather board and counters) – See page 17.
TOWNSEND, JOHN E., (blankets,) Milton Mills – See pages 835 and 12.

Marble and Granite Monuments.

JOHNSON, M.L., Union, N.H. – See pages 11=833.

Masons and Plasterers.

Goodwin, C.B.., West Lebanon, Me.

Milkmen.

Burke, C.F., Springvale rd., Acton side, Milton Mills.
Drew, Samuel E., 80 Main.
Reynolds, E.E., A.S., M. Mills.
Tibbetts, C.H., W.M. and Far. rd.

Millinery.

Foss, Gertrude M., 24 So. Main, Milton.
Horne, Olive A. Mrs., M.M.
Patterson, Cora B. Miss, Church cor. Remick.

Music Teachers.

Clow, A.A. Miss (piano,) 33 So. Main, Milton.
Getchell, G.M. Miss (piano,) 15 Charles.
Jones, F.P. Mrs. (piano,) Plummer’s Ridge, Milton.
Jones, I.W. Mrs. (piano,) Leb. side, Milton.
Keddie, Mary A. Mrs. (piano,) 35 Church, Milton Mills.

Newspapers and Periodicals.

Libby, E.T., at p.o., Milton Mills.
Pinkham, James D., Main, at the dam.

Notaries Public.

AVERY, H.L., Main, Milton – See page 832.
Finegan, H.E., 7 So. Main.
FOX, E.F., Milton Mills – See page 835.
FOX, E.W., Milton Mills – See page 835.
Looney, Walter E., 54 South Main, Milton.
MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M. Mills – See p. 834.
Wentworth, G.C.S., Main, M.

Oysters, Clams, etc.

Horne, C.A., Main, n. p.o.
Howard, Fred, Main.
Wentworth, E.L., 14 Mill, M.

Painters (Carriage, Automobile and Sign.)

SCHULMAIER, H.R. & SON, 15 Allen, Berwick, Me. – See Somersworth, page 324.

Painters and Paper Hangers.

Ayers, H.E., 13 Church.
Connolly, T., 7 Highland, M. Mills.
GILMORE, C.A., 14 So. Main – See page 833.
PARTRIDGE, G.W., 25 Main, M.M. – See page 835.
Pinkham, Thomas H., Main, M.
Smith, J.L., 29 South Main.

Paints and Oils.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 835.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main, Milton – See page 832.
Willey, J.D., Main.

Physicians.

ANDERSON, HARRY E., Main cor. Church, M. Mills – See page 834.
Buckley, J.J., 16 South Main.
GROSS, C.W., Central House, Milton Mills – See page 835.
HART, M.A.H., 30 South Main.
Weeks, F.S., 102 No. Main, M. Mills.

Plumber.

MURRAY, D., Milton Mills – See page 835.

Pool Rooms.

BURKE, CHAS. L., Main at C. Dam, M. – See page 832.
Hartford, F.S., Main, Milton.
Page, R., 14 Main, M. Mills.

Provisions, Meats, etc.

DOWNS, GEO. F., (butcher,) Silver, 2 miles out – See page 832.
Horne, C.A., Main, at p.o.
Howard, Fred, Main.
Pike, R.S., (pedler,) Milton Mills.

Railroad.

BOSTON & MAINE R.R., Hugh A. Beaton, agent.

Sawmills.

AVERY & ROBERTS – See page 832.
Edgecomb, C.R., 41 Leb. rd.
Plumer, G.L., near Union.

Schools.

Milton Grammar School, R.M. Looney, principal, 8 Church, Milton.
Milton Mills High School, 15 School, M.M.
Nute Free High School, C.E. Kelly, principal, 15 Far. rd., M.

Stables.

QUINLAN, J.F., Main – See page 833.
ROWE, FRED, Central House, M.M. – See page 834.

Stock Farms.

CHAMBERLIN, M.G., M.M. and U. rd. – See page 834.
Hayes, L.C., So. Main, So. Milton.
Nute, George E., N. Ridge.

Stoves and Tinware.

MURRAY, D., Milton Mills – See page 835.

Teamsters and Truckmen.

Columbus, O., Charles.
Downs, H.W., 7 Silver, M.
Laskey, C.H., A. side, M. Mills.

Telephone Company.

N.E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., Main opp. Leb. bridge.

Toilet Articles.

EMERSON’S PHARMACY, 44 Main, M.M. – See page 834.
WILLEY, J.H., Main, Milton – See page 832.

Undertakers.

FOX, ASA A., Milton Mills – See page 835.
FOX, CHARLES D., 10 School, Milton Mills – See page 835.

Upholsterer and Carpet Work.

Jenness, C.G., 41 So. Main. M.

Wheelwrights.

DUNTLEY, IRA B., Main – See page 833.
Moody, Henry B., 71 Main.
Rudd, A.T. (iron work,) 20 Main, M.M.

Wood Dealers.

AVERY & ROBERTS, Main, M. – See page 832.
Clements, John B., Milton.
Hayes, L.C., So. Milton.
Jones, C.A., So. Main.
Jones, F.P., Plummer’s Ridge.

Wood Sawyers.

Beede, D.W., Leb. side, M.

Woolen Goods Mfr.

TOWNSEND, JOHN E. (blankets) – See page 835 and 12.

Here we learn of the 1912 acquisition of a Farmington store by the enterprising Carl E. Pinkham of Milton. He added it to his “chain” of existing grocery stores in Lynn, MA, and Milton. The description of his Farmington store and the goods on offer there likely serves to describe also his Milton store.

SUNSET GROCERY CO. This is the corner grocery store recently purchased from L.B. Foster by the above company and added to their rapidly growing chain of stores. Under the direction of the enterprising new proprietor, C.E. Pinkham of Milton, this store has assumed a most orderly and attractive interior. The goods are very neatly and artistically displayed and the new store is receiving a liberal and highly appreciated share of patronage. Many Christmas specials are being offered here at low prices. Among these are the famous “Angelus Brand” of canned goods, celery, cranberries, pop corn, nuts, fancy biscuit crackers, figs, dates and grapes. This is also the exclusive agency for the well-known “Meadow Gold” butter and eggs. The store is neatly kept and handsomely decorated and should not be forgotten when you make up the Christmas dinner list (Farmington News, [Friday,] December 20, 1912).

Previous in sequence: Milton Businesses in 1909; next in sequence: Milton Businesses in 1917

References:

Bass & Co. (1912). Dover, Somersworth, Rochester, and Strafford County Directory, 1912. Dover, NH: 466 Central Avenue.

Bolting the Door

By Ian Aikens | April 4, 2020

One of the many revelations that has come out of the current health crisis is the lack of available hospital beds in the state. True, it is a national problem and not confined to New Hampshire, but how did this come about? As has been written about extensively lately, the culprit is Certificate of Need (CON) laws that force applicants who want to build new hospitals or expand health facilities to be approved by bureaucrats at existing hospitals within 15 miles of the proposed facility. Yes, you read that right: if you want to construct a new health facility or expand health services to serve the public, the hospital nearby has to approve your right to serve the public. Hmm … is it any wonder that such applications have generally been turned down? To New Hampshire’s credit, the legislature did away with the state’s CON laws back in 2016, but the collateral damage persists to this day.

I happened to take a look at recent House Bill 1243 and noticed the same problem again, though in a different area. The bill would have added a clause to the law that no higher education institution will be granted permission to issue degrees unless first recommended by the New Hampshire Higher Education Commission. Obviously, no post-secondary school can go into business if it can’t issue degrees, so what we’re talking about here is whether such schools can open up for business in the state or not. Currently, permission to grant degrees rests with the legislature, but this bill would have given the power to recommend the applicant – if at all – before having the legislature give its authorization. Hence, a double roadblock instead of just one. Fortunately, the bill got bogged down in the Education Committee, as a majority of members felt it was ceding control from the legislature to the Department of Education. The committee ended up recommending “Inexpedient to Legislate,” which is a good thing since educational bureaucrats already have too much political power.

When you look at the make-up of the current New Hampshire Higher Education Commission, it becomes pretty obvious how the system is rigged: the president of New England College, the president of Plymouth State University, the president of United Way of Greater Nahua, the president of Rivier University, a litigation attorney, the president of the University of New Hampshire, a commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education, the chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, the chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire, the president of White Mountain Community College, the president of University College at Southern New Hampshire University, the president of Franklin Pierce University, a lawyer who was formerly an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, the president of Granite State College, the president of Colby-Sawyer College, the president of Keene State College, and the president of River Valley Community College. See a pattern here?! It’s these individuals who currently have the legal authority to evaluate and approve the plans of any out-of-state institution of higher learning that wants to enter the New Hampshire market. Is this not a bizarre conflict of interest? Does it make any sense? Why would any business allow a direct competitor for its customer dollars to possibly hurt its own business? Obviously, the business is going to find every reason in the book to deny approval.

No matter if they’re for-profit or non-profit or how they’re funded, all schools are still businesses – or at least should be – so it would be too much to expect elite administrators of schools already in operation to approve the entrance of new competing businesses. No one is that noble when such a conflict of interest exists.

To add insult to injury, there are special exceptions for some schools that don’t have to go through this approval process: any institution now granting degrees which has been in continuous operation since before 1775, and institutions of the university and community college systems of New Hampshire. So, the rules don’t apply to schools that have been around as long as Methuselah and government schools.

Instead of protectionist thinking that goes back to colonial times, how about a novel idea: let the students themselves decide which schools are worth attending or not. If investors, shareholders, lenders, donors, and students are willing to take a chance on investing in a new school – risking their own money, not the taxpayers’ – why does a new school have to go through this rigged approval process involving competitors with vested interests and politicians who often answer to special interests? If the teachers turn out to be lousy, the school’s reputation will suffer, and it will have a hard time attracting new students and staying in business. Do grown adults really need educational “experts” to protect them from poor choices?

Is the protection for the students or the elites’ schools? Just as CON laws are once again getting the spotlight turned on them, it’s time to take another look at educational paternalism and monopoly privileges and end the racket.

References:

Bosse, Grant D. (2012, February). Do Certificate of Need laws reduce costs or hurt patients? Retrieved from www.jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Irrational-Certificate-of-Need-Laws.pdf

LegiScan. (2020). HB1243: Relative to the degree-granting authority of an educational institution in New Hampshire. Retrieved from legiscan.com/NH/bill/HB1243/2020

New Hampshire Department of Education. (2020). Higher Education Commission Members. Retrieved from www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/higher-education-commission/higher-education-commission-members

New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (2019, August 24). The State and Its Government – Department of Education – Chapter 21-N. Retrieved from www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/I/21-N/21-N-8-a.htm

Wikipedia. (2020, April 1). Certificate of Need. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need

Public BOS Session Scheduled (April 6, 2020)

By Muriel Bristol | April 6, 2020

The Milton Board of Selectmen (BOS) have posted their agenda for a quasi-Public BOS meeting to be held Monday, April 6 at 5:00 PM.

Due to their concerns regarding Covid-19, there will be no public in attendance and, therefore, no public comment. The session may be watched remotely through the usual YouTube means or by teleconference. The links for both are in their original agenda, for which there is a link in the References below.

The Public portion of the agenda has New Business, Old Business, Other Business, and some housekeeping items.

Under New Business are scheduled six agenda items: 1) Update Regarding Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Activities, 2) Update of Transfer Station Operations, 3) Consideration of Boat Ramp Opening, 4) Default Budget Discussion, 5) Town-owned, Tax-Deeded Properties, and 6) Revolution Food Pantry Request.

Update Regarding Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Activities. One supposes, by the very terms of the meeting announcement, that the Covid-19 is still among us. We will evidently hear an update on those things with which the BOS has been active.

Update of Transfer Station Operations. Those who have been lately to the Transfer Station will have found that they were unable to drop off their paper and cardboard.

The laws of supply and demand tell us that when there is some level of demand for recycled paper and cardboard and a limited supply, then one might obtain a good price for paper and cardboard. As the supply increases – through a governmental intervention or by other means – then the price would tend to fall. Should the supply exceed the demand, it would become necessary to dispose of these materials in some other way or even pay to get rid of them, rather than being paid.

Mr. Brown recently observed in a public comment session that the good thing about elections is that the voters get what they want, but that the bad thing is that the voters get what they want. Might we be seeing the opening move of a Washington Monument gambit?

Consideration of Boat Ramp Opening. One would hope that the fees charged are sufficient to cover all the costs of Boat Ramp maintenance, having a police navy, European Naiad control, and the expenses of collecting the money. Otherwise, those costs would be laid upon those not using the boat ramp.

Default Budget Discussion. The fictional Mr. Spock once explained his use of the terms “fascinating” and “interesting.” He said that he reserved the term “fascinating” only for the unexpected. Chairwoman Hutchings alluded recently to having heard the voters. Will something more than interesting – something “fascinating” perhaps – emerge in this discussion?

Town-owned, Tax-Deeded Properties. Sell them, but they will bring in less – probably a lot less – than the tax valuations for which they were taken. This might be an occasion to reflect on what that simple fact might be telling us in terms of both the accuracy of those valuations (and Milton’s budgets and tax rates).

Revolution Food Pantry Request. Always a good cause, but perhaps now more than usual.

Old Business has a single item: 1). Consideration of Selectmen By-laws (Attached).

Consideration of Selectmen By-Laws. Each board member has two ears with which to listen and but one mouth with which to speak. This adage suggests the board should spend more time listening and less time saying “aye” to every single thing. As regards governance of a free people, less is more.

Other Business That May Come Before the Board has no scheduled items.

There will be the approval of prior minutes (from the Public and Non-Public sessions of of March 16, 2020, the Public session of March 20, 2020, and the Public and Non-Public sessions of March 24, 2020), the expenditure report, Public Comments “Pertaining to Topics Discussed,” Town Administrator comments, and BOS comments.

Mr. S.D. Plissken contributed to this article.

References:

Town of Milton. (2020, April 3). BOS Meeting Agenda, April 6, 2020. Retrieved from www.miltonnh-us.com/sites/miltonnh/files/agendas/04-06-2020_bosagendawebsite_0.pdf

Wikipedia. (2019, November 19). Washington Monument Syndrome. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_Syndrome

Milton Businesses in 1909

By Muriel Bristol (Transcriber) | April 5, 2020

The Milton entries for this Milton section of the Dover business directory began to be much more comprehensive than those published previously.

Some merchants paid extra for bolded uppercase entries, and still more for supplementary advertisements on the advertisement pages (“See page …”).

Many have multiple entries, due to having multiple product lines or lines of business listed in different categories.

These entries may be compared with Milton Automobiles of 1909-10. The Carl E. Pinkham listed here under both the Bakery and Grocers categories would hire Dana Tuttle as a delivery driver at about this time. (Pinkham’s business would be called the Sunset Grocery Co. in subsequent years). Drug store clerk George N. Corson likely made Apothecary deliveries for J. Herbert Willey’s drug store on his Indian motorcycle.

MILTON BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1909

Twenty miles northwest of Dover. R.R. stations at Milton, Union and Hayes, on B.&M. R.R. northern division. Milton Mills four miles from Union, stage twice daily. It was originally a part of Rochester. Incorporated June 11, 1802. Farming and manufacturing are the principal employments. Area 25,000 acres. Population, 1,401.

Selectmen – Edgar A. Wentworth, Hazen Plummer, Chas. A. Jones. Town Clerk – Harry L. Avery. Treasurer – Everett F. Fox. School Board – Dr. M.A.H. Hart, E.W. Fox, Harry D. Coles. Postmasters – Joseph H. Avery, Milton; E.T. Libby, Milton Mills. Deputy Sheriff, Chas. E. Remick, Milton Mills. Constable – Hazen W. Downs.

Agricultural Implements.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton Mills – See page 815.
MURRAY, D., Milton Mills – See page 815.
PLUMMER, B.B., Plummer’s Ridge – See page 813.

Apothecary.

EMERSON, E.W., 44 Main, Milton Mills – See page 816.
MILLS DRUG CO. THE, 44 Main, Milton Mills – See page 816.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main – See page 813.

Architect & Designer.

(Water Power Plants).
JONES, I.W., Main, Opp. Leb. bridge – See page 812.

Bakery.

PINKHAM, C.E., Main, near p.o. – See page 813.

Blacksmiths.

Benoit, Leon, Lebanon side.
DUNTLEY, IRA W. – See p. 812.
MOODY, H.B., 71 Main, M. Mills – See page 815.
RUDD, ALFRED A., 20 Main, Milton Mills – See page 814.

Blanket Mfr.

TOWNSEND, JAMES E., 1-2 Main, M. Mills – See p. 815.

Boarding Houses.

Blaisdell, S.G. Mrs., Charles, on hill.
Finegan, H.F. Mrs., 7 So. Main.
Holbrook, Nellie A. Mrs., Leb. s., M.
Hodgdon, E.A. Mrs., 22 South Main
Kimball, R.M. Mrs., 6 Kimball.
Lindsey, M.E. Mrs., 14 French, Acton side, Milton Mills.
Ramsell, E.E. Mrs., A.S., at bridge, Milton Mills.

Boats to Let.

Brown, Everett E., B.&M. depot
Page, C.H., Main, near p.o.

Boot and Shoe Dealers.

FLYE, A.M., 41 Main, M.M. – See page 816.
FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
Libby, E.T., 17 Main, M.M.
Mason, H.S., Main.
WILLEY, J.D., Main – See p. 812.

Boot and Shoe Machinery and Repairer.

PLUMMER, H., 28 Silver – See page 812.

Boot and Shoe Makers and Repairers.

Bousquin, W., 34 So. Main.
Locke, J.T., 96 No. Main, M. Mills.
Shaw, A.B., Union rd., M.M.

Boot and Shoe Mfrs.

Thayer, N.B. & Co., Charles.

Building Material.

AVERY, JONES & ROBERTS, Main – See page 812.

Butchers.

Horne, C.A., Main.
Pike, R.S., Milton Mills.

Carpenters and Builders.

AVERY, JONES & ROBERTS – See page 812.
Harriman, F.L., 97 No. Main.
HAYES, GUY L., 7 Far. rd. – See page 812.
Rines, Mark, Milton Mills.
Simes, Geo. E., Milton Mills.
WEBBER, ROYAL K., So. Main – See page 813.
WENTWORTH, HIRAM, 31-35 Church, Milton Mills – See page 814.

Carriage Repairers.

DUNTLEY, IRA M., Main, M. – See page 812.
RUDD, A.A., 18 Main, M.M. – See page 812.

Churches and Clergymen.

Cong., 17 So. Main, Milton.
Cong., ——, pastor, M. Mills.
F. Bap., Geo. H. Grey, pastor, 4 Church, Milton.
F. Bap., E.W. Churchill, pastor, Milton Mills.
Methodist, W.A. Hudson, pastor, Milton Mills.
Union Nute Chapel, Robert M. Peacock, pastor, Nute Ridge, Milton.

Cider Mill.

WHITEHOUSE, D.A., Leb. side, at bridge – See p. 813.

Cigars and Tobacco.

Libby, E.T., 17 Main, Milton Mills.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, Milton Mills – See page 814.
MILLS DRUG. CO. THE, 44 Main, M. Mills – See page 816.
Page, Robert, 14 Main, Milton Mills.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main, Milton – See page 813.

Civil and Hydraulic Engineer.

JONES, I.W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge – See page 812.

Clothing.

Horne, J.E., Milton Mills.
Mason, H.S., Main, Milton.

Coal and Wood.

Downs, H.W., 7 Silver, Milton.
Townsend, J.E., Milton Mills.

Coffins and Caskets.

FOX, ASA A., 10 School, Milton – See page 815.

Confectionary and Fruit.

Knight, W.C. Mrs., 6 Toppan.
Libby, E.T., 17 Main, Milton Mills.
MILLS DRUG CO. THE, 44 Main – See page 816.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, Milton Mills – See page 814.
WILLEY, J.H., 2 Main – See page 813.
Woodman, M.C., Main, opp. Lebanon rd.

Conveyancer, Claim and Collection Agents.

FOX, E.W., Milton Mills – See page 815.
MARSH, F.L., Milton Mills – See page 816.

Crockery and Glassware.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main – See page 812.
WILLEY, J.D., Main – See page 812.

Deputy Sheriff.

REMICK, CHARLES E., 42 Main, over The Mills Drug Co., Milton Mills – See p. 815.

Designer of Water Power Plants.

JONES, I.W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge, Milton – See p. 812.

Dressmakers.

Stevens, C.L. Mrs., Union rd., near School, Milton Mills.

Dry and Fancy Goods.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
FOX, CHAS D., 10 School, M. Mills – See page 815.
HART, LENA M., Main, n. p.o. – See page 813.
Jones, C.D. (estate,) Main.
McIntosh, Ada C. Mrs., 4 Charles, near So. Main.

Embalmer.

FOX, ASA A., 10 School, M. Mills – See page 815.
FOX, CHARLES. D., 10 School, Milton Mills – See page 815.

Engineer (Civil).

JONES, IRA W., Main, opp. Leb. bridge – See page 812.

Express Company.

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., H.A. Beaton, agent, Milton, C.H. Fox, M.M. – See page 818.

Fish and Oyster Dealer.

Wentworth, E.L., 14 Mill, n. Charles.

Flour and Grain.

WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main – See page 812.
WILLEY, J.D., Main – See p. 812.

Furniture.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
MILLER, W.S., Main, M.M. – See page 814.

General Stores.

FLYE, ARTHUR M., 41 Main, Milton Mills – See page 816.
FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
WILLEY, J.D., Main – See p. 812.

Gent’s Furnishings.

FOX, ASA & SON, M.M. – See page 815.
Flye, A.M., 41 Main, M.M.
Horne, J.E., 25 Main.
Nason, H.S., Main, Milton.

Grain and Feed.

Horne & Marsh, 38 Main, M. Mills.
Laskey, A.J., Milton Mills and Union rd.
WHITEHOUSE, D.A., Main, Milton – See page 813.

Grocers.

FLYE, A.M., 41 Main, Milton Mills – See page 816.
FOX, ASA & SON, M. Mills – See page 815.
PINKHAM, C.E., Main, n. p.o. – See page 813.
MUCCI, N. (fancy,) 46 Main, M.M. – See page 814.
WHITEHOUSE, H.F., Main – See page 812.
WILLEY, J.D. – See page 812.

Hairdressers.

HARTFORD, FRED S., Main, Milton – See page 812.
Mathews, O.S., 5 Main, M.M.
Marshall, Arthur, Main.
Page, Robert, Milton Mills.

Hardware.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
FRYE, A.M., 41 Main, M.M. – See page 816. [FRYE being a typographical error for FLYE]
MURRAY, DANIEL, Milton Mills – See page 815.
WILLEY, J.D. – See p. 812.

Harness Makers and Repairers.

Bousquin, Wm., 34 So. Main.
Locke, J.T., 96 No. Main, Milton Mills.

Hats, Caps, etc.

FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
Horne, J.E., Milton Mills.
Mason, H.S., Main

Hay Dealers.

WILLEY, J.D., Main – See page 812.

Horseshoers.

Benoit, L., Leb. side, Milton.
DUNTLEY, IRA W., Main – See page 812.
MOODY, H.B., 71 Main, M. Mills – See page 815.
RUDD, A.A., 20 Main, M.M. – See page 814.

Hotels.

CENTRAL HOUSE, Fred Rowe, M. Mills – See page 814.
Chamberlin Hotel, Mrs. C.E. Chamberlin, prop., Main, opp. depot.
MILTON HOTEL, H.C. Grover – See page 813.
“The Sands” (summer,) Milton Pond, Mrs. C.E. Chamberlin.

Ice Cream and Soda.

Libby, E.T., Milton Mills.
MUCCI, N., 46 Main, corner Church, M.M.- See page 814.
WILLEY, J.H., Main, corner Silver – See page 813.

Ice Dealers (Retail.)

Columbus, O., Charles, corner Kimball, Milton.

Ice Dealers (Wholesale.)

Boston Ice Co., No. Main.
Downing Ice Co., No. Main.
Lynn Ice Co., Leb. side, Milton.
Marblehead Ice Co., No. Main.
Union Ice Co., Leb. side, M.

Insurance Agents.

Gage, J.M., Main, opp. drug store.
MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M.M. – See page 816.

Jewelry and Watches.

Libby, E.T., Main, M. Mills.

Justices of the Peace.

Avery, B.F., 21 South Main.
AVERY, H.L., Main – See page 812.
FOX, E.F., Milton Mills – See page 815.
FOX, E.W., Milton Mills – See page 815.
Goodwin, G.H., West Milton.
JONES, CHARLES A., South Milton, 1 mile out – See page 818.
MARSH, F.L., Milton Mills – See page 816.
PLUMMER, B.B., Plummer’s Ridge – See page 813.
Wentworth, L.H., W. Milton.

Ladies’ Furnishings.

HART, LENA M., Main, near p.o. – See page 813.
McIntosh, Ada C., 4 Charles, near South Main.

Laundry Agents.

HARTFORD, FRED S., Main, Milton – See page 812.
Libby, E.T., Milton Mills.
Page, Robert, 23 Main, M.M.
WILLEY, J.H., Main, corner Silver – See page 813.

Lawyers.

MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M. Mills – See p. 816.

Leather Board Mfrs.

Milton Leather Board Co.
SPAULDING, J. & SONS CO. – See page 17.

Libraries.

Milton Free Public Library, John U. Simes, librarian (1110 volumes,) M. Mills.
Nute Library, Mrs. S.P. Haley, librarian, Milton.

Lumbermen.

AVERY, JONES & ROBERTS – See page 812.
Edgecomb, C.R. (dealer and sawyer,) Milton Mills.
Plummer, G.L. (p.o. Union).

Machinist.

PLUMMER, HAZEN, 28 Silver – See page 812.

Manufacturing Companies.

SALMON RIVER PAPER CO., fine box board and specialties, at R.R. track, opp. Toppan.
SPAULDING, J. & SONS CO., (leather board and counters) – See page 17.
TOWNSEND, JOHN E., (blankets,) Milton Mills – See page 815.

Masons and Plasterers.

Page, Geo. W., 6 Remick ave., Milton.

Milkmen.

Avery, B.F., 21 South Main.
Buck, Herman L., Springvale rd., Acton side, Milton Mills.
Drew, Samuel E., 80 Main.

Millinery.

Foss, Gertrude M., 24 So. Main, Milton.
Fellows, Nettie E., Jones blk., Main, Milton.
Horne, Olive A. Mrs., M.M.
Jones, Nettie W., at I.J.W., Lebanon side, Milton.

Music Teachers.

Jones, F.P. Mrs. (piano,) Plummer’s Ridge, Milton.
Jones, I.W. Mrs. (piano,) Leb. side, Milton.
Wentworth, Mary A. (piano,) 35 Church, Milton Mills.

Newspapers and Periodicals.

Libby, E.T., at p.o., Milton Mills.
Pinkham, James D., Main, at the dam.

Notaries Public.

FOX, E.F., Milton Mills – See page 815.
FOX, E.W., Milton Mills – See page 815.
Looney, Walter E., 54 South Main, Milton.
MARSH, FORREST L., 30 Main, M. Mills – See p. 816.
Wentworth, G.C.S., Main, M.

Oysters, Clams, etc.

Horne, C.A., Main, n. p.o.
Wentworth, E.L., 14 Mill, M.

Painters (Carriage, Automobile and Sign.)

SCHULMAIER, H.R. & SON, 15 Allen, Berwick, Me. – See Somersworth, page 324.

Painters and Paper Hangers.

CONNOLLY, T., 88 Main, M. Mills – See page 814.
Libby, A.D., 17 Main, M.M.
Gilmore, C.A., 14 So. Main.
Pinkham, Thomas H., Main, M.
Smith, J.L., 29 South Main.
THOMPSON, MARK L., Milton – See page 818.

Paints and Oils.

FLYE, A.M., 41 Main, M.M. – See page 816.
FOX, ASA & SON, Milton M. – See page 815.
WHITEHOUSE, H.E., Main – See page 812.
WILLEY, J.D., Main – See page 812.

Paper Mfrs.

SALMON RIVER PAPER CO., off South Main, Milton.

Physicians.

Buckley, J.J., 16 South Main.
GROSS, C.W., Central House, Milton Mills – See page 815.
Hart, M.A.H., 30 South Main.
WEEKS, F.S., 102 No. Main, M. Mills – See page 814.

Plumber.

MURRAY, D., Milton Mills – See page 815.

Pool Rooms.

Laughlin, James, Main, M.
Marshall, Arthur, Main, Milton.
Page, R., 14 Main, M. Mills.

Provisions.

HORNE, C.A., Main, at p.o. – See page 818.
Pike, R.S., Milton Mills.

Railroad.

BOSTON & MAINE R.R. – See page 34.

Sawmills.

AVERY, JONES & ROBERTS – See page 812.
Edgecomb, C.R., 41 Leb. rd.
Plumer, G.L., near Union.

Schools.

Milton Grammar School, R.M. Looney, principal, 8 Church, Milton.
Milton Mills High School, Geo. E. Leatherbarrow, principal, 15 School, M.M.
Nute Free High School, C.E. Kelly, principal, 15 Far. rd., M.

Soap Mfrs.

Chamberlin, S.G., Milton M.

Stables.

Chamberlin, F.M., Main.
GROVER, H.C., Charles – See page 813.
ROWE, FRED, Central House, M.M. – See page 814.

Stock Farms.

CHAMBERLIN, M.G. & S.G., M.M. and U. rd. – See page 818.
HAYES, L.C., So. Main, So. Milton – See page 813.
NUTE, GEORGE E., N. Ridge.

Stoves and Tinware.

MURRAY, D., Milton Mills – See page 815.

Teamsters and Truckmen.

Downs, H.W., 7 Silver.
Laskey, C.H., A. side, M. Mills.

Telephone Company.

N.E. TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. – See page 35.

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Milton Public Telephones, 1909

Toilet Articles.

MILLS DRUG CO. THE, 44 Main, M.M. – See page 816.
WILLEY, J.H., Main, Milton – See page 813.

Undertakers.

FOX, ASA A., Milton Mills – See page 815.
FOX, CHARLES D., 10 School, Milton Mills – See page 815.

Upholsterer and Carpet Work.

Jenness, C.G., 41 So. Main. M.

Wheelwrights.

DUNTLEY, IRA B., Main – See page 812.
MOODY, Henry B., 71 Main – See page 815.
RUDD, A.T. (iron work,) 20 Main, M.M. – See page 814.

Wood Dealers.

AVERY, JONES & ROBERTS, Main, M. – See page 812.
BODWELL, C.S., Toppan.
Clements, John B., Milton.
HAYES, L.C., So. Milton – See page 813.
JONES, C.A., So. Main – See page 818.
Jones, F.P., Plummer’s Ridge.

Woolen Goods Mfr.

TOWNSEND, JOHN E. (blankets) – See page 815.

The Salmon River Paper Company mill burned down on Thursday, June 10, 1909. (See under Paper Mfrs.). One hundred men were thrown out of work.

Fire at Milton. The plant of the Salmon River Paper Company at Milton belonging to William S. Lowe of Portsmouth was destroyed last Thursday night and the loss is estimated at $100,000. The fire is supposed to have originated from the big chimney in the boiler house, but nobody was in the building at the time the fire was discovered. As a rule the mill employed a day and night shift but the mill was not running Thursday night. The mill was the principal industry in the town, with a weekly payroll of from $500 to $800, and its destruction will be a serious blow (Farmington News, [Friday,] June 18, 1909).

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References:

Bass & Co. (1909). Dover, Somersworth, Rochester, and Strafford County Directory, 1909. Dover, NH: 466 Central Avenue.