The Canadian Campion' Frîday, July 9 2004-7 Boys fined for their recent * OLW« REAOEILS CIuTE7 assault on new area famîly ' nie Capsules, are genis of i«1/6roîation extravred firont pas issu oes of' Tite L 5f1iiatoi.V comenhhueÎ% isoinii'toti's Îuro- î',ded to plaie t/te situation in tonte q. June 1903 County Attorney Matheson went to Glenwilliams last Thursday to take charge of the prosecution of three boys who were charged with assaulting a man named Darrans and bis boys, aIl new arrivaIs from England. It was proved that the boys pelt- ed the Darrans family with stones and other missiles and made use of abusive Ian- guage. Magistrates Beaumont and Evans fmed John Lewis $3, Frank Evers $2 and Joseph Tracy $ 1, and gave them a stiff lec- ture. 'Me 5th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Harnison was celebrated at the old homestead, Court View, now the residence of Robert E. Harrison, where 50 years ago the now venerable couple settled down as a youthful married pair. Among the guests were representatives of the four pioneer fantilies of the viciniîy of the Harrisons, Willmotîs, Bowes and Coates, aIl of whom were seitled here in the early years of the last century. 'ecelebration here yesterday under the auspices of the Milton Fîre Bnigade v.as a decided success though the attendance %v.as not quite s0 large as that of last year. larm- ers being very busy at presenit with their hay. The sports were held ai the Agricultural Society's grounds where the band discoursed sweet musîng duning the day. They also gave a concert in the evening when there was a fine display 'of fireworks at the grounds. One of the prin- cipal attractions of the day was the basebaîl competition for cash prizes. The Acton teamn had undertaken to compete but was compelled to cancel much to the disap- pointment of the holiday makers. As il was there were three teams, the Crescents of Hamilton and the White Oaks and Canada Biscuit Co. of Toronto. The Toronto Feather Washing Co. will locate in Milton for a few weeks, and is prepared to dlean your feather beds and pil- lows by washing themn in warm soft waîer and thoroughly fumigating them, freeing them from al disease germs and moths, also unsanitary odors. Only one bed cleaned at a time and no feathers mixed. Milon Capsules Our agents will eall in a few days and explain our method. July 1903 According to the report of the Provincial Medical Health Oticer, Esquesing has the highest rate of cases of appendicitis of any township in the province. Wet Saturday evenings have interfered with the band's free concerts, but the weather was just fine last Saturday evening and a choice program was played in fine style. 15 there any reason why a band stand could nol be erected in the park on the Court House Square and the concerts held there? The boys continue Io catch large black bass in the pond. The other day Stuart Joncs caught two, one weighing a litile less than four pounds and the other about half a pound lighter. AIl the bass are of the large- mouthed vanieiy. The pond v.as stocked with both kinds, but il has a nîuddy bottom. unsuitable for thc small-moîithed bass and ail f that varîeîy leht . This sveck we publîsh the photograph of' probably thc oldesi resident of' Haltoti Counîy, Abram Bell, who is I(X) years and Il months old. Mr. Bell v.as born at Clones, Monahan Co. lrclanil in the year 180)2 and hence bas lived under the rule of five British sovercigns. He emîgrated bo Canada in the year 1847 and settled on lot 5, concesston 6 N.S. Nelson Township where he stîll continues to resîde. Bis larm, which a: that tîme was a dense forest, the haunt of svolves and bLars, is nov.in a beautiful state of' cultîvation and v.herc stood the primitive log cabin there now stands a beautiful stone residence erected by his own hands. In early lîfe Mr. Bell marricd a Miss OBrien, also a native of the Em&réald Isle. Eight chîldren was the result of this union. Mrs. Bell died some ive years ago. The second son William resides on the old homestead with bis father. Thtis iaerial is asseintled oit h'aj0 t/he Mil/tonItlijîtot ual Sovietsv h v.1flotDils, w/to van fie n'ai/ed hy e-mîail at t'AaÀifficaion In thc JuIy 2, 2004 edition of The Canadian Champion, we published a icîter to the editor commenhing on an carlier pub- lisbed letter to the editor by Jim Timbers of Milton under thc beadline 'Defending Ontario Uiberals for their broken prom- ises shows absolute blindness: reader'. The Canadian Champion bas no reason 10 doubt that Mr. Tsmbeiis letter was written honestly andinu good faith and thatiti represented his sincere views on the matters of public interest set out in bis letter. Tax increases îndeed realÎty Dear Editor: In Melanie Hennessey's recent article entitled 'Councillors have mixed reactions to tax report', she quotes Ward 4 Councillor John Challinor as saying that he feels bis fellow councillors need to do their homework if they consider a 4.7 per cent projected tax increase on the low side. Firstly, with no jisrcspcct to Mr. Challinor, I do believe our councillors do iheir homework and that their view of growth-relat- cd tax increases is in many cases reflective of electorate sentiment. To imply thai those whîî él didfferently to Mr. Challinor's vîew ol potential growth costs in Milton need to do their homework is in my view akin 10 acting somewhat self-righteous and overbear- îng on Ibis issue. Secondly. as mitre people mîîve tii Milton and stani using local services, these services wîll need conîinuous upgrading that'Il requîre tax increases f'or current residents. Wc need not camou- flage realîîy- tax increases are cîîmîng because oif growth. It appears ihat the ratio of taxes collected per person who wîll be usîng services wîthin Milton wîll bc goîng down, as nising bous- îng densiîîcs -tir smaîler homes -wîll reflect lower assess- meni values pKr person. v.hîle the population îs growîng on the <ther sîde tif the scale. Thiîs clearly translates inb less per person collected by the Town. and the same tîme increased ouigoing cîîsts Ioi cover risîng demands of the Tov.n's supplied services as Milton's population grows. My math hornewîîrk says taxes are tii bc gîîîng up and wîll muîsî likely be well above the projected 4.7 per cent yearly average. Wc dare nol gamble that growth wîll pay for tself, as we'vc been îîîld. Risîng taxes arc coming. I'd suggesî Io those councillors who say our taxes won't be gîîîng up because ol growth put their jobs on the fine to show their strength of coînviction. Also. wc shîîuldn't mask A risîng opera- tional cuisis wih the phrasing of 'improving levels of services', as many of these cosîs have to do wîth our încreasing population. Though the Town bas said revenues gamered from Uic Mohawk Slots aren't aimed to cover growth, many Uhink otherwise, as much tif the încreased demand that will be placed on operations will in actualiîy be caused by our population growUi. Councîllors have the democratic righî to echo whaî their con- stituents feel and say. and what they themseîves believe is realiîy as welI. Councillors and resîdenîs have donc their homework. Bob Beyette Mlton Is she your neighbour? Hundreds of clients have changed life long habits. Cali for your free consultation and start your Positive Change today' No Dîets - No Shots - No Drugs - No Supplements - No Weigh-ims Y eaniîsîwegh i the Positive Changes Hypnosis Centres Str-ess Management Stop Smoking Atcohol rree 35 Main St., South, Olde Downtown Georgetown Twodoors soth of thelTD Bank) P()sitive(, I Ni I il. us (905) 877-2077 "W17er Resulti Happe»" Ir -V - a 1 THE ÇANADIAN CHAMPION M a ~~dl&"* Ë&I at restaurant dîsappoîntîng Dear Editor: I have a bone to pick with downtown Milton. I've lived either on the outskirts of town or right in Milton for 45 years. 1 brag about our town to friends on the Intemet and to my family about how Milton continues to be the fricndly town that it bas always been. Once a month, for the past six months, several of my friends and 1 have been meeting at a downtown restaurant so that we may share a meal together. Now I don't want to hurt anybody's feel- ings - and my friends are aware that l'm writing this lenter - but a couple of my friends tip the scales a littde on the heavy side. The patio chairs provided in the estab- lishment that I'm refen'ing to aren't large enough or strong enough to withstand the added weight of my friends. Inside the restaurant that day it was even muggier than outdoors. so 1 volunteered to go in and ask the owner if he would kindly alîow us to bring two ot the stirdier chairs outside to the patio. Retuming the chairs mndoors when we were finished, 1 felt, wouldn't be a prob- lem. The waitress asked the owner, who took a quîck look at me and loudly, innly and bluntly saîd "No!" 1 was stunned. 1 said to the v.aitress. I suppose he would expect my friends to pay for damages if the plastic outdoor chairs were to break when sai upon?" Only ber eyes could answer, and 1 might add with sheer emban'assment. My husband and 1 have dined at this restaurant many times, but we won't go back now. Neither will my fricnds and I meet there ever again for a mcal. Restaurants should be prepared for eus- tomers from ail walks of life and not dis- criminate against people with health issues. Since we were not accommodated nor treated with the respect that good and loyal customers deserve, we waiked up thc street and took our business elsewhere. We won't bc back. Kathy Christie