They partied for several hours and at 10 o'clock the ladies served oyster stew. On the return trip the company expressed their exuberance in songs from ridiculous to sublime. It is estimated that there are 5,000 to 8,000 barrels of cranberries in first hands awaiting a buyer. On Saturday evening a jolly company, consisting of 45 ex-servicemen, gathered at the Daniel Webster Inn as guests of Fletcher Clark. Scallops in Hyannis Harbor are plentiful and are of large size.
Prices are high and boatmen are reaping a harvest.
There were 13 automobile fatalities on Cape Cod during 1929, an increase of four over 1928. This is a favorable showing when traffic increases are taken into consideration. Figures given out by Postmaster Nathaniel Coleman show that there has been a gain of approximately seven and one-half percent in the total receipts for 1929 over the previous year. New Year's was ushered in with various activities in the village. Two New Year's Eve dances and many private parties added gaiety to the ending of the old year and beginning of the new.