Milford chronicle., 1903-08-14


be held confidential
The following communication was
sent too late for publication in our edi-
tion of August 7th, and is printed that
the reading public may have an oppor-
tunity to study again the significance
of names.
KATE RICHMOND,
DEAR MADAM One Of your cores
pondents wants to know what ! think
Of Slaughter Beach as the name Of a
pleasure resort. feel little delicacy
in answering this question, for the
choice of a name is simply a matter of
taste. To those who like it aud are
used 10 il, Slaughter Beach, Butcher
Beach or Shambles Beach is as good a
name as any other. But 10 strangers,
who are the best judges Of the appro-
priateness and attractive quality of
such names, it would seem that the
resort in question does not deserve an
appellation with such bloody sugges-
tions.
1t sounds paradoxical, but prorer
name N y often look improper 10 a
visitor from distance. The conclusion
one natural y arrives at is that Milford
people DO not take enough pride in
their resort.
"Slaugh eI' Beech suggests the
slaughter of innocents when the east
wind blows and the bloody jersey
mosquito forsakes the lean lsnk Jersey
man for the sake Of feasting On the
sleek, well fed Delawarean.
Thanks to father Noah for his care
in housing two mosquitoes in his ark
and his forbegrauce in not killing thsm
when they performed phlebotomy on
his bald head. The mosquito, like the
poor, we shall always have with us.
But why obrude that fact on people
who come on pleasure bent? Atlantic
CITY is hemmed in on the three sides
by the pest, yet it is the most pOpolar
resort on this coast. If II had been
handicapped with such name as
"Slaughter Beach" or "Skeetersnest, "
pleasure seeking strangers would have
given it the go-by and continue TO do it.
1t admit that the word slaughter also
suggests the slaughter ofsummerr resort
prices; for rowhere else have | found
so much given fer so little money.
That [ may not be accused of talking
at random, permit me to say that !
have visited Old Orchard Beach, Maine;
Nantasket and Butterwoods Beach,
near Boston; Rocky Point, Watch Hill,
Narragausett Pier and Newfo ort, in
Rhode Island; Mystic. Mantle and
Savin Rock, in Connecticut; Couey
Island, Manhattan Beach aud South
Bea h, IN New York State; Long
Branch and Atlantic City, y j.; Re
hoboth, and various pleasure resorts in
Florida and the Carolnasnot to 81 eak
of Sara'oVa and several Chautauqua
Assembly strongholds In none of
these places can one obtain so much
pleasure or such nice food and drink
fir so little money as at Slaughter
Beach.
Why, it makes my mouth water for
hours after reading The menus Of MIR
Reynolds hotel N. B.-I have no
been paid for This adj.
But the slaughter of prices is the last
thing you want to sugge-t, because the
pleasure-seeker may live at home like
a pauper, but at a summer resort will
scatter ducats like prince. He wants
the best, no matter what the price.
Nolhing is too good for himself or his
best girl.
50 then. Mr. Reynolds, if you wish
to enhance the popularity Ofyour resort
change lis name. Continue to slaughter
prices, for l am going to sample your
cuisine some day when the middlemen
and the railroad company cease to get
all the alleged profits of my farm but
don't let a hint of it be dropped before
hand. 1t comes better as a surprise
To show that am not given to de-
structiye criticism. I propose some
names that are more or less appropriate.
How would Bayview Beach do? or
Bayside Beach strike you? Even Mis-
pillion Beach, after that stream which
enables Milford and its environs to
escape from exorbitaut freight charges,
would be an improvement. Or if you
banker after fame and wish to have
your name go laundering down the
corridors of time as a caterer to pleas
ure-lovi, g public, call it Reynolds
Beach
Pardon, Kate Richmond. my talking
to a third party while holding con-
fidential talk with you. Direetness of
speech is one of my failures.
Yours for good names,
yam PHoU LEE.
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