Milford chronicle., 1903-05-15
RIPPLES FROM
SLAUGHTER BEACH.
HUNDREDS OF BUSHELS of TROUT
CAUGHT DAILY.
The Season Opens This Month and
Cottages will Open Soon.

Cottages Will open soon.
AT no point on the Atlantic coast can
so much be had for so little mOuey for
bodily comfort and a summer outing.
as at "Slaughter Beach, only nine
miles east of Milford on the old Della
ware Bay. Far from the maddening
crowd Of summer pleasure seekers, sur
rounded by a select society of The very
best people in the two lower counties of
Delaware, with every thing necessary
for the table in abundance. mostly for
the taking, and always at rediculously
low figures, a family can be main tanned
in the most comfortable way possible ut
less expense than at home. The finest
fishing on earth is had at a point just
off Slaughter Beach; tire sailing is not
surpassed at any point on the Atlantic
coast; the bathing is equal to that Of
many ocean places, and far more safe. I
especially for children; and these ad-
vantages have made old Slaughter
Beach popular, and justly so; but these
are not the only sources of its popular
ity. 1t has a more potent claim yet on
the public, and especially those who
enjoy the pleasures of a well set and .
well served table; that is where the
popularity of this old time shore resort
has been gained and very justly gained.
Many years ago under the management
Mr.. George Male, the suppers served at
this bayshoTe resort gained for it a vide
reputation, which has been maintained;
especially by the present proprietor,
Mr.. Edward Reynolds, who resumed
the management last summer, and who
is adding to the popularity of the place
this season.
Last Sunday a small party of Milfnrd
folks braved the excessive dust OF the
public roads and drove TO Slaughter
Beach for the express purpose of eujoy-
ing a shore supper aud the drive home
by moonlight; and they were well paid.
for Mr.. Reynolds met every require
ment aud more. For the eight people
who sat at table the following menu
was served:
oysters Drum Fish
CLANS
Frogs Legs Terripan
Deviled Crabs
Cold Meats Hot Rolls
Pixies, Radishes
Coffee Tea.
At this point hundreds of people as
semble to buy fish, either for selling
again, or for the purpose of sailing for $
winter use, and this season the catch OF /
trout has been phenOminally large Z
closely approaching the catches Of g
twenty-five years ago, when the stories Z
told of those days are almost beyond s
belief. Last week one seine operated q
Dg Mr. Henry Ingram and his crew of >
fishermen, landed over 25O bushels Cf '
-rout and other fsh, at one haul of the a
seine opposite Slaughter Beach hotel t
All of these fish found a ready sale, and $
he business is continued each season. \
The cunning has been only fair so far 0
his season, as the east winds have a
'aYsed the snipe and plover to frequent y
he high lands and the landsprings, a
Jut they are there, and as soon as the n
Wind veres to the south or west, there 4
will be rare shooting for snipe and
blower at Slaughter Beach. n
Like all other resorts on the ocean
hore, the mosquitoe is a more or less n
annoyance at some seasons; but even
It the worst period, the cOttagers and
lotel guests are well protected by
Greens; and as their season lasts but
en- days, they cut but little figure.
The great storm of last month did d.
,ut little damage at that shore, and the 7,
is having the beach cleared d
# all deposits Of drift left by that storm. al
For July and August many guests T
lave been booked and a large selsOn is O.
st
The roads leading to the shore from al
Iilford have heen greatly improved, st
nd the drive is much more pleasant Il
han last year. II