Milford chronicle., 1907-04-19
BOWERS.

South Bowers is that part of Bowers
which is located on the southeast OF MUIR
derkill river in Milford District, and from
nresent indications and reports, 1t VIII
have a great boom this spring and sum-
mer. Since the question of good water
has been solved by the splendid artesian
we'll which flows continuously from four
inch pipe hundreds of feet down into the
earth. it has made that part of Bowers very
attractive to those who want comfort with
ont the ANNOYANCE of the crowd and mob
on big DAYS A great many visitors who
come here and pass few weeks each
year prefer a cottage on that side because
the bathing is excellent there, and at pre-
sent there are ten very respectable cottages
built there, and preparations are being
made to build six more. In addition to
them. Messrs J. H. Thomas & Co. are
going to put up a large building which
will face both the bay and river, which
will be used as a boarding-heuse. }. h.
Thomas kept a boarding house last season
in one of the cottages, and received so
mucb encouragement that he decided to
erect a building for the special purpose.
He has received many applications for
hoard for this coming season, from those
who were with him last year, and he sees
the necessity of a larger house with COM
Portable porches for the guests. A com
pany of men from Wilmington will build
a club house on that side also. There IS
no reason why there should not be bridge
over the river connecting the two places,
and the public is awakening to the neces-
sitv therefor: All that is needed; is, that
some one who will take an active interest
in the matter shall get behind the move.
The continued cold and dissagreeaole
weather which has prevailed for the past
two weeks has been much against shad
fishing; and if the weather does not
change very materially for the better soon,
the shad season for this year will be an
entire failure, so far as Bowers is con-
s rned.
The fishermen are getting their nets
ready for trout fishing; and, as the season
for these fish is much longer, and usually
much more profitable to them, they make
great preparation, and invest considerable
money in nets and boats, etc.
BENJAMIN Lewis, of Frederica, has been
here several days visiting his brother,
James Lewis; he left on the steamer Fred
erica last Monday for a prolonged visit
with his children in the city. He is In
very poor health and suffers from indi-
gestion, so that he had to give up his
business anC go under course OF treatment
The pastor of our church, Rev. H. B.
Kelso, is at work devising means, and
making arrangements to have the Metho
dist Church repaired and repainted, botf
inside and out, which it needs very badly
There will be preaching in the church OF
Sunday afternoon next at O'Clock, anC
reorganization of the Sunday Schoo
prior to the preaching service. A larg
congregation is desired.
Nathaniel Scott and son Charles, arr
visiting friends in Philadelphia and Cam
den, N. J. u
George NJ. Flach is at present at ms
winter residence in Laurel Springs, New
Jersey.
E. V. Davenport has left to assume hi
duties as pilot on the steamer John T
Wilson, which started yesterday on he
regular trips between Lebanon and Phila
delphia.
George Farrow, pilot on the steamer
CITY of Milford, passed last Sunday witt
his family here.