Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-02-07
BOWERS.


We have what is known as easterly
storms often occurring with heavy winds,
and in many instances causing high
tides. We have billiards. of wind and
snow bitten during the cold season of the
wear, but it remained for last Sunday to
give us one of the worst storms of the
season and of kind when we considered
its velocity, that we ever experienced in
our memory of storms along the bay
shore The wind was from the west, and
toward the close of the day, moved a
little to the northwest and blew a gale,
with its biting cold. Notwithstanding
that the earth was wet from the effects OF
the recent rains and melting snow, there
was a general sand CT dust storm that
made out door exercise very disagreeable
and almost unbarabe. From the long
duration of the wind, and the low water
in the bay occurring in the afternoon the
tide was considered to be the lowest
ebtide that has been in the bay for a
number of years. Quite a number OF per-
sons living here, together with number
OF persons up IN the country, went out on
( the flats along the bay to see whatever
was to be seen some going a mile or per
haps more, not realizing the bitter cold,
and with nothing to brake the force or
intercept the terrible gale of wind that
they were contending with, when it came
near being to late with some of them to
get back to the shore especially Henry
Miller and Thomas Kennedy. When
thew started toward the shore they got
into a muddy mirey place, where they
sank deep in the mud, which closed in
so firmly about their boots that they had
/ to pull their feet from them and with
bare feet made their way to the shore.
This was more than they could stand !;
Miller being the first to give up, but
| Kennedy would not leave him and rend
cred all the assistance he could, until
others saw that they we're in distress and
went TO their assistance. They were
finally gotten to the Wilson Wharf, on
st. Jones river, where a team was secured
and they were conveyed to their respec-
tive homes. They were well cared for,
but on Monday it was found that the SER
vices of doctor was necessary. at the
time of this writing they are recovering
somewhat, but both are badly frosted.
Death has again invaded the home of
Walker Gibson-this time it took his
little three-months-old baby. It died on
Sunday night last of pneumonia. We
sympathize with Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson as
this is the second child that they have
lost this winter
Our school resumed again Monday
morning after a close up for more than
two weeks, on account of diphtheria.
The dreaded disease among children has
been stamped out so far as this place is
concerned.
Mrs. David Reynolds is on the sick list
Captain c. H. Magee of Billingsport,
n. j., who has been on two weeks visit
here among friends, has returned home.
There is a great demand here in the
warm season for ice and those who have
ice houses and get them filed with natu-
raj ice are fortunate.
Henry Newell Reed Of Newark, Del
aware, younger son of James H. Reed of
Bowers, who lost his first wife by death
more than two years ago, has found an
other oongenial lady and loving compan-
ion nearby, Mary Irene Street, mem
Der of his own PRESBYTERIAN Church that
be has known from girlhood and daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Street.
They were quitely married at the home
of the brides parents, among few in
vited friends, on Wednesday evening,
January 22nd, 1908, at $50 o'clock by
their own pastor, Rev. VIM. ]. Rowan.
After partaking of an elaborate prepared
wedding feast, they at once left on trip
South, via Baltimore and Washington.
His first wife had but one offspring, a
Henry Newell Reed, Jr., now little