Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
BOWERS.


mark the dullest time of the year for thii
place. Usually about all the business
around and about here ceases, unless iti'
the merchants, and they are not near SC
busily engaged as they are in the warmer
season. Yet our merchants have moi
much to complain of, as quite number
from the farming community come here
to trade. They can sell their butter and
eggs and other produce here to just as good
advantage as they can elsewhere, and can
buy their merchandise just as cheaply,
hence we are having more trading here
this winter than usual.
The steamer "Frederica," after a very
successful year in her business, has made
her last trip for the season and mas laid
up at her wharf in Frederick, where she
will be overhauled and renovated prepar
atory for next season, and will resume
again some time in March. This boat has
had an excellent season and the stock
holders have realized good dividend.
The st. Jones boat, which has been on
the dock in Philadelphia for the last two
months, has returned and is more of a
new boat than repaired one, as the hull
and saloons have been practically made
new. She is no longer the old "Csroline"
but now the "City of Dover
The management ofthe "City OF Dover"
is going to try an experiment that has not
as yet been tried, and we hope it will
prove successful. They propose to run
her all winter, only when prohibited by
ice. The fact of having to lay her off for
repairs so long in the fall and early win
ter that they have so much freight on that
line to run that they are obliged to keep
at it whenever it is open enough in order
to catch up by spring, especially in her
coal trade We wish her much success
and hope her efforts will be profitable to
all, as it will surely be a great advantage
and accommodation to all Ihesurrounding
community.
, ". S. Camper and E M. Donovan,
farmers near here, are engaged in build
ing an icehouse of four hundred tons ca
pacity. Their object is to supply this
p ace with ice during the coming season.
Especially in the earlier part Of the sea-
son, or otherwise the fishing season, there
is a great demand for ice, as this is growing
more aud more each year as shipping
point where a good market is found in
the different cities up the river for fish.
There is an excellent opening here for
an ice plant, and any persons wishing to
invest in such an enterprise here would
make no mistake.
The people of this place were startled
on Sunday morning to learn that James
Henry Reed, an hOnored and respected
citizen of this place was dead. Death,
under all circumstances, casts gloom and
produces a sadness among the neighbors
and acquaintances Of the one it lays its
icy touch upon Mr.. Reed had been liv- !
ing alone since the death of his wife, |
which occurred nearly eight years ago,
and no persuasion or inducement by his |
sons would he entertain that he accept |
their homes, but declared that he would |
stay in his old home'until he was taken |
10 Barratt's Cemetery, which he did He
was not seen about mis- place since Friday
and those who usually looked
Or him began to feel apprehensive by
night that there must be some-
hing unusual, and on Sunday morning
leighbOrs entered the house by forcing a
window aud found him cold in death.
The inquest was held and the doctor an
lounced that death was brought about by
,erebro apoplexy. Mr. Reed had spent
he major partiof fifty years at this place,
md had been engaged in a number OF
business enterprises; was an honest and
onscientiOus man, ,exacting in all business
matters, but charitable to his fellow man;
generous and loyal to his Church and to
lis Maker. He leaves two sons, G. w.
Reed, OF Washington, D. c., an employe !
n the War Department, and H. N. Reed,
( Newark, Del, interested in a manu-.
establishment; also one brother,
I!as S Reed, formerly of Dover but now
( New Jersey. The deceased had but
ecently entered his S3rd year and up to
few months ago was active and usually
ngaged in some of his works. His funeral
vas held at Barratt's Chapel on Tuesday
fternoon, conducted by Rev F. j. Coch
aDe, and interment was made in the
lrniIy plot in the cemetery adjoining.