Milford chronicle., 1913-05-23
BOWERS

Well, our little town is beginning t.
take on the appearance of summer once
more. Having had glorious rain the
past week; it has made the meadows anC
fields look most beautiful; also the ad
Joining farm lands with its majestic
wheat fields, beginning to put forth Its
head to the warm breezes, that makes il
look like the adjoining waves Of the bay
No doubt the past rain we have had has
put to ease the most of the farmers in
this community. The fisherman of town
thinks there will be plenty of fish also,
from the effect of this rain, as they say
the fresh water going out on the flats
causes the fish to come in shore to feed
on the sediments that are carried out
with the fresh water. 'Tis to be hoped
that there will be a large run of trout
this week as the fishermen so far have
done nothing financially.
Our popular barber, Leon Kelly, is
still on the job and from the present out
look we think Mr.. Kelly will have to
enlarge his shop and employ more help
as last Saturday he had to miss his din
ner and at supper time he content
ed himself by eating with one hand and
shaving with the other. Kelly is a slick
artist with his scraping machine, and
when it comes to the using of pair of
shears he is clear out of sight with the
latest pigeon wing curves.
The writer had an occasion to call at
our baker, Z. r. Williams, for a loaf of
bread one day the past week, and when
the clerk gave me the bread he said that
was the last loaf in the shop, and asked
him the cause and was told that he could
not keep in stock as their sales were so
great Mr. Williams has a good baker,
and of course that accounts for the sale
of so much goods.
The people are experiencing something
new in not being able to get ice to handle
their fish with, we think there is a good
opening for some man to put in an ice
plant as we think they could make good.
Over twenty-five were at the Hotel
Johnson for supper last Sunday evening.
Among those that took supper were Squie
]. B. Wharton, of Dover, Lizzie Lank, of
Frederica, Miss Lizzie Colt, Mrs. Cook,
Arthur Kingsbery, James Wolcott, Mr..
Clifton, Mr.. Thomas, all of Dover, Mr..
Samuel Darby Ira Downs, Vim. Lewis.
Harold Davenport and Caleb Van
Burckellow purchased large sturgeon
from the trout fisherman at the pier last
Monday that cleared them in the city
$4,000.
The house and lot of the late James H.
Reed, deceased, that was advertised to
be sold by sealed bids, has been rejected.
and the property has been rented for the
season. This property is one of the most
desirable places in the town, and with
little fixing up could be made a most
beautiful home.
William Mitten and Miss Stevenson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Minner, of town.
Jacob Bennett and wife spent Sunday
with their mother, Mrs. G. Flach.
James Davidson, who is studying tele-
graphy at Viola, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Davidson |
of town,
Willis Johnson and wife and Enos Will |
liams and wife spent the past Sunday |
making calls among their friends at Ris- |
ing Sun in Mr.. Johnson's new Chalmers
1918.
Miss Lillian PostIes, of Frederica. spent
the past Saturday and Sunday with her
school friend, Helen Williams, of near
town.
1t never rains too hard in this district
to keep the children away from school
especially when there is cake and ice
cream to be had. The parents were not
slow to get their rubber togs on and join
the picnic crowd. Everybody present
reports having a good time, and the
writer can vouch for himself.
Alfred Davis had quite narrow escape
one day the past week while unloading
some corn at the steamboat wharf at this
place. His mules taking fright, started
for home and threw Mr.. Davis out on
his head, bnt fortunately did not hurt
him seriously.
& George Minner, of Rising Sun, having
spent the day at the beach with his A
brother-in-law, William Faulkner, started
for home when a short distance on the
road he met an auto, and his horse be-
came frightened and demolished the car
rage and skinned Mr.. Minner' s face very
badly, but Mr.. Minner got Mr.. Faulkner
10 take him and horse home, minus the
carriage, Il
William Abram, one Of our highly re-
ipected colored men, who resides on a
mall farm of his own not far from town ]
s having built bungalow TO pass the (;
of his days in. Mr. AbTan, !
iaving lost his wife few years ago and
,eing quite tired of living alone, intends, j
n the completion Of his coy little nest,
o find a helpmate to make life more
appy in the years to come. Mr.. Abram a
roposes to ask the aid Of the Chronicle
l procuring for himself future help !
Iate.
We are glad to announce our Helghbor
ear town, Ben Martin, who got last I
eek, is out again attending to his farm
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