The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-07
WHAT THE WILD WAVES SAY
 ALONG THE MILFORD SHORE

In spite of the rather late summer all indications now point to this be- ing banner year at the summer re- sorts so delightfully."- situated along the Milford shore. The resorts have cer- tainly presented an animated appear ance during the past week with the many new arrivals and a. most pleas ant vacation season is being looked forward to by the beach residents.
 Athletic young men and women, dressed for the most part in bathing suits and coats of tan, roam along the shore and find ample oportunity to indulge their tastes with sailing canoeing, swimming, and fishing There has been a great influx of cottagers within the last three days and the real estate men say that it does not look as if the rush is going to stop very soon for most of the cottagers along the shore have been engaged for some weeks to come
 The Fourth of July was the real opening of the summer season at the beaches and nearly all the cottag- CTS who make up the permanent DOT ton of the summer colony have now arrived for the season. The largest crowd of the season was at the shore resorts yesterday, it being the record day of the season for attendance. Trolley cars were loaded to the gun wales and besides the hundreds who came to the beach on the trolleys there were scores who came in au- tomobiles and carriages. The ice cream soda parlors and other stores, especf- ally those at Walnut beach, did an excellent business all day long.
 The beach was black with people and the water never felt better. There seem to be less big rocks and shells along the beach this year than in former years and on the whole it is smooth and firm with very few gullies or traps which would be likely to cause drowning accidents.
 Taken all-in-aH this promises to be- the biggest season in every way that the Milford beaches have ever seen.
 THIS WEEKS TIDES
 The tides along the Milford beaches this week will be as follows: Monday, July 2, high, 1:2S p. m-, low. 7:5ol D. m; Tuesday, July 8. high. 2:2O p. m., low, S:47 p. m; Wednesday July g, high, S:15 D. m., low, 9:47 p. m.; Thurs day, July 10. high, 4:12 p. n., low, 10.54 p. n.; Friday, July Il, high, 5:12 p. m, low, 11:45 p. n.; Saturday, July 12, high, 6:16 p. nl., low, 12:05 a. m. DEW. MIR. DAVENPORT BREACHES.
 At the Laurel Beach Casino at Lau- rel Beach yesterday, Rev. H. A. Dav- export, pastor of the Peoples Presby- terian church of Bridgeport, spoke at 4 o'clock in the afternoon to a large congregation of the summer cot IaBSIS.=- A EpoC1al InuS1G1I program was given in connection with the ser vice.
 ST. GABRIEL'S CROWDED.
 It is doubtful if there have been larger congregations at St. GabrieTs chapel at any time this season, than those seen at the service yesterday. All pews were occupied and standing room was at premium.
 ARRIVE FOR SUMMER
 Col. Elmer H. Ravens and family of Bridgeport are now settled in the they will remain for the summer. The Ravens house on Barnum avenue, Bridgeport, is closed up while the fam fly is at the beach.
 REGENT VISITORS.
 Mayor Clifford B. wilson of Bridge port has been noted among the recent visitors at Laurel beach.
 George Hord of New Have his visit ing at the pr. G. F. Lewis cottage at Walnut beach for a few days.
 Wilbur Yates, employed in Water bury, motored down to the beach from that city yesterday and renewed ac- quaintances along the shore.
 George Dah1in and Irving Shaw, both of Stratford, have been spend ing a couple of weeks at the Sun vile" cottage on Beach avenue.
 Harry Morrissey. the wellknown singer, was among the Sunday vlslrorE at the beach.
 OXFORD CLUB DANCE.
 The members of the Oxford club, one of the 1ivest clubs summering at the beach, are going to give a dance in the Myrtle Beach dancing pavilion Thursday evening. The boys antici- pate a big crowd and expect that the l affair will be one of the most suc- cessful affairs of it's kind held at AGyr- tie beach so far this season.
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