Milford chronicle., 1914-07-03
BOWERS

The long and prOtracted dry weather
in this section was broken the past Sat
urday afternoon by quite a severe rain
and electrical storm that made things
( hunt for cover as it certainly did rain
| some. Several phones were put out OF
commission in town Mr.. Kelley's stable
was struck by lighting. w. c. Salevan's
dwelling and T. B. Emorys stable, OF
near town, were also slightly demolished,
but nothing was killed or fired,
Those electrical storms seem to be get
: ting more severe every year, and it seems
the more protection we have in the line
of telephones and lighting rods the more
mishaps we have.
The Fourth of July will soon be here,
and Bowers is making preparations TO
entertain those who will make this place
their holiday spot There is to be quite
an interesting game of base ball at our
ball park on that historical dav between
the strongest team that can be secured
and our own club.
The hotels are making preparations to
give TO the public all the delicacies of
season in the line of something good TO
eat and the casino will be supplied with
some good music to entertain those in.
chned to take a glide over the polished
moor. The hook and line fishing was
never better than it is now, and we pre-
sumo there will be quite a number who
Will spend their Fourth on our fishing
grounds.
Lawrence Short Young mau of town.
was kicked in the face last Monday bv a
horse he was driving and rendered nm
conscious for a short time. DR.. Hoev
OF Frederica, was summoned and dressed
the wounds being two severe cuts on his
nose and cheek, but nothing serious
II seems that our national game of base
pan has quite host of patriotic followers
IN town, and as it is human nature to
SIDE with the weaker party there has
oeen formed base ball team in town and
they claim to belong to the Federal
League and last Saturday they put up a
most sensational and nerve-rackinp game
against the strong team called yellow
legs OF Sand-ditch. In the Bowers line
up were the following players: Pitcher.
Ale% MINER; catcher, Chas. Prettvruan:
Isl oase, Dr. Hubbard; End base. lanes
bogg; ord base, Peter McArdle. short
stop, Burnite Kemp; center-feld Silas
FIeinImlng; right-feld, Samuel WYATT:
lett-teld, Walker Gibson. Manager SHINE
Thomas, This club was ORGANIZED On
June 20, and considering the verv short
time allowed them to practice and oct
their signals and signs proficient made
very remarkable and surprising start-off
The style and manner in which Miner
put them over was a revelation to some
OF our most seasoned spit-ball artist He
mad everything from lightning inshoot
10 a Mathewson fadeway. and he inst
SIMPLY had those Sand-ditchers nes,1ar-
ized and panic-stricken. On the receiv-
ing end behind the bat Chas. Prettvr,a,, |
was there with the goods. NOTHING nv
Shaue, not even to piece of scrap iron
DRIFT wood. The base RUNNING ~ NJ ~
Hubbard, Jim Boggs, Capt. Fiem,,,i IN
and McArdle uunerved and rattia5 ths
Aellow-legs pitcher that in the ffh
inning he was taken out and a lef-hards-
TOOK the mound. Two slight accidents
occurred during the game. Mr.. Gibson
was STRICKEN on the head BY a swift in
shoot and was carried off the field very
much dazed, and Mr.. Wyatt was sn;ta9 |
quite severely while covering second he
Burney at short was the tain NJ H.