Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
BOWERS.

Highwater mark for the summer sea
sou at Bowers Beach has been reached
r bat for two weeks more there will be a
. great many visitors, until the time comes
sVflen the children must get ready for
school. Each day sees new arrivals from
all the inland towns by automobile, and
from Chester, Philadelphia, and Viii
,zEugton via the Steamer Frederica.
At present every house in Bowers is
zilled, and the hotels are entertaining to
<heir limit the hundreds of pleasure seek
asTs who come to enjoy the cool breezes
OF the bay.
The second Thursday of August is
famous for its great gatherings of people
frOm near and from far on that date, and
Il is the one big opportunity for every
i1ody to meet friends and acquaintances,
swap Jokes of the present and the times
long past bat the most important affair
10 those who are identified with the po-
1itical affairs of the State and County. is
the political aggregation that assemblies
without fail on this occasion; and they
eFere certainly here this year.
From the writer's judgment and from
che opinions expressed as to the size of
ehe crowd present this year on 80 Big
Thursday the number will approXi-
mate 5000 including those who came
ard went after a short stay only. The
.isy was remark BILE in two WAYS viz it
sgRs one of the most ideal during the
morning as for atmospheric conditions,
aud III the afternoon it was the time for
one of the worst storms ever experienced
at this shore; but with all everybody |
seems to have had a good time, even af- !
Ter getting wet and well mudied which
Eas about the only thing that the town I
authorities did not charge the public for, /
and, being free, everybody INDUCED lib I
erally.
There was no serious disturbances, and /
the visitors were served satisfactorily so /
lar as we have learned. The hotels and |
veuders of ice cream and other things
lid not have a banner day; because of
the storm One of the hotels stated that
the weather cut them short of feeding
axe people and left lot of supplies, as
theY had expected to feed five hundred
during the day.
AmOng the recent arrivals at Bowers
are VIM. Webb and wife and son Price,
from iford, who are here for two
weeks stay. Mr. Webb is taking his
vacation before starting the fall season as
salesman for the Overland Automobile.
II. w. Stockwell and wife, Herbert
1tOckwell and Miss Cutshawe all of Port
Norris, New Jersey are guests of Mrs.
Thomas Morris
Mrs. Wm. Sackett and children from
near Frederica, are occupying the Nor
mandie' cottage on the river front.
Clarence Curtis and family from Har-
1ugtOn and Willard Jester, of Hollands
vile, are occupying the " Camden Cot
ave ~ on the baV front
George Spence and family are passing
he balance of the month in the white
cottage on the bay front.
For seventeen years Adam Cromley I
ind family have occupied the "Hallcroft' Z
cottage on the bay front and they are
laviug a fine time this season. Their
lome is in Philadelphia.
Mrs r. S. Harrington and Mrs Tai /
lert of Philadelphia, are occupying the
Amy cottage on Hubbard Avenue j
or this week.
Miss Beruice Mitten, of Middletown I
S passing her vacation with her aunt
Yrs. Alex. Minner, at 'Willowcroft " t
Vm. B. Mitten and family are also her +
uests.
DR.. Samuel Meredith, William Miller, a
. r. Martin and d. J. Meditation all of q
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence /
3orris of Pennington, Walter Keith of j
smyrna, and Robert J. Meredith of
'rederica, have been guests of Mr.. and b
Irs. VIM. Davidson the past week +
Miss Mary Herring of near FELTON,, has
cen the guests of Miss Blanche Wilcutts il
Iis week
Edward Reynoldsand wife from Green c
God, have been the guests of W. c. a
alevan and wife this week. d
Mrs. Seamon and family, of Philadel- fC
nia, are gueses of Mrs. Foster Boone E
ear Bowers. "
Fred Marvel, Of Avondale, Pa, was a CO
lest at the Hotel Johnson last week,
d during the stay was the most con- h;
znial man on the beach, being polite al
u sttentive to the ladies especially
lests of the house. When he left some is
the ladies threw boquets, and one is tn