Milford chronicle., 1917-03-16
BOWERS

The few days Of sunshine has put hustle or
the shad fishermen. part OF them have theii
nets in place and all Others iha purpose IN fishing
for shad are busy preparing their nets ana para
phernalia for the lrst run Of the tlsh. Those WhC
are ready and have their nets in place are prepar
ed for watch VI waiting until the hsh come
along. There will be IRON 30 to so per cent more
nets used this summer AZ mi. ONT than formerly
Those that have formerly nshed from this point
have grestiy increased th- size OF their nets ahu
in addition there viii be qui z number OF hehef
men this season here that have never. or at least
OF late years fished from th place. IL is a wei
known fact among shad fishermen that the cove
abrea, OF this place is one OF the best piaces OF
shad ana especially for the early runs anyWi ere
along the western shore of the bay and river. And
another incentive iH that the probabilities are yW-
ing to the fact that all other food Is high' tnat
shad will bring perhaps fabulus prices and espeei-
ally those that are delivered 10 the city markets
early in the season Five years ago on the lOth OF
March one net caught six shsd hence they are due
now at any time.
haul seines or those that gill nets are catching
quite lot of them and they are Of an unusual sz
Huckste1s in the local markets as well as the
shippers TO the city markets say that they ART
bringing very satisfactory price
Whitley Vincent Of Philafe fe.phia IS spending
the week with his mother and brother near town
The muskrat trappers arr about rounding "l
their season s work, and from reports il has b. o.
guite satisfactory season to thOse that have t0i
lowed it. The number caught, the ~ res Obtained
for the fur and also the meat for which they nave
Mr. and Mrs William King were weekend Wis
itors with Charles Wyatt Of Milford; Mrs wyatt
is reported as being seriously III at her nome ana
has been for several weeks
Much credit is due the supervisor OF our streets
and especially for the work thai he has dons on
Maine Street. From the extreme entrance 20 1Ie
town all the way through TO tne nay sIoIe y a. ~
fine a piece of road made OF natural material as
can be found in Kent County. and j. second only
to a macadamized road. 1t is hoped he VIII perse-
we're and put the remainder Of our streets IN equA-
ally as good condition ...
Mrs ID. H. Humphrey Of Philadelphia is Nlslt-
ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Silaa Fleming,
John C. Gibson. a lad Of Is years. fell 9yerboerd
from a boat in the Murderkill River on lhursday
of last week He had hard struggle TO make IKE
shore but with no worse results than mueh
frightened boy and a very cold bath
Miss Mamie Davennort of Philadelphia is nome
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. + V. Davenport
and will remain indefinitely in order to assist her
brother H. s. Davenport, in his store
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Spayd were weekend
visitors with friends in and around milton
Mrs. William Z. Kelley is on the sick lst.
The steamer Frederick made her appearance last
Tuesday morning at our wharf, on her way 70
PHILADELPHIA, where she will undergo an N -
,sfore she starts on her regular trips. We hal the
steamer on her start-Out with quite degree OF
iatisfaction, as her appearance seems q y : - nL
1inger of spring and breaks tne mohO.oIs N - ~
.hat exists from the time she lays up until she
William s. Davidson left this Tuesday morning
IN the Steamer Frederica for Philadeipna WheIe
,e will remain for several days on business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner X Green o. IisIIs Z Isoi as,
vere Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
NJ s. Davidson has his contract about hlleq ior
omatoes which viii insure the r3nnnln4 n - nls
actorv This season This means much Tor Bowers,
The Progressive Literary Society Is renearslnk
or an entertainment which they propose 20 ~ ~
4 ''Elizabethan Hall" on Saturday eNenlnk' IN IN
7th inst In addition 70 some new aets tney WI WI
snra5nce the comedy, Mrs. Jones Afternoon
'ea'' In three acts by request. The pubic Is core
,lly invited-populhr admission proceeds iof
eneft-