Milford chronicle., 1918-05-17
BOWERS.

About three hundred bushels Of trout
were shipped on the steamer Frederica
on Monday Of this week 70 Philadelphia
and Chester markets. At the present
time the fishermen are catching an album
dance Of FISH. Trout are taking the place
Of the sea croakers, - only a compare
lively few Of them are being caught at
present. The demand for fish is great
and the prices obtained for them are very
satisfactory both TO seller and buyer.
The Junior Aid Society met with Miss
Annie Morris on Thursday evening Of
last week. Fifteen members answered
the roll call and there we're eight visitors
This society is rehearsing a play 10 be
given here on Saturday evening, the 25th
for the benefit OF the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gibbons Of Towns
end. Miss Ethel Fenimore Of Blackbird
and William J. Cullen Of Farnhurst were
weekend guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Minner al Willow Croft
The Miller Brothers Of Philadelphia,
with seven OF their friends, came 20 the
shore Saturday evening in their auto
mobiles and stopped at the johnson no
tel. and took in the hook and line FISH
ing in the bay on Sunday. The party in
less than four hours hauled 70 one hun
dred and seventy-six Of the speckled
beauties-a fine catch this early in the
season.
Mrs. sallie Brown Of Camden. y. J..
is a guest Of Mrs. L. L. johnson at the
johnson Hotel
The Viola Apostolic Faith Assembly Of
viola, Delaware, came 70 this resort on
sunday evening. about thirty in number.
and held a religious meeting al the cor
ners near the post office. The singing
/ was good. the speaking was excellent
and very Interestingly delivered by Mr..
II. Kennedy OF Philadelphia and Mrs.
David Rowland Of Viola and others They
propose to hold a street meeting al the
same place each Sunday evening through
the greatest part Of the warm season.
Their presence here is welcomed by many
and especially the residents Of the place
as they reach many at such meetings who
never attend church TO hear the gospel
expounded.
sunday visitors at the shore are in
creasing in number more and more each
/ sunday as the weather grows warmer.
| Many carpenters and workmen are at
present busily engaged in moving back
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/ that were damaged by the recent storm
and tide. From present appearances the
beach will present a much better appear
ance when all the cottages are moved
/ back in a straight line than before the
/ destruction. The line established now is
about forty feet back of where the line
was formerly. and another fact is that
the cottages are being placed on higher
and more substantial foundations.
From present inquiries from persons
who live in the cities, and even in the
inland towns who usually come here for
week or more vacation that rent cot
tages, seem to be greater than ever, and
especially this early in the season.
They are anxious 70 secure a cottage
TO spend their vacation when the time
suits their convenience. Many would-be
cottage occupiers were somewhat per-
turbed for fear that the cottages would
not be replaced in time for the coming
season, but their fears may well be dis
PEELED, as the old resort is surely on the
map.
Mrs. b. E. Hubbard visited her parents
in KirkwoOd in the early par of the pres
ent week.
Harrison Brown Of Camden, ~ j., was I
a weekend visitor in town.
The FISH packing house IS doing an ex-
cellent business, thus far having put in
salt several hundreds bushels Of as fine
fish as they ever packed.