Milford chronicle., 1919-08-15
BOWERS

The resort is at its highest tension
at the present. All places are tull
ana some are overfiowing, and the
I worst feature about the whole mat
ter is that there is not enough accom-
mediation to take care of the people
who are here and who would come
we're there room and housing for
them. All are doing the best they can
and are making great preparations Ior
Big Thursday. Should the weather
prove propitious on that day the prob
abilities are that fifteen thousand or
more people will visit this place on
that day,
Monday of this week several large
motor boats came in the river loaded
with pleasure seekers who expect to
remain until after Thursday. Some
thing a little unusual for them to
come so early in the week
Several large automobiles from
Harrisburg, Pa, came the latter part
of last week, but their mission was
more to enjoy the hook and line fish
ing than to see the fashions of Big
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ona Benson and family
of Philadelphia, formerly of Milford,
are sojourning at the Richmond cot
tage for two weeks. They have as
their guests Mrs. Weidman, Joseph
McCullum and Miss Flora King, 81!
of Philadelphia.
The Evangelical Alliance of Viola
held open air services in South Bow
ers on Sunday evening and had quite
an assemblage. These meetings are
quite interesting.
Rev. Paris Greenlee of Houston. who
has but recently returned from over
seas, where he was engaged in Y. NJ.
c. A. work, preached quite an inter-
esting sermon in our church on Sun
day afternoon last.
~ The palatial residence of John NJ,
Reed, on the road leading from Fred
erica to Magnolia, a landmark for
many years in that section, was dam
aged considerably by fire on Saturday
last. In the absence of tile family
which had gone to Dover, fire was
discovered to be burning in the in
terror of the house by some of the
neighbOrs who gave the alarm. Mr.
Reed was gotten on the phone and he
hurried home The Milford Fire Co.
was called and quickly responded and
in an almost incredible time the fire
was extinguished. The interior Of the
house was considerably damaged and
the furniture suffered greatly from
the abrupt handling Of the same
Mr. and Mrs NJ. Mitten Lynch and
daughter, Miss Nancy, of Philadelphia.
mOtored down on Saturday last and
remained until Tuesday of this week,
the guests of their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Lynch. at the Annie V. cot
tage, and while here took in the hook
ana line fishing.
HWhile there are many reports of
enormous catches of fish with the rod
and reel it still remains for Master
Jack West, a boy of eleven years of
Philadelphia to carry off the prize.
He went out in boat with four other
experts, the names of whom we Will
withhold, and when they came in from
tile fishing grounds and counted up
Master Jack had twenty-eight speck
led beauties in the lot, being high
catch, besides having captured the
largest one, weighing five pounds and
eight ounces.
Ernest Wilson of Chester is spend
4h5 INC WSSh WIN uio hOtHSls tue
hostess of the Kent Cottage.
E. c. Reese and family of Harring-
ton, together with his married chill
dren and their families, are spending
their vacation in the Wave-Crest cot
tage on Murderkill avenue.
The NJ. P. Sunday school of Harring-
ton held their annual picnic at this
place on Tuesday of this week.
When in Milford, stop at Petty1ohn's
Fountain. Cool, refreshing drinks and
Supplee ice cream served as it should
be.