Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
BOWERS

l. While the people at large and NOR
S especially those who visit the resor
r on the big day occasions in August
4 were much disappointed on account o
{ circumstances that could not be avoid
! ed, when not more people were her
e than are often seen on Saturdays ant
E SUNDAYS. were determined to havl
! one outing al least at the old resort
Never before in the history of Bowers
, Beach as a resort were there as many
people present on a week end, anC
especially to remain until Labor Day
as were here from Saturday of las
week until Monday of this. Aside from
the hundreds that came in automobiles
and remained over, and also the Oc-
cupants of cottages, every cottage be-
ing occupied and the large number
of visitors that came to visit their
friends that were occupying the cot
tages. the Steamer Frederick landed
here on Saturday night at about eley-
en- o'clock on her down trip from the
cities over two hundred persons.
Where they were to go was beyond
our comprehension, but be it as it may,
many persons who came here then
had to sleep on the soft side of the
boards of the cottage porches and
fight MOSQUITOES: or at least that was
the report of many of them on Sun
day morning. Many slept in their
automobiles where they were parked
in out-of-the-way places in between
and around cottages and hotel yards.
The hotels and boarding houses were
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as lodging room was concerned, and
they had to turn hundreds away to
seek shelter wherever they could find
it The private houses, many of them
where it was convenient, opened their
doors and gave lodging to all they
could accommodate, and many that
were here in automobiles turned about
and went to the nearest towns for
shelter and accommodations for the
night but returned on Sunday morn
ing in time to take in the hook and /
line fishing for the day. But there
was a great exodus on Monday when .
many left in their automobiles for their .
homes, but the great jam was at the .
steamboat wharf when the boat ar
rived on her up trip. When she left
the wharf the estimate was placed at
from three hundred and fifty to four
passengers had boarded her
at this place for their home in the
cities. Yet while so many left, by noon
Monday there remained a large num-
Der to spend another week or so at
the shore. The harbOr in Murderkill
river during the week end, and even
at this writing, had more pleasure
boats, and some of larger and better
class, than is usually seen in our har-
Dor at this time of the season. They
contained as many pleasure seekers
as the boats would accommodate. But
amidst all the congested conditions,
coupled with unfavorable weather,
everybody seemed to be happy and
ook everything phhosOphically and in
good spirits.
The cottages all remain filled with {
and will until the middle
If this month; at least the greater
part of them.
The hook and line fishing seems to ]
)e improving considerable from what I
{ was two weeks ago. or at least for
time following the great storm in S
August. Should the fishing hold as
rood as it is, or improve with favor
lble weather in September, the place
will have lots of patronage all this
month, as it is known generally by
ishermen that the month of Septem- 1
,er is one of the best in the season S
or hook and line fishing. Fishing has +
rought more people here this sea-
on than ever before in one season. is
'eople from other States have facil-
lies for fishing at Bowers are more il
hence they come in large
umbers for this purpose. None are s.
t
While the roads have been in a
arrible state for the last three weeks, ii
ley are much improved at the pres
Mt and travel to and from Bowers tS
as improved wonderfully. T
School opened at Bowers on Tues
ay of this week under the new order ],
school government, with Mrs. Alice NJ
Gray of Frederica, teacher in
large. 81
Miss jeanette c. Salevan and her
lend, Miss Fern Silcox, of Philadel- in
lia, having spent the weekend with
sr parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. c. Sale il
IN, have returned to their home by A
Gamer Frederica on Monday. They Id
ere accompanied by her sister, Miss be
Salevan, who enters Tenn so
e University for the secretarial br
,urse. bl
Misses Cora and Lillian Fleming of 81
spent the week end at the CO
)me of their mother, Mrs. S. Fleming. ha
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cane and daugh-
r, Miss Annie, of Philadelphia, spent pa
veral days of last week with Mr.. and to
rs. David Phillips of near town.
Mr.. and Mrs Mrs. Morrilow of Ches- tn
r, Pa, spent the weekend with their
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Short, at at
)wers.
Miss Blanche Wilcutts Of Philadel- ia
ia spent the weekend with her par fr
is, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Wilcutts, near
'wers. pa
Leon Kelly Of Camden, n. j., Mr..
d Mrs. Clifford Kelly and son of in
Ilford, Mr.. and Mrs. Fearing Reed
near Milford, were weekend guests sc
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Kelly in Bowers. We
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond Coverdale of pi
liladelRhia were weekend visitors or
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
IS. Nathaniel COverdale, near town. hi
Miss Ella Carey of near Bowers is
tering Goldey College at Whining va
4 this week ~
Miss Mary S. Davenport of Philadel-
Ia spent the weekend at her home
re with her mother, Mrs E. V. Dav-
port. .
John L. Ingram and Miss Edith L.
Ilfnq hDfh Of DbfTaIor-bs.