Milford chronicle., 1920-01-23
BOWERS

The people of this town and espec-
tally the property owners have awak-
ened to the fact and necessity of hav-
ing and maintaining a fire company in
this town and it remains a fact that
one of the women property owners
of the place was the first to take the
matter up and give it a startV Now the
property owners of the town general
ly are taking the matter up and have
called a meeting to be held in the
I Hall Thursday evening of this week
to properly organize a fire company
and TO set about securing funds to
get together something in shape that
will be of some use, if nothing more
than a few buckets and ladders to be
in place should another fire occur
here. Directly after the first fire here
about six years ago that swept the
greater part of the cottages on Muir
derkill River front, there was an ef-
fort then made to secure some kind
of a fire fighting apparatus. but the
matter was soon lost sight of and for
gotten. The mere sitting around the
stores and talking about such matters
will accomplish but very little. The
main thing to do is to get out and
hustle and the people will respond, but
they will not until they see a determin- |
ed effort made. We hope and believe /
that those who are taking the matter /
up now will push it to a consumation /
as they are much interested for the
town at large as well as their own
private interests. They know the nee
esslty of a spirit of progressiveness
that will not let up until something in
that direction has been accomplished.
Some careless or evil disposed per-
son or persons set fire to the marsh
grass on the st. Jones Neck side of st.
Jones River below Lees Landing on
Thursday of last week when the wind
was blowing a gale from the north
west, which drove the fire down to
the mouth of the river The fire spread
across the marsh and was coming at
rapid pace when it was discovered
from this place that it would even
lually come clear down to the point
where the bungalow belonging to De-
Witt and Beck of Dover was located.
Several of the men of town hurried (
20 the scene across the river and back !
ired the grass that was near the
building and by so doing saved it from
leing destroyed. which took quick and
hOughtful action. +
Such careless and unthoughful per- r
sons should be prosecuted as thew I
Know they have no moral or legal
light to fire the marsh at this time of
ne year and endanger or perhaps
lestroy others property.
The Bowers Gun Club has complet-
ID arrangements for their trap shoot q
lere on saturday afternoon next.
They are expecting quite a number
u visitors from other clubs to be with
hem on that occasion, provided the
weather. is favorable for a turn ont
mere Will be quite number of prizes
II a miscellaneous character offered ..
or the best Workmanship and we ex- :,
'ect to see some good scores made as !,
We nave with us at this place some =
Xperts over the traps.
The play given by the Bowers ORA
natic Club on last Saturday evening
vas decided success socially and Fl. a
laneially. They were greeted bv a ;,
uH house and practically all present v
congratulated the players on their rem A
ltlon and especially the four little
iris that filled in the interim between =
cts. The will give another play about N
he first of February. "
Our neighbor, the Bowers Surgeon ID
erformed another delicate Operation .r
n surgery on Monday of this week
5hen one of his neighbors injected n
liver under the nail of one of her fin 3,
ers the whole length of the nail. The "
iatter was quite painful to the patient
nd quick action in extracting was y
ecessary. So the surgeon got in no. II
itlon as quickly as possible wit his
II OF tools and with the aid of a set II
piers and lances and anodynees to G,
eileve the PIN, made grand success I
the operation and sent his patient W
ONE rejoicing. ''ei'
We received the intelligence Of tho
eath OF William E. Davis of Frederics er
mich occurred on Monday Of tbis he ~
'eek with profound sorrow. M
,ayP lyas a good man and the town
I lerica and community ana tba R1
hu Nj have lost one whose place ,r;r ii -.
.eTsl wno o,,so fill. Our acquaintance VIII WI,
rvice am ana dag; sack to his early man nan
N anu @lce all these wears ,au bsvo
m. G. POWDERS. a good Christian Go GO
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