Milford chronicle., 1920-04-16
BOWERS

The recently organized fire company
at Bowers held its monthly meeting
last Thursday evening. when the
various committees were called upon
for their reports. The treasurer's re-
port was very satisfactory, as il
showed thar by a little more pushing
: and energetic effort, that there will
be sufficient funds in hand 10 pur-
chase the fire apparatus of greater ca
pacity than was at first hoped to ac-
complish. The members feel great
ly encouraged, and the folks who were
skeptical and disposed to hold back
are now making more liberal contri-
buttons II was decided TO name the
new organization, THE Bay Shore
Fire Company Of Bowers Beach"
Al the close of the meeting the
bell was rung, which was the signal
FOR the ladies to invade the room with
ice cream and cake. and other good
things in abundance. II was put on
sale, and the entire proceeds turned
over TO the treasurer of the new COM
pany, which added twenty dollars TO
the fund. The ladies stated that they
would repeat the affair in the near
future on a more liberal scale.
The Bowers Gun Club held a prac-
tice shoot last Saturday afternoon,
when L. R. Beauchamp, William Pal
mer, Messrs. Holloway, Masten and
Clark from Harrington; Alba Powell
and J. b. Cleaver of Wyoming, and
John Evans OF Camden were present
and took part in the practice. Willis
Davidson. Reynolds Davidson. j. NJ.
Boulden and G. Spayed of the home
club were prominent in the days
sport This was one of the most in
teresting shoots the club has held,
and now that the weather is getting
good, those arranged for the summer
season will be largely attended.
Ii is believed from the observations
Of those who are familiar with the
sturgeon, that the fish is coming back
10 the Delaware Bay in large num-
bers. Several have been caught in
the shad nets this spring Forty years
ago they were in great abundance in
The Delaware Bay, aAd scores of fish
ing crews were after them equipped
With modern seines and equipment for
caring for roe and meat, which brought
high prices, and caused their extermi-
nation. The prevailing prices then
we're from one dollar and fifty cents
or bucks, up to four dollars and fifty
,ents for roe fish. Now the price for
/ large roe sturgeon is from one hun
lred dollars up The wholesale de-
truction of these fish in the past
'rought a famine Of them.
Objects often excite curiosity as to
What purpose they we're intended for,
nd Herman Thomas, better known !
s "Snipe," one of the best known /
in Bowers, put a new one
n the scene when he constructed a I
ehicle from which to sell fish. 1t /
ooks like an old fashioned one-horse :
earse-but on closer inspection and I
xplanatiOn from "Snipe," it is a 4
rigged and arranged 4
trictly on sanitary requirements. +
Oyster planting will commence on \
thursday of this week, and the work !
rOmises to be very satisfactory, as Il
lie young growth on the oyster rocks r
good and plenty.
Fishermen are getting their trout 5
zines ready, and there will be more $
nd larger seines than in former sea-
)ns fishing at Bowers. s
Ernest COwdright of Bowers has S
ken over the business of supplying c
lie Sunday papers for Frederick, Mag :,
1lia and Bowers Beach. Isl
airs. Amanda Forest of Salem, New
srsey, is visiting relatives and friends r
ere. T
VIM. NJ Short is in Philadelphia this
eek.
Gustavus Sellers of Westville. New
rsey. with his sister, Mrs. Louisa =.
ood. is here and expects to remain
Bowers ali SUMMER.