Milford chronicle., 1920-04-02
BOWERS

The warm spring weather that W
have been having for the last tel
days or more has put new life anC
vigor into all kinds of work and bus
mess.
The farmers through the farming
sections are busily engaged in prep
aration of the soil for their differen
crops. The sowing of peas for tn,
factories have been and is at the
present time receiving their first at
tention as a much larger acreage O
peas will be grown in the immediat,
farming section than has ever beer
attempted in former years, partly OIL
account of better prices being Offered
them for the raw product, OF on ac.
count of the uncertainty as to the
acreage that they will grow in toma-
toes.
While the farmers will grow toma-
toes and the tomato canneries will
operate there is an uncertainty al
this time what the canning factories
will be justified in paying for the raw
product on account of the slump in
price of the manufactured goods, there
fore, the uncertainty in the acreage
that will be grown or at least put out.
Shad oh shad" is the cry in everv
direction we hear from the fishermen
and the fish-mongers. Wherever Won
be fishermen are having encourage
ing success in their catches and as
the season advances and the water
warns up there is no doubt but what
there will be an abundance of shad
caught along this fishing shore.
Twenty-Five shad to the net is high
at one tide thus far, but when taken
the great number of nets that are en-
gagged in the business the aggregate
amounts to considerable.
The first catches they made, the
price asked for and obtained for
them were beyond the reach of the
ordinary Epicurean but have since
adjusted the prices within the reach
OF the ordinary and compatible with
the prices of other necessities or even
luxuries.
Other species of fish such as rock
perch, herring and founders are be-
ing caught in quantities and to say
the least are palateable and within
the reach of all in prices asked for
them.
C. A. Pentz of Denton, Nd. was a
town visitor on last Friday and look
ed over the situation relative to driv-
ing several artesian wells here in
the month of May. His success in
work of the kind he has done here
and the satisfaction rendered his en-
ployers is sure guarantee of what
he can and will do when he under
takes a job.
The Fireman's benefit shoot that
was held here on the Bowers GUN
Club grounds on last Saturday after
noon was a success in a financial
way as well as from a sportsman's
point of view. Those who won prizes
and were interested in all the con-
tests are as follows, Willis johnson.
Johnson, Jack BOlden, Willis
Davidson C. H. Short, Ned Thompson.
w. j. Short and Capt. Peter Meeker
This shoot was expressly for the
benefit of the Firemen's organization. /
Next Saturday a shoot will be the |
regular gun club day and will be de-
voted entirely to that interest.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet on
Friday evening of this week at the
nome of Mrs. w. ]. Coverdale.
Samuel Powell, a farmer of Milford
Neck, hooked his team to his farm
wagon and drove to the beach at
south Bowers and took a load of the
member of the Ladies Aid Society
rom here to the social that was held
n the Milford Neck Church on Friday
'Yening of last week. All those that
vent on the straw ride report a
plendid time at the social and wish
o convey to the kind farmer many
hanks for his trouble and accommo-
ation.
Last Sunday was an exception to
he rule in the point of visitors to this
lace on any one day for at least
Wo months past, but the explanation
5 evident, the roads leading to town
ave been put in passable condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davidson of
'ort Penn were guests of their par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. William E. David
on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hudson of
rederica were guests of Mr.. and
Irs. w. S. Davidson. q
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farrow and
on, Gelipsie of Milford and Mr.. and
Irs. Charles Kitchline of Milford t
-ere guests of Mrs. Mary A. Short /
nd other friends.
Quite number of town people at
ended the funeral and burial of Will a
am NJ. Grace at his late home in
agnolia and interment was made in n
arratts cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Spard spent s.
lie week end with relatives in Salem,
j., returning home on Monday Il
Miss Mary S. Davenport has re- c
Irned to her home in Philadelphia p
ter having spent ten days at her S
1me here with her parents, her mo t
Ter being sick and confined to her
,om. a
Mrs Elizabeth Kennedy left on F
onday boat for an indefinite visit
ith relatives in Camden, N. j. fs
Mrs. J. w. Wilcutts left on Monday Il
/ visit with friends in Phiiadel-
Tia. 81
Miss Helen Thompson left on Tues al
" of this week accompanied by DR..
. F. Hoey for Philadelphia where 81
e will go to Hahnnaman hospital G
ID undergo an operation for some in
stlnal trouble. The young Miss Miss has has a.
e sympathy of her numerous friends 81
re as she has already undergone th
o operations for similar trouble at
e same institution. il.
Our townsman, ]. P. Cross, treated H
mself to a new Ford car on Tues 81
Y of this week. M
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