Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
BOWERS

The Bowers Gun Club held a shoe
over the traps last Saturday Afternoon
at which time quite a number tool
part. A majority of them showed tha
they had handled the gun over tht
traps before. A number of prizes were
offered for the best marksmen in the
different contests, and were won hy
the following: J. P. Cross. J. II
Thompson, Ned Thompson and ]. W
Wilcutts. The propose to hold the
next shoot on Saturday afternoon. the
Gath, at which time there will he a
number of prizes offered and the shoot
is open for all corners.
Muskrat trapping is all the rage
around here now. All that have anv
marsh or grounds either as owners
or renters where the much sought fur
bearer is to be found, are after them
when they think there is any possible
\ chance OF capturing them. The enor-
nous prices that they have been get
ting, even if they are only capturing
one or two day, make it pay them
gOc9 wages for the winter time.
NM is that all about the business.
for when the men are not actually en-
gagged Sn the marshes in pursuit of the
muskrat, they can be found in the diff
ferent shores in town telling all about
their experiences. and how they are
trapped, pgopagated, protected. fed.
and where the fur is manufactured
into wearing apparel, and the long
evity of rats life So from the casual
standpoint, there is lots to be learned
from muskrat trapping.
Ye old fashioned quilting party was
held here on Tuesday afternoon in the
hall by the Ladies Aid Society. A
good time was reported by those pres
ent, where all phe economical and
social problems we're discussed pro
and con.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Cross left for
Wilmington on Tuesday where they
will spend the greater part of the
week with friends.
Little George Hall of Cedar Neck
visited his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. W. Hall, last week.
Charles Fletcher of Wilmington was
weekend guest of Miss Annie Nor
ris.
Lester V. Hall of Bowers is the new /
mail carrier on the FELTON, route.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitten of |
Frederick were Sunday guests of Mr.. |
and Mrs. Alex Minner.
Miss May Carey, who has been Wis
iting her brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Cary for the past two weeks,
has returned to her home in Milton.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Lloyd Remington of
Fenton, Mich, and Miss Lillian Flem-
e I11- s,1, vs.II
on November 10, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Miss Fleming was born and reared in
Bowers and at the age of eighteen
went to live in Philadelphia.
Many of this place heard the sad
of the death of Mrs Ida
B. White of Camden, n. j., with pro-
found sorrow as she was well and ia
vOrably known here. She owned a
summer cottage here and usually
spent the entire summer at the shore.
She died on January u and was bur-
ed at Milton on the 18th.
An unusual and rather sad occur
'ence happened in this neighbOrhoOd
n the past few days when death took
lway from one family three of their
members within one day. On the farm
If F. M. SOper, known as the Rev. J.
}. Willis farm. near Little Heaven, a
amily of colored people by the name )
# Morris lived in the main dwelling ::
Iouse and employed on the farm. In d!
me day, the head of the family, ThOs.
I'd. Morris, died from paralysis, and {
n the course of a couple of hours
is wife died from pneumonia, and !
ew hours later his daughter died from
ppendicitis A triple funeral and
urial was held on Tuesday of this
Teek, an occurrence that is seldom if Y
yer witnessed from one family on !
ne same day u
Miss Hattie Hall of Atlantic City p
isited Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hall on 8.
unday.
"A little nonsense now and then is a
elished by the best of men" So come y
, Elizabethan hall on Saturday even Il
lg, January II, at 73O, and witness I
le Bowers Dramatic Club enact the :
Omedy, "Parson POor's Donation Ii
arty", together with other acts and =
Lrces. If you wish to enjoy an even =
lg of fun and merriment, come and ~
ring the whole family and you will :,
ever regret it. Refreshments will be -
srved in abundance after the plays -
e over. II