Milford chronicle., 1920-05-28
BOWERS

The Bowers Gun Club held a business
meeting on Monday evening Of this weel
for the purpose Of completing arrange
ments for contest over the traps in IN,
near future when prizes will be offered
and different clubs in the State will be
I invited.
The hook and line fishing in the bay
win open for the season this coming
weekend.
Great preparation are being made by
I all caterers and entertainers OF the place
TO accommodate the many that are ex-
pected to be here until Memorial Day,
a party Of five men motored from Phil
adelphia here on Monday Of this week
and went out fishing regardless Of the
cold easterly weather, and had good sue
cess in their catches.
Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Cross had the fol-
lowing Wilmingtonians as guests on
Sunday for a Bay Shore dinner. Mr.. and
Mrs. Audrey j. Cross, Miss Lillian Cross
Cessrs. Myrel Thomas. who has just re-
turned from France after a two years.
service in the engineering department
and Bernard Boyd, passenger con-
ductor on the b. & o. r. r.
c. 4. pentz Of Denton, Md, within the
last two weeks have completed three ar
tesian wells at an average dept Of one
hundred and seventy feet each, and at
the present is putting one down for W.
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has within the last year put down in the
town limits five wells which are giving
the owners much satisfaction.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sparks and Mrs.
OF Sudlersvilie. Md, were
town visitors on Monday Of this week.
Doctor Augustus Richter and Miss
Catharine NJ Walters Of Westville, n. J..
We're guests from Wednesday Of last
week until Monday Of this week OF Mr..
and Mrs II. CE. Caldwell in town.
Rachard Patterson, a fish huckster Of
this place, while enroute 10 Smyrna, be-
tween Dover and Smyrna upset his car
turning il completely upside down out
without any serious results
to himself and but a very little dam
age TO his car.
Mrs. Eliza Willen and two children o.
near Lewes are spending the week with
her parents in town, Mr.. and Mrs
George r. Coverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Warrilow Of Ches-
Ter were weekend visitors with their /
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Short.
Captain L. V. Davenport left on Mon
lay Of this week for Philadelphia where 1
ne will take charge Of the excursion /.
steamer Clyde for the seasons work.
Miss Elizabeth Butcher of Philadelphia I
las closed her home in the city and NOV
ID down to her summer residence on 4
,Iurderkill avenue for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Lenard Gray of Freder-
ca and Mrs. Alex. Minner and Miss
lane Mitten Of town We're weekend
ruests Of friends in Middletown.
Miss Rosa Martin. Miss Beatrice Coles
nd II. E. jackson We're Sunday guests
f Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Jackson Of near
iilford.
Mrs. Lima Coverdale Of Frederica is
his weeks guest of Mrs. Mary A
hort.
Miss Mary S. Davenport Of Philadel-
hia was a weekend guest Of her par
nts. Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Davenport.
one among if not the largest run Of
ling Grabs for several years came along
ur shore last week and several hundred .
ollars were realized by those who gath
red them for the the factory wherb ,
hey are manufactured into fertilizer.
The sein haulers are having greater
uccess in their catches than al first ex-
ected and during the two past weeks
ave landed many bushels of fish and re-
aived good prices for them.
The fish packing house at the wharf ,
lcceeded in packing more than formerly
nd are now in position to supply their {
lstomers at any time. g