Milford chronicle., 1920-10-08
BOWERS BEACH

The law respecting oystering in our
rivers expired on the first day of Oc-
tober and since the expiration of the
law the oystermen are a busy set of
men. The rivers are teeming with
the finest growth of oysters that have
been for a number of years and hun
dreds of bushels are being caught and
disposed of every day.
Unlike years past and gone when
the oyster huckster came with horse
and wagon and only made one or two
trips a week, now they haul the great
er part of them in motor trucks, large
and small to distant towns, villages
and through the country making daily
trips.
A dozen or more men from Seaford
have arrived and opened an oyster
shucking place in town. Beginning
this Tuesday afternoon which will give
employment to a number of men in
town, besides opening up wider and
greater sale for the oysters in the
rivers and among the local oyster
men. Then they propose to handle
a number of the bay oysters and will
open a home market for that trade.
The owners and planters of oyster
plantations in the bay say that they
have large quantities of the product |
that they can supply the shucking /
house with and at a price justificable /
to their business.
Fish are staying quite late along
the shores and especially trout. Some
of the surf fishermen caught as many
as four bushels of large sized trout
fish on Monday of this week at haul
with their seine.
Quite a wonderful thing for the
month of October.
The hook and line fishing is hold
ng good as yet when the weather
suits for that business in the bay. On
asst Sunday there were quite a num-
,er of automobiles from Philadelphia. !
hester and Wilmington with their
Dads of fishermen. who went out and
eturned with large catches.
Taking the season through this has /
cen an exceptional one for fish along t
his shore. both in number and in q
ize and quality. 4
The Ladies Aid Society met at the
ONE of Mrs. ]. p. Cross on Friday b
yening last. They held one of the a
lost important meetings and the G
lost enjoyable one perhaps in the n
stOry of the society at this place. u
our years ago the society conceived u
e idea of building themselves a hall a.
T their own use and pleasure. They
t about the matter with a will and e'
termination. They succeeded in al
Hiding one of large and suitable 10
ze for all purposes in which they D'
ght need, at a cost of between five il'
d six hundred dollars. They paid Dl
r it as far as they had funds at the
ne, then they set about to finish I'd
e job as soon as possible and at G, On
cir meeting last Friday evening the IN
lcers of the society reported the Sc
.tter to the members that the last no
liar had been paid on the indebted lii'
IS and the hall was clear of debt an d,
e society then proceeded with ap- I lI'
)priate ceremony to burn the can "l?
led bond. They requested that
vote of thanks be given pr.
to all who had in any manner sai
to the building and pay lot lot
for the same. This society is en- iu Cnl
ed to all the credit and praise lHe
m the people of this place and
for the work they have w
ie for the place and the church in iLo nv
ch they represent. ~. ~
he proprietor of the Beach Hotel 20 10
r carpenters engaged in work on -
arge and modern style building to ~
used as a dance Hall for the tbo
ee. my. rr,o