Milford chronicle., 1921-12-30
BOWERS BEACH

| Christmas proper has past and the
attendant holidays thereof will soon
/ be thus numbered, but so far the oc-
casion with our people has been one
of happiness and pleasure, collective
", and might add individually, not to
only the immediate place, but with
/ the surrounding community.
The Christmas entertainments for
the public to enjoy have been above
the average at this place heretofore
given. Our well beliked teacher of the
school here, Mrs. Butler, gave the in
itiative on Friday afternoon at her
school. While her pupils were small
and somewhat inexperienced in en-
Pertaining they showed from start to
finish that they had been properly
drilled and trained in their recita-
tions and singing and at the conclus-
ion Santa Claus appeared with an
abundance of the good things that
please children which terminated the
affair happily for all present.
The oyster suckers of both houses
closed up for the holidays on Satur-
day last and all went home to their
families in SeafOrd to spend their
Christmas with them.
The Sunbeam Club composed of the
Younger set gave one of the best
Xmas entertainments in Elizabethan
Hail on Saturday evening, that has
been given in that hall for a number
of years.,
Everett E. Carter, of near town, has
bought himself a new Ford, and by
the way he expects ia realize some
pleasure from it during the leisure
time this winter. On Sunday, the 18th
of this month, he and his w1ie ana
son spent the day with Arthur car
ter and family at Concord, Md, and
on Christmas Day he and family par
took of a goose dinner with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Alverta Carter at Slaugn-
ter Beach.
Being that the law allowing the
shooting of game will soon expire,
our sporting men are turning their at
tention to trap shooting and are hold
ing practice shoots over the traps so
as to be in god practice for their
shoots when various prizes will be
offered and awarded to the winners
at the coming contests which Will
come off at an early date.
There was a contest for prizes for
the best scores over the traps on sat
urday afternoon last up at Wilbur
Camper's. near town, and some very
Good scores made. C. H. Short, Wills
Davidson and Edward Thompson were
the more successful in winning
prizes. ..
William H. Carey, the veteran coon
hunter of this place, having captured
more coons than any other hunter
around here-his numbers Will regis
fer in the hundreds-beat his record
in size but not in numbers on we'd
nesdav of last week. While huntlnS
in Beaver Pond Branch with his dogs
thev came across a coon in his pea
of marsh grass and brush where the
dogs routed him from his laid. The
veteran shot it through the head. He
brought it home and put it on pair
of scales and it tipped them at IL IDS.
full weight. The pelt when stretched
on board was four feet from tip TO
fin and he sold the same for four dol
lars. The carcass was dressed and
prOperly cooked and number OF MS
neighbors and friends partook OF
the same.
Joseph P. Gross is spending some
time in Wilmington this week on
business matters.
Miss Jane NIitten of Bowers has
cone to Philadelphia where she Will
spend the winter with relatives and
friends. ,-.
Miss Rena Morris of Philadelphia
spent Christmas here with her par
ents, Captain and Mrs. Thomas E.
Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Wilds of Pitman,
N. j.. and John c. Darby and wife OF
Frederica, were guests of relatives at
the Johnson Hotel through Christmas.
Miss Mabel Farrow of Philadelphia,
Captain Hoey FarrOw and Vincent
Harrington of Milford, were guests OF
relatives in town on Monday OF tnls
week.