Milford chronicle., 1921-04-29
BOWERS BEACH

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The fishermen have about all tn
seines that they expect to Operat
; here this season and have entered in
to the seasons work in great earnest
There are a far greater number O
men and nets engaged here now thar
was ever before, and at all times O.
the day or night, whenever the tide
and weather will permit, they are en-
gagged, a part of them at least. The
fact remains that all of the seines en-
gagged could not well haul at the one
and same time, being so many of them
as certain hauls have to be made on
certain stages of the tide, hence a
number have to use the one tide and
place while others take another time
and tide.
On Monday morning of this week
one of the many fishing seines that
are operating here caught among 9TH
er fish sixty-four trout that the ag-
gregate weight was four hundred and
ninety pounds. Some of the larger
ones weighed twelve pounds. The fish
were bought by a dealer and shipped
to the city. Quite number of fish
have been caught thus far this week.
FOrty-four bushels of trout and croak-
ers at haul as reported by some of
the nets.
One of the greatest building booms
is on at the present time in this town
that the place has ever experienced.
Aside from the operations of the
Beach Corporation that are removing
and tearing down the old buildings,
and cleaning up the place generally,
grading the sites for new buildings,
and in fact having a force of carpen-
ters and Workmen at present engaged
in erecting some of the more neces-
sary buildings needed for the early
part of the season. They are prog
ressing rapidly with work and plans. |
But in the town proper there are be-
ing built at the present time four |
dwelling houses, and several more
foundations are being put in place and |
the building material delivered; so as
to start operations in a few days.
There were never before in the
towns history such a demand for
renting houses and the supply is not
half equal to the demand.
H. S. Davenport has made begin
hing on garage he proposes to
)uild on Main street. The dimensions
If the building are to be forty by nine
y feet. A place of that kind has been
ong needed in this town.
Frank Roe, who resides near the
own of Magnolia, owns a tract of
arming land at Bowers within the
limits of the town and adjoining the
ands belonging to the Beach COrpor-
tiOn and while he derives good re-
1rns from said farm land in the
ray of grains, fruits and vegetables,
e has concluded to convert the said
ind into a race track and ball park
l order to entertain and amuse the
)vers of such sport that visit this
esort, and besides he believes it
ould be a better investment than
-rming and trucking the said land.
1t was estimated that there were
We hundred automobiles that came
the shore here on last Sunday and
any say that the estimate was very
)nserVative.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Martin, Mr..
Id Mrs. Reynolds Salevan of Phila-
slphia and Mrs. Celia Martin of Fred
'ica were weekend guests of Mr..
Id Mrs. W. S. Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Carey and
Lughter, Marietta and Mrs. w. ]. Gov
dale visited friends near BridgeVille
| Sunday.
Mrs. Estella Wilcutts and Miss Let
|. King have returned from weeks
sit among friends in Pitman, N. ].
ID Atlantic City.
Mrs. w. S. Davidson returned home
Tuesday nights boat having ac-
mpanied her brothers people to n
cir home in Fox Chase, Philadelphia,
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stevenson of
lford and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
lompsOn of Thompsonville were
nday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
m E. Kelly in town.