Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
BOWERS BEACH

The weekend brought manv 70 +bo
resort. Some to spend the few davs
recuperating at the place. while the
larger part were here for the mr.
pose OF hook and line fishing.
The veteran fisherman. William
Peden, and also one of the town faith
ers have won the laurels so far tbis
season in capturing the speckled
beauties. He is not only an exnert
with the rod and reel but Sc seems to
Know where to go after the fish. Sell
dom he returns from his trim in the
Day with less than a hundred IN his
count and frequently with one Or
more channel bass that tip the scales
at forty pounds.
William Highland, Walter Sherman
Clarence Wilby, Edward Nice and
George Wilson, all of Philadelpbia
spent the weekend and over Monday
as the guests of J. P. Cross and tooi, !
IN the fishing while here. Thev were +.
much pleased at their success in FISH
ing as well as their entertainment
while here.
Messrs Alfred Raughley and VIII
Powell of Harrington were here on
Monday of this week on fishing bent
but found that the waters of the bav
We're little to bubley for their COM :
Iort while out and soon returned t
Inc resort is pretty well deserted
Oh visitors now only on specified I
times. -,
william Wyatt and wife of Phila will
delphia left for their home on NJ pas
DAY OF this week, having spent An anC
of two weeks with &heir /
ana relatives in and near tSfriends spe
MSS Mliured Palmer Wn. Mr.
her home in Wilmi1at ff,',nod IN \
last having spezs sron SC~i ON sunday Sun anC
Waller II nj otheI week with we
mpiovc1 Willis cf nearby places. SUI
- "a in the airl9 no ii Wilmington, an
1s6ending Si 20 the the ut office department To-
Tr and Mrs ,IMeek as the guest OF Ten
Sanisbnrv H. P. Cross. mel
wi T;sitiDo siijD Z/Williams of Wilmington
nd wife H6is brother E. R. Williams Ch'
Schoohere this week. Iitt lIt
F mn was opened here on Monday the
,acRs week with a Mrs. Butler as III
Ther in charge. co col
AIiss Rosa Martin is spending her 10
ication with friends in Philadelphia wei
ljoying the sights as it is her first TO
sit to that city mi mi
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin HensloW OF Ine
ew York City, Mr.. and Mrs. Erma
ike of Rockaway Beach, N. Y, and dat
AIRY Marke of East Orange, N. j., que
ere weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs. n
awrepce Graner. Cai
The Ladies Aid Society after a ces- We
.tioh of two months will meet at the +
ent Cottage Hotel on Friday, the 80 att
September and be entertained by be;
rs. H E. Jackson. The president OF dld
le society desires a full attendance
the members at the meeting as bus {
less of Importance must be trans Qu
cted. %
Master Willis Wyatt who has been
,nfined to his bed for about four
eeks with typhoid fever we are glad
report is convalescing.
The farmers of this community are
realty held up and retarded in their gre
rm work on account of the drought ten
lat is prevailing, especially in plow- Ma
g and preparing their lands for AM
heat. ou
While other sections have had suf- the
eient local rains to enable them to BUS
} ahead this immediate section has on
cen minus of any rain for several Wo
eeks. IN
The corn crop is extra good some of VIII
le farmers say that they have the POI
est yield that they ever grew. ers
The truck farmers have been very dat
lccessful in their trucks all except III.
their late potato crop and that un- /
SIS rains come quite soon will be an deI
ltire failure. H.