Milford chronicle., 1921-10-14
BOWERS BEACH

The pleasure season being over the
resort has settled down to quietness
and the people thereof have resumed
their fall work.
The Oystermen are engaged in tong
ing oysters for the trade in general
which is heavy and the prices being
within the reach of all and a demand
for all they can handle.
The two oyster shucking houses are
at work handling as many daily as
they can and the vast number of
hucksters even as far away as Will
mington are on hand every day for
their supply.
The bay oystermen are busily en-
gagged and are bringing in very many
oysters to the shucking houses of an
excellent quality.
The hook and line fishermen, espec-
tally those from Philadelphia, Will
mingtOn, Chester and other points and
towns through the south eastern part
of Pennsylvania, continue to come in
large numbers, especially on the
weekend.
: The majority of the followers of
Isaac Walton are having good luck
| in their catches as well as the sport
thereof.
The sea crOakers which during the
months of August and September be-
come very scarce are returning in
large numbers and large sizes.
The farmers up in the farming sec
ton are a busy set of people now
working with might and main to fin
ish up their wheat sowing. There will
be a larger acreage sOwn to wheat
than was first expected before the re-
cent rains, but that changed their
minds, hence the increase. The farm
ers through our farming section have
a bumper crop of corn and that of an
excellent quality and if there was any
prospect ahead for a remunerated
price for their product they would be
much encouraged but the outlook at
the present and the prices offered by
the dealers make it yet look gloomy
for the producers.
The recent rains have greatly i'm
proved the chances for the late pOta-
to crop as a few weeks ago the pros
pect was gloomy but the conditions
have changed wonderfully and what
ure now has somewhat assurance of
a fairly good crop.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the anniversary exercises at
Barratt's Chapel last Sunday and had
the opportunity of hearing that able
divine deliver one of the most inter
esting and powerful sermons that
have been preached on similar occas- |
ions in a long time if ever before.
The assemblage of people there that |
day was the greatest in the history
of the place was the general express
sion of those in attendance.
The contractors on the two pieces |
of road on either side of his place, |
one through Magnolia, the other near |
Frederica, are getting along nicely .
and will be only few weeks at least (
with good weather prevailing when
they will be open for traffic which .
will complete the boulevard through .
this part of the county and make traf
fic both north and south of us a /
pleasure.
The city cousins that have been Wis
iting this place and the immediate
community have packed their traps .
and hied themselves homeward.
Those who have been occupying .
their summer homes and cottages on
the shore or in town have closed |
them for the season and departed.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Barcus who .
have been occupying their cottage on
Hubbard avenue have closed it for
the season and gone to their home in
Chester.
About all the boatmen that have
been operating transportation boats
here this season have departed with
their house cabins for their homes at
different points.
Mrs. w. S. Davidson is visiting
friends in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. w. H. Carey and daughter,
Marette, have returned home after
visit of a week among friends in
Philadelphia and Camden, N. j.
Miss Annie Pearson started on an
indefinite visit among relatives in
New York City on Monday of this
week.
Mrs. d. H. Humphrey, Mrs. Joseph
Fredence and children, Miss Cora
Fleming, Milton Humphrey and wife
and Alex NJ Fleming, all of Philadel-
phia were weekend guests of Mrs.
S. Fleming and daughter, Miss Mar
garet.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Wilcutts are
visiting in Philadelphia and in Cam
den, N. J.