Milford chronicle., 1921-07-08
BOWERS BEACH

! The National Holiday has past an
observed so far as this year is con
cerned. While other towns and tn
, State had celebrations and amuse
ments features to attract, which di
rected the attention of the pleasure
seeking people, this old resort had it.
full share in the afternoon and unit
the wee small hours of the night.
Not until about five o'clock in the
afternoon did the visitors begin tt
come. Only a few hundred came early
to spend the day, but in the after
noon the rush came, From then un-
til ten o'clock at night it was a con-
slant inpOur of automobiles, loaded
with human freight. 1t is estimated
that a thousand or more cars were
parked in the town and at the en-
closure around the Bayside Inn.
Such a tremendous crowd was new
er witnessed here on the Fourth of
July.
Those who were here and spent the
weekend from up the state and in
Pennsylvania, were here principally
on fishing bent. These lert for their
homes early in the afternoon.
The cottages are about all occu-
pied and many of them have large
parties with their families. All seem
to have a good time.
The intense hot weather that we had
kept the occupants of the cottage in
doors during the day-but, at night
the greater part of them -Sould be
found at the 'Bayview mn," wAsre the
dancing was going on.
The men, or at least a majority of
them, spend the greater part of the
day out in the bay with hook and line,
hauling in the speckled beauties which
have become so much sought after at
this center.
The report is now that there. are
between sixty and seventy motor
boats in operation here, for the only
purpose of Transporting would be fol-
lowers of Izaak Walton. Some of them
are very successful in their operations
and come in with wonderful catches. .
The good roads from the cities and
down through the State have changed .
almost entirely the manner of reach
ing this place. Automobiles have TAX
en- the place of nearly all other means,
Of traffic that come here.
Only a few years the steamboats,
hat did and yet ply in our rivers be-
tween here and the cities, brought the
much larger part of the visitors, but
he fact remains, that the steamer
Frederica brings many. Saturday NOR
ling of last week she landed over two
hundred passengers here for an in
lefinite stay at the resort.
,f
dayton, Del, were weekend visitors
t their parents home.
Miss Annie Mae Galloway of Cam {
en-, N. j., spent the weekend and ov-
+ the Fourth here with her father,
ohm H. Galloway.
Albert Davis of Philadelphia was a q
uest over the Fourth with his friend, !
'. S. Davidson. /
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wood of l.
D. c. were guests over {
ne weekend and the Fourth with
RS. Woods parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. y
. Davenport.
J. P. Cross is on the sick list. r,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Kadner of Mil + +
Drd are enjoying their vacation at I,
le "Annie V" cottage on Murderkill !!
1enue. 81
Mrs. Charles Wilson and children
Philadelphia are this weeks guests 81
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carey. VI
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fletcher Carter and al
+. and Mrs. William Early, all of III
tman, N. J., were guests on Satur- w
y and Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ar W.
Wilcutts, near town.
w. E. Kelly, Jr., and daughter, Miss Va
lrgaret and son, Edward of Wor-
ster Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Addison uI
ice Of Boston, Mass, are the weeks mi
ests of Postmaster and Mrs. M. E. 9e
lily. IT.
John Scanlon, a respected citizen w. w
this community, died at the home 4 Soi.
his son, w. E. Scanlon near here -
Saturday, July 2, having passed the o.,
h mill stone in life. ~
Mr. ScanlOn was the last survivor pe
the original colony that came from ali
land and settled here over sixty
lrs ago.. He was industrious in his sp
nner, honorable in his dealings tn,
i good neighbor. His remains to
re taken to Dover on the 5th where He
eral services and burial were con- is
,ted. ent