Milford chronicle., 1922-08-04
BOWERS BEACH


ers Beach where they spent Sunday
with Mrs. Geo. Sawyer and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jester and
children spent Sunday evening with
Mrs. Geo. Sawyer and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Griffin in their cottage at Bow
ers Beach.
Mrs. Kate Sawyer who met with an
automobile accident in Camden, N. J.,
is improving and it is believed she
will be removed to her home from the
Cooper Hospital.
Every day now is a big day at the
resort since the cottages are about
filled The hotel and boarding houses
and roOming houses have their good
share and the place will be lively
from now on until the last of Sep
tember, at least.
The transient visitors increase in
numbers as the time goes along and
the week-ends bring more and more
The hook and line fishing is the
drawing card for the great number of
week-enders and Sundays for joy rid
ers and pleasure seekers.
The automobile traffic has revolu-
tionized everything and the traffic is
immense day and night. The evening
dances at the dance hall bring hun
dreds of machines during the night
and that coupled with the different
businesses of the place that have to be
effected at that time make it almost
continuous move back and forth at
all times of the day and night.
Beach parties picnicss family reun-
ions and kindred occasions go to
make up and enliven the place to the
satisfaction of all comers.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Stayton and |
daughter, Miss Elizabeth and son,
Lawson, all of Brookline, Pa, took a .
large cottage on the bay and river |
front, beginning the second week in
July up to the first of August. They
reported a pleasant and agreeable
stay at the resort. Being natives of
Delaware they had the pleasure of
meeting and entertaining a goodly
number of their friends and relatives.
Among their visitors who spent the
whole time with them were Miss Mar
ion Wilson of Frederick, and Mrs. Will
liam Wilson of Frederick, a sister of
Mr.. Stayton visited them; numerously
also Miss Jennette Belts and Richard
Belts, Miss Rachel Carlisle, Miss
Amy Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp
Preston Isenbury and w. w.
Wilson, all of Frederick; Arthur Stay L
ton and family, Clinton Stayton and
family, Thomas Stayton and family, T;
William HOlzmueller and wife, all of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Jones
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones, of
Philadelphia. They left for their home I
on Mondays boat, expressing q desire
should nothing occur to spend at least /
month next season at old Bowers. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Tomlinson E
and daughter, Miss Martha, Mrs. Mary
West and Miss Ida Tomlinson, after I
having spent delightful two weeks Y
At cottage on Murderkill avenue, re-
,urned by steamer Frederick to their 7
homes in Philadelphia on Monday of
his week. G
Earle L. Wiley, deputy attorney I
'enera. of Dover and family are recu-
rating at the COaklear" cottage On t
hubbard avenue.
d. D Wharton, state dective of Do F
'er, and family are enjoying the n
reezes from the bay in the "Jazz Inn" n
ottage. a
Miss Kate Hayes of Georgetown is
he guest of her aunt, Mrs. Rachel N
'empseJ. tC
Lawrence Morris, better known as in
Dutch" met with quite a painful ac-
ldent on Sunday evening last. While M
ranking his car the crank in some h;
naccountable manner either by a tt
acktire or otherwise flew up and
truck him on the nose, between the
yes with such force that he had to
e hurried to a doctor for treatment.
The Magnolia Sunday school will
ave their annual picnic here on
thursday of this week, where young vi
merica will hold forth on the beach. ia
Our young men of this place have
to the fact that they can SD
ave baseball team here that is sec M
nd to none in the county. Hence they
i've reorganized and have had their is
amOnd put in order and ready for tel
lsiness. Beside our home boys the
am is reinforced by a number of tel
Ill players from the cities that will ini
main here until after the close of
e season and play with our home tin
US. The base ball matters are now an
der the skillful management of J.
lillian Haldeman who will attend to SD,
details and arrange the schedule WI
r the games.
John T. Stevenson of Wilmington Su
10 is engaged in work there, spent
e last weekend with friends in ed
Wn da!
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hadleman of
iladelphia spent Sunday as the thi
ests of their son, J. w. Haldeman. Y
Miss E. V. Haldeman of Pottstown, no.
e, was a week visitor with the same ly
nily as her brother. die
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Galloway of {
rringtOn were guests of their sis fro
here, Mrs. S. Fleming. Shi
Ir. and Mrs. Edward J. Salevan and the
nily of Milford have taken the Hart POI
n cottage on the bay front where
y will enjoy the breezes from the and
: for fortnight and entertain the
ir friends. WHIT
!. Minner and son having complet- B
the cottage built on the bay front wit
John Ingram, of Philadelphia, are tent
v at work and pushing ahead on a N
galOw on Main street for a Mr.. Per
timus, of Philadelphia. the
hOuld the weather prove favorable M
the 10th day of this month, which of 1
he date for "Big Thursday" at her
vers Beach, there will be an inn T.
Use crowd here. On last year the M.
was far the largest in point of and
lbers, that ever assembled here on a cl
occasion, but the indications Md.
If IN ihe fart that fhe number will