Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
BOWERS BEACH

The Thanksgiving holidays are past
and the next to come will be Christmas
and to many of us the, time will fly
quickly.
, The holidays that were observed last
week were days of pleasure with U.s.
When We all as a whole should con-
slider how thankful we should be for the
many blessings received during the whole
year and that nothing of a serious char
acter has happened to any of the place
that all had work to do when they would
do it, and at good wages, and many have
made good financially through their diff
ferent businesses.
Those that are yet on the sick list
especially Mrs. S. Fleming and j. H.
Galloway, remain about the same, only
necessarily weaker, both of them having
passed the four score mark in life. Mrs.
Gilbert Tribbitt still is at the Jefferson
Hospital and Mrs. j. w. Wilcutts is still
under the doctors care, but improving
Thomas L. Short is able to stir around
some. but is yet in weak state of
Realth.
Z ]. Fred Martin, Esq, and two daugh-
ters, Misses Jane and Helen, and son, Al
fred and Mrs. Reynolds Salevan of Fox
Chase, Pa, spent Thanksgiving and the
weekend with MIR. and Mrs. w. S. Da-
The Ladies Aid Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. May Cordright on Hub
bard avenue and be entertained by her
on Friday evening, the 8th inst. A full
attendance of the members is denired.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Lynch of Phil
adelphia, were guests Of MIR. and Mrs.
Alex Minner at Willow Croft on Thanks
giving and the weekend, returning home
on Sunday.
The authorities of the Church Saxtons
M. E. have employed M. ]. Flynn, the ar
tist; to give the church all the necessary
painting and decorating, that is needed
both exterior and interior-Which is a
step in the right direction as it was bad
Lew Elliott and Edward Shiedhauer of
Philadelphia were guests of their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spayd on Thanks
living.
Charles S. Stevenson who makes his
home here with his friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. p. Cross, through the warm season,
left for his original home with his sons
i'm Wilmington this week, where he eX-
poets to remain until spring opens.
\ Alfred Simpson Martin of Fox Chase,
Pa, who, is much interested in fox hunt
ing and fox hounds, paid his friend, w.
S. Davidson, a visit here last week, and
on Friday they took in the sport. They
selected about dozen of their best dogs
from this place and they started Reynold
and for about five hours the pack, about
all together with hard running, drove the
fox in the earth. Mr. Martin was highly
pleased and said that it was the day of
his life and promised to come again soon
for another hunt.
Miss Edith farrell, the efficient school
mistress of our school, gave her. pupils
a Thanksgiving entertainment at the
school on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. The way the affair was conducted
and the manner in which the children
performed their parts showed to all
present that they had been well trained
and that the right one was in the right
place.
home here during the warm season with
her daughter, Mrs w. S. Davidson, left
on Mondays boat for the city where
she will spend the winter with her chill
dren in Fox Chase and Lansdowne, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Patterson and son
Hubbard spent their Thanksgiving and
the weekend with relatives and friends
While hook and line fishing is a thing
of the past so far as this year OF our
Lord is concerned, the veteran Usher
man, William Peden, whose home is along
the Murderl5in river, on Canal street,
handed me his diary of hfs fishing career
during the season and the following is
what I found therein. The drst day out
was on May 14th and his last trip out
was November 18th. He operated a mo-
tor boat for profit but he would not take
out at a time more than tve persons.
10,578 He made 5S trips during the sea-
son alone. He sold mis- own fish, caught
and realized $274.25; The highest cate6
fish, second highest alone on September
18th, 147 fish, and one channel bass that
weighed Al lbs. On the 23rd OF september
he went out alone and caught 81 trout
and seven of the trout weighed a frac-
ton over 40 lbs. On the 18th of Septem-
ber he had out a party of four men and
the party all told, caught 264 fish. Such
was the success of that champion fish
erman during the season and it's not to
be disputed.
adelphia who were married last week, |
spent the weekend Of their honeymoon |
with Mr.. and Mrs H. E. Jackson here |
on Hubbard avenue.
Peter NacArdle died at his home in |
Frederica on Monday morning of this |
week in the 10Th year Of his age. He was |
a resident of this town for several years |
and had many friends here; He was high
ly respected and beloved by all that he |
came in contact with. Possessed of more |
than average intelligence, an accomplish
ed historian and a broad experience. He |
was a Grand Army man, was always |
ready to entertain and ainuse his friends
by relating his ups and downs, through |
life. We sympathize with MS daughter,
Mrs. Florence Sawyer Short and ms |
with whom he made his |
home.