Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-09
Bowers Beach

For the purpose OIL OTSdHlAluS a
Parent-Teacher Association in Bowers
school district, the friends and pa
irons of said school are cordially in
vited and earnestly solicited to meet
at the school house this Friday even
ing at 1880 o'clock, to hear the advis-
ability of such a feature discussed.
Mrs. Garrett Harrington, of Har-
rington, is expected to be present and
give a summary of the work, and the
necessity of such an association in all
communities.
An interesting session of the Ladies
Aid Society of our church was held on
Friday evening of last week, at the
home of Mrs. John Purnen in South
Bowers.
A goodly number of the members
were in attendance and quite a num-
Der of visitors. The business of the
society being adjusted, a social hour
was spent in singing, music, reclta-
lions, select readings, etc. The klno
hostess had prepared bountiful sup
ply of ice cream, cake and other con-
fections, which were served and en-
joyed by all present.
Lawrence Graner and John Gibson'
two of our townsmen, are operating
quite extensively in the marsh hay
business, had quite an experience and
met with quite loss last Saturday.
They built a bridge across quite
large ditch on the marsh, in order to
make their hauling Of hay closer to
the baler; the bridge they constructed
was rather short and in driving their
team over it, the horses got scared
and pushed one animal off into the
ditch. After pulling it out from the
ditch onto the bank, it was dead, nav
ing broken its neck.
J. Gilbert of Philadelphia spent the
weekend here with his brothers fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wood of VIII
mington, we're weekend guests OF
their parents here, Captain and Mrs.
E. V. Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Humphreys ana
Alex M. Fleming of Philadelphia spent
the weekend here with their mother,
Mrs. S. Fleming and sisters, Misses
Cora and Margaret Fleming.
T. E. Warren, of Magnolia, spent
here with his brother, John l..
Warren at his home on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Cross were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter M. Short, in Prime Hook Neck.
Mrs. D. H. Humphrey returned to
her home in Philadelphia on Sunday,
having spent the week here with her
mother, Mrs. S. Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ellis of George
town, were Sunday guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. William H. Carey.
Joseph Wood of Camden, N. j.,
spent the weekend here with his mo
Their. Mrs. Louisa Wood and grand
mother, Mrs. Virginia Wood, who mas
closed her store on Murderkill avenue |
and gone to Camden, N. j., to spend
the winter. Mrs. Louisa Wood went
nome with her son for an indefinite
stay. ,.,
Miss Letha King, Mrs. J. W. VIII
,utts and Mrs. W. M. Short are spend
ng the week visiting friends and shop
Ding.
Miss Dorothy Patterson has gone TO
philadelphia to spend the winter.
The hook and line fishing for this
rear is over and all the boats from a
1istance home departed. To say that
he past season LAS pSOh {" =.
1ne to all that have been thus en-
RACED. would be putting it mildly; u
las been the very best that this place
las ever experienced.
7 could give results of many OF the
,nerators' success; but suffice to say
hat the old veteran fisherman WI
lam lam Fl. Peden, a reliable citizen, OF the
own owl, handed me his dairy of his sea-
.on's work. in which find the follow
ng: A.. 41,o 9Th
His last party out, October 18th.
Made one hundred and thirty-seven
ri ms twenty-one of the trips went
lone the remaining trips had partleS
I Int at no time over five fishermen,
7o IaI number of fish caught thirteen thirteen
t WYr and seventy-seven' OF w fn
lnu5er he caught six thousand: four
,undred and sixty-seven, pesioes ="
,1mber of drum fish Of large sl|e'
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