Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
Bowers Beach

J anyone to be idle here, provided they
/ want work of any kind, and at good
wages. All kinds of labor is at a prem
ium and some of the more necessary
kind is hard to secure at any price.
|. Carpenters were never before in such
demand here as at this time. Anyone
that can handle hatchet and saw can
get work. There are five dwellings
that are under construction at this
time and more waiting for the con-
tractors to get through with their
present jobs to begin on others. The
plasterers and painters are at work
completing the bungalow belonging to
r. A. Patterson, on Main street, and
the contractors are at the present time
rushing the work on R. R. Davidson's
two story dwelling on Main street The
two buildings will add much to the
appearance of that part OF the town.
The two rivers, the Murderxill and
st. Jones, opened on Monday of this
week, giving permission to catch oys-
ters therefrom. The oyster tongers
went to work with a will and soon
caught their limited number of bush
els allowed to them for a day. The
oysters are fine, having made a good
growth and in good condition. The
oystermen find ready sale for them,
as the hucksters were on hand and
loaded up and the oyster shucking
houses will take all they can get.
Haldeman and Tribbitt are building
shucking house on the Murderkill
River and will open a shucking plant.
They have the assurance of a good
market for all their prepared product.
The Delaware Dredging Company of
Philadelphia is engaged at the pres
ent time cutting canal from the
Murderkill River across the marsh
lands belonging to W. S. Davidson. |
The canal is to be forty feet in width,
three and one half feet at mean low J
water and about four hundred feet in
length. The purpose of the project is |
to give harbor for transportation boats |
through the season and means and |
room to haul the boats out through |
the winter season. The project has |
come to be a necessary one when we
consider the hundreds of boats or |
more than operate from that river
during the warm season.
Columbus Day, October 18th, was
properly observed in our school by the
pupils under the instruction of their
teacher, Miss Naomi Farber.
The exercises consisted of recita-
tions, dialogues, singing and histori-
cal readings. appropriate to the occa-
sion, which of a necessity must make Il
a lasting impression upon the youth
full mind.
George R. Gilbert of town has pur-
chased for himself and family Ford
sedan.
Mrs. Johnson, proprietoress of the
Johnson Hotel is visiting friends and
relatives this week in Philadelphia.
Captain William Muncy is reported
rs being very sick man at his home
near st. Jones wharf, of this place. DR..
James Martin is the attending physi-
clan.
Miss Annie Pearson of the Johnson
Hotel is spending her vacation of two
weeks, visiting friends and relatives
n New York City.
James E. Vincent of Lansdowne. Pa,
spent the weekend here visiting
lmong friends and former associates.
John J. Magarran and James Robe
son, of Wilmington, are guests this
week of J. P. Cross and wife. They are
N their annual cunning trip. They
re spending part of the time with
riends in Prime Hook Neck in duck
hooting.
Mrs. Ella Wilson, proprietoress> of
he Kent Cottage Hotel, will close her
louse this week, having had an extra
-Ood season and go to her home in
Harrington until the opening next
pring of the season here.
Mrs. Charles Erdle of Dover and
aughter were visitors here last week
f her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
loverdale.
A Halloween masquerade play will
e held in Elizabethan Hall on Tues
ay evening, October 30th inst, at
clock by the scholars of our public
chool under the direction and tutor
ge of their teacher, Miss Farber. At
le conclusion of the play there will
e put on sale ice cream, cake and
ther confections. The public is cor
tally invited to be present and every
Ddy welcome.