Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
BOWERS BEACH

d public attention. Never before have tn
visitors and sojourners here, equale
4 the crowds of July, 1928. Automobile
= have revolutionized travel, so tha
e traffic is now continual move bacl
e and forth, day and night. There is bu
y. one way for ingress or egress from
Bowers Beach and the traffic over thi;
: one road is amazing. For that reason
: there should be an effort to get infor
! nation first-hand, before the Highway
l Department, that justice may be done
Bowers Beach as a summer and all
; around resort for the people. The peo-
> pie of the State, the County and trav-
elers from other parts, who come to
Delaware for enjoyment and spend
] their money here, are entitled to con-
} sideration at the hands Of the High
way Department of the State and the
County.
Hundreds of people from Pennsylva-
mia visit Bowers every day, while
many from New Jersey, New York and
Maryland, not to mention specifically
the City of Wilmington, form a very
large part of the visitors to this lead
ing fishing and bayshore resort of
The past week was one of the most
lively week-ends ever known here;
every available place was occupied,
the hotels, the boarding houses and
the rooming places, were all filled to
overfowing, while in few cases peo-
pie slept in their automobiles.
There is a scarcity of houses and
summer cottages. These are sought
for occupancy during the fishing sea-
son, which continues until late in the
fall. Several have pitched tents at
various places in both North and
South Bowers and afford accommoda-
tions for the time being; but we need
more houses.
Fishing with hook and line has
reached the high point and there are
now over one hundred motor boats
serving the fishing fans. Each day new
visitors arrive and at times boats to
accommodate them are hard to get.
When it is considered, that these
boats accommodate from five to ten
in a party-eYen parties of twenty or
thirty are taken on the very largest
of this fleet of fishing boats, to the
fishing grounds, it will convey some
idea as to the number of people pat
ronizing this place for pleasure and
profit. Women have taken up the sport
and are causing the men to look to
their laurels and records as fisher
men.
A. B. Hearn of Delmar is passing his
vacation with his family at the "Ivy
Leaf" cottage and on Sunday went out
fishing with his reel. One trout weigh
ed 1-2 pounds of that days catch.
Wheat threshing is well under way
on the farms of this vicinity and with
favorable weather, will finish this
work completed for the season.
Tbs stGSEEk sstGSEk visited the haGGEpe Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Tribbit last Sunday ana 7
left them a fine son. Mother and son
are doing fine.
Edward Bailey and J. B. Anderson
from Chester, visited friends at Bow
ers last Sunday.
Enoch Jacobs and wife, of FELTON,,
and Helen Jeffrey of Dover were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Filbert Trib-
bitt last Sunday.
Walter Peeley and wife Of Philadel-
phia are guests of Howard Johnson
and family on Sunday, who also en-
tertained Mr. Freyer and their grand
sons, George and John Cain Of Ches-
ter and John w. Wright of Magnolia.
\ John J. Ramsey and wife of Phila-
delphia passed the weekend with
their son, George, who is playing in
the orchestra at the Bay View dances
held here.
Mrs. G. W. Wiltshire who is sum-
mering with her husband in cottage
at Bowers, was taken critically i'll last
Sunday with ptomaine poisoning, as a
result of eating canned salmon. Her
physician advised that she be taken to
the Milford Emergency Hospital in
Milford for treatment at once, which
was done.
Mrs. M. E. Jackson left last Monday
FOR Philadelphia for an indefinite
stay.
Edward N. Kelley and Miss Marga-
ret Kelley, Of Worcester, Mass, are :
visiting their parents, Postmaster and
Mrs. w. E. Kelley, of Bowers. They
will remain for ten days. They made
he trip in their automobile and will
'eturn by the same method.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Walzer, Of
are visiting with J. W. I
1aldeman.
James Davidson and family Of Smyr- l
Ia were weekend guests of their par
nts here, NIr. and Mrs. VIM. G. David t
on.
Captain and Mrs. George Farrow t
nd Mrs. Harry Kitchline Of Milford, "
we're Sunday guests Of Mrs. Mary
,hort. p
The Spillman Brothers have opened e
cafferteria at the place known as o
,overdale's corner, near the dance s
C
Mrs. Milton Humphrey Of Philadel- a
hia is passing the week with her o.
Mrs. Fleming. a
The Ladies Aid Society met with and
-as entertained by Mrs. William King CT
nd Mrs. E. w. Williams on Friday P
vening of last week. The evening be-
lg quite stormy only few Of the P
lembers were present. The business N
the evening was gone over and ice
ream and cake were served. IL
Frank N. Spayd and Richard Pat 81
,rson have bought out the restaurant H
Mrs. H. E. Jackson on Hubbard ave-
ue and are running the same. Mrs. W
ickson was compelled to retire from m
lsiness on account Of her health. W
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