Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06
BOWERS BEACH


: From the present time and durin
the next week or ten days we have tn
: assurance of plenty of company an
lively time at the resort.
> The hotels, the boarding houses, tn
. roOming houses and all those who TAX
care of visitors are beseiged with in
quiries and applications for reserVa
tions until over the coming weekend
The Fourth" coming in the mid
week there is reasonably expected tina
many from far and near will be in at
tendance and will remain over fol
several days.
The Waltonites, the pescatOriaI fans
are expected to be on the scene in
great numbers as they have advised
their pilots out in the bay to that ef-
feet.
There are already many here at this
time and are having the time of thei1
lives in the enjoyment Of their favor
ite sport.
The past weekend with repetition
of former occasions and the reel and
rod fans were delighted at the success
they had in capturing the finny tribe.
Then the visitors that came here on
Saturday night to the dance and the
pleasure seekers and joy riders that
were on the scene all day during Sum
day was a matter unprecedented for
the last of June or the first of July.
The cottages are filling up with So
j6urners for a week or two weeks as
the case may be earlier than is the
former custom.
Another fact apparent is that many
cottage occupants at the present and
many applicants for them are families
and parties that are strangers at the
place, coming from well up in the
State of Pennsylvania and from the
northern part of New Jersey.
South Bowers is coming to the fore
in the way of summer residences and
about all of them are occupied at the
present by their owners that will re-
main there until late in the season.
There were several buildings under
contemplation in town that have been
deferred until later on, as it is next to
the impossible to get a carpenter at
the present time to do carpentering
work.
\ George M. Flack has completed a
bath house with forty apartments on
the beach and has it furnished and
ready for use-it has been leased for
the season by F. A. Graner and son.
The Speilman Brothers have rent
ed the confectionery and ice cream
building belonging to J. w. CoVerdale,
near the dance pavilion, and they will
operate it this season.
A great deal of excitement among
the people of town on Sunday evening
and night, was occasioned by the re-
port that the motor boat operated by
William J. Short, of this place, had
not returned when all other boats
came in, and was not in sight, nor any
of their whereabouts
could be obtained. He had three men
with him out fishing. Therefore when
The news went among the boatmen |
that they were missing, a general
search was made by the men with
their motor boats. Some of them going |
j pthe bay and some down the bay;
IN fact, in all directions. Late in the |
night they were found by the search
ers well out in Blake's Channel adrift |
n a helpless condition, with certain
parts of the machinery broken. They
we're soon toWed in by the boats to
heir wharfs by the searchers and the
occupants Of the boat were none the
worse from their experience in the
Jay, only they were a hungry lot Of
nen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muriel Driscoll of Mil
on and Mrs. Mary Short of Ellendale
pent day last week with friends in
cottage here. Mrs. Short who is in
Ter seth year of her age, is quite ac-
i've for lady of such mature years
nd enjoyed her. visit much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Radnor Of Milford are
njoying the breezes from the bay in
cottage here on the bay front.
A large party of young ladies are
pending the week in the Hartman .
Ottage on the bay front. The party is
Omposed of the following and are in
barge of Mrs. Bertha Coursey of Wy
ming, their chaperon; Misses Lille
Ook, Elizabeth Green, Helen Bunt-
lg, Mary McCommons, Mary Thomp-
IN, Emma Herman, Elizabeth Smith,
riscilla Johnson, Ethel Wilson, Of
7yoming; Frances Bunting of Cam
en-; Lois Simmons of Wilmington
nd Dorothy Benson Of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur B. Layton of
aradise is spending the week here in
leir cottage, Oak Leaf" on Hubbard
7enue.
Mrs. Nina KessIer who has been
)ending some time with her aunt
ere, returned on Monday of this week
her home in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 2. Williams and
mily of Wilmington are recuperat-
g this week in a cottage on the bay
ont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillaspy Dare Of Phil
lelphia spent the weekend here with
cir grandmother, Mrs. Mary 3.
tort.