Milford chronicle., 1925-10-30
Bowers Beach
Boats Are Being Hauled Out For
Winter As Fishing Season Ends

w AMANA AD ANNNhNA
The hook and line fishing season
has ended for the present year at
Bowers Beach and the boats are
going into winter quarters. George
Cohee, an expert bOatman and me-
chanic has had constructed a rail-
way on which boats fifty feet long
are haulde out and placed in yard
which will hold over forty boats in
/ all. It is located at South Bowers
and there they will be comparative
" safe from interference.
Boats are being hauled out at the
point of the Murderkill River by
FIack & Tribbit.
others have arranged to haul out
boats on the John Wayatt property;
so that the boatmen and fishermen
of Bowers are closing up the season
VIM. Abbott of Milford, has some
boats to care for the winter and re-
pair.
The oyster houses are doing a
good business and seem to have had
a very satisfactory season at Bowers
The hook and line fishing has been
a large part of the prosperity of
Bowers Beach in past seasons and it
can be regained and held, if better
service and modified charges were
adopted for visiting fishermen from
other states. The competition of
the river shore beaches which have
come into the game in the past year,
has made a dent in the business at
Bowers Beach. Give the visitors
value received and make them feel
kindly towards the fishermen.
That is what will have to be done
in the end, so why not start with
next season?
Captain Thomas II. Morris while |
working on the deck of his oyster |
schooner last Saturday, fell and sus-
tanned a compound fracture of his |
right leg. He is engaged in the Oys-
ter dredging business in an eXten-
sive way, so his son, Laurence has
taken charge of the dredge for the
balance of the season to deliver
oysters to the canning houses.
Mrs. Sallie Short, widow of ThOs.
Short, a resident of Bowers Beach,
lied Thursday, October 22nd, 1925,
1t the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Kennedy, in Salem, N. J.
She was 66 years of age and leaves
.wO sons and a daughter; the sons
ire Lester and Samuel Short of Do
1er. She was a fine christian woman
several years.
Mrs Kennedy of Church Street, t
Bowers, fell and dislOcated her &
hOulder last week; she is getting t
long very well now. 1
So far this month the weather has {
cen unusually bleak and cold 1
reather prevailed, so Bowers Beach
aving no protection from the wind, v
be wood supply people have had b
cry active business. There is no a
Oal here and none is in sight, so n
he people are prepared to burn c
-OOd and are getting their supply
eady. Fortunately the new con- n
rete road makes it certain that b.
Ood can be hauled here in ample W
1antity to supply the demand at
i times. a,
Frank Salevan and wife were h,
tests of VIM. Davidson last Sunday
Edward Lynch and wife, Mrs. W
ayme West from Philadelphia, and w
m, Wallace, have been guests of
rs. Alex. Minner. w
Miss Cora Fleming had as Sunday tu
tests Mr.. and Mrs. Humphreys and af
eX. Fleming from HaddOn Heights
ew Jersey. re
Samuel Smith has returned here at
ON trip in Pennsylvania. hi
Miss Jane Mitten has returned tn
me from a trip of two weeks in
liladelphia. Dc
George Rice, of Philadelphia, has da
en- visiting his sister, Mrs. John ap
n. sh
Mrs. Thos. Kennedy, of Salem, N.
is passing the week with her WI
Dther, Mrs. Kennedy. Nc
Harry Griffin of Bowers Beach has ]
st returned from a months stay wa
Camden and Atlantic City, N. J. Mo