Milford chronicle., 1928-08-10
Slaughter Beach

On Thursday evening of last
week. the Rev. John Humphrey,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Milford held a prayer meeting in
! the pavilion, which was well at
tended; not only by members of his
own congregation who motored
down. but by hundred or more
Deople of other denominations. 1t
was a reminder to some of the
older people of the days past when
JY. Foulk, one of our pioneer sum-
mer residents, held Sunday school
services in his cottage every Sun
day afternoon. ,
Frederick was well represented
here last week. On Thursday twen-
ty-two ladies of that town came for
a picnic supper and a moonlight
bath.
On the same day both the st.
Johnstown and Greenwood Sunday
schools came for. an all day picnic.
Bathing, claiming and boating was
much enjoyed.
The fishing sport is still favor
able pastime. Mr.. Plummer as well
as the other boatmen are kept busy
taking parties out to the coral beds
where the big trout are so plentiful.
Wallace Burn and party, Don Holz-
mueller and party report big cat
ches of 62 and ga in just a few
hours.
! On Friday evening fishing party
of eight including DR.. and Mrs.
i Young of Springfield, Pa, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry LELAND of Media, Pa, Mr..
and Mrs. Herrick of Lima, Pa, reg
istered at the hotel, where they
were much pleased with comfort
able beds and excellent food pro-
vided by the management. This,
coupled with the excellent fishing,
impressed the crowd very much and
they hope to return soon again.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Young were
callers along the walk Sunday last.
We are glad to see that our old
friends, the FOulk family, has re-
turned for their annual summer Wis
it at the Penn Del. Among them are
Jay Foulk, and sons, Robert and AL
bert, Miss May Foulk and Miss Alice
Smith of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs.
John HolstOn and daughter of Pitts
burgh. They entertained the follow
ing on Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Benz.
Holston, Mrs. Margaret Smith of
Milford, DR.. Geo. Foulk and friends
of Wilmington, also motored down
for a few hours.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Grier were
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Williams on
Sunday.
Bill Nutter and Miss Mildred
Griffith were also Sunday visitors at
our resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz Vineyard gave
a farewell doggie roast on Satur-
day evening prior to their departure
on Sunday for their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miller and son
of Florida are spending sometime
with her sister, Mrs. Howard Der
ricksOn.
Miss Elsa Peterson and Miss Ethel
Moore of Philadelphia, are at the
Marshall cottage for a two weeks
visit.
Mrs. Elizabeth White Messick and
daughters, Betty and Ann, are Wis
iting Mrs. Wallace Burn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanly of Ro-
chester, N. Y, with Col. and Mrs.
Townsend spent a few hours here
Sunday.
Frank Robinson, former Milford
boy, but now of Pulaski, Va, ac-
companied by J. F. WysOn and J. L.
WysOn of Pulaski and H. Hardaway
of Bristol, Va, having enjoyed the
deep sea fishing in former years, re-
turned with these friends, to visit
Thad Windsor who made arrange
ments to take the "boys" out for
two or three days fishing sport.
They will have some fine fish stor-
les to tell the folks back home.
1t is a welcome sight to see the
road builders at work back OF the
north end cottages.
Mr.. Simpson has finished the
board walk as far down the bach as
the lots are sold. This makes nearly
a mile of walk and we understand
there are number of lots beyond
spoken for and that several cottages
will be built in this section next
year.