Milford chronicle., 1928-02-10
Bowers Beach


The Bowers Gun Club held it,
weekly shoot on Saturday afternoon
February 4th, with a good number o.
shooters on hand. The weather was
ideal for shooting, and a number Of
high scores were made. All shoots
were money events divided in three
moneys 50-9O-2O. The high scores
were made by Cliff Coverdale, ]. w
Wilcutts, Arthur Coverdale, Willis
Johnson, Freeman COverdale, ]. Ed
ward Thompson, William Rhodes. In
shooting off some of the ties ]. w
Wilcutts broke 10 straight. Freeman
Coverdale made run of 20 straight
burton HendriXson also made a
long run in shooting off a tie. The
Bowers Gun Club members are
making arrangements with the
Tewes Gun Club members to hold a
match on the Lewes traps in the
near future.
The stork arrived in town on
Tuesday morning and left a BABY
Girl, Dorothy May Tribbitt. BABY anu
mother are doing nicely. -
David Mills of South Bowers mas
gone to Philadelphia for treatment iI
0f the ewes. Uncle Dave is well
known to the summer visitors at
Bowers as well as the home tolKs'
having conducted a ferry from
North Bowers to South Bowers for
over 20 years. Our wishes are that
he has a complete return OF Vlslon'
Mr.. and Mrs. Higman Of Milford are
taking care of his property whlle lie
is away.
Wilbur McIlvaine, merchant Oh
Bowers, is away on an extended VS.
if and will not return until March'
Harry Rhodes is taking care OF MS
business.
The U. S. government employees
who have been working for the past
month on the lower range light IN
NIurderkill River have completed
their Job and returned to their head
quarters in Edgemoor.
The oyster industry here is nearly
at a standstill with only one house
working steadily. Placing a ban on
creek oysters has thrown lots OF men
ont of work, who made their living
through the winter months longing
oysters. The storm of January 2Sth
drove the rock fish and perch from
our shores, and since then the seine
fishermen have been idle. The men
who fish for shad in the early sprung
are placing orders for their netting
and will soon be seen working on
their stakes in the bay where they
set their nets. Some set their nets
as far as five miles from home, and
fish their net at or near low tlde'
making a lift once in "a hours. A
net used by the fishermen cost S1OU
and about one half of it is placed in
the bay early in March, and the
other half held in reserve until
later in the month. Outlines Ice
will form in the bay after the nets
are set. and when it breaks loose
and drifts with the tide the ice
tears the nets fro mthe stakes and
is a total loss. Other times heavy
easterly storms destroy the nets
then the reserved netting replaces
the first netting. The shad at one
time were plentiful on these shores
and a paying industry, but of late
years has been almost 4 total TALL
ure. There will be about 10 crews
working from Bowers.
The Ladies Aid Society held their
regular monthly meeting in the hall
Mrs. Amanda Forrest being the hos
tess. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Mrs.
Estella Wilcutts, president; Mrs.
Janie Short, vice president; Mrs:
Jennie Haldeman, secretary, ana
Mrs. Bertha Williams, treasurer.
the meeting ice cream and
cake were served. Mrs. Forrest
to be an excellent hostess.
Francis Short who is employed IN
the geodetic survey of the U. 5.
government, spent the weekend
with his parents.
Mrs. Amanda Forrest is visiting
her daughter in Salem, N. J.' this
week.