Milford chronicle., 1928-07-20
Slaughter Beach

The hotel has NUMBER OIL DOdru
ers at present writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson ana
daughter, of New York, who nave
been registered there for the past
seven weeks, left Wednesday with
regrets that their pleasant stay was
ended.
Among those remaining are MIS-
Raideman. ST., Mr.. and Mrs. Beide-
man, Jr., and son.
Mrs. Morrison and Catherine, who
have Just returned from a Trip 10 d
number Of Jersey resorts, also spent
a few. days at their home play
ground.
The beach these days is a picture
with it's bright bathing SUITS aDreV-
lated it's true, but how much more
comfortable and serviceable, IMAM
the bv-gone-days of our fathers ana
,nothers. when the "old calico wrap
ner and over-alls were the popular
covering" The promenading crowd
on boardwalk and pier was large on
Sunday. AS for the cottage and tent
colony they are at the helght Oh
gaiety. o,o..
Among the visitors on Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, son anO
daughter, of Philadelphia, VINO mo
tOred down for first Windsor no
tel dinner. in Milford. Mr.. Miller,
who is one of the Federal Reserve
Rank employees, was then directed
nv Mr.. windsor to our local beach.
They were much impressed anu
wish to visit us again.
MIR. and Mrs. Ned Frye and
daughters, of Chester, were callers
at the "Delemia", the summer home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hause.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Archer enter
tanned Rev. Frank Herson and MISS
Jane over the bathing hour on FIJI
day of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall G. Town
send and family are settled in The
Abbv" for several weeks stay.
They had as Sunday guests Mrs.
Frank Salevan and Miss Laura sale
van.
Mrs. Rena o. Shaffer, Mrs. Logan
and little Alice hurry, of Empor-
ium, spent several delightful days
with Mr.. and Mrs. ThOs. Reynolds.
The, ladies selected our beach in
preference to Atlantic City, where,
as the little seven-year-old girl eX-
pressed it, "the waves come in so
much softer" Certainly it is a
wonderful place for the kiddies.
The fishing luck" also seems at
it's height. Rev. John Humphreys
and his son-in-law from Buffalo, N.
Y, who is visiting the Manse in Mil
ford, and DR.. Geo. Messick came
ashore on Tuesday with Y trout.
Not so bad for a few hours sport!
Mrs. Sam Marshall entertained at
luncheon Tuesday DR.. and Mrs. w.
w. Day. of Greenwood Mrs. Ruth
Day Grant, of New York, and Mrs.
Minnie Heisler
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Short, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Allen are occupying
one of the "Penn-Dell" apartments,
where Mr. Allen is rapidly recover
ing from a recent operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Adkins and lit
tie Gertrude, with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Murks and daughter, are also
in End the "Penn-Dell" apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Swain and fam
ily are at the little south end cot
tage. They entertained over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vreeland and
daughters, and Miss Marjorie Can
non, of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carlisle Hall,
Mrs Thad Windsor and Miss Std
1ricifnrC
Mrs. Emma Sipple and Miss Min
erva were at the Burns cottage.
Warren Pettyjohn and family, OF
Dover, spent their vacation here.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Pettyjohn and
little daughter, accompanied by Mr..
Widower. of Philadelphia, spent
few hours at the shore on Sunday
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jester, Grace
and little Billy, are visiting Mayor
Will Pierce on Meadow avenue
The speed boat craze has struck
lis hard. Earl Adkins is still meet
ing all corners. Donald Smith with
his "sea sled" is running close sec
ond. and DR.. Sam Marshall came out
Sunday with his new "puddle-sklp-
per" and gave them all a chase.
"Post" Hammond with an cupboard
motor on 1.-THE Betty also enjoyed
speeding over the waves, as did Geo.
Reed. Jr., Geo. Draper and several
others.
DR.. Layton Grier, in the yacht
"The One-Thirty," with party OF
friends on board, stopped for brief
call at the pier on Sunday last. All
the little boats and canoes went
buzzing around it to say hello,
one of which came to grief, for
Don" Smith and tom" Williams
look an unexpected bath when their
oasOe turned turtle and unmercl-
fully dumped the boys into the wa
ter. The boys were all dressed up
for an evening stroll, too.
The evening bathing has been
much enjoyed this week. Several
"doggie-roasts" have been in evil
,de1c6 On Wednesday night the
Us'aers Union ana Mrs, Bryans
Tsible Glass of the M. P. Church hag
a wonderful time. "Hot dogs" ana
rod lights were much in evidence
while the sweet-voiced' singers
could he heard along the shore.
"Tom" Simpson is adding much
+o tbe appearance of the south-end
nv building a continuation OF the
boardwalk. No reason now why
this end of the beach should not
improve and new cottages go up
there, for it is a high, pretty loca-