Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-02-01
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Bowers Beach

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Bowers Gun Club held its regular
Saturday afternoon shoot January
26th, with a number of shooters on
hand that wanted to shoot and
could. Some wonderful scores
were made despite strong wind
Hsweeping across in front of the trap.
Albert Gilbert, cashier, John Trib-
bitt, assistant; ]. p. Cross in charge
of traps and scores. High gun over
/ all, Burton Hendricks; runner-up,
Herman Argo. Other shooters MAX
ing good scores were: c. G. Hause,
of Lansdowne, Pa; ]. Ed. Thomp-
son, Willis Johnson, John Cleaver,
fJohn Moore, H. w. White, Samuel
&ilman, of Lincoln. One squad of
men shooting made the remarkable
score of 80 straight targets, under
unfavorable conditions. The men
composing the squad were: c. G.
Hause, Argo, H. W. White, Samuel
Milman, Hendricks, in a 25-bird
event between Argo :, and Hause.
Argo won out "a breaks to Hause's
%. All shooters are welcomed to
take part in these Saturday after
noon shoots. Bowers Gun Club is
the only active club south of sWil--
mington, shooting every Saturday
afternoon. Shooting will begin
Thursday, February 18th, at 1890
Shells and lunch on the grounds.
Parties wishing to arrange mid
week shoots can do so by calling j.
p. Cross, phone 2R23 Frederick.
Representative Hoey Farrow and
his father, Captain Farrow, of Mil!
ford, were visitors sat the trap
grounds on Saturday
Mrs. Sallie Davenport and son.
Harold, were weekend visitors in
Philadelphia with relatives.
Emmett Simon and wife, Mary
Simon, and Miss Mildred Erkardt,
all of Wilmington, were Sunday Wis
itors with j. P. Cross and wife,
Mrs. Thos. Morris is very i'll at !
her daughters home & in Philadel-
phias Mrs Norris has been in poor
health for several years. Captain /
Morris makes weekly trips to { the |
bedside of his Wife Captain Morris
Is gone Of the best known men in
the oyster Industry.
Mrs. Clara Miller, of PHILADELPHIA. 4
was a mid-week visitor with her
mother, EMrs. 'Sulafs fleming. Mrs.
EFemihgs has been Scohfhed to.ther
bed seven years, patient sufferer I
and a good Christian.
Tribbitt and Flack, general CON
have completed a 40foOnh
fishing boat lfef Clifford Richards, /
- I Lot
keel. for sah6therSone of the same di-
for a Chester, Pa. person.
Hey have 5sevefaf orders for boats
rom Chester parties. Tribbitt and
slack, expect to build large boat
she'd next Fall and put to work a
ew extra, men, as at present they r
AVE had to turn away some orders. IL
There is some talk of an airport rs
icing made in Bowers, an engineer f3
,eingn hare several days last week ii
ooki1ls over the situation. TheSen-
,ineers was very much impressed
yith the surroundings as for land
ngf and manufacfpring sites. Il is
p to the people here to give these
eople a square deal. Ifasueh
eompahy is endeavoring
0 purchase land in Bowers, sell ii
0 them at land value in this local
". Help them to locate here.
Mr., and Mrs. Mitten Lynch, of
were weekend visit
rs with their parents, Mr.. and
lrs. Edward Lynch.
Fresh Goldfish are on sale here
nee a week and~appreciated by the
The fish are caught
the Breakwater.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle, met
18th Mrs. Catharine Gilbert at her
ONE on Main street o nThursday !
fternoon. January Gath. II menu
ars were present. An enjoyable
me reported by all in attendance.
Ladies' Aid Society will meet VITA .
rs. Charles H. Short Friday eve {
ing, February 1st. /