Milford chronicle., 1929-09-20
Slaughter Beach

| Edcn week ma 1eW more or the
summer colony have gone to their
homes inland. A week or two more
and all of the cottages will be clos
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Ellegood
and Miss May Thayer left on Mon
day for their home in Ellendale and
on Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Archer moved to their home in Mil
ford. The days are still warm and
the moonlight nights are beautiful.
Fish and crabs are plentiful. Capt.
Plummer has a party of fishermen
most every day.
On Friday of last week the Rotary
Club of Milford had days fishing
off shore from here. The I'urnell
Potter boat took the members on
board about a quarter of mile dis
tant from the beach, the tide being
too far out for the boat to reach the
pier, so they were taken out to the
big boat in row boats. The trip lasted
most of the day. They came home
tired and happy but brought few fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green Reed and fam
lily are occupying the Henderson
cottage.
Saturday evening Stephen Draper
entertained Donnan Holzmueller and
Jack Burris to dinner in honor of
his ninth birthday. After dinner the
rest of the evening was spent at the
carnival at Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Grace, of Av-
ondale, Pa, returned to their home
on Saturday after pleasant visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Abbott at
their cottage here. On Friday Mrs.
Abbott entertained in honor of her
guest, Mrs. Grace. Cards were play
ed by the following: Mrs. William
Hallett, Mrs. Harry Van Kirk, Mrs.
Howard G. Sapp, Mrs. Thomas Simp-
son, Mrs. Herman Johnson ind Mrs.
John Hallett. Mrs, William Hallett
won fthe prize for high score and
Mrs. Van Kirk drew the consolation
prize. Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott moved
to their home on Sunday.
Mrs. John Burris, Mrs. G. Donnan
Holzmueller, Mrs. J. Postles Ham
mond and Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send attended the U. S. Marine Band
Concert at Longwood on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.. Davis were
callers at the Archer cottage on Sun
day.
Mrs. Robert H. Pierce has return
ed to the beach after visit of eight
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Rob-
ert Balderson of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. James MacNiven and children
and Mrs. James, L. Davis were
guests of Mrs. Willard Pierce on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas Simpson, Mrs. Her
man johnson, Mrs. T. G. Reynolds
and Mrs. John Hallett were in Reho-
both on Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Alden was a week.
end visitor at the Townsend cottage.
Mrs. Carl Allen gave another de-
lightful luncheon at her cottage on
of last week at one o.
clock. Mrs. Allen has entertained her
friends several times this summer in
this pleasant manner and has given
them a very nice visit to the shore.
Her guests this time were Mrs. Har-
ry Van Kirk, Mrs. Earl Atkins, Mrs.
G. Sapp,. Mrs. Thomas Rey-
nolds, who cut high for the consola-
ton prize, Mrs. Charles Banning who |
had low score, Mrs. Herman John
son, Mrs. William Hallett, Mrs.
Thomas Simpson who had high |
score, Mrs. Burton Hendricks of
Mrs. John Hallett, MIS-.
John Mayhem, Mrs. Marshall Hugg |
and Mrs. Louis Ryder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ryder and |
daughter Charlotte are in the Stuart |
cottage for a week.
at intervals during the summer |
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herson and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Archer |
have had picnic suppers together.
On Saturday they had what will like
ly be their last one for this season.
Francis, the small son of the Her
sons, expressed the wish for one
more "hot dog" roast, and as is us
ual with the modern parents bis
wishes were complied with. The wea-
ther was not suitable for an outdoor
party so the Archer cottage was US
ed and an enjoyable time was had
by all the participants, who were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Herson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archer, Mrs. Yorgey, Miss Jane Her
son, Master Francis Herson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Abbott and Miss Lydia
Abbott. !