Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24
BOWERS BEACH

Sunday, October 10, was blus-
try Sunday and only four fishing
boats went in the bay. Other parties
were down, but the captains advised
the parties the fishing was about
over and the day too blustry for the
sport. Most OF the boats will be plac-
ed in winter quarters in the next 2
weeks. Boat yards on each side of
the MurderkilL River and both
yards will be crowded for space as
many boat owners that placed their
fishing boats in other winter quar-
ters are having their boats hauled
ont on the north side by Thomas &
Company Locke and Son on the
south side of the Murderkill River
have their yard about filled with
boats.
The oyster trade for the past ten
days was very quiet on account OF
the warm weather Now as the wea-
ther is much colder the business
will become normal. The oysters
are of fair quality.
The opening of the ducking sea-
son was not so good; too many dry
ponds in this locality and weather
mild, on the opening day, October
16.
VIM. ]. Smith and wife, Howard
Smith and Mrs. Katherine Desh of
Philadelphia were Sunday visitors
with Samuel p. Smith of the Glade
House.
Mrs. Lewis Shumar and party of
friends motored to the Bellancia
Airport near New Castle and took
a flight in one of the planes on Sun
day last.
Branche Dickinson and Miss Mary |
Coverdale made trip to the Bellan-
cia Airport on Sunday last and en-
joyed the flights of the planes very |
much.
Willis Patterson, our mail driver !
of Bowers mail, has gone to Chi
cago, ILL.,, for his yearly vacation of
fifteen days Mr.. Patterson has son
in the automobile business in Chi
cago and for several years has been
making the trip by auto TO see the
sights enroute..
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Wilde of Pit
1llalAlg ~ Jsg WtlN Wtth"tA fAoAAOAD
with their mother, Mrs. Luvia John
son.
Mrs. Estclle Wilcutts has gone to
Pitman and other points of interest
in the State of New Jersey.
J. Edward Thompson and ]. w.
Wilcutts are on a ducking trip and
will be entertained by Robert Whed-
bee, of Leipsic Mr.. Whedbee has
one of the best ducking marshes
along the Delaware Bay
Willis Johnson and Burton Hend-
ricks of Frederick, have rented a
pond on Bombay Hook Is
land for the shooting season.
j. P. Cross, secretary, and John
vice president of the Bow
ers Gun Club, attended the Delaware
State Trapshooting Leagues meet
ing in Dover on October IS, COM
Dleting the arrangements for the
winter schedule.
Mrs. Sulah Fleming who has been
confined to her bed for over eight
years, was married to Silas Flem-
ing, deceased, II years ago on Mon
day, October 20. Mrs. Fleming is
very interesting to talk with of by
gone happenings in lower Delaware.
Wilbur F. MacIlvaine is quite ill
1t his home on Hubbard avenue.
Nr. MacIlvaine is one of the mer-
chants of Bowers and at the present
ime has his place of business clos
ID on account of his illness.
Mrs. Charles H. Short and her
sister, Miss May Galloway, have re-
urned from Detroit. Mich.
The family of Walter Stokesbury /
ave returned to Railway, N. J.,
heir winter home and Mr.. Stokes
,ury has gone to Lewes for need
d rest.
James H. Thompson and his fish !
ne crew caught 4 1-2 bushels of
rout in their haul seine on Thurs
ay, October 16; also a lot of large s
ize fatbackS .t--. i