Milford chronicle., 1930-06-13
SLAUGHTER BEACH

Again through the columns of this
paper we will tell of the happenings
at this popular summer resort. Dur
ing the winter and spring months
changes have been made in the cot
tages and new ones have been built
in anticipation of the season when it
is more pleasant to be near the wa
ter than inland. Four cottages have
been built at the north end of the
beach. Their owners are William j.
Pierce, a Mr.. Ward, J. E. Camper of
Harrington and Samuel Plummer.
T. C. Reynolds has added sleeping
porch and a large piazza to his cot
tage. George II. Draper, Jr., has
built a sleeping porch, also. Car
ence Plummer has added a kitchen
to his cottage. All of these improve
ments go to make a better appear
ance in each place. Robert H. Pierce
has built a new store and cottage on
Second avenue, which is cOnven-
ience to those who live here. Things
are being got in readiness for busy
season.
In spite of the rainy weekend the
Slaughter Beach hotel had several
guests who came for the fishing and
inst for a visit. They were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Harrison and two chill
dren, of Philadelphia; William Cir
withen, also of Philadelphia; Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Beideman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Beideman and Margaret Jane,
of Yeadon, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. George
MacFarland and family, and Joseph
Jeffries and L. Land, of Chester. Mr..
.Jeffries and Mr.. Land went with
Captain Clarence Plummer two days
out to the fishing grounds and had
good luck, bringing generous sup
ply for the hotel table as well as
some to take home. The fish caught
in the seines lately have been very
small but the ones caught by hook
and line have been very large.
Everett and Wilbur Deputy have
built two boats this spring which
they will use to take fishing parties
out to the fishing grounds this sum-
mer. One was launched in the ear
" spring. The other one, somewhat
larger, was sent into the water this
week.
A new ten-foOt board walk has
been built at the north end of the
beach in front of some of the cot
tages and some of the vacant lots.
1t is regretted by those who use the
walk that the missing links" can
not be built. That would give us
much over mile of board walk.
Miss Mabel Smith, of Milford,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Hallett. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hallett and son Billy were
also visitors at the Hallett cottage
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Banning
spent the weekend here as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Allen.
Miss Helen Pierce with quite
large party of teachers from the
Wilmington schools, spent the week
end here in the Pierce cottage.
Square dances will be given in the
dance hall every Thursday evening.
Tonight the Melody Eight will have
a dance in the hall. The boys and
girls who with their leader compose
the orchestra will be glad of your
presence.
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Flora Cook were the guests of Mrs.
Wallace Burn on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Ellegood ana
Miss May Thayer, of Glendale, and
DR.. and Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall and
family Joined the summer colony on
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Moss, Miss Mary Kin
der and Herbert Buckalew have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Burn.
= Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Sipple and
daughter Harriet Anne were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Holz-
mueller on Saturday
Miss Mae Mearns, of Wilmington,
is the guest of Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend.
! George H. Draper, Jr., has been
spending a few days with Theodore
Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Macklin,
George, Jr. and Georgianna Macklin,
of Bridgeville, are in the Pierce cot
tage for vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. Elmer T. Williams
and Tom Williams came to the beach
on Tuesday and are now occupying
their cottage for the summer.
Miss Dorothy Shuster, instructor
Of music in Milford schools for the
past school year, gave a beach party
on Tuesday evening for her Glee
Club. In the moonlight and by
bonfire the members made merry by
roasting "hot dogs" toasting marsh
mellows, and singing most of the
songs they knew. 1t was, glorious
night and they enjoyed it to the
fullest.
By law June 10 is the last day for
fishing by large seines until twenty
days have past. In the seines fish
have run very small.