Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
SLAUGHTER BEACH

nOufS just TO get IN the water anu
feel cool once more. Many were here
on Sunday. 1t looked like a young
Atlantic City. Sunday evening the
breeze came from the north and
made life worth while once more. We
should not complain for altogether
the weather has been very good, ex-
cept for the few hot days of unusual
temperature.
Fishing still continues to be good.
Each day Capt. Plummer and the
Deputy brothers go out with fishing
parties to the fishing grounds and
come back with trout and other va
rieties. This sport brings many new
people to this resort.
Stag was hauled ON Monday for
the new road and placed in piles
along the sides for immediate use.
On Tuesday tar was poured Soon
the road will be all done and relief
from the dust will be appreciated.
About mile and quarter of this
surfaced read will be finished at
once.
Guests still come to the Slaughter
Beach hotel. Those who enjoyed the
past weekend were William Cir
withen, DR.. Joseph w. E. Harrison
of Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Reed and family, Mrs. G. A. Johnson
of Baltimore, Mrs. George Pleasan-
ton of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Pearson Og Chester, Pa, and DR.. A.
M. Mulholland of New York City.
Mrs. William S. Simpler and son,
Drew, of Columbus, Ohio, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. MacWhorter, of
Middletown, have been spending a
few days this week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton Draper.
DR.. and Mrs. E. Neal Matsinger, of
Philadelphia, were on the beach a
short time on Saturday greeting old
friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Clyde Nelson were
guests at the "Win-Stid" cottage
over the weekend.
Henry Wilkins has been visiting
Norman and Tom Bennett.
A group of young tenters have set
tied their stakes at the south end
of the shore and are ready for all
the fun that this resort can offer.
They are: John, Gordon and Ted
Manlove, Bobbie Mettam and Remsen
Barnard.
Joseph G. Stidham, of Lorraine,
Ohio, is visiting his aunt, Miss Eliza
beth Stidham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Folsom, of !
Philadelphia, were weekend guests
OF Miss Helen Pierce.
Miss Mildred Causey came to the |
cottage on Monday after a
pleasant visit in North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Underwood, of |
Philadelphia, were guests of DR.. and
Mrs. S. M. d. Marshall on Thursday |
and Friday.
Mrs. Gerald Tompkins and son, of
Pa, and Mrs. Charles
Righter, of Ridley Park, Pa, have re-
turned home after spending two
weeks at the hotel.
Mrs. David Wallace entertained a
few guests at luncheon at the New
berry cottage on Saturday. k.e
Mrs. Clara Pierce has been visiting
DR.. and Mrs. Willard Pierce this
week.
Miss Lillian Hauser, of Milford,
and Miss Evelyn Humphreys, of
have been visitors at the
Burns cottage this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hackenberg,
Of Philadelphia, arrived on Tuesday
to spend two weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Archer.
Miss Edna Berger and nephew,
James Scott Berger, of Philadelphia,
ire spending this week with Mrs.
Margaret Law in the Calhoun cot
age.
Mrs. William Walls, Miss Mildred
Walls, and Tom Walls were guests
If Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Postles Hammond
,ver the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Jester and
laughter Ida May, of Ellendale, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
lue Ellegood and Miss May Thayer.
Mrs. Ida Malcomeson and daugh-
er Mamie, of Philadelphia, spent
Monday with Mrs. ]. Postles Ham
nond.
Mrs. Thomas Pierce and Mrs. Mar
,aret Law spent Tuesday with Mrs
Tohn G. Dawson in Milford.
Miss Edna Law returned to Phila-
lelphia on Sunday after a pleasant
week here.
Mrs. D. E. Basler and daughter
laxime of Philadelphia, spent Sun
lay at the Hammond cottage.
Miss Martha Law, Van Law and
Boyd Magee, of Philadelphia, were
.uests of Mrs. Margaret Law over
he weekend in the Calhoun cot
age.
Mrs. George H. Hall and Mrs. Will
lam Aldred spent Saturday with
Irs. William Wroten.
Mrs. Charles H. DuBuisson and
on David, of Montclair, N. j., were
uests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Marshall
'ownsend from Thursday until Sat
rday of last week. On Thursday
vening Mrs. Townsend entertained
few friends in Mrs. DuBuisson's
onor. :
Mrs. Paris T. Carlisle, Miss Eliza
eth Carlisle and Mrs. William Grier
-ere luncheon guests Of Mrs. S. M.
. Marshall on Tuesday
Mrs. Amanda Vaughn, Joseph
aughn, of Cheswold, and Misses
nth and Betty Coppage, of Camden,
j., were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
ohm w. Burris on Monday.
An ENJOYABLE bonfire, around which
lends of long standing gathered, l
as the one Miss Edna Law had on
aturday evening in front of the Cal
pun cottage, where she has been
bending the week Miss Law is bet
r known to Milford folks as "Ted
lerce" and it is with much pleas
re that she is welcomed back on :
Lch visit. The usual "hot dawg"
ri oaIIOyve vere much in evil