Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
GLENDALE
SIoughter Reach 191O.102O.

a resident of the beach and relat'
as near as we possibly can wha
took place from that time until thu
year 1920, when the improvements
commenced to be made.
Mrs. Bromley as we have alread!
said, had moved to the Southland
taking her two boys with her. These
BOYS at that time being quite small
but we often think of them when re-
sidents of the old resort and with
their tin boats and eel seine, made
one of the most picturesque scenes
of the beach.
How time fies-those little boys
we used to delight in watching at
play are now grown to be young
men. Thomas is married and resi-
des in the State of New Jersey and
Walter is with his mother in Flor
ida.
I Mrs. Mary Darby has been resi-
dent of the beach for many years.
She was a mOtherly sort of woman
and who had a good word for every
body. Her gay laugh will be re-
membered by all who knew her,
years. ago. She would bring her
chickens to the beach in the month
of April, hatch out the young broods
and raise them on the sands. 1t
was a fine place to raise chickens
and when we were short on chicken
or eggs wealways knew where to go
to get our wants supplied and we
were seldom disappointed, she would
stay at the beach until late in the
fall and then retire to the farm,
which she owned nearby, until the
frosts of winter were over. Advanc-
ing years and an incurable disease
have sapped much of the strength
she had at one time, but yet she
likes to come to the old resort with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwards, and setting in
her wheel chair look out over Della
ware Bay and think of the good ole
times, now passed and gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Draper and
daughter who occupied the BENEFITS
Cottage for at least two years, were
a class of neighbors greatly desired
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courteous and willing at moments
notice to aid those who were either
sick or in distress. Mr. and Mrs
Draper have long since gone to their
reward.
The Fox Brothers of Milford own I
ed a cottage at the north end of the |
beach, which they sometimes Occu-
pied, but becoming tired of beach
life, sold their cottage to Mrs. A. j.
Wyatt and now combined into a |
group of cottages owned by Mrs.
Wyatt.
William Horton was new conner |
to the beach, during the winteracm
to the beach. He built what was
considered then a very neat cottage
and occupied it for a few years, but
his children had grown to the school
age, he sold his cottage to the late
George Prettyman of Milford and
moved to either Lincoln or Milford.
Mr.. Prettyman soon sold the prop
erty to William Lawson, who in
turn sold it to Charles Reed who oc-
cupied it as a summer residence for
sometime until Mr.. Reed sold the lot
to Mr.. MulhOlland and the old cot
tage was removed to the back street
with a card on it, saying it was for
rent.
We must not forget to mention
that old structure erected ON the
south end of the beach and called
The Poor Mans Home"-time seems
to oblievate from memory just how
the place looked, and the furniture
which it contained, but we do know
that the occupants kept an open
house where the wayfarer could at
all times find something to eat and
at no cost whatever. Many of those
engaged in fishing often found a
nome with Jett and Zibe, and surely
hey were welcome. These men
never charged their friends anything
'or fish needed for family use. They
lived in the old home uHtil it became
unsafe when they moved into the
I'D bar room which had been moved
% the shore, and if not mistaken
hey continued to live there until 1t
vas sold and divided and made into
wo separate cottages. They have
lad several homes located in differ
mt parts of the beach, but Zibe has
neat cottage of his own and Jett
continues to be free lance and
'oams at will. We doubt very much
f the boys enjoyed life any more I
RELY, as when they occupied the
I'D home at the south end of the
,each. It is said when the great
torn of 1918 swept the beach, and
destroyed much valuable property
he first to feel the effect of the
torn was the old home, as the
waves engulfed it, the old sign
Poor Mans Home" was the last
cen as the house sank to rise no
1ore.
lEief Apprehended.
Charles Murphy, who has been
ccused for sometime of the many
Osses which has occurred to the peo-
lie of Ellendale and nearby through
he petty thieving operations which
ave been carried on for sometime.
.ast week this man went too far and
4 breaking into the store of Harry
iouthard, of Lincoln, left marks by
rhich he was easily traced to his
emporary home. When arrested 4
nd carried before a Magistrate he
cknowledged to the detective and (
ighway police, not only the theft of
rticles which Mr.. SOuthard lost,
lso to the breaking into the stores
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