Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
SLAUGHTER BEACH

The favOrite pasttime for the chill
dren and grown ups as we'll for the
last week has been grabbing. Each
day the pier is a busy place with the
lines and traps working over time.
They are plentiful, too, and the chill
dren have made good spending
money catching the crabs and selling
them to parents and friends. The
game warden is particular about not
having the cushion crabs caught, so
that is the only restriction for a good
time and a palatable meal.
Mrs. Edward Hurley and son Mills
have been guests of Mrs. William
WrOten and George Wroten.
Mrs. Laura Carrow is visiting her
niece, Mrs. John S. Hallett.
Capt. and Mrs. Herman Johnson
moved down in their cottage on Mon
day They have as their guest Mrs.
Anna Insinger, of Philadelphia.
Hall Pierce, of Marlboro, Mass, has
been the guest of his brother, Will
liam j. Pierce.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Archer are
occupying their cottage "Charmaran"
and are here for the summer. Their
grandson, Charles Hackenberg, of
philadelphia, is staying with them.
"There is no place like Slaughter
Beach" so says Charles.
William Smith. of BlackwOOd, N.
j., and Mrs. William Smith, of Mil
ford, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Allen On Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Atkins was in Whining
ton on Wednesday.
Mrs. William B. Truitt and daugh-
ter, Charlotte, of Bridgeville, have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Macklin.
Mrs. G.. Marshall Townsend and
Mrs. Norris Gordrey attended the
benefit card party and luncheon Civ
en- at Monterey" the home of Mrs.
Clarence ~PooH' at Marlborough on
Thursday,
Capt. J. J. Derrickson has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Der
rickson. Howard DerricksOn, End,
returned to Lewes with Capt. Der
rickson and lis now on trip to
Portland, Maine, on a boat.
Elaine Owens, of BridgeVille, spent
few days this week with Georgiana
Macklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Simpson and
daughters moved to their cottage on
Wednesday.
Herman Sharp and family spend a
part of each week in their cottage
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Titus, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Miller and children, of
Wilmington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Webb and Price Webb with Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Archer spent Sun
day in the Archer cottage.
Miss Anne Davidson, of Whining
ton, was a weekend guest at the
Townsend cottage. Miss Mae Mearns,
who has been the guest of Mrs. G..
Marshall Townsend, returned to Will
mington on Sunday with Miss David
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jacoby, of
Philadelphia, and DR.. and Mrs. Wal
ter L. Grier spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Donnan HOlZmueller.
Mrs. Sallie TomlinsOn has been the
guest of Mrs. Wallace Burn.
Guests at the Slaughter Beach Ho-
tel this week were DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hallett, Miss Virginia Hallett,
Henry Hallett and Mr. and Mrs. B..
Williams, of Wilmington, and Jo-
seph Jeffries and L. Land, of Ches-
ter, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. Willard Pierce and
children are in their cottage for the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper,
Jr., George H. Draper, Srd, and Ste
phen Draper moved to their cottage
ON Tuesday. Mrs. J. Frank Salevan
is staying with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hammond and
children are in their cottage now,
having moved this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Humes Grier and
three daughters, of Dover, are in the
Swain cottage for two weeks. They
had Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grier on
Tuesday as their dinner guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. George 7. Macklin,
of Bridgeville, who have been oc-
cupying the Pierce cottage, returned
to their home on Thursday. Mrs.
James P. Pierce, Miss Helen Pierce,
James P. Pierce, and Harry Pierce
are now down for a stay.
Mrs. Clara Deputy was a visitor
at the Pierce cottage on Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Ellegood and
Miss May Thayer are enjoying the
sea breezes this week, having ar
rived on Sunday from their winter
home in Glendale.
Most of the cottages are now oc-
cupied and it is regretted each day
that there are not more cottages to
rent. Visitors coming to the beach
are very favorably impressed with
the resort and the only drawback is
that a place to rent is hard to find.
The few that are available are en-