Milford chronicle., 1930-01-10
Bowers Beach

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BayView Heights, have gone to
Tampa, Florida, for the winter sea-
son. Mr.. Schaefer works in the Del
aware Bay and its tributaries nine
months of the year. At one time Mr..
Schaefer was a deep sea fisherman
sailing out of Cape Cod and was
shipwrecked. After drifting and be-
ing sea tossed for 48 hours, he was
picked up by passing vessel and
taken in to port. Mr.. Schaefer suf-
fered greatly from exposure and has
been making his home here for a
number of years.
The Ladies Aid Society met on
Friday evening, January 3, at the
Hotel Johnson. Mrs. Luvia Johnson
and her daughter, Mrs. John W. Will
cults entertained the members. 18
members were present. After the
business transactions the social part
was much enjoyed. Ice cream and
cake were served in the dining
room where the holiday decorations
showed to a great advantage. The
hostesses proved as in past occa-
sions, good entertainers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Smell of Do
yer, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Weld
ners, Samuel Weidner and Florence
Weidner of Boyertown, were Sunday
visitors at the Glade House.
Mrs. Thomas H. Morris and
daughter Annie have gone to Phila-
delphia for the winter season. Mrs.
Morris has been in poor health for
several years and will stay with her
daughter Jean.
Christopher Maull and family have
vacated one of the Walter Campers
farms and moved to the Darby farm
near the town of Frederica.
The oyster industry of the Della
ware Bay and it's tributaries is Civ
ing much concern to those interest
ed in the oyster culture. The report
ed pollution of nearly all creeks
along the western shore, the poor
growth in the Delaware Bay of
planted oysters on private beds, and
the waning of the seed oysters on
the natural beds is more than
enough to cause mental anxiety and
financial loss to all those having in
vested money in vessel property,
acreage in bottoms and packing
houses, and also to the employees OF
the oyster industry, which alone is
a loss of many thousands of dollars
yearly. Eight years ago a number OF
men came here from New York and
purchased seed oysters from Bow
ers tongers and shipped in vessels,
the object was to put new seed on
the oyster bottoms Of the waters OF
New York State, to promote new
growth, the old oysters Of New York
waters had failed to be marketable
at a profit. The writer being in con-
Versation eight years ago, when the
buyers were here purchasing seed
oysters, with the financial hackers
of the project, made a statement
concerning the oysters Of the Della
ware Bay, that the same trouble
would occur with the oyster indus
try that they were having in their
locality and it would only be a few
years before the trouble would be
here. Let the lack of quality Of oys-
ters be as it may it has caused lots
of hardship along the western shore
of the Delaware Bay, to those inter-
ested in any way handling the BIZ
it is expected some relief
will be given at the next session Of
Legislative body sitting
in 1881.
Garrison and Voekel, contractors
and builders, are making general re-
pairs to the Dilahay cottage along
the creek front. Tribbitt and Flack
are laying down the plans for sever
al fishing boats and will begin on
one during the present week. 1t will
be 40 feet long and n foot beam
with cabin and shade top.
. Mr. and Mrs. Mitten M. Lynch and
daughter, Nancy, Of Philadelphia,
were weekend visitors with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Edward
Lynch.
Milk samples from Bowers Beach
collected by T. H. Willim: Dealer,
3. D. Savage; bacteria per C. c., T.
100; fat per cent, 81; sediment test,
lean.