Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
BOWERS BEACH

The dredge boat continues to
] catch camel crabs in quantity to
pay, selling for $5 per barrel at the
wharf. Dredge boats are working
daily when weather permits. Three
trucks are engaged hauling the
crabs to Crisfield, where the crabs
are cooked and picked meat shipped
to the large cities in cans. Fred
Dickinson caught the first shad on
Saturday, March %. Warren Ben
ner caught one on Monday that
weighed IL pounds. Herring are
plentiful, also some perch and rock
fish are being caught in the stake
nets.
Captain Clarence Forrest met with
a serious accident last week when
one of his legs was broken and the
other bruised and lacerated. Mr..
Forrest is in the Milford Hospital.
A party of men were engaged in
moving a fishing cabin at Broadkill
when it slipped from the blocking
and caught Mr.. FORESTS legs, the
whole weight resting on them. 1t
was miraculous that the weight did
not crush the legs of Mr.. Forrest to
a pulp.
Miss Leila King is able to take
short walks after being sick for
several weeks. Mrs. Sulah Fleming
is some what improved at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Short, Jr.,
are being congratulated on a bounc-
ing baby boy, VIM. the Srd. The
stork flew over the town on Satur-
day morning, March 22nd. Mother
and baby doing well.
Harry Fleming and wife and Miss
Sadie MacMurtrie, of Philadelphia,
were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Lu-
lah Fleming.
Cars seemed to come from every
where on Sunday last. The day was
delightful for pleasure seekers. The
beach front, the boats in the harbOr
and the general improvements be-
ing made are pleasing to the visi-
tors.
j. Burton HendricksOn is making
improvements at the
steamboat wharf. The entire wharf
has been replanted, the warehouse
has been remOdeled and will be TAX
en- over by Wilbur McIllvaine, pool
tables and a general store will be
operated, Geo. F. Winkler will oc-
cupy the new building erected on
the upcreek end of the wharf for
general purposes. Charlie Kimbles
will also operate a store on the low
er end of the creek front.
John A. Wyatt, general merchant ,
on the creek front, has made general
Mr.. Wyatt will have
two pool tables for the pleasure of
teh visitors. The fishing boats are
being overhauled and painted for the Z,
coming season. When the season /
opens for the hook and line sport 100 /
boats will be working out of Murder
kill harbor.
Bowers Gun Club will hold an all |,
lay shoot on Thursday, April 10th, !
starting at 1920. One of the fea- /
lures will be so bird shoot between |
Milford Gun Club and Bowers Gun
Club. Shells on the grounds. All !
members are requested to attend. !
Best shooting grounds in Delaware.
J. P. Cross will be in charge OF !
events. Millard Thompson, official
score keeper. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Griffin have
returned to their home at South
Bowers after spending the winter
with relatives in Woodbury., Cam
len and Absecon, New Jersey.
Mrs. James H. Thomas has return
ID to her home in South Bowers af-
er spending the winter with her
children in Chicago, Ill. Mrs.
Thomas with her son-in-law, Mr.. w. !
,. Jackson, and her granddaughter,
liss Vivian, motOred from Chicago
ia the Blue Ridge mountains in Vir-
inia to Baltimore, Md. She reports
beautiful trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Jackson are the
apDv parents of a fine daughter,
iuth Abagail.