Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
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The writer does not know at what
time Henry Meyer, (now deceased
first planted his tent on the beach
front bordering OH Delaware Bay. II
was in the first years of our perma-
ncnt residence at the beach, during
the summer months, and he cOntin-
ued to reside there both winter and
summer until he moved two years
ago to Il house on the lands of
Charles Reed, where he was taken
i'll and died.
Henry was Il jOvial fellow, and his
good humor was a noted fact, whe-
ther engaged in mending seipes. on
repairing boats his voice could be
heard singing some old time songs
long ago forgotten by manyE ax
His whistle, sharp and R$hi'ill,
could be heard often alonsT theAbay
shore.
/ His lot always seemed to he Il
happy one, whether prosperity or
adversely came his way, hewaS just
the same, always contented and in
Il mood for fun at all times.
His home on the Aldred land con-
sisted of several shacks which he
added to by finding cabin from
some ship which the waves had
washed up on the shore, and which
he hoated down the beach and added
to his holdings which made a very
comfortable place of abode.
Here he lived until the march of
improvements caused him to vacate
and move his buildings to a spot
further north on the Cedar Beach
lands. Henry never was satisfied
with his new location, but lived
there a few years and then sold out
the buildings to some other party
and moved to the home in the woods
where he died
Meyer was full of pranks. The fol-
lowing was told to the writer by all
eye witness: A party was on the bar
after clans. Henry was in the party
and several boys also. 1t seems at
certain times each season CLANS
will crawl from one place to an
other, and in SO doing they rise up
out of the mud or sand exposing
about half or more of their shells,
which can be seen quite a distance
away This was one of the mornings
when the clans would crawl Henry
looking seaward saw several very
large clans crawling and between |
him and the clans were several |
boys. The boys had not seen the
CLANS yet, but would do so soon. So /
10, ,,tf Ne
and cause them to run away, con-
cluded to have u fit. So he threw |
himself down and believing like a
bull he rose on his feet and running .
toward the boys yelling at every .
step, that he had fit; the boys left
the bar at short notice and Mover
gathered by the CLAIMS, phi en- in
the bag and continued on II course
the fit having passed oil, I'VE Won
der if the Plummer boys aMil zfe-
member anything aboutsthis event?
Several years ago the writer and
his son were engaged in fishing at
the canal for black percfi We used
to stand on the old bridge, that
stood there before the how one was
built, and have a great5deal of fun
i'll catching perch, and sometimes
cells and catfish. and one day. while.
so engaged. Henry ndl1oHg ,cand /
seeing that we had cauglrtVira good
luany catfish, asked us what we in
Tended to do with them. iS4Icr-
ed nothing and ir he wanted them,
help himself. He gathegedF thcsiiSh
and putting them in bag which he
mad, he told us that catfish 5made the
most delicious pie ever tasted .aDd
also told us how to pTepaRe IL He
said wash and skin the fish,, take
he entrals out and let themd dry;
hen cut them up in small; ,pieces,
md put them into pie same. as old
ashiOned chicken pie was made, and I
according to Henry sayings, you {
lave something to eat finer than you
'yer tasted before. We have never
ried Noyer's receipt for a catfish
rot pie. II may be good, but we '
lave never felt like trying il. l
People who saw the way Henry ]
NOyer lived at his home on the 4
each front would not imagine that f
e had seen better days, yet he had. {
he writer knew Meyer when he
wnod one of the large farms situ- {
ted i'll NantiCOke hundred and when 1
e had horses and mules more than
e could use. Money i'm the bank. /
lis kindness of heart and his de- l.
ire to help others, swept his for c
lne away and he soon found him y
elf poorer than when he first
tarted. But Henry Meyer did not sit
own and grieve, because his money Ii
ad flown away. He was as cheerful il
! poverty as when riches had been 6
is lot. His singing of the old time p
ymns and his whistle just as sharp -
nd shrill, as when he sat behind a -
)ur horse team of his own, carry
lg his produce TO market. His step
own from prosperity and a man
on to the shack which ne occupied
Slaughter Beach was accomplish
with out murmur on the part of
oyer. He accepted his lowly posi-
ON with apparently as much en-
'yment as when he occupied his
lrlfty home on the farm.
Henry spent sometime in the far
est and when in a reminiscent
ood would tell some of his eXper-
nces while soiourner there,
hich were startling in the extreme II
The writer will not soon forget as
c wandered down the beach to-
ard the claiming bar, as we passed
e shacks Of Meyer, he would hail
with wave of his arm and a