Milford chronicle., 1931-03-06
GLENDALE
4 min To Slnnghter Beach

ing with so much warmth, ana TN
winds were so calm and in fact al
nature seemed to exert itself to give
us a perfect day.
II was just such day when mo
toring was enjoyable and so the
writer and his wife and Miss May
Thayer, our reliable chauffeur, anC
we must not forget our little friend
-year-old James Alton TimmOns
who helped to make up the party
When we asked the question
where shall we go? All answered
slaughter Beach" So We started
for the bay shore resirt after eating
hearty dinner. AS we mOtOred
along we could not but help to no
tice the pIowing being done by the
farmers along the route-tractors
and gang plOws seem to be turning
the ground at rapid rate, getting
ready for early peas and berry
fields. We were glad to see the work
going on among the farmers and it
denotes that they are up to date and
when the time comes to plant their
crops they will be ready.
AS we neared the beach, we could
not help but to admire the new
home of Charles Reed, situated on
the land which the owner called
the Campbell farm. We did not go
up and view the home, but from
what we could see from the road, it
looked up to date in every respect.
Mr.. Reed owns hundreds of acres of
the very best land in Slaughter
Neck and the building of this man
sion seems to give to the surround
ing country just such a setting need
cd, to bring out the beauty of the
scenery near by. AS we drew near
er the beach we noticed smoke
looming up from the eastward and
we hurried to our destination,
where we found the marsh back OF
the cottages on fire.
We found on arrival that some
children had accidentally set the
marsh on fire and as some dwellings
and many garages were bordering
on the back road, the fire needed
watching until it had burned out,
without doing any damage whatever
AS we waDllered down to the bay
shore we noticed the gulls flying to
and fro seeking their daily food, and
far out in the bay were ilOcks of
ducks sitting quietly, waiting for
chance to reach the inland ponds
where they get their food.
The bay itself was calm hardly
breeze seemed to disturb its sur
face The sun was shining brightly,
which made one feel that good old
summer time was back once more
but from experience we knew back
of so much sunshine was the cold
clustering winds of March which
must be endured before the sum-
mer time would come to stay.
Our people had ceased their wan
dcrings and were occupying rockers
on the front porch of our cottage. |
Alton was playing in the sand and !
having a good time. The writer took !
his place beside the one who had
been his partner these many years, |
and we commenced conversation, |
which was chiefly about Slaughter
Beach, under the old regime and the !
new which was to come when the |
beach is Incorporated. We talked of !
the good old times we had had when |!
the beach had but few inhabitants, :
and then the writer tried to picture
to her what the old resort would be i
under the new order of things.
The writer told of the contemplat-
ed ten foot wide boardwalk traveTs
ing the beach from one end to the
other end, and the lights along the
way which would create more bril-
liancy then the noOn-day sun. New
pavillions would he erected. and Il
new hotel should be erected and
many other things which go with u
well governed town would exist, and
then the writer asked her what she
thought of il? She spoke plainly in
the following words: "YO uand | are
too old fashioned in our ways to fit
in with the new order of things
that are to come. We are living in Il
fast age, different from what they
was when you and l were young.
We have had our day; so we must
move with the procession or get out.
So when the time comes for a
change let us bow our heads in
humble submission to the powers
that be-" The writer know she was
right and all hc could say was
Amen"
So we started for home; as VIC
passed over the bridge at the canal,
we noticed that Capt. Clarence
Plummmer and the Deputy Brothers
had their boats on the bank repair
ing and painting them and getting
ready to take parties out to the cor
al beds later in the season.
AS we iourncyed home by the
way Of Milton we found the farm
ers along this route busy with their
farm duties. We arrived home at
five o'clock and what glorious day
we all had experienced.
Stocking The Mill Ponds With Fish
There was project on foot some ;
time ago to stock the vacant mill
ponds with different kinds of fish.
AS the ponds are now of no use
whatever it would be fine to have
the Highway Department take the
matter in hand not only III stocking
the ponds with fish but to clear ,
away the surroundings and make !
what is now an eye sore place of
rest and comfort.
The expense would not be so ,
heavy and the good that it would do
to both rich and poor in making
places where all could fish, would
more than nav with nlpnsIIrp and .