Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-03-18
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Bass OIL harper Feily, anu ih uoiIS ~
we would inform the editor OF The Itie.
groph that go fer as "ihe greater part OF
The male inhabilsnls do no work, and
constantly frequen, low drinking places
is base fabrication, as well as other false
statements in The article. We insert The
article 10 show how the northern people
will l.l.ify The people OF the South:
Stocking the D.'aware River pilh
Black Bass-On Monday afternoon. The
24th uli.. a. S O'Clock, Mir. Philip Reed
started from Hsrper's Ferry with seven
hundred and six black bas5 in tso large
lsLks. which arrived at Philpsbure, oP-
posiie EssIon, al 8 p. m, on Wednesday
last, forty six hours being CONSUMED in
the tran. porlatiOn Of the fish. Mr.. Thsd.
deus Norris he protector Of the enter.
prise, and several interested gentlemen Of
this CITY, together with large Assem-
bl.ge OF the citizens OF Eas!on. anxious
Is awaited the arrival Of ;he hsh eli the
Philip.bure station. No!vilhstanding
The water IN tho taUas ga9 frequently
supplied with air BY pump during The
passage, and every possible care taken Of
The ii,b, about oae hundred died during
the transportation. Many Of the bass
wero Of nnbls proportions, about lie
size af en- Fdult shsd. and the contributors
ptesen. 0ere so much pleased by The sP-
pesr4nce Of the fish, that several offered
10 double their subscriptions II /: should
be necessary to send FOR more bass. The
LARGE number that Survived The trip as
soon as placed in The Delaware swan OF
az lively as il 10 their native Potomac.
10 obtain these fish ihero were msny
difficulties to contend with. Tho late
sres, freshei in the Potomac, which csus.
ed the loss Of go many live, >. liarPe; S
! Ferry, and The effects Of The war, seemed
TO have completely demOraIized he poPo'
slion OF Tie iown. The greater Pari Of
The male Inhsbilants do no work, 5Ed
constantly l,tou.n, low drinking places.
Twelve men were employed N taking
The bass ~ilh hook and line, who we're
psld twenty-five cents Tor each fish. As
rapidly IS the money was received II was
spent for whisky. T~o men early one
morning captured one hundred and seven
bass. for which they received S26.75.
The Other persons employed, on bearing
Of ibis success, Immediately stopped fish
ing, and all repaired 10 lie "sEOcery."
where liquor is dispensed, and The day
wss passed in dissipation. Two men
who appeared to be much interested IN
the undertaking and were very sctivc, il
was aherwsrd discovered, were canJI.
dates Tor local ofilcer, and would only
allow those men 10 fish who would give
them their votes. Owing TO the chsrsc.
ter OF HE population, Mr.. Reed constant
y KEEP. revolver near him, being fear
iu shat an attempt would be made 10 rob
lin. The FISH, when taken, we're placed
in TWO submerged boxes. which Wsre
carefully watched. The Isrgss; Of !hesa
was fastened 10 the railroad bndse which
crosses the river al iha! pO:nl End could
only be reached from The railroad by
tong ladder running from The bddee 10
the surface Of the water, which flows
over a rocky bed with great velocity.
Every morning aboui sunrise, Mr.. Reed
WONG repair 10 zoe ol'6' 20 see ''"' ''e
o'x was 'a'e' "0 nlo'""Es oe'"'g
leaving we own on max nS "'' ueos'
,hspec"'"' "e C''co'e!eu NAV VIC o'A
'ao C''aHPF'Ieo. ""''"' a. '"'' ''pe'N''
well filed with dsh. In great con'erna-
40" NC ''c0''eo '''' o''"se 'S',Uei,
tPec'sO's man ""o '"'o''.7u Wv" . ,"',
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