Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-05-04
BIG FISH.

. ting under date Of the 18th says: u
notice in the IIagerstown Tcics II Week
/ the following item:
! ENORMOUS FIsH.-The most successful
bass fishing that we have yet heard OF
was done by Mr.. Singleton Chambers,
of Harper's Ferry,in the Potomac river
near that place, on Tuesday last. In
this expedition Mr.. &. caught thirty
extra large bass, and among them one
weighed srrcnieen pOuads and 'hrte
ounces This fish be afterwards traded
toa gentleman for som and fire pigs
and fro Jaryei, Of earn. Mr. Cham
bers is one ahead of any bass fisherman
in this section, and although he entire
" forgot to remember the printer, we
wish him many more such hauls.-CAar.
Spirit.
"Now let me accompany this bass
solo of Charlcstown, with an EIllcolt
City relative written an octave higher.
Mr.. Longbow Munchausen, poor but
honest and truthful citizen OF this place,
while fishing in the Patapsco near the
mouth OF Sucker Branch on last Tues
dav, caught among others, an enormous
male lass, that weighed exactly twenty
five pounds, four ounces, two penny
weights, one and half grains. This
roval fish he afterwards traded with
gentleman, for sow and ten pigs,
three barrels Of whiskey and acalt. The
calf he has sold to the proper authorities
to be used for vaccine purpose, for one
hundred dollars; with the whiskey he
has started a tirSt-class restaurant IN
Charlcstown and the SOW and pigs he
traded with a man for horse and wag-
on, which horse and wagon he traded
with another man for farm in Wash
ington county, on which he has moved
with his wife and five lovely children
and has already planted his potatoes
He confidently expects to be sent to the
Legislature next time. All Of which
only gors to show what little careful
bass fishing on Tuesday will do.
IzNAK WALTON.
-EMcoH Gig Times.
TIE F.su Y ARHERs'-The Shepherds
town Register man is notorious for his
fish warns, and about once month
treats his readers to a ''tishy fish story
McCordell, Of the Williamsport PHot
has evidently become jealous, for in his
last issue he is after the Register man
with the tollowing:-"A huge black
bass weighing 10 pounds, strong, we
learn, was caught in the Potomac on
Monday last. When cleaned its nav
was foundto contain a childs shoe, -
fish hooks, "a brass buttons, pump
sucker, 3 grab-hooks, 2 live cat fish, an
old straw hat, IL yards of seine, the
rudder post of a canal boat and log
chains. Now, Mr.. Shepherdstown Reg
lister, beat that "-Hngersto,cn T"tce
4 Week.
sD" We respectfully inform the Ha-
cerstown 7icice n Week, and William
sport Pilot men, that the notice Of the
seventeen FOUNDER, caught at Harpers
Ferry, was none of oar "fsh' story, but
it was "beHer-ed" out by the sub-editor
man of the Charlestown Spirit, with
whom storytelling is as natural as it is
with him in eating "old cheese.
But now let us tell our "fishy story.
A few days ago whilst several gentle
men were pushing a fiat boat across the
Potomac river, near Knots stone quar-
w. few miles below town, the boat
suddenly was checked, and, despite the
efforts of the oarsmcn, could not adj
vance. The boat was then pushed
backward in order to see what had OBJ
structed its passage, when it was found
that bass fish had gotten under the
boat and impeded its progress 1t was
as large as a sixteen year" old boy.
ssy" DANIEL b. Lucas, Eso.-This
gentleman, a citizen of this County, on
Monday evening last; delivered a poem
to the Bunker Hill Lyceum, of Berke-
ley County, which is referred to very
complimentary, by the editor Of the
Martinsburg Statesman. af follows
The exercises were opered by an ap-
propriate prayer by the Rev. Afford,
when Daniel b. Lucas, Esq, of Jetfcr
son, the poet for the evening, was intro
ducei Mr.. l.. as was expected charm
ed the audience in the delivery of his
poem, entitled the Roman Nazarene.
which in beauty Of conception, startling
imagery, and touching pathos, we have
never heard eXceled.
S1"LEcrURE-The MartinSburg St"ie,-
man speaks of the Lecture delivered by
W. L. Wilson, Esq, Of this County,
before the Martinsburg Lvceum as fol-
lows:-
Prot. W. l. Wilson of Charlestown,
delivered lecture before the Martins
burg Lyceum, on last Friday evening,
as per appointment. Mr. W. announced
as his subject The New Education,
which he handled in mastery and
highly instructive manner Mr.. w. is
a pleasant and polished speaker and his
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