The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-05-14

\ F.sn STORY. ,etcrtn fishermen, who was
lookin4 Che bis lobster at Bramhalrs market
TAFT week, 7tid in rell5 to i question Gwen, YES
ne II iatr e.zud lobster but nothing compared to
tAe one saw when ! was boy He was caught
on hook while fishing for other kinds of fish,
Hi-. WELL guess. We could not get him into a
hoa7head tub, ana allowed him to remain on deck
We couldn't do anything with MIN, AMI it required
fur men to throw him overheard. You don't see
such Holsters now-a-.lays The astonishcd audi.
enot agreed with his closing remark
THE ALiWIvE iNDUeTin. ). Nickerson &
Nons, Vt Boothbay, conduct large fishing bust
ness particularly in alewiycs, operating in several
rivers in Maine. Recently one of the firm was In
Belfast and contracted for Goo0 fish barrels, at 81
q ~ cents each. Last week sch. James Poole
came T. Belfast and loaded with 600 empty bar
rels sailing on saturday Sch. Perine, Capt Reed
another of Nickerson'5 vessels was here last week
and took on board 30 barrels Capt. Reed was
bound to Machias to fish for alewives, the Nicker-
sons having hired a river in that town. The fish
Will be pickled. This firm also owns privileges at
pamariscotta, Warren, Bristol and Machias Ale
wives are being taken now in the river at namar
iScotta.
MISC oT CRrSTACEANs. ON Thursday morning
last Mr. John c. Condor, Of Belfast caupht the
king OF Holsters in the waters of Penobscot Rav
The lobster was caught southeast of Moose Point
in line with Brigaditr's island. The monster
was too large to enter the trap but a. the tran was
Drawn up became entangled in the heading and
was safely landed in the boat The lobster was
perfect in a! his parts. IL measured y inches
from the end Of the tail to the end of the longest
Git"' 20 Inches aroLnd the body and II inches
around the large claw. When taken from the
wafer ne weighed twenty three pounds, but after
D"Iihg shlank to seventeen. Barnaces adhered
to the claws and body. The monster was on ex
hmtion at Capt. +. f. BIamhall's market where if
attracted much attention. Every one said it was
the largest lobster they had ever seen. Mr. Charles
r sanford, of New York, offered Capt. BramhaI
- for the lobster but he would not take it, sat
ufdly capt Bramhall boiled the lobster in strong
pltkle to preserve it. The captain expects to
reaIl1e handsome sum from the crustacean
Nllllamsons History of Belfast mentions the
capture of a lobster, at City Point many wears
ago, that weighed y pounds
1ROt FISHING AT SWAN LArE. Not for wears
nave fishermen been so successful in taking trout
from swan lal-e' Swanvile, as the present season
lhey nave Just learned how to catch them. Fish
Commissioner Stanley has always contended that
trout coud be caught in swan lake as elsewhere
lie sald that II nets were done away with and fish
ahgled for properly he had no doubt but that they
couid be successfully taken. Two weeks ago Mr.
Stanley came here and with friend went to Swan
laht' where IN a short time he captured two three
PouhderS, trailing for them. Since then nearly
100 iish have been taken from the lake. On Friday
MI X l. Rankin, of this city, caught a seven
pounder that measured % inches in length II was