The Penn's Grove record., 1893-05-12
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Shad fishins%h has ALMOST entirely fallen OFF
attilis point and pearly all the shad fisher.
men have left, except Frank H.. Walker.
Blohm and Bright still continue their
pbiscatorial pursuits with the assistance of a
third hand this week. Bright walks leisur-
w along the shore, holding the inner end of
the net as it drifts with the current, while
Blohm and his partner. with boat attached
to the outer end of the net, tides s]crcncly
over the foamy pillows watching for strikes.
'Billy" Lilly. who fishes for Leonard,
caught a hideous specimen of the deep on
Tuesday in sturgeon net. 1t was about four
feet long, and looked like o mOnstrous skate
fish. Its mouth was large enough 10 take
an ordinary sized wooden bucket. On open
ing its stomach it was found to contain II 4
pound roe shad, and a good sized catfish.
Among other curiosities here, BlOhm has
a man who sets steel traps to catch cells.
Skellinger has q man who spent nearly all
Of Sunday fishing in o salt hole i'll the marsh
with a hook and line for oysters and Leon
ard has one who declares he can put the
spreet in a sail in the fog as easily as when
it blows hard.
Strimple Bros. caught another monster
sturgeon on Monday, eleven feet long. 1t
took six men to get it in the boat.
A Bridgeton fish dealer was fined $40 fol
having in his possession q young sturgeon
under 3 feet in length.
Sailor Jack" was taken in custody OF
Friday evening last by four officers from
Bridgeton. He was tried on Monday and
found guilty Of police slaughter. Sentence
has not yet been passed upon him.
A colored knight, OF the lather brush does
q thriving business here on Sunday. His
tonsorial room is a side-tracked box car,
and his chair consists of some fish boxes
placed one upon another with a bunch of
salt hay for a head rest. The operation is
sometimes performed by placing the victim
under the influence Of ether though he most
generally uses gas, notwithstanding many
nave been saved q trip to Auburn.
Eph Bacon caught some snappers in a
ditch not far from here on Monday, cut
their heads off the same afternoon prepare
tory to cleaning them the following MORN
ing. That night Fps cat, while strolling
around the cabin, somehow got too close to
the head of the snapper which fastened its.
jaws on pussey's tail, Eph hearing his cats,
tail of woe quickly ran to its assistance.
The snapper's head had to be split in two
before the cat could be extricated from its
perilous position. q
Fishing is poor and the fishermen look
blue. b.
The weather here is very favorable for fish
ing but the 1o0ked-for catch of sturgeon on
Monday was not as good as had previously
been anticipated by the many firms which To-
cate here in the enterprise. Shad fishing also
has come to a %standstill, the catch for the pas,
week has been very small. John Black OF
South PENIS Grove, who has been fishing for
shad and living aboard of his sl0op which was
anchored near the mouth Of Stowe creek took
his departure on Tuesday for home, lie has
from this port, his largest catch In one day be
ing $50 shad. Blohm and Bright come next,
their largest for the same day was ''l%' and no
The only successful business carried ON here
this spring, was duo by D, +. ana
Brad Leonard viz. the cat FISH business,
left quietly last Saturday with all the net pro,
ceeds. Now ID. r.. is lamenting over his losses
and says it is a very slippery business Tor
the catch was at its heighth you could see at
any time, something having. the appearance
of a batteaux all covered with mud, plying its
way slowly up and down the creek under t1e
careful guidance OF Leonard Bros. But Brad
only went home and we miss him.
On Friday Of last week William, Lille who
he would lay away his net and replace il with
a sturgeon net which he did, then started to go
out fishing but ere he had reached the cut. "a
the Wind had his boat upon her beam end and
KWillam. and his partner found themselves
TdrlttRSrup the creek at the mercy oil Inc
tlxaves. Assistance was Immediately given,
the men rescued and safely landed on shore.
Saturday follows in the line OF accidents,
James Smalley had one rudder OF his sturgeon
boat carried away while out In the bay fishing
and the boat hadt0 be TAX en- in tow by other
boats or be blown W a. from camp over night
as the wind blew very hard.
Capt. Frank +. Uwyer fishing for IL. j.
Blohm also carried ave. his spirit and came
very near being wrecked upon the shore at Co
hansey light but while running OIL to me
ieeward he came In contact with the disabled
boat spoken Of above and secured OF them their
"sprlt," Which, alter q long and dangerous Voy-
age, enabled him to safely reach Stowe, Creek
With a broad smile of satisfaction upon MS lace,
Frank remarked 81 brought her home
,"s.h.u.r-e," and would have been here before
but the old boot" has no gear on her.
On Tuesday an English tramp played, havoc
among the nets fishing In or near the cIanhel.
she run over, cut in two ana tore out three nets
ior James Strlmple y Bro, three for SNYDER
BROS. three for H. j. Blohm and cut IN TWO
several others. Estimated loss combined s4JV.
The wife OF H.. J. Blohm Is spending this week
az Stowe Ureek, she Is stopping at the Hotel
windsor, and employs her time fishing IN the
bay with the Capt" and boating upon me
smooth waters OF the smooth waters oil the low
er creek.
The wife Of Israel Dolbow has been stopping
with US, for the past two weeks. Capt. DolpoW'
having had built q neat little cottage for the ex.
press purpose OF his wife, can now be seen ~
any time, when walking down 'Boardway' WIN
ms little girl upon his Knee, looking LOT SUR
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