The Penn's Grove record., 1895-05-10
FISHING NOTES.

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but the prices very low. As high as
800 were caught on Monday and from
100 to 200 daily during the week. Shad
have been selling for from IS to $40 in
Philadelphia and clearing from 81 to S.,
The catch in the Bay has been from
$50 to 400 per day.
Several rock and carp are being
caught by shad fishermen.
Faunce's Fishery, at Riverton, comes
to the front with the record of 100
shad in one haul and a sturgeon weigh.
ing v 200 pounds. IT has been many
years since the shad fishing has been so
good in that vicinity.
Charles A. Schriner the State Fish
and Game Protector, with some of the
Fish Wardens from the upper part of
the State, took a look at the Delaware
along Salem county last Sunday. His
idea is that as the shad fishing season
is partly over one tug for Wardens Cal
lahan and Robbins is enough for them
to stop fishing from u set Saturday
night to twelve O'Clock Sunday night,
When we consider that Salem county
has about 80 miles of River and Bay-to
watch and it will take a tug about 3
hours to run from one end of the coun-
ty to the other any waterman can tell
you a fishermen can. get q full drift of
the tide from the time the tug disap-
pears until she returns.
Game and Fish Protector Shriner has
allowed the two Camden county fish
warden two deputies each.
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERs
The meeting Of the old board was
held on Wednesday, LIST. Bills from
the several wards and townships were
read, approved and ordered paid.
A bill of SIS from H. w. Elbirn, of
Bridgeton, for a grayestone for Abram
o. Blew, of Elmer, a veteran soldier
buried at Bridgeton, was laid over for
investigation.
Committee on Public Property report
ed progress regarding the rental of the
county ground. The matter was re-
ferred to Solicitor Sinnickson.
COMMITTEES on sunken vessel, Volante,
in Alloways Creek, reported progress
and was continued.
Committee on bridge at Aldine re-
ported progress aud was discharged.
Committee on bridge at Loper's
Branch, Pittsgroye, reported the re-
pairs complete and was discharged.
The Treasurer Of the Aims House ask.
ed for $500, which was granted and an
order drawn for the amount.
Mr.. Borton asked for instructions re-.
lative to his duty in repairing sidewalks
in connection with bridges in Woods
town.
Solicitor Sinnickson replied that it
was the duty of the Freebooter to re-
pair f~ootpaths or sidewalks in connec,
ton with bridges in towns, borouglis OF
cities. NEX
Mr.. Westcott applied for the loan OF
the old muskets in the arsenal to .4the
Junior Order OF American Mech" p
to be returned to the couy elsi4, PIX
ed for. On motion, grantot Ets
Messrs. Prickett and Do23 ksn lse-
firing members, took their II AaRr ?
propriate remarks. Hps
BOARD OF FREEHoLDERs ORD MAMIE.
The annual meeting of the County
Board of Chosen Freeholders TAas held
in the Court House, on w nesday,
Clerk j. Forman Sinniekson q led ths
Board to order at 11.30. Tim Boarc
now consists Of the following II smbers
Salem, L. W. IF. II. Lloyd, 1S9t
l.. P. Neck-Wm. johnson, DEs 1891
U. p. Neck-C. b. tanning, III 1885,
Mannington-Peter Smith. ri 1891
l.. A. Creek-Henry Elwell, 1891
A~lloway-S. ". Jones, ID. 1881
Elsinboro-David Fox, d. 1881
Pittsgrove-Joel G.. Langley, 1881
Quinton-Edw. S. CARL, II. 1881
Salem, w. W.-B. b. WestcO r 1895
He P~ilta0rnua loo MophpW 4 1905
Pilesgroye--Edwin L. BoItoHN X. 1881
Oldmans-George Gaventa, I 1885
Republicans s. DemocI$ 5.
The Board organized b was Ing thu
the Democrar-old King nj
nominations. jtten
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