The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-21
BACK CREEK NIPPLES.

clai YelIaIe. 30 lar there has been
nothing to make the spirits of the fish,
ermeh full proud, although every one is
patiently awaiting for the advent of a
''run'' of sturgeon.
There are several firms here which l
will carefully enamerate. On the port
hand side entering the creek is Wilburt
skillinger with s boats, who houses his
crew OF 20 men in a cabin on the shore.
Then comes the Hancock Bros. with 4
boats and with the Schr. Bessie Stull as
lay boat; then Sheppard and Harris with
g boats and Schr. Alfonzo as lay boat,
and next In line a be found our gen.
ial friends from HaDcock's Bridge,
Carl and Smith with Z boats and Schr.
-Four Sisters as lay boat. Luke's ruddy
countenance always beamiDg with good
cheer lights up the pathway of the dis.
consulate fishermen in that end of the
creek.
The New Gretna Fish Co., comfort
ably housed On board the Schr. Cham
pion with G boats, comes next, then the
CrameI Bros. with boats and Schr. r.
I. Bateman as lay boat, follow, and a.
bove them'is d. p. Leonard on the Schr.
Norma r. with 3 boats and above him
is the firm of Elsh, Buckleup, Sparks &
Co. with three nets. On the opposite
side of the creek Harry Pyle is located
-.
in a floating cabin, Hotel de Metropole,
with Sunday" as mate. H. j. Blohm
is on his float known as Castle Garden
with @ boats and the sloop ''Clara'', of
Cambridge, Nd, for tender, along with
Capt. Chas. Somers with his cat boat,
Speckled Hen, as market boat.
Pete and Jim, (Strimple Bros.), sit
uated on their new floating house boat,
The Hotel Oldmans, with 33 men aud
Is boats are anchored to the marsh just
above Blchm. Last in line but by no
means least "Natty" Dolbow hobs up
s%erenely upon the call Of visitors, or the
happy announcement of sturgeop. He
is nicely slowed away OH his new float,
Helms Coye'', with boats and IA
men.
Space will not admit me to mention
allthe ridiculous medicines that occur
here, but a few / will make mention of;
perhaps the most amusing occurred
while in the absence of Mr.. Blohm who
went home on May lst and left Sidney
Murphy ia charge. During the day a
evere storm arose and .Sidney" be-.
came alarmed and soon made extra
preparations for safety by putting out
additional anchors and lines to prevent
the float and boats from being carried
off. AT midnight when the storm was
at its height Sidney could be seen with
lantern in hand giving orders. After
the greatest danger was past he ordered
all hands below and stood watch alone
until morning. Some one said the next
day they thought they heard sweet
strains of music the night previous and
Sidney verified the statement, asserting
its truth. Another suggested mer,
maids and Sidney said he had never
heard them sing before, but he is fully
satisfied now there are such things, for
he says he would like to see the woman
that could stand on that salt marsh,
covered with water, and let herself go
as did that mermaid.
Ondast Thursday Pete and Jim went
out ON the Bay In their sloop TO gather
up the sturgeon from their boats, when
suddenly a squail came up. The Capt.
told Pete to let go the Jib halyards but
he seized the ''lazy jscks' letting them
60 instead. Jim saw Pete's mistake at
a glance and ran forward to assist him
and by some means got caught in the
jib sheets. After ~houndering around
some time he crawled aft and went be.
low where he remained until The vessel
was pfougn. in'o 'ne cieeA' Jun says
no useu w Ano" an aDouo poa'' ou'
since INC a'tou'ion VI moueih im'
proYemen'S no seiiy peiieSes III Is q
pack hulhper jim "eais sinoAeo
glasses anu says 'ne sun ane0s' us eyes
pus o.ners Say ~ 10 oauSeu W s'l@,n'ng
.ne opsicai he1ses' piousuv aoou' ii'n
looking lol 'ne ssuiseon 'na' nave ho'
YET put IN tneir appearance
harry omltn, known as ouhuay".'
does guard duty anu gives eAhipiIions
OF MS agiiity ana tactics as q matihe.
IrumDull OF sKulitown' anu haven't
or f~edricktoWn, interest olrimpies'
crew py giving lectures Oh the proper
metnod Oh raising Iauishes, caopase
and afa GRiDkO PYLE and eRliHaf3