Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-20
Delaware shad Matching.


United States Fish Commission steamer
Fish Hawk last Friday, when deposit OF
S63, 900 eggs was made on the spawning
grounds off Washington Park 1t has been
the most phenomenal season on record fol-
the Fish Hawk. Captain Smith, who has
been with the Fish Hawk the past twenty
years, said:
''During the season there have been lis,
033, 900 eggs collected, which is IS, 900, 00O
over last year. There have been go, 033, 000
fry Matched out by the Fish Hawk propa-
eating crew. OF this number Matched
there have been 6, 720, 900 deposited by the
boat crew on the grounds off Washington
Park, while others have been sent to Mays
Landing. Salem, Milford, Callicoon, Della
ware Water Gap, Asbury Park, Dividing
Creek, Old Bridge, and other points along
the Delaware river
During the season he also shipped 2, 500.
600 eggs to Albany to be deposited in the
Hudson river, 5000, 000 to the Maryland
Fish Commission to be used at the Druid
Hill Matching station, 5000, 600 to Connec-
ticut and 5000, 600 to Delaware.
The eggs were collected as follows: 40,
947, 900 from the Washington Park fishery,
17,01s, 900 from BENEFITS fishery at Glenn
Mill Cove, $3.50, 900 from Cramer's Hill
fishery and 81, 925, 600 from the gill fisher
men, The Fish Commission pays $40 per
million for the eggs
Summing up the seasons work, the Della
ware has yielded more spawn for propa-
eating purposes than any other river in the
United States The weight of shad has
increased during the past ten years, and
now every season hundreds of them weigh
ing from nine to eleven pounds are caught
Another feature of the Fish Commissions
work is the Matching Of salmon, and this
season shows a vast increase of Atlantic
salmon in the Delaware river over former
years. There were nine caught in the large
seine at the Washington Park fishery their
weight ranging from eight to fifteen pounds;
two at Benefits fishery weighing eleven
and thirteen pounds, and one by giller,
weighing fourteen and one-haf pounds.
The Fish Commission instructed Captain
Smith some time ago to secure a collection
of live fish from the Delaware river to be
sent to the Pan-American Exposition at Buff
falo, and they were sent last Saturday week.
Among the collection were fourteen stur-
geon and four German carp.
The Fish Hawk has been undergoing re-
pairs and will leave this week for Woods
Holl, Mass.
Pennsgrove Public School Commencement.
The annual commencement Of the Penns-
grove public school was held in St. PauPs
NJ Z. church at that place on Friday even
ing of last week The church was beauti-
fully decorated with palms, evergreens and
roses.
At eight O'Clock the church was filed
with people at which time the march was
played and the graduates Of the H. S. and
grammar grades headed by the Principal
and DIR. C. G. Boyer marched in to take
their respective places. After the invoca-
tion the choir rendered in their interesting
manner the Yachting Glee." Mr.. Ray
mond n Harris then delivered the Saluta-
ton which was full of inspiring thoughts
and feeling, in very interesting manner.
Charlotte May Werle had the optional
Grafton which she delivered in very
forcible and impressive manner. HMerrily
Goes the Bark by the choir then cheered on
the class Grafton which was given by Mr..
Asa T. Richardson who is very plain
speaker His grafton was full of fire
and patriotism-he held the audience
almost spell-bound for nearly fifteen min
utes.
The Valedictorian, Miss Sara j. Rogers,
had chosen for her subject ''The Spirit of
the Scholar" which she handled like an
stage oratress.
The annual address by Rev. Prof. Chas.
c. Boyer, A. NJ. Phi. D., was pronounced
as the most interesting, entertaining and
instructing one that had ever been given on
such on occasion in Pennsgrove.
In the absence of the President, the
Mr.. G. W. Cable, presented the
H. S. diplomas with neat little speech;
then the Principal Isaac Rissmiller, pre-
sented the grammar diplomas.
The program from beginning to end was
a complete success, thus rejecting great
credit on both scholars and teachers.
Bouquets and presents were presented to
the graduates as they got through with
their orations. The principal received
many congratulations in the success OF his
first year at Pennsgrove.
The population of Pennsgrove has in
creased so fast in the last few years, that
the Board of Education has been obliged to
order two new rooms added to the school
house. The scholars in the primary room
made only half days. The number of
scholars enrolled were 367 with an average
of 1873.