The Newtown bee., 1908-09-11
The NeWtOWn Bee.
Washington.
CURTIS TITUS PULLS IN A 22-LB.
 DOGFISH UNASSISTED.
Hewtown, Friday. September II, 1908.

DOhfloH lNhooio AED.
 The New Haven Register prints the following: While out fishing for blues last week Thursday, off Double Beach. fiye-year-old Curtis Titus. the son of | A. c. Titus of Washington, caught a dogfsh which weighed just 22 pounds,
 and when stood up beside him, comes
 just one and one half inches above Cur tis' tow head. Curtis holds the record | for this season, all right, and anyone who doesn't believe it has only to go down to the Beach and ask either Vic tor or Captain Clark and they will tell him the same thing. The big catch was
 made when all the members of the
 Titus family went fishing for blues off l the beach. They anchored in the rip, and things were going rather slowly. |
 Curtis was fishing with hand line,
 more to keep him busy than anything else, his father said-when all of a sud den there was splash and the line be-
 gan to sing out through the young
 ster's hands. When the splash came,
 his father and mother looked around
 quickly, for they thought at once that
 Curtis had fallen overheard. Not at
 all. They beheld their son tugging
 sturdily at the line, which was cutting
 circles all over, the face of the water.
 Curtis braced one foot against the rail
 and began to pull in hand over hand. | At first everyone thought he had an eel, so they let him keep on. As soon as the line shortened so that the form of the fish could be seen in the water, everybody hustled to the side of the boat and took one look. Some members of the party say that his mother and sisters screamed, but this isn't so. Curtis father says it isn't. The little boy could not lift the fish across the rail, so his father pulled it in over the side. There was a great turmoil in the bottom of the boat at once, for the big dogfsh thrashed around at great rate until hit over the head with an oar. Then he was taken off the line, and all the rest of the fish were for gotten. The party returned to Double Beach and the first thing off the boat onto the pier was the Shark" Curt is bore his honors modestly. but as soon as the news of the catch reached the guests of the hotel, there was a great furry and everyone rushed down to the pier. Curtis had to stand up, and his father held the fish up beside him. With the tail just scraping the boards, the wicked looking snout of the fish came just over Curtis head. The fish was on exhibition last night on the rocks near the gasoline tank, and the hotel people declare that it is the biggest catch of the season. His father started to depreciate his sons catch to the reporter. "It only hap pened to catch on his hook by luck, ," he said. But the ladies of the party wouldn't let it go at any accident like that. 'How did the fish you caught get in the boat" they aske d him. Didn't they just happen on your : hook to?' Mir Titus had to admit that such was the case, so Curtis got all the honor that was coming to him. Most of the discussion passed over his . head for he was busy with a big ear of sweet corn when the reporter called and 1e let the others do the talking.
 The meeting of the Cradle roll mem- )ers held on the lawn of the parsonage vas a delightful affair for the little 'olks. The seasons were beautifully represented by children clothed in sug- ,estive and charming costumes, and who darced prettily. The dues and .hildren's savings for the year amount d to S1O7. Those giving the largest mounts and who were made life mem- ,ers were Holly Fem, Percy Fenn, Nelson Titus, Hoadley and Margaret Mitchell.
 G. R. Williams, representing the Custom Tailoring Department, Wood null, Goodale & Bull, Syracuse, N. r.. will be at the store of Duncan '& Can ield, Wednesday and Thursday, Sep ember l6 and F, with samples of all he new suitings and overcoatings for 'utumn and winter season 19OS-O9. We 'xtend very cordial invitation to call md inspect the line.
 Miss Helen Woodruff gave party on 'aturday night. The young men howed remarkable skill in the bonnet contest.
 Mir and Mrs Klein of New York City re guests over Sunday and Labor day if MT and Mrs Charles c. Ford.
 MT and Mrs Frank Metcalf of Bridgeport have been boarding at Rob-