Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09

Harry Conger. clyde Conger and John
Bowers. The trip to Colton's was made
| in the launch Conger. and the party oc-
cupied cottage during their stay at the
resort.
Adoph Lippard was known as Spot.
| the funny man" while Sergt Curry was
I "buckshot" The two men furnished much
of the evenings entertainments. Music
and dancing contributed To the night at
| fractions, while during the day nothing
| but fishing was heard of.
Every day during their stay the dozen
anglers tried their luck at fishing many
successful catches being made II was
| one of the most successful Of the annual
| outings Of the party
| Camp Lewis at Lodge. Va, is a thing Of
the past so far as this season is con-
cerned. The several branches OF the
| Lewis family furnished campers enough
! to have jolly party at Lodge all sum
mer. and their many guests from time
/ to time varied the monotony Of camp
! life.
/ A. T. Schroth and Cant Billy Hettinger
| made several trips to the camp In their
boat and enjoyed camp life. being two OF
the many guests entertained during the
summer
| George Lewis had charge of affairs
during the last two weeks of the camp.
and he was not at all joyous over his
return home. one day just before break
| ing camp he caught more than three
! dozen trout. the smallest being more
| than two pounds and the largest about
four pounds
Night fishermen have not been made 10
| give up the sport because OF the muddy
water, and the usual number of those
who do their fishing between shutdown
and sunrise are still in evidence. Ben
ming bridge. always a favorite place for
! such sportsmen. is lined with men with
lanterns every night, while many others
| fish from the wall around Potomac
Park
| George Johnson. one OF the colored
| fishermen. usually starts fishing about q
o'clock. and stays about the river until
morning
II usually fish for carp" George says.
because | have customers who buy them.
but when I want fish for my own table
/ catch cats and perch
Night fishing. he says. is great sport.
He has to use something to keep away
| the mosquitoes, and has to resort to the
use OF bells to awaken him when the fish
bite. and it's great. he says. to hear the
sounds of the bells.
when the bells ring" he says, there's
something doing
Maj. Richard Sylvester encountered bad
/ weather on his vacation, and he has
| hardly been able to wet his lines. The
major is regarded as being something OF
an expert with rod and line. and for
great many years he has fshed In the
vicinity of Harpers Ferry
| Ever time the major comes fishing,
| said one of the Harpers Ferry residents
yesterday. lit lis sure to rain. He was
there much earlier in the season and there
| was not much rain. but when he got
ready for his two-week outing, down
came the rain, and the water has been
muddy all the two weeks"
/ \ X
Detective Bob Hewlett has returned
| from his second fishing trip this year to
/ Piney Point. During his recent ten-day
| caught many fish.
| 1T was an easy matter to go out two
hours in the morning and catch fish
enough to feed a family" the fisherman
said, and | never could understand why
so many anglers pile up the fish TO throw
| away"
! Trout fishing about Piney Point, he
| says, was splendid. Tailors were not 50
plentiful this season.