Evening star., 1914-11-28


| Anglers are making anxious inquiries
about the supply of trout in Squirrel
| creek Austin Savage had the nearby
creek stocked early in the spring with
about $4,000 small fish and he is anx-
ious to ascertain if the fish are thriv-
ing. trip to Squirrel creek was ar
| ranged for last Sunday. 1t was de-
layed. however. but may be made to-
morrow.
| Detective Jules r. Simpson of the
first precinct has returned from gun
ming trip to Catharpin. Prince William
county, Va, where he went as the
guest of w. L. Sanders. former base
ball player.
pin," said Simpson. I'VE killed twenty
| six rabbits and eight birds, but there
| are no turkeys in that section.
| Lawrence c. NJ. Siebel is gunner when
| there is anything to shoot
after it," said NJ. p. Sullivan. relating a
story of trip made by Siebel several
days ago, but all signs fail in dry
weather and Lawrence got no game
| Siebel told number of his friends OF
his prospective trip and arranged for
| quail and rabbit dinner at local res
| taurant. Sullivan and others were pre-
pared to enjoy the feast. but Slebei 8
| poor luck caused what the sportsman
saws is only postponement Of the spread.
| Patrick Riordan deserted Great Falls
last Sunday and went to the tidal basin
to watch others casting for bass. He
knew there would be no fish caught, he
said, and did not carry his parapher-
MALTA.
remarked to friends the next day. There
were five men fishing near me and all
caught fish. Wasn't that hard luck?
Florence Sullivan and William Coates
have returned from their second cunning
trip of the season to the farm OF r. =.
Pitcher, Midland, Va
There's fine country about Midland,
said Sullivan, land game was plentiful
On the first trip the gunners killed
forty-seven birds and sixteen rabbits,
while on the second trip they got sixteen
birds and eighteen rabbits, without hav-
ing the use of dogs
John Barry, Samuel Clark, Raymond
Barry and George Boswell were invited
to the vicinity of Gunston, Va, to enjoy a
cunning trip. They reached there about
I o'clock in the morning. they said, and
had 800 acres of land on which to gun.
rabbits were jumping all about US,
said John Barry, but we had no dogs
and were only able to kill fourteen of
them.
Disappointed at not getting any dogs.
the sportsmen left the fields and wooded
land and sought sport on the river. They
left the river before sundown with a
score OF bar and mallard ducks.
! the third precinct police station, and BIZ
cycle Policeman Frank Dierkopf of the
first precinct have returned from a gun
ming trip of four days to the vicinity of
I
Everything was dull" said Thompson.
~and we saw very few birds or rabbits" ;"
During the four days the two gunners
killed twenty-four rabbits and four birds.
Police Inspector r. b. Boyle and Police
man John Bowers spent Il week near the
foot of the mountains some distance from
Culpeper Va, and returned Thursday
night. On similar trips in recent years
the two sportsmen bagged large quanti-
ties of game. but this season, they stated,
game was exceptionally scarce.
1.-THE last day of our trip last year.
said the inspector, we saw several covies
of birds and a number of rabbits. but dur
ing the time the ground was covered with
snow and sleet hundreds of quail, rabbits
and other game starved to death
The two gunners killed few rabbits
and birds.
II saw hundreds of ducks and geese
OH swan point was tNe message FRANCIS
y. Stonestreet sent a friend from Rock
point this week, land as soon as they find
the bait about the blinds in the Wicomico
they will be plentiful inside
Brook Matthews, r. L. Digges and Will
liam Howard killed fifty-three ducks on
the river one day last week
Frederick Harveycutter and Thornton
Chesley tried their luck near Rock point
last Saturday, They bagged seven rab-
bits and five quail. The long spell of dry
weather. it is stated. interfered with the
cunning. There has been fall of rain in
Charles county, it is reported, and better
luck is anticipated.