Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-18
ON THE RIVER FRONT
COLONIAL BEACH TO BE LIGHTED
By ELEcTRIc1TY.
Well-Known Schooner Sold - Ship
ments Of Railway Ties North
Other Marine Matters.

Colonial Beach, one Of the summer resorts
largely patronized by Washingtonians, is to
be an up-to-date town, 1t Is said, in the mat
ter of lighting, and visitors to the resort
next summer will see 1t ablaze with electric
lights At the meeting OF the select council
of the town held Thursday might last Capt
E. S. Randall of this city was given fran
chise for the electric lighting, and Mr. E. NJ
Anderson of this city is preparing plans for
the plant Work on the buildings will begin
early in the spring and by the 1st of June
the plant will be installed and in full opera
tfon. Power enough will be placed in the
new plant to light town five times the
present size of the Beach.
The coasting schooner VIM. T. Donnell,
frequent visitor to this city, has changed
owners, having been purchased by A. H.
Bull & Co. of New York. Her new owners
will continue her on the coasting trade
She was built at Bath Me-, in 1888.
The little steam launch Doc Ray has been
employed for several days past towing
wood-laden barges from river points to this
city. She was formerly used for pleasure
purposes, but will now engage In light tow
ing on the river.
There are In port here and at Alexandria
four large vessels from foreign ports, a
thing that seldom happens here. The three
vessels come from Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick and bring cargoes of lumber and
plaster A number of other vessels from
Trinidad and elsewhere are expected to ar
rive at any time.
Fish are reported quite scarce from the
Potomac nets at the fish market at the
18th street wharf this morning, but there
was fair supply of trout, founders and
other deep-sea fish on hand The demand
for the first of the week was fair and prices
continue good, and this morning were as
follows: For salmon trout, to Sc. per
pound; sturgeon, 8 to 10c. per pound; fioun-
ders, 4 to &c. per pound; Potomac black bass,
10 to 15c. per pound: North Carolina black
bass, to 1Oc. per pound; green pike, g to
&c. per pound; pan rock, to Sc. per pound ;
medium rock, 10 to 12c, per pound; boiling
rock 121h to loo. per pound; tailors, to
sc. per pound; bluefsh, Z to Sc. per
pound white perch to lac. per pound;
bunch: yellow perch. 10 to 40c. per BUNCH
mullets 10 to 25c. per bunch: catfish. large,
20 to 35c. per bunch; catfish. small, 10 to
15c. per bunch; carp, Is to 40c each; eels
5 to Sc. each; gray trout, 50 to $40 per bar
rel, and butter fish, s6 to So per barrel.
The supply of Potomac river oysters in
the shell was increased at the 18th street
oyster wharf since yesterday by the arrival
of half dozen vessels, bringing about ! 200
bushels of excellent stock. The demand is
still rather light, but prices continue about
the same as last week, the small oysters
selling at from As to SOC. per bushel, and
ranging from that up to 55c. per bushel for
the finer stock.
Of General Interest.
Shipments Of railway ties from points on
the lower Potomac continue to be made in
large quantities to Philadelphia and New
York markets. Lying at Somerset Beach
wharf is the big barge John r. Zimmerman,
taking on a cargo Of ties for Philadelphia,
and other barges are loading in Aqua
creek and at other points.
Mr. Augustus Dean, the well-known Alex
andria boat builder Is confined to his home.
an abscess having formed under his tongue.
Mr.. George NOVEL; has been appointed a
uuartermaster on the Norfolk and Wash
ington line and assigned to duty on the
steamer Washington.
The schooner Edith G. Folwen. laden
with about 900 tons Of asphalt, has ar
rived in port from Port au Spain, Island Of
Trinidad. She Is unloading at the wharf
foot Of South Capitol street.
The schooner VIM. Donnelly has arrived
in port laden with lumber from a Virginia
lumber port for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner Alice Carlisle, having
aboard full load of cord wood from Nom
ini, has arrived in port for Robert Murphy
& Co. She will unload in, 1.-The James Creek
canal.
The Ethel and the Marie are at Alexan-
dria with full cargoes OF Potomac river
oysters.
Barge II Of the Standard OIL Company
has completed the unloading Of cargo Of
OIL and has sailed.
The schooner John Q. Ferguson is at the
wharf of 7. W. Riley, unloading a cargo
of lumber for Church & Stephenson and
Galliher Bro.
The large three-masted schooner Henry