Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER ISABELLE REBUILT AT
A RIVER BOAT YARD.
Steamer Randall on Regular Route
New Name for Clara Leonard
-Marineg Matters.

The two-masted river schooner Isabelle
came into port day or two ago with
cargo OF cord wood ION her first visit Tor
several weeks. During her absence down
the river the schooner has been hauled out
on marine railway and given general
overhauling of her huh. She Is now IN gooo
trim for heavy work on the river curing
the fall and early winter, and VIII run
regularly between Nomini creek and TINS
city, bringing up wood and lumber primer
pally. The lisa belle is owned by Mr. Robert
Murphy Of Westmoreiand county, Va ana
has been a regular trader on the Potomac
for number of years past.
Mr.. James Neale, chief engineer OF the
harbor police boat Vigilant, who has peen
on his annual leave, returned to DUTY on
the steamer Saturday.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the
wholesale fish market OIL the 11th street
wharf but fair this morning, but the
demand was light and the supply was more
than ample to fill it. Most of the stock on
sale came from the fishing shores On the
north Atlantic coast, and trout, ta1lors,
bulBtish and crocus constituted the bulk or
the stock.
One little vessel with oysters aboard was
lying at the wharf this morning. with less
than a hundred bushels of the bivalves
aboard. They sold at 60 cents per bushel.
Grabs are scarce and are selling at good
prices
The watermelon season Is declining. and
this morning the supply on sale at the
wharf was small. The demand continues
fair, however. and the fruit sold at s. to
SIS per hundred, according to grade.
The schooner Ella Covington Is hauled
out on the marine railway at Benefits
boat yard for general overhauling of her
hull and for cauking and painting. The
schooner J. d Bell which was on the rail-
way was launched during the latter part
of last week and sailed at once s for the
lower river for a cargo for this city.
The steam launch Annie H.. belonging
to Mr.. Charles Heath and others, is also at
Benefits boat yard for minor repair work
about her hull and deck. The Annie H.,
when ready for service again will be used
for pleasure cruising on the Potomac.
The ram schooner Levin Marvel was haul
ed out on the marine railway at the Alex
andria shipyard Friday morning to have
her hull examined and for repairs and
painting. She was put overheard again
Saturday morning and sailed for a North
Carolina port.
The steamer Harry Randall, which has
been making Sunday trips to Colonial
Beach with exeursionists aboard. returned
to her route to the lower Potoma Satur-
day, enabling the steamer Wakefield to
return to the Wirt's wharf route.
The pile-driving machine belonging TO
Augustus Dean of Alexandria yes
terday taken to the point of operations of
the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company
dredge above the Long bridge, to do some
pile driving work for the machine to aid
it In deepening the water In the George
town channel.
The newly rebuilt schooner Clara Leon
ard, Captain Fegan, is in port with
cargo of pine lumber 1t is stated that
while here Captain Fegan will apply to
the custom house to change the name OF
the vessel to Minerva Fegan.
Of General Interest.
The new sea-going tug Margaret, built
a Baltimore for the P. Dougherty Com
pany, will, it is stated, go into commission
this week The Margaret is one of the
largest tugs afioat. She will be comma nd
ed by Captain Edward P. Snyder.
The barge Rebecca /. MeClain, with
cargo of asphalt bricks from this city. left
port a day two ago in tow of the tug
Peerless for Richmond, where the brick
will be used in street paving.
The tug Emma came into port light ana
sailed with two barees for Havre de Grace
to load coal for tbs city.
The revenue cutter Gresham, which has
recently been overhauIed at Baltimore, has
left that port for New York and will go
into service there. So
The four masted schooner Malcolm B.
Seavey, laden with ice from the Kennebec
river for the American Ice Company. was
brought into port yesterday by the tug
VIM. II. Yerkes, jr. The Seavey brings a
cargo of about 1,5OO tons, and is paying
her first visit to the Potomac for about two
years The schooner ]. M. Penley, which
came into port Friday with ice aboard, is
also paying her first visit to this city.
The -schooners Loon, with lumber from
the Rappahannock or James river, and the
Uriah HOrner, with a cargo from Aqua
creek, came into port yesterday afternoon
consigned to the dealers.
The schooner Carrie fs in port unloading
a cargo of pine lumber from a Virginia
lumber port for the dealers.
The ram schooner Grace G. Bennett
which discharged d cargo of lumber here
has gone to Alexandra and will load
cargo of fertilizer there for port on the
North Carolina sounds.
The schooner Albert Mokens, with a cargo
of pine lumber aboard from the Rappahan-
mock river came into port Saturday after
noOn