Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
DIR. Reed.
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

A large throng Of former residents Of
Maryland and Virginia along the lower Po-
mac, who now reside here, and who spent
the Thanksgiving holiday at their old
homes, were passengers aboard the steamer
Harry Randall, returning from lower river
points last evening. The steamer had more
than two hundred passengers aboard. Num-
bers of them brought back rabbits, birds
and other game. One or two wild turkeys
were also brought ashore.
Arrived: Bark Memento Utalian), from
Argentina, South America, bones for Bry-
ant fertilizer factory, Alexandria; schooner
Amanda Lewis. oysters from beds in the
lower Potomac: schooner Osceola, cord
wood from a river paint for dealers; tug
]. T. Selectman. with a tow Of scows for
Greenway fats.
Sailed Tug William H. Yerkes for Balti-
more. with light barge in tow: steam
barge Daniel K. Jackson. for the lower
river to load back to this port; schooner
Earl Biscoe, light, for a river point to load
cord wood; barge Potomac, for a bay point,
to load; steam yact Acoomac, Virginia
oyster navy, to lower Potomac on cruise;
schooner Avalon, for Potomac oyster beds.
to load for this market; tug Peerless, tow
ing barge Rebecca T. McLain, light, for
Baltimore, to load hard COAL
Memoranda: Barge Alexander Gibson is
loading stone at Georgetown for Norfolk
steam barge E. J. Tull is in Nomini creek
loading cargo for dealers at this port;
schooner E. s. Johnson is reported in the
river bound to this port, laden with canned
goods: schooner Nettie has been chartered
to load pine lumber at Blandfield's, Va for
this port; barge Saugerties will go to Bal
timore to load gas-making coal back to this
city; schooner Ada Wood has gone to
Blackstone Island to load for this port;
barge Columbia, from Potomac river has
arrived at Baltimore with cargo of sui
phur rock. in tow of tug Bohemia.
The supply of oysters in the shell was
about exhausted at the 18th street wharf
oyster market when the fleet of ten vessels
with oysters aboard arrived in port Satur-
day During the past week the demand for
the bivalves was heavy. in consequence OF
Thanksgiving. and they sold at prices rang
ing from 55 cents to $1.20 per brshel, ac-
cording to grade of stock wanted.
The hull Of the old steam launch Cygnus,
which was purchased several weeks ogo by
Mr.. John Boswell, Is being rebuilt and made
ready for the installation of a 25-horse
power gasoline engine. The engine it is
stated, will be placed in the boat within the
next week or two but she will not be ready
for service until the opening of the next
boating season in the early spring.
The power launch Esther, which had been
| hauled out on the marine railway at Rea-
gan's boatyard for some repair work to her
| hull, has been completed and put over.
board ready for service. The launch will be
| used for hunting and fishing trips on the
river until ice forms
The two-masted schooner Howard Dali
has been purchased by Capt John Cation
of Church Creek Md. from her Baltimore
owners. Caption Cation will have the Dali
thoroughly overhauled and will take COM
mand of her in person. She will be con-
tinue6 in the Chesapeake bay trade.