Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The fish and oyster piers at the foot of
18th street southwest are now the dullest
places on the river front, and have been
for several weeks past, since the close of
the last fishing season. Once in while
a undertaken vessel will tie up at the
wharf and put her cargo ashore, but this
is all the life there is on the piers Within
the next three weeks, however, the water
melon running season Will be on, and the
10th street pier Will be a busy and lively
place every hour in the twenty-four The
schooner Enolia will, it is expected, arrive
here about July % with the first cargo of
melons from North Carolina, and she will
be quickly followed by other craft from
points on Chesapeake bay and the Potomac.
The coming OF the melon season means a
long period of activity at the oyster wharf
Before the melon season is over the oyster
season will be on, and then will come the
spring fishing season, SO that for eight or
ten months the 11th street pier will be one
of the busiest places on the river front
The Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
Railway Company will within a short time
start its five-trip-per-week schedule be-
tween this city and points on the lower
river to Baltimore. The steamer Calvert
is now at Baltimore shipyard receiving a
general overhaulng and painting, and
when she Is ready for service it is probable
she will be placed on the route under the
command of Capt. Herbert Bohannon, with
the steamers now in service, the Anne
Arundel. Capt. Geoghegan, and the North
cumberland, Capt. Smith With the f1ve-trip
schedule Of the railway line in effect eleven
trips each week will be made by the
Potomac steamers to river landings from
this city.
Arrived: Schooner, J. C. Cunningham,
railway ties from river point, at Alexan-
dria; schooner John H. Davis, pine lumber
from a river point, for dealers; power
schooner Sea Bird, from a cruise to Colonial
Beach; tug Minerva, with tow of six
lighters laden with sand and gravel, from
river point; schooner Eaton. with cargo
of pine lumber from the Rappahannock
river; tug ]. T. Selectman, towing a fleet of
lighters from river point.
Sailed: Schooner c. c. Wheeler, light for
the Rappahannock river to load lumber for
dealers here; schooner J. E. Bright for a
Virginia port to load pine lumber; bugeye
James o. Wright, light, for the lower
Potomac to load for this city; bugeye
Eleanora Russell. light, for the Wicdmico
Memoranda: Schooner Lizzie A, VIII
liams. from this city. has arrived at New
bern, N. c., and will load for this port:
schooner Edwin and Maud, from this city,
has arrived at Norfolk; barge ANNAPOLIS.
laden with fertilizer for Alexandria, has
sailed from Norfolk in tow of the tug
Defiance; barges 8. M. Provost and Edward
Fay, laden with coal, are on their way to
this city from Baltimore in tow of the tug
Fortuna.
The Philadelphia coal-carrying barges ].
w. Davidson and Joseph W. Janney have
completed unloading cargoes here and are
waiting the arrival of the tug Curtin, which
sounds, where they will load lumber for a
Philadelphia port, and will load coal back
to this city or Norfolk.
The United States Army steamer Pom
tonier, which has been laid up for sew
eral months past at the Washington Bar
racks Park, has returned to service. The
steamer is used as a tender to the Engineer
Battalion stationed at the barracks here.