Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-28
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamers arriving here from the
lower river yesterday brought a heavy
supply of turkeys, both live and dressed
consigned to commission men in this city
and also many that were consigned to
private parties, and which will today ap-
pear on the dinner tables Of Washington
householders. Many residents of Wash
inston are natives of the river counties
OF Maryland and Virginia. and Thanks
giving and Christmas each year their rela-
tives and friends send them boxes con-
tanning good things from down home'
This Thanksgiving many boxes came as
usual, but it Is said at the steamboat
wharves that the business this year was
not as heavy as last year. All day yes
terday the wharves were crowded with
persons inquiring for boxes consigned to
them, and the steamboat Office clerks and
wharf men had busy time of it. While
the wharves are lively about Thanksgiving
time, it is about Christmas that the steam
boat piers are like bee hives, and heavy
business is done by the Potomac steamers
The supply of oysters in the she'll at
the 18th street wharf market is not heavy
but was ample yesterday to meet all de-
fill orders today. Three or four yes
sells, each with about 400 bushels Of oys-
tiers aboard from the Potomac beds, have
arrived In the city during The past twenty
| TOUR hours, ana several Vessels are DOWN
the river loading for this city and should
arrive here today. The oysters on sale
at the wharf market come from the VII
comico river, from Nomini. Curriomen.
Coan. Smiths creek and other points on
the Potomac. and from the eastern shore
of Chesapeake bay. They are selling at
prices ranging from 30 cents per bushel
up to 80 cents and 81 per bushel. The
demand is fair.
Arrived: Schooner E. L. Bowen, cord
,.i1, ,f,,< Sc,
here; tug Capt. Toby. towing two lighters
with oak and locust logs aboard from
Occoquan for Alexandria; schooner May
flower, with cargo from a down-river
point schooner r. Mason, cord wood from
Wades bay for the dealers here; schoon-
err E. r. 8. Dougherty, oysters in the
shell from the Potomac beds; schooner
Bertha May, lumber from Maddox creek
for the dealers: schooners Willie, Clarence
Kirby and Fair American. oysters from
the lower river: tug Carter, with tow
from a down-river point.
Sailed: Mabel and Nettie. light. for q
| Potomac point to load back to this city;
schooner Silver Star. light for Wadee
here; tug Selectman. with a tow of light
| ers to the digging machines in the lower
| river; schooner Solomon. light for down.
river point to load lumber for dealers
here: schooner M. E. Clark. light for a
river point to load a cargo for this port.
| Memoranda: Barge McCracken has been
| chartered to go to Potomac creek to load
ties for Philadelphia; schooner Edna A.
| Pogue has been chartered to load lumber
at Virginia port for dealers here; tug Co
lumbia has arrived at Baltimore and Ches.
| apeake City, with tow of two light
| barges from this city and three from
river points: schooner Mary Ann Shea is
| in Aqua creek loading lumber for this
market: tug Dixie is on her way to this
| city with tow Of FIVE coal-laden barges
| from Philadelphia and Baltimore; steam
| barge Daniel X. Jackson is in Aqua
creek, loading for this city.
The tug D. M. Key of the Taylor feet
of this city. which has been employed
| yesterday changed service with the Miller
| tug Martin Dallman. and began towing
| c.ay-Iaden lighters from a point down
river to this city. The charter Of the Key,
| II is said. will continue. several weeks.