Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The tWo-masted river schooner Osce3la
which was purchased by James O. Carter
of this city several weeks ago. has been
withdrawn from service for the winter
She was yesterday hauled out on the
marine railway at Benefits boatyaru to
be put in good order to resume her work
on the river in the spring. The hull of the
schooner is to be opened and all unsound
timbers removed and replaced with new
ones, and the schooner will be caulked
from stem to stern. She will also be
fitted with new sails during the winter
and made ready for summer squalls. The
Osceola is to be placed in the river trade
by her new owner. and will run cargoes
of wood and lumber from down river
points to the dealers here. 1t is expected
the repair work on the vessel will require
six weeks or two months.
BY the end of the present week of the
thirty or more vessels employed in river
traffic. only four or five will be in COM
mission. They will continue to bring car
goes here as long As the river is flee of ice.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea has gone to
Aqua creek and will there lay up in a
sheltered spot while her owner overhauis
and paints her. The schooner Silver Ssar
will lay up in Nanjamoy creek and the
schooner William H. .Bixler will so to one
of the tributaries of the Potomac near its
mouth for it's winter harbor. The two
masted bay trading schooner Nettie,
which is owned at Alexandria. has been
laid up at the Alexandria shipyard until
spring. She will also be given general
overhauling.
Arrived: Sloop tnola and schooner Mary
and Rebecca. oysters in the shell for the
local market: schooner ]. W. Cox. pine
lumber from Nomini; schooner Charles II.
Dagger. lumber from a river point;
schooner Clara Leonard, cord wood from
Nomini creek; schooner Annie Lloyd
wood from the Rappahannock river for
John McGinnis, pine lumber from the
Rappahannock river for this market
schooner Isaac Solomon. cord wood from
Wades bay; schooner Matte Lee. oysters
from the Rappahannock river: tug For
tuna, towing four coal-laden barges from
Philadelphia for Georgetown: steam barge
Louisa, cord wood frop Nomini creek for
dealers here: tug d. NJ Key, towing A. c.
Co lighter, laden with sulphur ore, from
Occoquan.
Norfolk to load lumber; tug Fortuna
with tow of light barges for bay points ;
schooners Kirby and Fannie Shepherd
light. for the Potomac oyster beds to
load back to this city: scow Sea King
light, for Potomac point to load poplar
logs for Alexandria; scow Bush, light for
Pomonkey to load poplar wood for
Alexandria; tank barge No. q. light for
the mouth OF, the river to be transferred
to tow bound to Baltimore schooner S.
l.. Bowen. light for Nanjamoy creek;
schooner Charles H. Dagger, light for
river point to load back to this city:
schooner Cunningham, for Riverside to
load railway ties.
Memoranda: Schooner Sidonia Curley.
laden with lumber from the Rappahan-
mock river for this city, is reported in the
lower river: tug Bohemia is on her way
to this city from Baltimore with a tow of
coal-laden barges: schooner Leroy is in
Mattawoman creek loading railway ties
for this city; barge Patuxent is in Pohick
bay loading railway ties for New York:
barges P. r. r. No. 102 and Roanoke are
lying at Georgetown waiting sailing orders
and a tug to take them away: schooner
Fannie Shepherd is at a river point load
ing for this city.
The bugeye yacht Javalin. the largest
vessel of her build in the local fleet of
pleasure craft has gone to Deans boat
yard. near Alexandria, and is berthed
there preparatory to joining the large fleet
of launches and sailing craft hauled out
there for the winter. The Taylor tug
Camilla left port yesterday towing Stand
ard Oil Company tank barge No II, light,
for Baltimore. under charter to make
round trip with the barge. The tug will
take No. II to the loading dock at Balti-
more, and after her tanks are again filled
with oil i'll bulk will bring her back to
this city.