Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-26
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Washington hunters who engage In
the shooting of ducks and birds for this
market, are now having their boats over
hauled and put in readiness to start down
the river early In the coming month The
sloop Lady Bug, belonging to Capt. Fisher,
which viii be used by a party OF hunters,
is lying at Reagan's yard being overhaufed
and painted in preparation for the opening
OF the season. From the opening of the
season the gunners will go after small
birds, but as soon as cool weather arrives
and the ducks make their appearance on
the Potomac small bird shooting will be
dropped, and the larger ducks will be
hunted.
The steamer T. " Arrowsmith of the
Washington and Potomac Steamboat Com
pany fleet, which several weeks ago broke
her rudder while in the Wicomico river,
Maryland, had a new rudder built and
placed on her at Alexandria, Since being
repaired she has Deen lying out OF serv.c e
at that city. Saturday she was brought up
to this city, and Is being made ready to
relieve the steamer Harry Randall the
lower river route. The Randall. commenc-
ing Tuesday next, will take the place of the
steamer St. Johns on the Colonial Beach
route until the daily excursions to the resort
END. September 8.
Arrived: Schooner Widgeon, wood from
Machodoc creek; tug Capt. Toby, raft of
pine piling from Occoquan; schooner Bertha
May, lumber from Budd's ferry to Alexan-
dria; United States engineers steamer Pom
tonier, from a cruise to the lower Potomac /;
bugeye Agnes, cordWood from a river point
for Georgetown; tug J. T. Selectman, with
tow of scows from Occoquan; tug Daunt-
less, towing three barges laden with coal
from Philadelphia.
Sailed: Scow Fanny, light for Bull creek
to load cordwood Tor this city; schooner
Andrew Bradshaw. light for a river point
to load for this city; schooner Levin Wool
ford, for Aqua creek to load back to this
city; schooner Lula NJ. Quillan, light for the
Severn river, to load glass making sand for
the Alexandria glass factories; tug William
H. Yerkes, jr., for Havre de Grace, Md, to
bring derrick and barge to this city; tug
Resale, towing fleet Of sand and gravel
carrying barges.
Memoranda Schooner Brina Pendleton
Is in the river with a cargo of ice for this
city; schooner j. B. Thomas is at sea with
a cargo Of phospnlt rock for Alexandria !;
schooner Sam Wood has sailed from the
Rappahannock with a cargo of lumber for
dealers here; schooner John McGinnis has
sailed from Philadelphia for the Rappahan-
mock river, to load tor this city; schooner
Sidonia Curley has been chartered to load
lumber at Virginia port for the dealers
here.
The two-masted schooner Lorena Bran
BILE, Capt. Keith Davis. with the Rambler
Club of Alexandria aboard, was lying at
anchor off Colonial Beach yesterday on her
ing on the cruise about two weeks ago the
Ramblers have visited the jamestown ex-
position and bay points.
The Philadelphia coal-carrying barge Will
liam A. Smoot Is lying at the wharf foot
of South Capitol street loading a cargo OF
asphalt paving block made in this city, and
which will be used for street paving work
at Richmond. Six or eight barges loaded
with the block have gone from this city to
Norfolk and Richmond this summer.