Evening star., 1908-01-14
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Harry Randall of the fleet
of the Washington and Potomac Steam
boat Company. after receiving a general
overhauling of her boiler and engine and
having other work done, has returned to
service on the river and has relieved the
steamer Wakefield on the route to Nomini
and Lower Machodoc creeks. the Wicom-
leo river and landings on the river. I'M
less heavy ice forms on the river the Ran
dali will be kept upon her weekly
schedule throughout the winter. The
steamer Wakefield is now running upon
the route between this city and Giymont
and Grinders. Md. In place of the steamer
Estele Randall She will a.so be kept in
service throughout the winter. The latter
steamer Is at the 9th street wharf OF the
American Ice Company. and is TO have
considerable boiler and engine work done
to her preparatory to returning to service
on the river In the spring. The steamer
Anne Arunde! of the Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia line is making one round
trip per week between this city and Balti-
| more. stopping at lower river landings
going and returning.
The ram schooner ]. III. Hargraves will
today complete the loading of several
thousand bushels of oyster shells at the
18th street wharf and will sail, as soon as
she can get away, for Sharpstown, Md.
where the shells are to be used in reseed-
ing depleted oyster beds. After discharg-
ing. the schooner will go TO shipyard at
SharpstOwn to receive a general overhaul
ing to fit her for lumber and other cargo
carrying on the bay during the remainder
of the winter. The schooner will later go
to Virginia port and load a cargo of
pine boards for this city or Baltimore.
Arriyed-Schooner Mabel and Ruth, pine
lumber from Edenton. N c., for the deal
ers; bugeye Regulator. oysters in the shell.
at Alexandria: tug Minerva. towing a
light scow from a point below this city.
bugeyes Grapeshot. .Tropic Eta and Win
ME Windsor. oysters in the shell for the
focal market: scow Bush, poplar logs from
the lower Potomac. at Alexandria,; scow
Fannie. poplar logs from down-river
point at Alexandria.
Sailed-Schooner Clara Leonard. light
for Nomini to load cord wood for this city:
tug James O. Carter. br Aqua creek.
towing barge William A. Smoot: schooner
Edith Verrall. light for Dogue creek TO
load cord wood for this city, barges
Saugerties and Lucretia, from Indian
Head for Baltimore to load coal: A. G. G..
scow. light for Occoquan to load sulphur
ore back to Alexandria.
Memoranda-Steam barge Nellie has
gone to st. Marys river to load lumber for
Baltimore: barge Delaware is in the St.
Marys river loading for Baltimore: barge
Wicomico will go to Somerset Beach from
Occoquan to complete loading a cargo of
! railway ties: schooner Grace Bennett Is in
the river laden with lumber and shingles
for this city: schooner Lottie Carter is in
Mattox creek loading cord wood for the
dealers here: barge Michael Dempsey is at
Norfolk loading a cargo o" lumber for
Philadelphia.
A scow loaded with sand. belonging to
one of the local sand companies which
was anchored at the forks of the channel
just below this city, dragged her an
chor in the strong current yesterday even
ing, and was drifting down the river with
the current, when the tug Minerva came
along. The captain of the tug ran his
boat alongside the drifting barge. ard
getting line to her. brought her back to
this city and anchored her in safe posi-
ton.
The three-masted schooner |. X. Stetson
laden with laths from St Johns. y. B..
for this city. which called at New York
on her way down the coast. sailed from
that the vessel will arrive at the capes
by the middle of this week and will be in
port here before the end o. the week.
The tug Bohemia. one of the fleet of
towboats belonging to the Southern Trans
portation Company and employed In
barge towing on Chesapeake bay and its
tributaries, is hauled out at Baltimore
Shipyard for minor repair work. She will
be ready for duty again in a day or two
and will bring a tow of coal-laden barges
to this city.
The schooner Massasoit. which has paid
several visits II this port i'm recent years
is reported ashore In the harbor at Cutler
Me. She will not be floated until the next
full tile. whIcn VIII not come for two
weeks.