Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED .
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The fOur-masted schooner Young
Brothers. with about 100 tons OF ice
aboard from Bath. arrived at Alexandria
early yesterday morning, in tow OF the
tug William III. Yerkes, jr., and 10 dis
charging her cargo.
The big four-masted schooner WilliarT
H. Yerkes was brought into port yester-
day afternoon by the tug NJ. Mitchell
Davis, and was berthed at the 9th street
wharf of the American Ice Company To
discharge.
The schooner Brina II. Pendleton.
which sailed from Bath on the same day
the Yerkes. left Boothbay, has not yet
been reported at the capes Of the Chesa-
peake Her arrival there is looked for al
| any. time. She will be brought here Nto
discharge
The schooner J. Manchester Haynes.
with nearly a thousand tons Of ice aboard,
has sailed from her loading point on the
Maine coast, and will arrive here early
in the coming week.
There are six other big vessels either
on their way here or loading on the Ken
| nebec for this city. They have aboard
over 1900 tons Of ice for thls city anu
Alexandria In the feet are the schooners
| Independent and e. r. Hunt, both old
| traders to this port
The dealers in marine products at the
| local fish wharf report small receipts Of
| fresh fish Of all kinds. AS a consequence
prices for good f1sh are high.
1t has been q number of years since
| fish were as scarce In the Potomac as
| they are this summer. Some few rock
| and catfish are being caught and COM
mand good prices. The bulk Of the fish on
| sale is from the fisheries on the coast OF
| New Jersey.
Crabs are plentiful. On every trip from
the lower river they are brought in large
quantities to the dealers here and sell at
low prices.
The Potomac crabs are big fellows, but
| not fat. Soft shell crabs are scarce OH
the river and sell at high prices. The,
| bulk of the supply on sale in this city is
| from points on Chesapeake bay.
The arrivals of lumber and wood laden
vessels from points on the lower Potomac
| to this city have been few and far be-
tween In the past week or ten days. Yes
sells started coming into port again yesFs
| terday, and will arrive here in numbers
during the rest of the summer.
Just at this season is the dull time on
| the Potomac, when the summer freightinG
business is over and the fall trade has not
| yet started. Vessel owners take advan-
tage Of the dizziness in business to lay W.
their vessels for a few days and give
them their spring painting and cleaning:
In many creeks down the river freight.
carrying vessels are lying receiving their
overhauling.
Arrived: Schooner William H. Yerkes,
| ice from Maine: schooner Peri. cord wood
from river point for the dealers: schoOn
er William III. French, wood from the
st. Mary river for the Washington navy
yard: schooner Virginia, laths from a.
North Carolina port to Alexandria deal
| ers; tug NJ Mitchell Davis, with q tow
| from the lower river; scew Daniel. light.
| at Alexandria to load coal for Colonial
Beach: tug Rosalie, with sand holster
| and two scows from Piscataway creek:
schooner William HI. Mcguire, new wheat
from Nomini creek to dealers at Alexan-
dria; sloop Annie. junk from a river
point at Alexandria: schooner Ella r.
| Hill, laths from North Carolina at Alex
| andria.
| Sailed: Steamer Governor Maury. with
| Virginia Press Association aboard. for
Norfolk; schooner Hester A. Waters.
| light, for bay point to load lumber:
| for the mouth Of the river: schooner Ed
die. gravel for Newport News; schoonsS
| J. p. Robinson, for Alexandria to load a
general cargo for Upper Machodoc creek:
| tug Dixie. towing harges Curriomen and
| Mildred. light. for Chesapeake bay points:
| schooner Three Brothers, light. from
Alexandria for Potomac creek TO load
back to this city.
Memoranda: Schooner Mary Francis is
| at a down-river point loading for this
city: schooner Mayfower is in Pohicir
creek loading cord wood for the dealers
here; schooner Leroy Is In Chicamuxen
creek loading for this city; schooner J. D.
| Bell has gone to the Rappahannock riy-
| err to load lumber: schooner Silver Star
| Is In NeabscO creek loading wood and
cedar posts for this city. 80
The schooner Oscar has been chartered
! to carry lumber and wharf material ca
Classic Shore. q short distance above
| Colonial Beach. where a new wharf Is
being built. The Oscar viii load her car
| go today and will sail tonight or tomor-
| row. She will bring cargo of cord
wood from Nomini back to this city.
The British schooners Mineola and Wa.
nola. reported coming here with. laths
| from New Brunswick, have aboard, 1t is
| stated, new paving block. which will be
used In street work. The vessels are con-
signed to q local firm OF street paving
contractors
It is said that six cargoes OF block are
| to be brought here.