Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-13
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The tug George W. Pride, recently pur-
chased by Capt. Tom Selectman of Deco.
uuan, Va, from Capt. AL Fair Of Alex
andria. has gone into service on the river
and is employed towing scows and other
vessels from points down stream to. this
port II is stated that the Pride during
the coming fishing season will be used to
tow the fish-laden boats from the maui
seine shores to this market. Capt. Sc
lectman will command the tug. and after
the fishing season she will be employed
In general towing on the river.
Reports from Old Point are. that the
catch of shad there within the past two
or three DAYS was the heaviest In recent
years. and the fishermen arr much en-
couraged The Potomac fishermen say.
however. that the trap nets which are
now being placed fin the bay and at the
mouth of the river make such wan
across the way the FISH have to travel TO
reach the spawning grounds about this
city that it is almost impossible to ger
by. and the catch in consequence viii be
small. Only a few snad have been caught
in the Potomac SO far this season
The steamer Estelle Randall of the
Washington and Potomac Steamboat
Company fleet is receiving an EXTENSIVE
overhauling of machinery preparatory 10
relieving the steamer Wakefield on the
Glymont-Grinders route. The Wakeheld'
with the other steamers of the company.
Is to be put in thorough order for sum-
mer work on the river. Capt. David Van
Cleaf, the newly appointed manager OF
the Washington and Potomac company.
Is I'm charge OF the line and Is directing
the overhaulng of the boats
Arrived: Schooner Advocate. cord wood
from river point for Dealers; schooner
Sidonia Curley. pine lumber from the
Kappa hannock river: bugeye E. r. s.
Dougherty. oysters from Pocomoke sound
for this market: schooner Vernetta Ann.
cord wood from bay point to the dealers
here: sloop Ruth. oysters in tn, shell from
a Potomac point for this market; tugs
Camilla and Capt. Toby. towing seven
sand and gravel laden lighters from Mox-
leys Point: schooner Mary Chaplin. wood
from a Potomac point: schooner William
H. Bixler and bugeye Lydia vernon, oys-
tiers in the shell from the river BEDS:
schooner Only Son. light, from the lower
river to load.
Sailed: Bugeye William Lawrence. light.
for a river point to load back to this city:
sloop Enola- bricks and building material
for down-river points: schooner Mabel.
light for the lower river to load back TO
this city; bugeye Winnie Windsor light,
for the Potomac oyster beds to load; tug
Dixie. with tow of light coal-carrying
barges for bay points: schooner Rita Ca
tor light. for the lower river.
Memoranda: Schooner Mary Ann Shea
is loading lumber in AQUA creek for this
port: schooner Amanda Lewis Is at a
Potomac point loading oysters in the shell
for this market: Standard OIL tank barges
So and u are loading oil at Baltimore:
tug William H. Yerkes OF this city was
at baltimore Yesterday with a tow.
The bugeye Edna and Nellie. which ran
oysters to this city until recently, Is char
tered to run fish from the Windmill Point
fishing shore to this city. and she has
entered upon that service She came into
mort Yesterday on her first trip. having
aboard a quantity of bunch fish. but no
shad or herring.
The Philadelphia coal-carrying barges
Brandywine and Annie Mentally, which
were anchored off Alexandria. were yes
terday brought up the river and berthed
at the Georgetown, coal piers to unload
carRoes of about 800 tons each OF hard
coal.