Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-17
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Shipments of lumber, bricks, SASH
frames and other building material are
being made almost daily from this city
to points along the river where summer
homes are being erected by residents of
this city. The steamers to the lower river
on practically every trip take down large
quantities Of building material to Colonial
Beach and other points and quantities are
also shipped by sailing vessels. The sloop
Silver Spray sailed from Alexandria the
latter part Of last week laden with build
ing material for Colonial Beach, and the
sloop Enola. laden with bricks sailed yes
terday. 1t is stated that a dozen or more
cottages will be built at Colonial Beach
this spring for Washington owners and
that several will be erected at other points
along the river. The lower Potomac as
a summer home for the people of this
city is rapidly growing in favor
The big Philadelphia coal-carrying barge
Nansemond, which loaded a portion of
her cargo of several hundred tons of
gravel at Alexandria and then came up
to this city to complete the loading sailed
in tow of the tug Dixie for Norfolk, where
the gravel will be used in concrete work
It Is the first cargo of gravel from the
Potomac beds to be sent to Norfolk this
season. but 1t is stated several barges
with the material aboard will leave here
each month for the lower Chesapeake Bay
point While Norfolk has an ample
supply of the finest building sand in the
world at her doors. gravel is almost an
unknown article there and the large pro-
portion of 1t used in concrete work has
to be obtained from the Potomac beds or
elsewhere.
The big barge Brandywine which is
lying at the pier of the Washington Gas
Light Company near Georgetown discharg-
ing a cargo of coal, is an old visitor to
this port under a new name. The Brandy
wine was the barge Perryville until about
a month ago when she with a number of
other bargeS was purchased from Phila-
delphia parties by the Southern Trans
portation Company and her name was
changed to the one she now bears The
Brandywine has been in the trade be-
tween this city and Philadelphia for several
years and it is understood that her new
owners will continue her in the trade
Tho Brandywine is one Of the largest of
the feat running to this city. 1t is stated
that she will carry a cargo of about 900
tons Of soft coal.
Arrived: Bugeye NJ. j. Stephenson. d.
the shell from the Potomac beds; schoon-
er Lottie Carter. cord wood from a Vir-
ginia port for the dealers: bugeye Edna
and Nellie. fish from Windmill point
shore; tug Capt. Toby, towing two sand
laden lighters from Monkeys Point:
schooner Maud S.. lumber from a river
point for the dealers; scow Fannie. cord
wood from a Potomac point: steamer
Rappahannock Of Virginia oyster police
patrol. at Alexandria; scow Bush. cord
wood from a river point for the dealers
Sailed: Bugeyes Lola Taylor and Ruth
light. for a down-river point to load oys-
ters i'm the shell for this market: schooner
Mary Chaplin for Coon river. to load back
to this city: schooner William II. Nc
iuire, light. for Nomini. to load oys-
ters: schooner Verneta Ann light. for
a bay point to load; schooner Edith Yer
rail-. light. for Dogue creek to- load cord
wood for dealers here; schooner Mary
Francis. for river point to load for this
city; schooner Sidonia Curley to Alexan-
dria to complete discharging cargo of
lumber; bugeye Kirby. light, for the Po-
tomac oyster beds to load; tug Carter,
with a tow for a river point
emoranda-Schooner Nettie has sailed
from the Rappahannock river for this
city with cargo of lumber: schooner
Sidonia Curley will go to Virginia port
to load lumber for the dealers here:
schooner Oakland is on her way to this
schooner A. H. Quinby Is in Coan river
loading for Philadelphia.
The tug Edith Goddard Winship while
On her way to Georgetown saturday with
a tow Of coal barges ran ashore on the
flats below the new railway bridge. The
tug was going slow at the time she
grounded, and she was able to back off
into deep water without assistance. No
da mage was done the boat
THE supply of perch. both yellow and
white. at the fish wharf yesterday was
unusually large. and as a consequence
the fish sold at prices lower than have
preyailed at any time this season, some
OF the fish bringing only ) cents per
bunch This morning, with fish scarcer.
the market returned to it's normal state
and the perch sold at from IL cents to
% cents per bunch