Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
The Congressional Club.
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

| The new longboat Oscar. belonging t,
Carter & Clark Of this city. launched a
Benefits boatyard about a month ago
will go into commission within the mex
day or two. and will sail for down
river point to load cord wood for Wash
| ington. The Oscar is the old schoone
fine vessel for the service which will
be required of her.
A few original timbers Of the ole
Qsceola remain in the new boat.
The Oscar will carry about fifty cords
of wood. While there has been no dem
onstration of her sailing qualities. it is
thought she will be speedy.
The custom house officials are making
out her enrolment papers. 1t is expected
they will be completed today. so that the
vessel can sail on her maiden trip early
the coming week.
The Oscar is named after a young son
of James o. Carter, one of her owners
The power barge Louisa, belonging to
Robert Murphy Of Washington. is re-
ported with a portion of her machinery
broken lying in Mattox creek. 1t is
stated that repairs will be completed this
week and that the vessel will sail for
Washington with a cargo Of wood loaded
before she was disab led. The Louisa is
the only vessel of her class in service on
the Potomac. Propelled by a hundred
horsepower gasoline motor. she makes
frequent trips from Nomini and other
points on the river to Washington with
lumber and other cargoes aboard. She
has a speed of about twelve miles an hour
and will carry a large cargo.
Arrived: Schooner Crbanna lumber
from a Virginia port to the dealers here;
bugeye Winnie Windsor, barreled fish
from Potomac packing house for this
market: schooner F. Jackson. cord wood
from a bay point: schooner A. H. Quinby.
lumber from the Rappahannock river:
bug,eye James O. Wright. salt herring in
barrels. for the dealers; schooner T.. L..
Bowen. cord wood from Nomini creek:
tug Minerva, towing several sand and
gravel laden lighters from Greenway
fats; schooner Belmont. from a lower
from a Potomac point.
Sailed: Schooner Eta. light. for the
lower Potomac to load back to this city:
flattie Champion Girl. light. for the east
schooner Annie Camp. oyster shells for a
bay point: schooner PLUME E. Smith.
light. for the lower river to load back to
this city: tug Rosalie. with a tow Of light
scows for Mattawoman to load sand and
gravel
In Nomini loading for this city; schooner
Clara Ridell is loading in Lower Macho-
doc creek for this city; schooner Mary
Chaplin. laden with lumber for this mar
ket. sailed today for this city from Lower
Machodoc creek: schooner G. P. Garrison.
with a cargo of shingles from North
Carolina for this city, is reported in the
river: schooner Fair American is at a
river point loading for this market
schooner Nettie Dayton is loading. cord
wood in Nornini creek for this port.
Calves. lambs and other small stock
are being shipped from the wharves in
the lower part of the river to this city in
large quantities. consigned to butchers
and commission dealers The steamer
Harry. Randall. which arrived from the
Lower Machodoc and Nomini this morn
ing. had aboard about a hundred head
and the NJ. D. G. V. line steamer on her
last trip also brought up large number
from points in the ST. Mary river. Coan
and Yeocomico rivers and other tribu-
taries of the Potomac.
loaded four-masted schooner is re-
ported In the Kettle Bottoms bound to
this city. She is thought to be lumber
laden vessel from Florida port.