Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Work the new steamer which the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany is having built for the route be-
tween this city and Norfolk is pro-
crossing rapidly. In the coming fall she
will be completed and placed on the
route.
AS soon as this boat is put out Of the
way at the shipyard the keel for her sis
ter ship will be laid down. In the sum-
mer Of 1909 she also will be placed in
service.
These new steamers Will be the finest of
their class in the country and will be fit
ted out in elegance, with rooms en- suite.
private baths and all that goes to make
up the luxury of travel.
The progress on the new steamer indi-
Gates she will be ready for launching
early in October. The occasion will be
made a gala one. Invited guests from
this city will be taken to Norfolk to
witness the launching ceremonies.
John Callahan, the general manager OF
the Norfolk and Washington company
will go to Newport News tomorrow to in
spect the work on the new boat.
The steamers running on routes on the
Potomac river are already bringing ap-
pies and plums In small quantities from
the lower river wharves to dealers at this
city. Indications are that the fruit sea
son in the river counties of Maryland and
Virginia will be large.
Reports coming from down the river
state that the apple trees are well loaded
down with fruit and that the peaches and
pears are numerous. Unless a blight
comes the receipts of fruit from along
the river will be heavier this year than
for years past
The tomato crop also will be .arge, as
1t was last summer. Canning factories
along the river are preparing for a busy
season.
A number of canneries have begun
packing berries of various kinds for this
maket By the time berry packing is
over tomatoes will be ripening and ready
for timing.
Arrived-C. c. Co. schooner barge No
90 to load soft coal at Georgetown for
a New England port; fiattie Taylor, clans
from bay point for the local market:
sloop Enola, cord wood from down
river point for the local dealers; tug
James o. Garter. towing schooner Serb
ner from Alexandria: scow Fannie. cord
wood from Marshall Hall for this market.
Sailed-Schooner Five Sisters for d Po-
tomac point to load back to this city:
schooner Mayfower. light for Maryland
point to load cord wood; schooner NJ. O.
Teel, from Alexandria, light to Newport
News; bugeye May. light for river
point to load for the dealers here: sloop
Daisy. from Alexandria with general
cargo for Pennington, Md.
Observation-Disclosures Brina P2ndletOn,
with ice from the kennebec for AleXan-
dria, sailed from Bath the I'd instant;
schooner Francis NJ. is loading ice on the
Kennebec for this city; tug Fortuna is on
her way to this city with tow of coal
laden barges from Philadelphia: schooner
Young Bros. from the Kennebec for this
city, was at Vineyard Haven the LIST in
slant: schooner Norwalk is in Malta
woman creek loading cord wood for the
dealers here; schooner Oscar will go to a
down-river point to load for the dealers
here.
The four masted schooner Henry l..
Peckham with ice aboard for this city
is reported in Chesapeake bay. The tug
William H. Yerkes. jr., has been instruct
cd to bring her here. The Peckham has
aboard about 200 tons and is expected to
arrive here some time toGay. The schOon-
er Maria o. Teel. which unloaded ice at
Alexandria. will go to Newport News to
load coal for northern port.
The three-masted schooner Eliza A.
Scribner, with pine lumber aboard from
southern port. was brought into port
here Yesterday by the tug Carter and
load. The vessel is consigned to a Bal
timore firm. That she was coming to
this city was not known until she sailed
up the river and anchored off Alexandria.
The British steamer Nanette. which I'M
loaded asphalt at this city. has arrived
at Norfolk to load coal for South Amer
lean port. She WILL after discharging her
coal cargo. load asphalt at Guanico. Ven
eZuela. for port north of Hatteras The
Norwegian steamer Parran is on her way
to this city from Guanaco with a cargo
of asphalt.
The Washingt on-owned schooner Maine
" hich has been lying at Cherry Hill for
two weeks past, loading pulp wood for
Wilmington, has completed tar ing aboard
her cargo and has sailed. She has
aboard about 1I1 cords of the wood