Evening star., 1909-05-17
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Green peas, asparagus, new potatoes.
string beans strawberries and other early
summer vegetables are being received in
large quantities by Washington dealers in
produce from the truck farms in North
Carolina and Virginia in the vicinity Of
Norfolk.
The bulk of these vegetables is brought
here aboard the big steamers on the Nor
folk and Washington line. For several
days they have been taxed to fullest
capacity to find room for great quanti-
ties of vegetables offered for transpor-
tation.
The close proximity of Washington to
the finest trucking country in the world.
ers to obtain the first early spring vege-
tables and to be able to supply WASH
ington housekeepers with them a week or
two before less favored cities.
The speedy service of the steamers OF
the Norfolk and Washington line brings
the southern trucking country close to our
doors. Vegetables gathered one after
noon are on sale in the local markets next
morning, and are as fresh as could be
obtained in the Norfolk markets. The
crops of spring vegeta bles are this year
larger than they have been In several
years.
The old two-masted bay schooner Ur-
banna, which has just completed DIS
is one Of the oldest, If not the oldest, of
the fleet employed in wood and lumber
running on the bay. The Urbanna was
built in Stonington. Conn. in 1s43, and
is. therefore. several years past the
half century mark.
When first built she was considered
quite large vessel. and for number
of years was engaged In coasting work
Chesapeake and placed in the lumber
trade, in which she has been almost
constantly employed. She makes fire.
quent trips to this city from points on
Chesapeake bay, but more often takes
cargoes of lumber to Baltimore.
The Urbanna is of 100 net tons register.
is S3.3 feet long, 24.9 beam and rs deep.
Her present hailing port is Baltimore.
The old vessel looks good for many
more years of active service.
Now that the oyster season is over sever
al vessels employed in the oyster running
fleet have been placed in the securing
sand trade. bringing cargoes of white
flint sand from bars in the lower Po-
tomac and Chesapeake bay. where it is.
used largely in household cleaning work.
Several vessels with the material aboard
have arrived here during the past week,
and more are coming.
Arrived-Barge William McIlvane. at
Alexandria from Baltimore, with hard
coal; sloop Enola. white sand from a
bay point to local dealers; schooner
Earl Biscoe, cord wood from Potomac
point to the dealers; tcg Camilla, tow
ing G.. C. Co. barge No. Z, light. for
Georgetown to load for Boston: schooner
r. b. Spedden, lumber from Virginia
point to the local dealers. tug Miller.
with a tow of lighters for Potomac
point; schooner Carrie lumber from
a Virginia point to the local dealers.
Sailed-Bugeye Kathleen, light. from
Alexandria for river point, to load
back to this city; schooner Ella, lgnt.
for a Potomac point, to load back TO
this city; schooner S. c. Kimba.i, light,
for a down river point to load cord
wood; schooner Melissa Washington.
light, for Potomac tributary to load
lumber; schooners Lily d. Smith and ].
R. Dixon, light, to bay points to load:
schooner Thomas J. Kirby has sailed
from Alexandria with lumber for Bush
wood, Md.
Memoranda-SchoonerE E. Jackson is in
Nomini creek loading for this city;
schooner William Zurich is at Wilkersons,
Va, with lumber for this city: schooner
8. L. Bowen will go to Virginia point
to load back to this city: schooner Mabel
and Ruth has arrived at Norfolk from
this city en- route to a North Carolina
point: Standard OIL tug No. II, towing
tank barge No. Il. has arrived at Balti-
more from this city; schooner Oakland
is at river point loading for this city:
schooner Belmont is in Occoquan loading
for this port.