Evening star., 1909-06-10
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

|. Capt. E. E. Dagger. owner OF the steam
boat landing at Edgewater. Va, in Lower
Machodoc creek, has just completed a
new pier. which is to be used in the fu-
ture by the steamers of the Potomac and
Chesapeake line from this city. The
new pier Is located about hundred yards
from the old pier. but IL is said to be in
deeper water and is a larger structure
than the one the use of which is to be
discontinued. The addition to the pier at
Mount Holly, on Nomini creek, Va, made
by Capt. Frank Tubman, has been COM
pleted and the wharf Is in use The size
OF the pier has been almost doubled and
large and commodious warehouse built.
1t is stated that other wharf owners
along the Potomac are preparing to over
haul their piers during the summer
months
Consolidation Coal Company barge No.
20, laden with several hundred tons OF
paving block from Boston for use in
street work in this city, arrived here
yesterday in tow of the tug Camilla and
is at the wharf of Littlefield. Alvord &
Co. at Georgetown waiting to discharge
cargo. Barge No. i. which arrived here
several days ago, with paving block from
Boston, is at the Georgetown pier unload
go under the coal chutes at the Con-
solidation Coal Company piers to load
Cumberland coal for Boston. Heretofore
coaStng schooners have been employed
in bringing the block from Boston ito this
city, but it is now stated that Sbarges
that carry coal from this city to Boston
will load the block there as as return
cargo to this city.
The cleaning up along the Alexandria
river front, which was swept by fire about
a month ago, has been started In earnest
and within the next ten days all the
charred embers will be removed and new
lumber will be arriving to be stored in
the lumber yards A portion OF this lum-
ber will be brought to Alexandria by
vessels.
Arrived: Schooner Kate B. Ogden. lum-
ber, from Charleston, s. c., to dealers:
schooner Isabel. lumber. from Rappahan-
mock river; schooner Peri. lumber. from
Potomac point for the local dealers:
Standard Oil Company tug II. towing
tank barges 81 and Il, oil in bulk from
Baltimore for this city and Alexandria:
barges from Baltimore: scow Grover. oak
wood at James creek. from Marshall
Hall; schooner Bramble. at Georgetown,
with lumber from river point.
Sailed: Schooner Freddie l.. Hamblin.
light. for Elizabeth CITY,. N. c.. to load
back to this city; schooner. Mary Chapin.
light. for down-river point to load back
10 this city: schooner Ella. light. for a
to the dealers here: bugeye Plumie Smith.
light, for a lower river point to load for
this city: tug Camilla. with a tow for
a down-river point; Standard OIL tug No.
II, towing two barges for Baltimore: tug
Rosalie. with a tow for q river point.
Memoranda: Schooner Avalon is on the
way to this city from bay point with
lumber aboard: schooner J. S. Hoskins.
with lumber from Tampa. Fla, is due
at the capes: barge Norfolk is at Nomini
cliffs completing a cargo of ties for New
York: steamer Dennis Simmons is at Bal
timore from North Carolina with lumber
aboard: schooner Nellie is at West Point,
Va waiting orders; schooner Five Sis
ters is at a river point loading for this
city.
The barges Mouse. Seneca and Poto-
mac in tow of the tug Fortuna Of tine
Southern Transportation Company
service have arrived and are at
and Alexandria discharg-
ing cargoes. The vessels each have
aboard about 900 tons of the fuel.
In consequence of the prevailing
northeast storm the fishermen have
been unable to operate nets on Ches-
apeake bay and the Atlantic coast.
This has caused light receipts by the
dealers here. This morning the de-
mand was quite heavy and the prices
showed a considerable advance over
those of the latter part of last week
when fish were more plentiful. d