Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Seauin. fertilizer material from
Carteret. y. j.. TO chemical company al
Alexandria: schooner Mable and Ruth,
lumber from North Carolina point to
the dealers: schooner James Cogswell.
lumber from the Rappahannock river at
18th street wharves: schooner Edwin and
Maud. molding sand from Annapolis to
the Old Dominion glass works at AleXan-
dria: schooner Edna. fertilizer from
northern point at Alexandria; tug Camilla.
towing Alexandria Chemical companys
ore scow from Quantico to Alexandria:
tug William ii. Yerkes, jr, with a tow
from the mouth of the river; tug Walter
F. Meade, towing sand and gravel-laden
lighters from Greenway.
Departures.
Barge McIlvaine. gravel from the East
ern branch for Norfolk: barges Raymond
McNally and AppomattoN. light for bay
points TO load: schooner c. p. Hoffman,
light for a Virginia point to load back
Ia this city: schooner Grace, light from
Alexandria for the Rappahannock river
to load lumber. tug Minerva. with tow
Of lighters for lower river point: schoon-
er Ella, light for High Point to load
cord wood for the dealers here: schooner
Eleanor Russell, light for Potomac point
to load cord wood: buxeye Gol0ie c.. lig1t
from James creek to lower river point to
Load cord NOOu Dd OK TO tlllS CITY. Jug ~
milla, with a tow for a river point.
Memoranda.
Bueeye Kathleen is in Mattox creek
loading cord wood for this city: barge
Curritomen is at Fort Washington I'M
loading A cargo Of coal: barge Annie
McNally is chartered to load timber in
Potomac creek for New York; schooner
Five Sisters is at a down-river point
loading lumber for the dealers here:
schooner John McCiinnis has sailed from
Baltimore for Reedville. Va, to load:
ing tank barges No. 81 and No. II. has
sailed from Baltimore for this port:
schooner William Cunningham is at
Boyds Hole loading for this port;
schooner Belmont is in Nomini, loading
for this market.
Harbor Notes.
The receipts of watermelons from
river and bay points We're quite heavy
yesterday and this morning. about ten
vessels with tie fruit aboard having ar
rived 1t is estimated that there are
over 5000 melons aboard the vessels
lying at the wharf, and the demand for
them. is excellent They are selling as
low as 81 per hundred. and the hest
grade OF the fruit is bringing from SlI
To $50
The Philadelphia barge McIlvaine yes
tprdaN competed the taxing aDOafu OF
several hundred tons of gravel at the
wharf of john Miller Company, on the
Eastern branch, and sailed for Norfolk.
Gravel in large quantities. is being ship
ped to Norfolk and vicinity for build
ing purposes.
Capt l.. w. HUMPHREYS. keeper of the
Maryland Point light station on the Po-
tomac river for several years past. has
received orders from the lighthouse in
spector's office transferring him 10 the
nfatt hert,f of..
ton on the western shore of Chesa pcake
out Mr. HUMPHREYS has many friends
at Point No Point, Will take charge OF
the Maryland Point station. and the
transfer will. it is stated, be made in
few days.
The lighthouse service steamer Holly.
Capt Miles, has sailed from Baltimore
with fuel and other supplies aboard on
cruise to supply stations on the lower
part of Chesapeake bay. in order to pre-
pare them for the coming OF the Cool
nights in the latter part OF this niortlE
The tender Violet was at Edenton, y.
c., Il day or two ago from supply and
inspection cruise among the light sta
tons on the North Carolina sounds.
Capt. Phil Barbour formerly master OF
the power yacht Dacota. has resigned to
accept the berth as pilot of the steamer
Estelle Randall. on the upper river route.
Capt. Frank Taylor has returned from
Fredericksburg, Va. where he was tenn
porarily in command Of the tug James
@. Carter, and is again on duty In the
tugboat Office on the river front.