The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-31
RIVER NEWS


, | River stage this morning at
, O'Clock, 22.5, a rise of 2 since yes
, terday morning. and a rise OF 1.S
! since Saturday morning The report
! of the river kept by Frank Mantz at
Fowler & Crumbaugh's boat store for
, May showes highest stage during the
: month 34.S. lowest stage 1876; larg-
est rise in "a hours, III, largest fall
flor the same length OF time, is. Thel
river at this place was falling for IL
| days, rising for 13 days and on al
stand one day. During the month
J there were IL clear and bright days
, and IA cloudy and rainy days. The
lamount Of rainfall during the month
was AIS inches.
| ARRIVALS--Joe Fowler from Ev-
ansville yesterday morning at $3.50
with number of passengers and al
fair passenger list. She looks finel
with new coat OF paint on her
Clyde from Waterloo, Ala, today
with a large cargo OF freight for this
port and Joppa. She made a short
landing at the wharf and then left
for the lower Ohio. Antoinette push
ing the big barge of the Indiana
Amusement company from the Mis-
slsslppi yesterday morning and land
ed at the West Kentucky dock for
supplies and coal. Russell Lord, the
flag ship OF the Aver & Lord fleet
from White river Saturday night She
delivered 4 barges of cross ties at
> Brookport for the Aver & Lord Tie
company. Vernie Mae, pushing the
Cooley & Thorn big show boat from
the Npper Ohio early yesterday
morning. She tied up just below the
wharfboat and tonight she will put
on the chow. rJungletown.r Yester-
, day afternoon a fine band concert was
lgiyen on the river bank by the band
lof the Cooley & Thorn show. T H..
Davis from Joppa yesterday after
moon. Royal from Golconda this
I morning on time doing good busi-
5 ness. Dick Fowler from Cairo to-
might at . O'Clock Pittsburgh from
: the Mississippi Sunday morning with
!. big tow of empty barges Margaret
r from the Cumberland Saturday night
with a tow of several barges of ties
y for the Aver & Lord Tie company.
George c0wling from Metropolis this
morning and this afternoon on her
: two regular trips doing a fine busi-
mess. Albany from Burnside yester-
day with four barges OF ties for the
Aver & Lord Tie company. She Will
e probably leave for Nashville tomor-
! lrow.
DEPARTURES-Di Fowler for
!. Cairo this morning at 5 o'clock with
a large passenger list and big cargo
OF freight she had LOO cases Of
y tomatoes that she loaded at Smith
land yesterday. Joe Fowler for Ey-
ansville this morning az II o'clock,
doing a fine freight and passenger
business. AntoInette and barge for
the upper Ohio yesterday afternoon.
Margaret for the Tennessee yesterday
. Afternoon with several empties after
a tow of ties for the Aver a Lord Tie
company. Pittsburgh for the upper
q lOhio yesterday morning with a big
ttow OF empties. T. II. Davis for
Joppa this morning. George cowling
for Metropolis this morning at III and
: this afternoon at 1870 doing a good
business on both trips. Russell Lord
Ifof White river about noon today
Ilwith A empty barges after tow OF
ties for the Aver & Lord Tie COM
pany Royal for Golconda this after
noon at 2 O'Clock doing a good pas
senger and freight business. -.
Both the Joe Fowler and the John
s. Hopkins, the Evansville packets,
will put an orchestra on tomorrow
for the summer season. The Hopkins
will be the Evansville packet tomor-
row morning. The Joe will bring In
a large party of Knights OF Columbus
next Sunday from the upper Ohio to
attend the initiation In this city.
The Clyde will receive freight at
the wharf Wednesday and will leave
Wednesday evening for the Tennes-
see.
The Lydia will probably get away
the last OF this week after ties.
:. The Reaper IL expected to arrive
in port tomorrow from Memphis with
tow OF emptles for the West Ken
lucky Coal company
The Cumberland river packets h.
IlW. Buttorff and the J. B. Richard
son viii be due in port tomorrow al
Llternoon from Nashville and will leave
j on return trips at 6 o'clock in the
lafternoon.
| The Dick Fowler. George Cowling
and the Royal all ran excursions IN
Hand out of this port yesterday ana
leach boat had a large excursion list.
II The ferryboat Bette owen Is re-
ceiving extensive repairs and VIII be
In frst-class condition when finished
New guards, new ratings, new decks
are all being put on and after this Is
done she will be given coat of white
paint.
The repair work on the Georgia
Lee will go right ahead this week al
the marine ways and Capt, Williams