Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-17
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Silver Star. cord wood at Alex
andria from a down-river point; u. 3 b.
Apache. from Baltimore on special duty;
schooner Earl Biscoe, lumber from 70
tomac point to the local Dealers; flattie
Etna, oysters in the she'll from the lower
Potomac: schooner c. c. Wheeler, shingles
from a North Carolina pclnt to the deal
ers: schooner John Bryant, canned goods
from packing factories in the lower 70
tomac: schooner Edith Verrall, lumber
from a river point to dealers; schooner
Pratt, oysters in the shell for the local
market: tug Camilla, with q tow from
down-riyer point; tug Cumberland, after
loaded barge.
Departures.
Schooner Rover, light. for potomac
point to load lumber for the dealers mere;
power sloop Daisy, from Alexandra 1of
Farmington, Md, with general cargo;
schooner Mary Francis. light, from Alex
andrfa for a river point to load railway
ties for shipment by barge to New York;
scow Sea King, light. from Alexandra
for a river point to load back TO TINS clty'
pungie Reach, light, for a doWn-rNer
point to load for this city; schooner Arlel;
light. for the lower river to load cora
wood: tug James o. Carter. with tow
for a down-river point: bugeye u. b:
Faunce, light, for Potomac point 10 load
lumber for this city; barge ConSolloatloh
Coal Company. No. 16, coal from George
town for Boston.
Memoranda.
Sloop Enola will return to the potomac
oyster beds to load for this market
schooner Jennie D. Bell has arrived at
Norfolk to load lumber for the dealers
here schooner ]. P. Robinson is in Upper
Mahodoc creek loading for this port;
schooner Emily E. Burton has gone to a
North Carolina point to load for this
city; schooner p. E. Smith is in NARROW
creek loading cord wood for the local
dealers; schooner William Parks is in
Mattawoman creek loading for this city;
schooner S. L. Bowen Is in Wades bay
oading lumber for dealers here.
The steamer St. Johns has arrived at
Newport News from this city after
run of about twelve hours and will be at
once turned over to the shipyard authori-
ties to be made ready for service on the
Norfolk route. She will return to this
city in the latter part OIL lhe present
month.
Upper Mahodoc creek to Its mouth, IT Is
stated, are finding plenty or hne oysters,
which are being bought up by boats from
New Jersey and points north for seeding
n1rnoses The small Potomac oyster is
taken to private beds in northern waters,
laid down for year and when taken up
commands a fancy price in the New York
market. c,,
Barge No. 16 of the fleet of the Console
dation Coal Company. which arrived here
in the early part of the week to load
1 600 tons of soft coal from the Cumber-
land mining region. has competed the
loading Of her cargo and was yesterday
taken to Alexandria to await the arrival
of the tug that is to take her to Boston
Instead of having the vessel taken to
Point Lookout to meet a tow coming
down from Boston. the big seagoing Jug
Cumberland of the Consolidation Coal
Company fleet came up to Alexandria to-
day and taking the barge in tow crared
her down the river. At Point Lookout
the Cumberland will pick up the remain
der of hAr tow and, will proceed to Bos-
ton