Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-24
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What Congressman and Senators
from This State Are Doing at
the National Capital.
tFyom the NEWS Correspondent,

vised that rural delivery will be es-
tablished at Glen Gardner, Hunter
don county, on August 1, 1906. The
route will be 1915 miles, with a pop
ulation of 1886 and 81 houses.
Mr.. Wood has been advised that
a pension has been granted to Mich
ael A. Welsh, of Trenton, a Spanish
American war veteran, at SO a month
from Jan. s, 1908, giving his back
pension for more than three years.
He has also been advised hat a pen
sion has been granted to Foster w.
Van Kirk, of Princeton, at $12 a
month from Jan. 20, 1906.
Mr.. Wood had for a caller yester-
day Charles A. Reed, of Plainfield,
former state senator from Somerset
county. Mr.. Reed also called on Sen
ator Kean and Representative Lou
denslager.
Reports that Senator Dryden is in
feeble health cause amusement
among his friends. The senator has
never enjoyed better health. That he
is in the best of condition is evident
l1OIu lHG dllOunC VI YIN hO hoo pNOH
doing lately. He is in his seat daily
and he has been attending the num-
erous committee meetings regularly.
He looks exceptionally well, and the
strong hand clasp he gives when
shaking hands is the best of evidence
that he is physically vigorous. The
reports emanating from New Jersey
have evidently been put out by some
persons who would like to create the
impression that his health is feeble.
Colonel Lewis T. Bryant, of At
lantic City, and G. e. Breckenridge,
of haywood, commissioners to the
jamestown exposition, were in this
city yesterday, and called on Senator
Dryden. The commissioners were on
their way home after a visit to
jamestown.
The senate has passed the bill in
which the jewelers. of New Jersey
were interested and sent petitions to
the senators in favor of. The bill
will take effect in one year from its
passage and is designed to put a stop
to falsely stamping jewelry.
Representative Gardner has been
advised that a postofice has been es-
tablished at Ottens, Cape May coun-
ty, and Joseph P. Boon named as
postmaster. The mail was formerly
received at Anglesea. Mr.. Gardner
has been advised that a pension has
been granted to William G. Heath OF
Palmyra, at So a month from Feb.
20, 1906.
Theodore Groll has been appoint
ed postmaster at Peetsburg, Bergen
county, in place of G. w. Blackwell,
resigned; and Mary e. Mccormick,
postmistress at Stoneharbor, Cape
May county, in place of John Nc
Cermick, deceased.
Representative Howell has OBJ
tanned a favorable report on the bill
to increase the pension of John P.
Veach, of Cranbury, Middlesex coun-
ty, from $12 to SIT, although his
case is said by members of the COM
mittee to be one of the most remark
able it has had in years. The case
shows that Veach was absent from
his regiment for a period of some
eighteen months, returned to duty
and resumed his place in the regi-
ment, and there is no record to show
that he was even criticised for his
absence, and he was never courtmar-
tailed and his record at the war de-
partment is as clear as though he had
remained with the regiment all the
time. The committee was greatly
puzzled by the case, but on account
of his advanced age, eighty years,
decided to increase his pension.
The senate has confirmed Arthur
w. Boss as postmaster at Pennington,
and ]. p. Van Schoick as postmaster
at Manasquan.
Representative Howell has receiv-
ed a petition from the Middlesex
county board of agriculture in favor
of the removal of duty from denatur-
allied alcohol. He has also been adj
vised that a pension of $40 a month
has been granted to Charles Soden,
of Freehold, from April IS, 1906.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that a pension has been
granted to Benjamin B. Hughes, OF
Woodstown, at SIP a month from
March 8, 1906.
Senator Dryden has been obliged
to decline the invitation to attend the
annual convention Of the letter car
riers Of New Jersey at Hoboken or
May 80.
Colonel Grant, of Atlantic City
called on Senator Dryden yesterday
while in this city.
The engagement has been announc-
ed of Miss Constance Van Dyke Jo-
line, of Camden, and DR.. Macpherson
Crichton, of this city. The wedding
will take place on June 20, at the
home of the brides parents.
Mrs. Elmer Packard, of Atlanta
City, is the guest of her mother
Mrs. Thrasher, of this city.
T. D. Webb. Myron Harris, OF VI
anges. are at the New Willard; F. y
Geegir, of Orange, Mrs. L. L. Pnoe-
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