Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-15
BROWNTOWNl is
OFF P 0. MAP
Among Post Offices Abolished
Home Of fountains Is One
Rural Delivery the Cause.
(From the NEWs corresponden!

NAFC'f tf1 - y
WASHINGTON, Dec, 15:-Repre-
sentative Wood has been advised h a
pensions have been granted to the
following residents of his district;
William H. Totten, So a month; Mrs.
Joanna Sweet, IS a MONTH; Ollver
White, $12 a month; Henry Lawton,
$40 a month; Isaiah r. Walton, ~
a month; Frederick Roser, $l0 a
month; Benjamin S. Brown, 20 d
month; all residents OF trenton;
Richard S. Hartpence, BarDertowh
SIS a month; John M. Cudney, rem
nington. $12 a month; Mrs. Saran NJ.
Huselton, Lambertville, 30 a month;
Jacob II. Trimmer, Gladstone, $S a
month; Joseph Merrill, Kingston,
SPA a month; William H.. Carpenter,
Clinton, So a month; George Hoff-
man, Ce~ntreville, $12 a month.
South Jersey Streams.
Representative Gardner has asked
the Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors to make appropriations for con-
tinuing the improvements in the Co
hansey river and Morris river, both
in Cumberland county; and Absecom
Inlet, Atlantic City, and Cold Spring
Harbor, Cape May.
Recent changes in New Jersey post
Offices noted by the Post Office De-
partment include the establishment
of the following Offices: Beaver
Lake, Sussex county; Grantwood,
Bergen county; Mortified, Atlantic
county; Ottens, Cape May county;
Ringwood Manor, Passaic; and
Woodbury. Heights, Gloucester
ty. The offices discontinued recently
include Aldine, Salem county; An
thony, Hunterdon county; Bennett,
Camden county; Bfssell, Hunterdon
county; Browntown, Middlesex coun-
ty; Ely, Monmouth county; Kinkora,
Burlington county; Kresson, Camden
county; Locktown, Hunterdon coun-
ty; Ludlow, Hunterdon county;
North Vineland, Cumberland county;
Pinewald, Ocean county; Tansboro,
Camden county; and Whiglane, Sal
EN- county.
Want p. o. Salaries Increased.
Senator Dryden has received a pc
tition from the Board of Trade of
Passaic, signed by D. w. Mahony,
secretary, advocating the increase of
salaries of clerks of first and second
class post offices. He has also re-
ceived a petition. from Camp d. D.
Mitchell No. IS, U. S. w. ", of New
ark, favoring the restoration of the
canteen in the army.
Senator Pyle, of Washington, who
will be one of the speakers at the
Board of Trade banquet at Newark
on January II, will take for his sub
ject, washington and Alaska, and
their resources" General G~rOsvenOr.
of Ohio, who will also attend the
of Our Republic"
Nomination Confirmed.
The senate has confirmed the nom
nation of Felix S. S. johnson, of New
Jersey, lately consul at Puerto Cortes
to be consul at Bergen, Norway. The
nomination of F. F. Patterson as as
sistant collector of customs at Cam
den, was also confirmed.
Chief Clerk Browning is helping
entertain j. D. Hymers, of Cuba, a
friend of w. c. Aitken, of Camden.
Representative Howell has a petit
ton favoring the removal of duty on
lintoype parts from the Press New
Brunswick; and Mr.. Wood has a SIM
liar petition from the Somerset DEM
ocrat, of Somerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G. Dudley, of
Mount Holly; and M. F. O'Connor, of
Elizabeth, are at the st. James; R.
F. Ross, of Newark, is at the Nation
al; Mr.. and Mrs. Milburn Sparks, of
Hamburg, are at the Shoreham; T. ].
Mcdonald, of Railway, is at the Eb-
bitt House.