Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-14
IMPROVE THE
SHREWSBURY
Congress Will Probably ApprO-
pirate Money TO that End
Other Jersey News.
(From the NEWS Corre8poudent.)

a project was adopted for making the
channel in the Shrewsbury river six
feet deep at les low water and from
$50 to 800 feet wide. According to
the report of Major w. l.. Marshall,
Corps of Engineers, it is believed
that if this, channel was provided In
both branches of the river it would
answer theUresent needs of the conf
merce of that waterway. The I'M
portanca of the waterway as a com.
mercial highway, is shown in all OF
The reports that have been submitted
in recent years and because OF the
large eamount of passenger and
freight traffic the importance of maih-
taining,a good channel is set forth.
Mr., Howell's Work.
Representative Howell has obtain
ed appropriations at different times
for the improvement of this river,
and he has been before the rivers and
harbors committee urging the favo
able consideration of an appropriation
to continue the improvement of the
Shrewsbury river. The committee
at present is hard at work prepar-
ing the bill, which, it is expected, viii,
be reported some time next week. AS
the Shrewsbury river has always been
given fair consideration by the COM
mittee in the past it is believed that
an appropriation sufficient for the
needs of the stream will be made this
year.
Representative Gardner has been
advised that pensions have been
granted as follows: Henry FentoI,
Sykesville, $12 a month from Nov.
%, 1906; John Hance, Pointville, at
So a month, from Nov. 20, 1906;
John w. Horn, Delanco, IS a month
from Dec. IL, 1906; Joseph Kite. of
vineland, at $12 a month from Dec.
5, 1906; Avery S. Messed, of Port
Elizabeth, $12 a month from Dec. 5,
1906; Alfred j.. Near, of Swainton,
at So a month, from Sept. IL, 1906;
Margaret Normaine, of Millville, at
So q month from Jan. Is, 1906; Sar-
ah A. Speer, of Vineland, at $12 a
month from May 7, 1904; Seeley F.
Sheppard, of Melville, at $12 a month
from Nov. 81, 1906; William 7.
Etevens, of Cape May, at SIS d
month from Nov. 23, 1906; Phineas
R. Webster, Of Bridgeport, at $40 a
month from Dec. IA, 1906.
Criticises Patent Office.
Fred w. Barnaclo, who has been
criticising the methods of the patent
office, is a resident of East Orange.
He complains that the work of examl-
nation is needlessly slow.
Representative Van Wrinkle has
been advised that a pension has been
granted to John P. F%airchild, OF Har-
rison, at Sc a month from Nov. 6,
sos.
Senator Kean gave a dinner of for
ty-six covers on Saturday evening, az
Ter which there was a dance in ho;,'
or of Miss Margaret Roosevelt, who
is visiting at the White House. The
Misses Kean entertained at a tea on
Friday afternoon in honor OF MISS
Margaret Roosevelt and Miss Mildred
Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cledhill ana
.4lss uledhill, of Paterson, are at thf
Shoreham; Miss Annie Malcolm, :!
V. Malcolm, of Atlantic City, are al
the New Willard.
Social Doings.
Senator and Mrs. Dryden were
dinner hosts on Saturday evening and
abong their guests were the Russian
ambassador and Baroness Rosen, the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft, Sen
ator and Mrs. Elkins, Senator and
Mrs. Spooner and Colonel and Mrs,
Kuser.
Senator and Miss Kean were guests
on Friday evening at a dinner given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wallace,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Stubblefield,
Of Euclid street, have gone TO Al
lantic City for two weeks.
Mrs. William d. Kearfoot, Of
Montclair, is the guest of Mrs. Aug
ustus Jackson, of H. street.
! William j. Browning, chief clerk
of the House of Representatives, has
returned from Camden, where nc
spent Sunday.
Frank H. Barto, the efficient serre
tary of Representative Loudenslager
is back at his desk after an at
tack of the grip.
George T. Webster, of Newark, Il
at the st. James; c. Cogan, of New
ark, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Noble
of East Orange, are at the Ebbitti
Charles G. Smith, of Merhcantville
is at thelNew Willard. C. S. A.
- N. nn1ILA