Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-09
FOR CREEKb or
SOUTH JERSEY
Congress May Appropriate Money
for Better Channels Pension
News Of Interest to JeTSeymen.

(F'ront the NE WS CorreSpoadent)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9;-For the
completion of the project to give
Tuckerton creek a channel eight feet
in depth, it is estimated that $373SO
will be required, and that $4,000
can be profitably expended in thu
fiscal year ending June 80, 1908. The
commerce of the waterway for the
calendar year of 1905 amounted tc
15,417 tons, valued at S674,3S7.
For the completion of the existing
project in connection with the deep
ening of the channel of Raccoon creek
! it is estimated that $T2,135 Is re-
quired and that $4,000 can be profit
ably expended in the fiscal year end
ing June so, 1908. The commerce
of this waterway for 1905 was $685.
317 tons, valued at $2,14S,600.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that pensions have been
granted as follows: Thomas M. White,
of Woodstown, $12 a month from
December 5, 1906; Theodores Adams,
1927 Fillmore street, Camden, $S a
month from November 20, 1906;
David G. Holmes, Gloucester City, $40
a month from November 2S, 1906;
Eugene Neal, of Camden, $12 n
month from December 8, 1906; Isaac
Hunter, of Robert street, Camden,
$40 month from November 81,
1906; Thomas Rowland Busby, alias
Thomas Rowland, of Pennville, SO
month from November 2S, 1906.
Representative Wood has recon-
mended the appointment of Mary ].
Apgar as postmaster at Cokesburg,
Hunterdon county, to succeed Stephen
Apgar, resigned.
New Bunch of Pensions.
Mr.. Wood has been advised that
pensions have been granted to Mrs.
Helen " Hutchinson, of Trenton, at
$S month, and to j. Newton Ander-
son, of Trenton, at $12 a month.
Representative Gardner has been
advised that pensions have been
granted to Samuel p. Ford, of Green
Bank, at Sc a month from December
4, 1903, and $S month from Novem-
ber 81, 1906; to John Smith, of Med
ford, at So a month from August 90,
1906; to Mary E. Stiles, of Bridgeton,
at $S a month from April IA, 1906;
to Mrs. Babetta Daiber, of Vineland,
at SIS a month from November 81,
1906, and to James F. Falkenberg,
of New Gretna, at $12 a month from
November Is. 1906.
Representative Wiley has had u
crease the pension of Mrs. Sarah E.
Cadmus, of Newark, widow of Thos
Cadmus, from So to SIG month.
Mrs. Cadmus is completely helpless
Representative Howell has intro
duced bill for the relief of Edward
Simmons, of Jackson's Mills, Ocean
county, authorizing the secretary OF
the treasury to pay him $10S.50 for
| damages sustained by his steamer
Alexander in collision with the u s.
Miantonomah, October 5, 1898. AS
the bill will go to the committee on
claims, the claimant may be an old
man before he gets his money.
Bank Charters Approved.
The comptroller of the currency
has approved the following applica
tions for charters: First National
Bank of Barnegat, $4,000 capital
Ezra Parker, president; George w
Hollingsworth, Daniel S. Holmes ana
S. P. Bartlett, vice-presidents; Claude
d. Updike, cashier Pitman Nationa
Bank, capital $4,000; George w
Carr, president; Joseph M. Cowan
vice-president; Wadsworth Creese
cashier; The First National Bank o.
Dunellen, $25,OOO capital; Alval
Gray, president; P. w. Brakeley ant
William L. McCawley, vice-presi,
dents; A. j. Hamley, cashier.
General Mackenzie, chief of engi
neers; General Crozier, chief of ord
nance; General Murray, chief of ar
tillery, and other members of thu
board of ordnance and Notifications
are at Sandy Hook witnessing import
ant tests of explosives and projectiles
1t is expected that President Roose
welt will deliver an address at thu
dedication of the statue to the lat
General George B. Mcclellan whicl
win be unveiled Thursday, May 2
1907. 1t is hoped that New Jerse
may send the entire five regiments o
infantry to take part in this affair.
Stanley W. Rusk, of Haddonfield
is spending a few days in this city.
Mrs. Wiley, wife of Representativ
Wiley, and her daughter, Mrs. Drum
mond, were at home yesterday after
noon.
Representative Fowler has intro
duced bill to increase the pensio
, of Chauncey Harris, formerly of lat
New Jersey, to $50 a month, and
bill to increase the pension of w. D
w. Miller, formerly of 46th New
York, to $50 month. *
Representative Loudenslager ha
recommended the appointment o
Adam Kanoler as postmaster a
Elmer, Salem county. G. S. A.
PILES CURED IN d To IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guarantee
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