The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-11

turing fame, Mrs. Johnston does not
know, but she is aware that her call
ers were dignitaries of high rank. She
is sorry that Mr.. Johnston, who had
been away several days on his vaca-
ton, was not It home because it is
seldom indeed that a bishop has the
time or finds it convenient to visit one
of his men in as small a place as Abse-
con.
Mrs. Johnston has received several
letters from her husband since his de-
parture on Tuesday of last week. He
has been having a fine time. He at
tended a session of Congress at Wash
ington one day last week and on Sun
day last he and DR.. ]. u. Haines, of
Camden, who nave been accompanying
each other on a trip down in the Old
Dominion State, conducted services in
a mountain church which DR.. Haines
was instrumental in building near
Wilkie, a place in the Blue Ridge
Mountains. The Absecon pastor took
his camera along, for he is very fond
of, taking pictures and at some future
time he contemplates giving an Illus
trated lecture or sermon on the views,
picturesque points of natural and his
toric interest and interesting sights of
mountain life as they appealed to him.
Proposed Local Postal Changes.
The Post Office Department is con-
sidering the making of extensive chan
ges in the length of and the times of
serving the present rural routes
throughout the country. 1t is
planning sometime next month to
change the name of the service to the
Motor Vehicle Mail Delivery Route,
with Atlantic City as the starting
point for three routes that cover differ
ent parts of the county.
How the present local route will be
affected can De learned from the an
nouncement that the local carrier will
leave the Atlantic City postofice, in
stead of from here each morning at 7
O'Clock, if the new regulations are
adopted. The route now "a miles long
would be extended tt SO miles and
would cover the territory on the New
York Road as far as New Gretna. Due
West from there the route would lead
to Odessa avenue, Cologne, and then
down the Philadelphia road to the
place of beginning. Present patrons
of the rural route will be served prac-
! IlCdlly do DelOIc, IL Is DclleN0u, DIS ldT
as service and convenience are con-
cerned. The carriers salary would be
increased to $1,000 a year.
One of the main objects of the pro-
posed changes is to improve the parcel
post service and to lower it's rates for
| the benefit of the farmer and the pur-
chaser, the producer and the consumer,
that the one may be brought into close
rolotinnchin with tho nthor CO fhof tho
producer may market his products in
Atlantic City to better advantage from
every viewpoint-improved service, in
creased service, lower rates, direct
dealing, that the producer may receive
the full reward for his labors and pro-
ducts and that the consumer may re-
ceive fresher products at lower prices.
The parcel post rates prevailing To-
cally and for the first zone, within a
radius of so miles, have been five cents
for the first pound or fraction and one
cent for each additional pound or frac-
ton, whereas the change proposed
would reduce the one cent for
each additional pound or fraction to
one-half cent, the pound rate remain
ing unchanged.
Petitions both for and against the
change have large numbers of signers.
A postal inspector was here two weeks
ago compiling facts and figures rela-
tive to the ACCESSIBILITY of making the
change.
! Council Grants Liquor License.
An adjourned meeting of City Coun-
Gil was held last wednesday evening
with the following officials present.
Councilmen Barton, Cheyney, Henry,
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licitor Abbott and Tax Collector Thorn
as Draper.
Mr.. Cheyney reported that the Lii
cense Committee recommended the
granting of the renewal of William
Sc%hoepfin's liquor license at the Hotel
Rockingham for another year and
made a motion that the license be
granted. The motion was seconded by
Mr.. Carton; the vote was taken and
Mr.. S~choepfin's application was grant
ed unanimously. His bondsmen, Ell
mer C. Bates and Harry Mattson, Jr.,
were approved and accepted.
For his efficiency and faithfulness to
duty and because of the high cost of
living, on motion of MI. Cheyney, sec
Onded by Mr.. Carton, the salary of
Thomas Hutchinson, Jr., Chief of Po-
lice, was increased from $50 to SIS a
month, to become effective September
LIST.
Superintendent R. A. Gale of the Su-
burban Railway Company was present
and announced that beginning Sep
TENDER list the company will grant Alb
secon's request for a reduction in fare
by issuing Communication books enti-
Ting the purchaser to so rides for
$500, equivalent to a 6h cent fare
between Absecon and Atlantic City and
vice versa.
The trolley people believe this con
cession will greatly help to build up
and further populate Absecon. The