The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-06
Stray Shots.

BARRE appointed A. j. Dodge, William
Clark and w. g. Nye, at town meeting,
last week, a committee to appear before the
trustees of the Soldiers Home at Burling-
ton and invite them to locate the home in
Barre.
ISAAC NJ. WOOD was recently granted a
pension for disability received in this state.
He was drafted from the town of Bloom
field and ordered to report at Burlington
for orders. While on his way to Burlington,
on stage sleigh, near Lyndon Center he
met with an accident and injured his right
leg, for which he has been pensioned.
LEONARD S. WITHERBY of Essex was re-
Gently granted pension, and by mistake
at the pension Office was over-paid 1892
Last week James Il. Curran, a special ex-
aminer, was sent to Essex by the govern
ment to recover the amount overpaid. Mr..
Curran found that the new pensioner had
spent his pension; but in three days, with
the assistance of his friends, Mr.. Witherby
raised 5000, which was returned to the gov
eminent.
JAMES +. CURRAN, a special examiner OF
the pension office, who has been employed
in Vermont since May, 1884, has received
a new commission from General John G.
Black, which prolongs his official life that
has hung so long by a thread. In this APP
pontment the commissioner of pensions
recognizes that man with experience is
worth more than one without it in such an
office, for there were plenty of applicants
for the place.
THE Washington claim agents who re-
Gently sent circulars to the widows of sol
diers, informing them that they were entitled
to between 800 and $500, on account of thu
deceased husband, have sent circulars tC
attorneys in the country, in which they say
I" 1t is needless for us to state that we have
not engaged in this matter without the adj
vice of the most eminent counsel in the
| country, who have been retained by us to as
sst in bringing these claims to a successful
issue. We believe that every dollar o
these claims can and will be collected, ant
to that end invite your active cooperation
For your assistance in the matter we arr
willing to allow you one-third of our fee OF
| all claims you may be able to send us
which will average $40 to you for eacl
claim. AS these cases must go to the courts
and the expense of litigation is to be born'
| by MS, this will make an equitable division
OF the proceeds, and we believe it will pa.
you to make an energetic canvass for widow
and heirs in your vicinity. YOU
can but see that you will be much more lib
orally remunerated by working through u
than if you attempted it by yourself, as al
that you have to do is to look up and sen,
us the claims and receive your fee" Bot
the widows and attorneys had better hav
nothing to do with the Washington agents
Attorneys here who have examined tn
matter say that there is no law i'll fore
authorizing the claims referred to. 1t
claimed that over S50000,000 will be re
quired to pay these claims and the attol
neys' fees would be about 100000 at tn
rate named in the circulars of the attorneys
which is ridiculous price and would nc
be allowed by any court or department {
the government, as a single case decided b.
the supreme court would determine tn
right of all. Ten dollars would be as niue
as ought to be paid for prosecuting a clail
of the kind named.