The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-06
An Unfortunate Claimant from
Maine,

A pension case which is surely one OF the
most imperative which has come before the
House committee for some time, was report
ed Yesterday by DR.. Gallinger, Of New
Hampshire. recommending pension Of SIS
a month for Everard G. Flynn Of Kenne-
bunk, Me. The report and accompanying let
ter give this showing Of the case;
/, Adeline Faxon, Of Boston, in the county Of
Suffolk and Commonwealth OF MASSACHUSETTS,
wife of Henry Faxon of said Boston, on oath de-
pose and say that am the sister OF the father OF
said Fverard Flynn. He has another aunt or SIS,
ter Of his % VINO m bs Is Of said gdE Ever
ard. am seventy-nne years old and without
means to do but very little for him.
We two are the only next OF KIN 10 MN no" nv
Mrs Hannah Allen an aunt of said George c.
Flynn, left about S300-the exact amount can,
not tel-for the support of said Eyerard. but all
that was lett has been expended the last OF II De
ing expended about four years ago. With tne ex,
ception of said sum said Eysrara mas been anu
Cousens. provides him Nfesausens. wife OF fhomas
in return forchores he does for her. f0r mJaeals,
from fine to time His other relatives wno as
sisted i'm his support have died, and am the oniy
person who sends him anything. roor, Ala
The lady who furnished him with room uiu h
also furnish Everard with meals, being palu py
Contributions from his relatives; Dut as am liie
only giyer left and as am uhaDie M 70 are oslv
obtained from such amounts as nave peen dDio @
to send him from time to time, and WnaI ne cai
obtain by doing chores, ana ale necessarily III
certain and precarious. so,ondon+
The reason why said Everard is so depenaent
is that he is c0nloS naentts, ana was ~ ~ hs 70
father's death and has been so all MS ilie. he Is
ouite inoffensive, but utterly irresponsible. !,
have number of times endeaVored 10 persuaae
Everard to consent to go 70 ine p99r ny he
would be there than getting living Dy tne pIeca,
rious way which he now lives, promising 70 sehu
him such things TO make snn, n,n1 hnt iS ne
Bile that the INSTITUTION Mouiu NV ouPPA'' ~ -
always refused.
A Philadelphia lady writes;
George G. Flynn the father of Everard, had but
this one motherless simple child when ne enllste1
soldier to hight IN the paIteS ,oa bsioht and
was refused in Maine and Massachusetts, & pu. ~
persistent was he that he went 10 rev Hdnp, ~.
shire, was accepted, mustered INTO seIvie9 ~ Z
term of three years. but was killed In battle 1ew
months later.
The boy. then about fourteen years. am told,
had relatives ON his mothers side, VINO were apls
to support him, and did for many years NH Mlanou
aid from the government. All have since 9leu:
Mrs. Faxon, of South Boston, friend and nelgn
Dor of Hon. Benjamin Dean for many y yesrS, SoE y
ter provided for would very mnch tighten the anx
ey and sadness she feels On ms yina of Keppe
| bunk has been his friend for many years, ulsPens
ing small donations for his comfort as tney navs
| been bestowed for charitable purposes. ne rep
resents him as being entirely incapable OF taking
care of himself, neither strong N Dooy OF nlnu
| but In every way worthy the charity OF an neces
| sarily a pauper, pauper food and pauper clotnes
and then a pauper's grave / understand his IA
| ther was previously good BUSINESS man, dhe
would have undoubtedly better provided ior ~ ~
| writing at such length, but though very lgnoran
| of the ways to go about it, and 70 wnom 70 70,
| have volunteered to do something tor cnaIlly
| sake and my ignorance of facts and manner =
| dong must be attributed to mother whose near
| and hands are full of immediate family cares.