Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-07-21
The New Pension Law.

Careful examination of the new pen
sion law will show that it provides:
THAT where a veteran has died
from any cause which entitled him to a
pension, and has left neither widow or
minor child, his dependent parent shall
be entitled to a pension, upon proof OF
his death, and that they are now without
means of support. It is no longer neces-
sary to prove that they were dependent
upon their son at the time of his service
in the Army, only that they need the sup
port which he would give them if alive.
2.-That all men who served ninty days
or more in the army or navy were honor
ably discharged, and who are now suffer
ing from any chronic mental or physical
disability which prevents them perform
| ing sufficient manual labor to earn sup
port, shall be placed upon the pension
roll at not more than $12 nor less than Sc
| a month, according to the degree of disa-
bilitv. 1t is not at all necessary to show
any connection between the disability
and the Claimants service, the only res
friction being that it shall not be due to
his own viscious habits. Any disable
ment arising from any other cause what
ever entities him to a pension. This dis
ability is measured by his capacity to
perform the full amount of manual labor
that an ordinary able-bodied man should.
Lack of power to do this constitutes dis
ability in the meaning of the Bill.
3.-That all women who are widows or
shall hereafter become Widows-provl-
ded they were married prior to the pas
sage of Bill-of men who served ninety
days or more in the army or navy, and
were honorably discharged, shall, upon
proving their husbands death, and that
they are without means of support than
their daily labor, be placed on the pen
sion roll at So per month with So a month
additional for every child under the age
of sixteen The Pension of the widow
is to cease npon her remarriage, but the
pension to the orphan shall continue un-
til it is 16, and if mentally or physically
helpless shall continue during the life OF
said child. No connection need be estab
Iished between the husbands death anC
his army service.
You have probably received misleading
and deceptive circulars from various
Washington Attorneys who try to make
you believe they can obtain you pension
under this law, when the truth is tha
you will have all the work to do and they
take the fee without rendering you any
, practical service, and more frequently
delaying the case. The real work must
be done where your proof is and it would
seem reasonable that you should have al
Attorney who can really assist you in the
way of obtaining proof and with whom
you can easily consult when necessary.
, This think am able to do to advantage
and should you desire 1 will forward yol
blanks to execute, with full instructions
l or, better still, come and see me and
} will render you all the assistance / cal
in the way of forwarding your Pension
Claim. Fee $40, if successful. If yor
have an old claim pending under the ole
law, or are a pensioner now with les;
than the new law gives, The new CLAIM
l will not intefere with the old one nor
+ prosecute the old claim while drawing
under the new. You should apply a
once; you can easily obtain a Pension
under this new law. Yours truly,
D H. B. CUsHMAN,
: County Clerks Office. Newport, VT
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