Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-02
Vermont Pensions.

we take the following extract from
a despatch to the Burlington Free
Press:
The senate passed resolution, dated
April IA, 1894, which reads as follows:
That the Secretary of the Interior
be, and is hereby, directed to inform
the senate of the number of pensioners
whose pensions have been suspended
or cancelled since the 4th day of
March, 1893; the number Of such pen
sioners whose pensions have been re-
stored to the rate they were drawing
at the time Of such suspension or cam
collation., the number, names, postof-
flee address and rate Of those pension
ers whose pensions have been partial
ly restored since that date, and the
cause of the reduction OF the rate they
were drawing at the date Of the sus-
pension or cancellation, and also the
number of those who have been fully
restored to the pension roll AT the rate
they were drawing at the time of sus-
pension or cancellation, and the NUM-
Der, names, postotfice address, and the
cause of suspension or cancellation of
those whose pensions have been en-
tirely suspended or cancelled.
In accordance with this resolution.
the Secretary ofthe Interior has trans
mitted to the senate under date Of
June 20, ls94,a statement of tile mum
Der Of pensioners whose names were
Slspcaded between March 4, 1893. and
May 10, 1894, and resumed at the
same rate; the number of pensioners
in whose cases payments were sus-
pended during the same period, upon
which no futher action has been taken:
the number of pensioners whose rates
were reduced, also the number of pen
sioners whose names were dropped
from the rolls, during that period.
The statement shows that the num-
Der suspended and resumed at the
same rates was $500, the number still !
326, the number reduced, /
},0l4, and the number dropped 2,671. |
The Nerlnonters whose pensions
were reduced or dropped during the
period mentioned above, and /
the cause for which such action was /
taken, are as follows:
Reduced-Fo the reason that the /
disability did not exist in
/ degree to warrant continuance at
former rates, under the act Of June p, I
1890; Alfred A. Betterly, Brattleboro,
sl2 to So; Guy ID. Boynton, Hines
Durgh, IS to SO; Joseph Clifford, Ben
IS to SO; James Granger,
Springs, Sl2 to Sc; Thorn
Is Ii. Gordon, Wardsboro, So TO IS;
VIM. Masters, West Salisbury, IS to
s6; Henry b. Norton, Island Pond,
BIZ to -; Henry II. Paine, Cambridge,
rs TO 81; Homer Sherwood, North Tn
lerhill, IS to SO; Joseph A. Starbird,
Saxton's River, IS to SO; w. S.Swift,
'ittstield, IS to So.
Reduced under the general law
Noses Collins, Brookfield, Sl2 to $40;
John button, Brandon, S2j to 81;
Nm. Minor, Richford, ST. TO Sl2;
edwin c. Potter, st. Johnsbury, SIS
o Sl3; VIM. Walker, Springfield, s.
o SO.
Dropped for the reason that the
Olulcfs uesefleu, OF were ulSlOnOfa-
'ly discharged from the military or
laval service, under the army invalid
ct of June q, lS9O-James Robin
on. West Pawlet, rate Sl2; and I'M
Ter the general law, John Tobin, Dam
", rate -.
Dropped for the reason that they
lere not ratably disabled for earning
support by manual labor-E Edward |
,mery, Washington, rate IS; George ,
efls, Proctorsville, rate So; Edwin II.
'utnam, Brattleboro, rate IS; John
AN Orman. Chester Depot, late -;
George w. Williams, Upper Water
ord, rate 50.
Dropped for the reason that the dis
bilities for which they were pensioned
ad ceased to exist in pensionable
egree-Samuel Hill, Greensboro, rate
10.