The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
THE OLD SOLDIERS.

The veterans are not forgotten by the
attention that the legislature is asked to re-
peal law which it has passed this winter
in order that it may be passed over again as
part of another law. The law governing the
awarding of state pensions is contained in
chapter l44 of the Revised Statutes. Up to
the time of the passage of the act referred
to above, section one of this chapter reads
as follows:
"Section One-Any person who has
served by enlistment in the army or navy
of the United States in the war of 1861, on
the quota Of Maine and who has been
disabled by wounds or other injury received
in said service in the line OF duty, entitled
to pension from the State of Maine not ex-
ceeding $S a month; provided that such
soldier or seaman is unable from his own
resources and the United states pension to
obtain livelihood. .ressy2aa4 eggii
The bill passed by the present Legislatures
amends this section t o provide that persons
OF on the quota Of Maine may under cerr!
ain conditions be made pensioners Now
be committee has reported a uill repeating
section one of the statutes and this amen
latery act which is Incorporated in the
new measure, this method being adopted to
makethe section complete in itself should
he bill be passed .s2oFss' tSf sna'
Then the bill goes on to provide that lazy
person who we'd by enlistment in the
army or navy of the United States in the
of Gig ghteen hundred and sixty-one, on
the quota of Maine, and any person not on
the quota of Maine, who has se.ved in the
army or navy of the United States in said
war, and who was resident of this state
at date of enlistment, and at time of max
ing apple alton for pension shall have been
a resident OF the state at least five years
and who is unable from his own resources
and the United States pension, to obtain
livelihood for himself and those dependent
upon him, shall be, entitled to a pension
from the State d Maine, not exceeding
eight dollars month, provided he has been
bly, discharged from said service, no
such pension to be paid by this state to per-
sons residing in other states''
of course. if this bill should fail of
passage, the amendment to the statute, re-
lating to veteIanssnot on the quota OF
Maine, would remain in fo1ce as we'll as the
original section one. 1t will be seen that an
important change in the laws that which
removes the stipulation that state pensions
shall be granted only to veterans wounded
or injured in the line of duty. 3aa b.
! The change made in the law to grant
pensions to people not on the quota fof
Maine was caused by the claims of worthy
sons of the state who, while residents of
Maine at the time of the war, nevertheless
served in regiments raised in other states.
Such was the case of young man who
went from his home in Maine on II coasting
schooner to Boston. While there he caught
the patriotic spirit of the day and enlisted
in Massachusetts regiment. Since the war
he has lived in Maine. He is in need and
deserving, and it seemed 10 the legislature
only right that he and others in similar cir-
cumstances should be included within the
states bounty.
SOME FREEPORT HISTORY.
Some interesting Freeport history is told
in the statement of facts accompanying
House document No. 275, which is resolve
authorizing the land agent to sell about
seven acres of land forming the western
part of Williams island and convey, the
same to Thomas j. Mann and heirs of
James Mann for the sum of five dollars.
In the year 1888, the general court of
massachusetts granted to the propr1efors of
the town of North Yarmouth certain lots on
the main land and The islands in the bay
within the limits of the town. @As,
Wil]iams's island is one of these Islands
SO conveyed. The present owners nave a
deed from Thomas Woodbury. of Beverly,