News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1898-08-10

Our good friend and neighbor Of
the Hardwlck Gazette makes an in
quiry in his last weeks issue like
this
evil somebody arise and explain why the
territory in Vermont known to fame by the
unclassic name of Morrisville. makes more
trouble for the pension department. than any
other section OF its size in this domein? 1t
harbOrs more fellows who habitualIy draw
fat pensions than any other known territory
with a similar population. And the list con-
tinups to grow. Last week Chas. W. Boyn-
ton was raised from seventeen dollars up to
seventy-twO and up to the time of going to
press we haven't beard hat he had made any
kick about il owing to the fact that BEES
dead. Mary j. Boynton of same town gets
twelve dollars through last weeks action of
the department. There is a suspicion crop
ping out in adjoining towns that Judge
Powers is to blame for this condition. If so
the Judge ought to be brought over into
Caledonia county and shown around. Here
in HaTdwick is an old veteran who has lain
on his back, helpless, during the last year,
worthy of Irrational charity if any old veteran
Island every one of them is-yet his case
gets no attention from the department. The
Judge should be brought up here or the old
vet moved to Morrisville. So far as we have
been able to learn the word Hardwick doesn't
otur in the department business during the
n years work. Why is this thus"
Briefly and with soberness, for we
consider an honest pension list a
roll Of honor, let us give u Brother
Laymon the information he desired.
In the first place "%trouble" is not
what this section makes the pension
department, it's just as easily and
plainly the duty of the department
to recognize the meritorious claims
hereabouts as it is for a barrel to
roll down hill. Yes, we harbor with
in just as good comfortable homes
as their ear will permit those who
from their condition 'habitually"
draw pensions, and why so many
and why so ''fat" pensions?
Let us say that with nearly three
hundred of the boys of '6l being fur
nished by this town, more in proper
ton to her size than any town in
this vicinity, and with that number
made up of those who were in the
thick of the fight, doing their full
duty, is it any wonder that this town
has a full pension list? Any one who
witnesses the gatherings here on
Memorial day and like occasions
must see that this town contains a
large number of veteran soldiers,
while there are many Others too fee
BILE to appear with their comrades on
such public occasions. In addition
to these whose home this is and has
been since before the war, the natural
attractions of u village and town
have brought to us many new resi-
dents who have become citizens here,
proud of the town and village of
their adoption and among them
numerous pensioners.
The particular case noted was a
resident of North Wolcott to whom
death came before the increase was
at hand, so there is no more OF that.
The widow with her scant income of
$12 90 per month, is now residento of
Morrisville. The First Congressional
District, and M%orrisvillen no more than
any other part of that District, has in
Congressman Powers a mar who is
in full sympathy with the veteran
soldiers, but not to the extent of
working a measley favoritism or
putting up any jobs for his home
people. Hardwick, the home of the
Gazette, is over in the Second Dis
trict where, if there are really deserv-
ing cases not having full justice in
the department at Washington, their
Congressman Grout "is to blame for
the condition" as the Gazette says of
Judge Powers. The Judge will
probably not move up there, but we
would readily welcome all the old
veterans up that way who may feel
that Morrisville air and thrift would
be conducive to securing of a pension
through either one of two of the best
pension agents in the state, Harrison
B. George or A. A. Niles. So finally,
il Morrisville has a large pension list
il is because of our large number of
resident veterans, who were in time
q war doing their full duty and do
ibg it well.