The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-08

Mrs. Mary Bishop has been called
to Forest City on account of the ILL
ness of her father, Patrick Cawley.
The family of Rev. and Mrs. Will
II. Hitler, 11O1 Church street, are en-
tertaining his mother, Mrs. F. l.. Hill
Ter, Dryden, ~ Y, and his sister,
Mrs. G. Wilbur, Bloomsbury.
Scrantonians who spent Saturday
in the Maple City were: Heathe
Gregory, j. Ernest Smith, William
Hasen.
Letters remaining in the Homes
dale Postoffice, week ending March
6: Thomas Brown, Mrs. j. w.
Crompton, Mrs. Grant Stevens.
Two bills were presented to the
Legislature recently providing for
pensions for Pennsylvania veterans
and their widows. Their provisions
are as follows:
The Rebel bill creates a commits
sion consisting of a Senator, Repre-
! sentative and three old soldiers. The
/ veterans are to be suggested to the
| Governor for appointment by the
commander of the department of
Pennsylvania G. A. r. The Govern
or's appointees serve for four years
and the Legislative members for
two years. Vacancies on the COM
mission are filled in like manner
The commissioners are not salaried
A chief clerk is to receive annually
1900, two clerks 81, 200 each and a
stenographer $500.
Those entitled to draw pensions
consist of every citizen of the state
at the date of the approval of the
bill who enlisted from Pennsylvania
in the Civil war and who, on ac-
count of age, bodily infimity or 9TH
er cause, is unable to earn a living
and does not have sufficient income.
He is to be paid at the rate of So
month and in extreme cases not to
exceed SIS a month. ANY person
of continuous vicious and intemper-
ate habits shall not be entitled to the
provisions of the act"
When a pensioner dies the widow
can make application. Wives of SOL
diers, who died prior to the passage
of the act, are also eligible to draw
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100000 for the pensions and $25,-
600 for expenses.
A Bureau of Pensions in the ad-
jutant generals Office is created by
the Reno bill under the supervision
of the adjutant general. His decis-
ion on an application is final unless
an appeal is taken and then the
State Military Board decides. The
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$500 year. Additional clerks,
not exceeding 10, can be appointed.
Those eligible to pensions include
all soldiers, sailors and marines of
the civil war enrolled from Penn
sylvania and residents of the state at
the date of the commencement of
their service and one year prior to
making application for pension.
In addition, any person who served
in the militia or emergency troops
of Pennsylvania is eligible.
The rate OF pension is as follows:
Service of one full year or less, So
a month; one year and not more
than two, $6; over two years, 81;
emergency men, s. a month irres-
pective of the length of service, pro-
viding the person saw active SER
vice.
The first payment is to be made
on April 1, 1912, and quarterly
thereafter. No petition is to be filed
before November, 1911. The ap-
preparation for pensions is $2,5OO,-
600 and $67,950 for expenses.
The Spring stated meeting of the
Presbytery of Lackawanna, which
embraces the counties of Luzerne,
Lackawanna, Wayne, Susquehanna,
Wyoming, Bradford and Sullivan,
convenes Monday evening, April
II, in the Green Ridge Presbyterian
church at Scranton. The meeting
will be opened on Monday evening,
April II, by the moderator, Rev. w.
j. Day.
The sessions will continue until
Wednesday evening and possibly un-
til Thursday, as some important re-
ports are to be made, which it is
likely will be generally discussed.
Another important matter that it
is expected will come up will be ac-
ton on the moderator's council,
which was postponed at the fall
meeting.
In addition to these matters the
regular program for the session will
be as follows:
Tuesday morning-Devotiona SER
vices. Reading of minutes of Mon
day evening Reading engrossed
minutes. Appointment of eight tenn
porary committees. Report of COM
mittee on credentials and reception
of new members.
Tuesday Observation-Disclosures
of candidates. Report of executive
committee on missions to people of
foreign speech. Election of trustees
of institutions of learning. Dissolu-
tion of pastoral relations. Receiv-
ing and disposing of calls of pastors.
Reports of special committees. Or
ders from the higher courts of the
church and correspondence of the
stated clerk.
Wednesday morning Devotional
services. Reading of the narrative
on the state of religion in the Pres
bytery and obituaries and announce
ments of the deaths of elders. Elec-
tion of eight commissioners to at
tend the sessions of the general as
sembly, which meets at Atlantic
City in May. Reports of pastors
having students under their care.
Wednesday afternoon the follow
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