The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-29
Widows Pensions.


for widows pensions. Budd NJ. Rigg
appeared for the county and Miss Snod.
grass represented the State Board of
Children's Guardians. Before hearing
any applications Judge Lippincott said
1t would be well to give short explana-
ton OF the law and it's purpose, which
was to discover whether the widow was
possessed of any property sufficient to
support the children and whether the
latter were likely to become a public
charge. 1t was desired, also, to see
whether the mother was unable to
properly keep her children. In some
cases it would be seen that there was a
SUBSTANTIAL sum of money left at the
death of the father, some of which NAV
still be in hand, but as long as that was
the fact the pension could not under the
law be properly granted, and it might
seem that this would work hardship, but
that would be the strict Interpretation of
the law. The Judge said he thought
possibly there was an erroneous impress
sion with respect to granting these pen
sions, that some might think all that
was necessary to be done was to simply
make the application. When a pension
was granted it was for the purpose of
making the home surroundings for the
children more pleasant, they must be
properly fed and clothed and must go to
church, Sunday school and day school.
Ii these requirements were not fulfilled
the pension would be revoked.
Margaret Foy was the first applicant
to be heard. She lives at Moorestown.
She had been a widow for three years,
but 1T was shown that she was able to
provide home for her children and her
application was refused. In this case
there was an insurance policy which
had not all been used.
Mrs. Bishop, another Moorestown APP
plicant, had $3.50 insurance when her
husband died, but it was all gone now
and she had worked hard to get along.
An allowance of $1S per month was
granted, subject to the approval of the
State Board of Children's Guardians.
If the agent found that Mrs. Bishops
story was correct the money was to be
paid.
Mary E. w. Wells, of Lumberton,
told story which showed she was en-
titled to consideration and she was
granted SO per month subject to the
same conditions as the Bishop case.
In the case of Minnie Leek, of River
side, the court desired further Informal
ton and the matter was continued.
Laura W w llOGI, Vi NTOSSWlckS, was
reported dead; Mary Ann Curtis, of Vim
centown, has married again; so those
cases were dismissed.
Mary Truax, of Riverton, was told to
come again, pending some investigation
into her application.
Margaret b. Forsyth, of Wrightstown,
was next heard. While Mrs. FORSYTH
told story that would seem to indicate
her wOrthiness to benefit by the law,
Judge Lippincott wished to get more in
formation on the terms of the will of the
father of Mrs. Forsyth's husband, as
there was possibility the estate might
be compelled to do something for her.
Lillian Rodman, of Beverly, was grant
ed So per month.
Annie H. Perkins, of Burlington,
owns a home which cost $3.50 but
which has mortage of 81, 900 on it. She
has three children who she pays board
for and there were conditions in her case
which caused the court to decide that
she was able to take care of her children
without aid from the county.
The papers of Ethel /. Chase, of Bur-
lington, appeared to have been lost in
transit and the court directed her to
make new application.
Mrs. o. Potts withdrew her application
Ella b. Guise, of Pemberton town
ship, said she has a boy who works
steadily and makes So per week, which
he hands over to her. She makes from
81 to IS per week during the cranberry
season and possibly half that at other
times. She lives in house which she
does not have to pay rent for. When her
husband was alive he made the same
wages that the boy does and the court
fhOn0hf ~ of oc
she had been, so the application was re-
fused.
The application of Martha Branin, of
Vincentown, was laid over for further
investigation.
In the application of Mrs. Reynolds,
of Moorestown, there was an interesting
point raised. Mrs. Reynolds moved to
Camden and had been back at Moores-
town for about two years. The law re-
quires five years residence and it was a
question whether the woman lost her
residence when she moved to Camden.
Beulah Mick, of Pointville, might
have been successful in her application
but for the fact that there were some
points of morality which interfered. The
woman admitted that she was the
mother of child born several years
after the death of her husband.
Ella h. Johnson, OF WrlghtStOWn, told
of her care of her children and the means
she had on which to live The court de
cided Mrs. Johnson was entitled to S.
per month.
| Mary E. Jackson was another appli-
cant, but there was little hitch in the
proceedings in this case. Mary's hus-
band was reported to have had one wife
who died, married another whom he de-
serted and then he took Mary under his
wing. Robert Peacock appeared for the
woman and said he did not have the
certificate of his clients marriage anc
he would have to rely on the church
records. But some of the husbands
relatives claimed the second wife was
still living when the marriage with Mary
took place. This called for an investiga
ton for if it was shown that this allega
ton was true, Mary could not be lega
widow.
This concluded the inquiries for thu
day There are IS applications to b.
looked into, so the court fixed the 15tf
day OF October to receive report from
Miss Snodgrass, and then date for tn
hearings will be named.
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