The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-04-19

Sheep, Hogs, Wagons, &c.--.The
Value OF our Real and Personal
Property, Ac.---what Amount OF
Taxes We Pay, &c.
From the report Of Auditor Bennett
for 1884, We gather the following ia
teresting statistics concerning the coun.
ties composing this Senatorial District:
Barbour County.
Our neighbor Of Barbour is credited
with $685., 246 in personal property,
aud ST ,36s,554 Of real estate-msking
a total Of $2,02O,sOO- being more
than half a million dollars poorer than
Lewis. She has 2.006 white aud SO
colored males over the ago Of 81 years,
showing slight difference in the mat
ter Of population, in favor Of Barbour.
She hos 3,129 horses; 447 wagons,
&c.; 1870 head Of cattle; 1884
sheep; i.O7l hogs 995 watches, 10;
10 pianos, etc, The total amount Of
tax paid for 1874 for State, Free School
aud Hospital purposes, was Ss,28O--
being 81 ,242 AZ less than the preeed-
ing year.
Le,eis County.
This one fact is apparent, Ltbat. both
tue real and personal property ~ put
down by the Assessors at au extremely
low figure. The entire amount Of per.
sonal property is put down atlssl4 ,Mo;
and the rcal estate At 81 wv, 4oo-
making total of $2,6l6, $50 We
have j ,92s white males over tue age Of
81 years; aud 81 colored ditto. We
have 8, M horses, mules, 10, valued
atSl69,Sl7; BOB wagons, 90 q lo ~
head of cattle, valued At lsS.bSo;
sheep are scarce-only 5,7l7 remain
lug; SAG hogs; TAI watches; 20 pi.
amos; and 50 on. The total auioant Of
tax for State, Free School aud Ho,pi.
cal purposes for 1874 was $l0,576 "a;
being 81 .302 % less than the preeed.
ing gear.
Randeipk County
-p.ns out, rs our friend Sargent would
say, very we'll. The Assessors return
her perronal property at S242. 0Sl and
her real estate st$l ,Sl9 ,U20-makiug
total Of S1,56l, 10l. She reports
1924 white and II colored male per.
sons over the age of2i years. She has
1926 head Of horses and mules, 26S
wagons, etc., I. lao bead Of cattle.
Gas bead Of sheep. /, 163 hogs, 496
watches, DO aud | piano. The total
amount Of taxes paid for 1874, for
State, Free School and Hospital pur.
poses. was S5,9A 61-being de-
crease Of 1886 16
Taylor County,
in her returns, gives abundant prsof Of
the good service Of . railroad. AL
though Ii Is we'll known that in minerh
resources and for agricultural purposes,
sho is not near up to the standard Of
Lewis, Upshur or Barbour, yet she
leads them all considerably. Her per-
sonal property 10 put down at
S2,12l,546. aud her zeal estate at
81 ,9s7, 223-nakiDg q total Of
$4,o5s,76s. 1t will be aolieed that
Taylor is the only county in this por-
ton oftte State, that has a larger ug-
gregate value Of personal than real o..
tate. She has 2,2l6 white, aud ~
eolored male persona. over the ago Of
u years. She reports $3.50 head Of
horses aud mules, 664 wagons, etc.,
1924 head OF cattle, 1879 head oil
sheep, 6I5 hogs, LOCI watches, etc.,
and Us planes The total amount Of
taxes paid 10 1874 for State, Free
School and Hospital purposes, was
$14,s2l-.being decrease, since The
preceding year, Of 1871.
Titetr County
also comes in The list Of the "back
countless and We are sorry to note
that she does not .show up" as we'll as
some Of her neighbors. Her personal
property is assessed at ~, g2s and