Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-30

facts concerning Mr.. Jones list. It appears
that all Mr.. Jones' real estate was appraised,
as the law provides, by the listers, without
any interference from him, and the valua-
ton is theirs. His property at the South
village is said by good judges to be
listed high enough, there being no sales Of
real estate in that locality, and rents very
poor. The property, it is claimed, would
not bring more than the appraisal, and Mr..
Jones says he would gladly sell IL at that
price. OF the Bates farm, Mr.. Jones Is
halloween. A small portion only of the
land, some fifty acres, lies in Mortified, and
Mr.. Jones' half, twenty-five acres, was ap-
praised by the listers at $500. The re-
mainder Of the farm, including buildings
and stock, is in Roxbury, and is listed in
that town. His house and lot in the village
of Mortified is appraised at $500, and il
the appraisal is low, that fault lies not at
the door of Mr.. Jones. Respecting his per-
sonal list, Mr.. Jones has been confined to
his bed by serious sickness for some two or
three weeks, and for this reason he has
not been able TO give this matter his
close personal attention. He has for some
years been reducing stock and collecting
debts, anticipatory Of dissolution with bis
former partner, j. II. Kent. His collections
have been invested from time to time in gov.
eminent bonds or deposited in the savings
hanL anI ha Irau nut a
wise and legitimate disposition of his funds,
and one against which no reasonable crit.
cism can be brought. As to the appraisal
of his stock in trade,-which, it has been ex-
planned, he has been reducing for some
years,-he told the listers that they had other
stocks of goods to appraise, and all he
asked was to be put on an equal footing, in
this respect, with his neighbors. He ex-
hibited to one of the listers all his notes and
personal effects, and this official appraised
them. He claimed no deductions for him
self on account of debts owing, but his son,
his present partner, was entitled to such de-
auctions. The appraisal Of the stock in the
store, as fixed by the listers, was s1,S62
the debts owing by the firm amounted to
1919, leaving the personal list of Z. X.
Jones & Son 1888. Z. X. Jones' personal
list Of $3.50 was made up of horse, cow,
and two or three other items. The listers
were satisfied that Mr.. Jones had made an
honest return of all his taxable property,
and impartial men in Mortified, good
judges and reasonably familiar with his
business, are fully satisfied that he has
complied with the letter and spirit of
the act to equalize taxation. If Mr..
Jones has been delinquent in important
duties as citizen, the WATcHMAN has no
apologies to make in his behalf nor, if it be-
lieved special charges alleged against him
are true, could it support him for an impor-
tant position in the law-making branch Of
the state government. 1t does not find or
believe that he has violated the letter or the
spirit of the new tax law, as charged by the
Argus and Patriot, and sees in his course in
respect to that law no reason why republi-
cans should not vote to make him senator
for Washington county.