Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-11

! W A1%lF1lJs LIZ Nv OtAt tnto OAAN~, 80 -
tons of good COW hay Inquire OF
l.. P. THAZER.
Dr. Bailey has returned from Island
Pond.
The w. c. t. IT,, win meet at Mrs. A. K.
Mann's, Thursday, Dec. 18th, at p. M
Nancy Culley OF Montpelier spent Sun
day in town with her sister, Mrs. Wales
Bass.
Geo. /. Ford is agent for the automatic
water heater. No sparks, perfectly safe
Call and gee it.
Extra Hay sells for 80 per ton deliver
The annual meeting Of West Randolph
Grange for the election of officers Will be
next Sat. eve, Dec. 18th. A full attend
ance is desired.
The ladies OF St. Johns church will hold
their annual Fair and sale this week FRI
day night.
The Red Lion Inn Meat Market is the
way the tasty sign now reads OF the win
dow of the old Beedle market.
The Abbott steam mill has been partial
ly shut down this week for repairs on the
main shaft.
Isaac Jones and wife of Gaysville spent
Sunday in town with friends.
A few regular boarders and table board
ers can be accommodated at Mrs. Lora
Walkers, Smiths block.
The merchants are all making very hand
some exhibits OF Holiday goods in their
show windows.
The ladies of the M. r. church will hold
their annual sale of useful and fancy arti-
Giles and oyster supper Tuesday afternoon
and evening, Dec. 10Th. Sale at O'Clock
and supper at to 8.
The Fair of the ladies OF the Episcopal
church win be held in the vestry OF the
Christian church on Friday beginning
at 2: 80 .. m. All are cordially invited to
come and see the exhibit whether they de-
sire TO purchase or not.
The water rents from Oct. l, 1890 to Apr.
1, ~ are now past due. Collector Rich
mond will be around with The bill this
week and next and they must be paid dur
ing that time to meet the interest becom-
ing due on the water bonds. BE ready to
pay.
A most enjoyable sermon was preached
by Pastor Cooper at the Baptist church
last Sabbath evening. Text, Matthew %
last clause of 10th verse, the central thought
"Ready.n After which three young men
from the Sabbath school were baptized in
to the church.
Where are our fire wardens? One of the
most important matters Of the village 70
be attended to is the examinations which
it is their duty 10 perform at this time OF
year. DO your duty this year II you did
fail to do anything last yser.
Diphtheria is prevalent in many towns in
Vermont at the present time. An exchange
saws that Mr.. Ephraim Mills of Milton has
lost by death from that dread disease with
in year, nine grand children. We can
not be too grateful that this place IS so free
from it.
Mr.. and Mrs Storey,-nee Lila Lamson
OF Philadelphia have spent the last week
in town at The Red Lion Inn, enjoying
winter sojourn among their many friends
as much, they say, as in summer. They
speak very highly of our hotel TO friends
where they were very comfortable during
their stay.
Morris Atkins,who has come here every
Monday for the past six months as report
er for the Argus, has been promoted to a
position in the office, and E.A. Mutt takes
his place. MIR. Atkins has won the esteem
az all whom he has met on his weekly
rounds after items by his genial, pleasant
manner and gentlemanly demeanor.
Rev. J. j. Cooper, who has been the sue
cessful and beloved pastor for the past
four years of the Third Church, Norwich,
Conn, resigned a week ago Sunday, much
to the surprise and regret OF his people.
to the pastorate of the church at West Kan
dolph vt. AS Norwich and Conn. loses a
faithful worker Randolph and Vermont
will gain one. May the divine blessing at
tend our brother Cooper in his new charge
The Christian Enquirer, n. Y.
The new school law doesn't unfavorably
affect the schools in this village or in the
town OF Randolph as shown by section 16
of the new law, which reads as follows;
Nf,ft fr,rr In fbfa hall ha 90 aOncfrnpd
as to interfere With the existing arrange
ments OF such towns as may be acting un-
der the town system of schools, and the
chairman of the school directors shall per-
form the duties oil the town superintend-
ent in such towns" And the following
from section IS, 'sNothing in this act shall
be so construed as to interfere with the ar
OF any school organized under
special acts OF the legislature as regards
the time for holding their annual Meeting
Our graded school being one of those or
ganized by special charters the school year
will end as now, June list, and the annual
meeting can be held the last OF June as
heretofore, which is very desirable on ma
ny accounts.
The act assessing State School tax of
five cents on dollar annually, to equalize
school taxation effects this town financial
ly about as follows: Randolph's grand list
is little over S20,000-a tax of five cents
Will require 81 600 to be paid into the State
treasury. Under the manner provided by
law for dividing the money back TO the
several towns according to the number of
schools sustained in each town the proceed
ing school year. which was sixteen in
we shall receive back OF the
II 900 paid in only about 500, thereby con
$50 toward supporting schools
in the poorer towns in the State. If this |
town was not under the town system, the |
amount would be the same. Had the leg |
islature had the courage of its convic- |
tons" it would have passed a town system |
law for the whole state and nothing of this |
kind would have been necessary, as the |
school taxes within each town would have |
been thereby equalized and no state school |
tax been assessed by the Legislature.
Remember the place to get your Christ
mas candies, nuts and fruits is at II. NJ. 1
Wires
Randolph.