Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-05-15
Randolph.

James WEIGH is very i'll. His son from
Michigan and brother John, New York
railroad man have been with him for the
| past three weeks.
Some OF the Normal students, with out
side talent, are preparing a drama to be
| given IN the near future.
Mr.. Huse, father of Hon. II. A. Huse has
moved to Montpelier to live with his son.
Miss Connolly, daughter of Thos. Con-
| noiiy from the west part of the town is
teaching in No. IA.
Cards being out, the friends of Mr. and
| Mrs. Geo. II. Slack repaired to their home
in Randolph on Friday evening, May 9Th,
! bearing many tokens of their appreciation
| OF the happy change which Geo. had seen
MT to make in his domestic life, by taking
life partner in the person of Miss Ellen
Hutchinson of Brattleboro, VT. The bride
Is favorably known as member of the
class of Jan. go r. S. N. After pleasant
hour or two of visiting, interspersed with
music by the Normal band, of which Mr.
Slack is leader, refreshments of cake and
lemonadei were served and the company
dispersed wishing long and happy life to
the young couple. The following is list
of presents: China tea set, one half dozen
solid silver teaspoons, one half dozen sill
yer teaspoons, pair silver dessert spoons,
one half dozen silver knives and forks,
glass spoon holder, butter dish, one half
dozen tumblers from the brides parents,
stand lamp from the Normal Band, silver
cake basket from the brides brothers, one
half dozen napkins from "Auntie," pair
silver tablespoons from Mr.and Mrs. Frink,
silver butter knife from Mr.. and Mrs. n.
c. Green, pickle dish, Will P. Flint and
wife,. plush covered easy chair and $40
gold piece, r. r. Slack, glass set, Josie
Harlow, music rack friends in Swanton,
hand lamp, r. w. Allen and wife, salt and
lx..lw H.
ent OF 500, no name given, 81 cash, Henry
Damon, also by Mrs. j. c. Granger, books,
Mr.. and Mrs. Granger. /. d. s.
The Randolph Farmers League held its
regular monthly meeting in the town hall
Monday eve, May s. The attendance was
good and several united with the League
at that time. Unusual interest was taken
in the discussion which was upon equal
Taxation" Mr.. ID. II. Morse opened the
discussion and introduced a resolution ia
voring reducing the appraisal of farm
property and the raising of village prop
erty. He said, among other things in
support of the resolution, that as real es-
tate is the basis of taxation it is of inn
portance that the listers make fair and
just appraisal OF farm and village proper
ty. The farmer with the grand list as
made up under the last quadrennial APP
praisal is paying more than his proportion
into the list at its cash value. We see at a
glance that this statement is true If we
but look at the market value of farm and
village property, while the former is sold
from one to two-thirds below, the latter is
sold as much above its appraisal value. Il.
l.. Bass said he favored the resolution and
spoke of the Savings Bank law which al
lows person to have fifteen hundred dol
lars in the Savings Bank exempt from tax
alton. The law no doubt was made with
good intent but as it stands it enables
those whose property is partly in cash to
place in Savings Bank, to the credit of
each member of the family, the above
sum. While the farmers capital in near
ly all cases is all invested in his farm and
stock and perhaps it is largely mortgaged,
therefore he pays taxes on more than he
has. He thought the law could be amend
ed in some way to obviate the difficulty.
H. G. Gilbert moved that the resolution be
adopted and it was so order I'd by a unani
nous vote. The next meeting OF the
League is to be the first Monday in June
at o'clock in the afternoon in the town
hall to which all interested in the welfare
of the farmer are cordially invited as it is
expected that men from abroad are to be
present and address the meeting.
J. B. ADAMS, Sec.