Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-08

"SouIe Complaints Against Our Public
Schools; Their Origin and Remedy"
Misses Eunice Denison and lisa LsmsCn
furnished violin and piano music. The
evening was greatly enjoyed.
The HERALD AND NEWS has exactly
660 regular subscribers who take mail az
tue five postofiices within the town OF
Randolph. Some living in the edge Of
adjoining towns get mail al these offices,
but not less than 600 copies go TO residents
OF this town. Randolph's population in
1890 was 3, 232 and is not much above that
now, so that one copy OF our paper Is
taken by every 5 ID pefsOns-tbe usual
size OF family. This does not take ac-
count OF weekly sales, but is the footing
OF our regular mailing list. II does not
include any short term trial sabscrip-
lions. Every subscription is paid in adj
vance, too. The HERALD believes that
few other papers cover their home field so
completely.
Few, IL any, towns in Vermont ca q
make so good q financial showing as Ran
dotph. IL has no debt and 40 cents tax
covers everything-st state, state school,
state highway and county taxes, raising
funds enough besides to run the towns
business. Nor is the town run on the
niggardly principle. Things are done and
done right. Good management, extend
ing over a long period, is the simple ex.
PLANTATION. The village OF Randolph, also,
is free from debt and It's line municipal
water system is more than self-supporting.
The graded school district, too, has only
a small debt, which is rapidly being re-
duoed. Both village and school taxes are
low. The total tax in this village last year,
covering everything, was only sl.lO.
Many towns raise larger town tax alone
than this.
There was a large attendance Sunday
evening at the union Sunday school tenn
perance rally at the Christian church.
Mrs. $. s. Clark, president OF the w. z. i.
o., under whose auspices the program was
prepared, presided. A professional, in
opening number, and was participated in
by the members OF the Sunday school
The leaders bore flags aud the national
colors were prominent in the decorations.
After being seated, ell sang America. "
An anthem by the choir was followed by
responsive reading led by Rev. T. A. How
ard. DIR. V. NJ. Hardy offered prayer and
Miss Grace Lsmson sang solo. The
greeting was by Rev, W. II. Chidley.
Four Rotations were given by .epresen-
tatives OF each OF the schools taking part.
Prot. |. ID. Shaw and Revs. Hardy, How
ard, Chidley and Rainey each briefly
answered a temperance question, The
numbers we're interpreted with excellent
music, which included duet by Mrs. w.
Rogers ana John Hutchinson and a rally
song by Mr.. Hutchinson, with chorus by
the schools.
f. p. Wells, president OF the jamestown
National bank, who attended the funeral
OF his friend, +. D. Strong here, wrote a
letter home from which we clip the fol-
lowing have just returned from the
beautiful old buryiug ground where he
was laid to rest, on a slope looking of TO
the south, in one OF the notches OF the old
Green mountains. This is q charming
town OF attractive homes and magnificent
views and / do not wonder that our
friends who went from here to Dakota
love to come back and visit, or plan to
come back here sometime to live. 1t was
quite plain that Mr.. and Mrs. Strong
have many friends and warm admirers
here, and the scenes at the funeral were
very affecting. The officiating clergyman
was thirty-year personal friend of the
deceased, and told many incidents of his
kindness OF heart and generous impulse"
Mr.. Wells is an extensive traveller. He
was in the Windsor hutel fire at New
York city and was the man whom the
papers described as possessing wonderful
presence of mind, in that he let his wife
and one daughter down from asixth-story
window by a rope TIED around the waist
and then followed himself.