Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-05-09

The scholars OF the Graded school viii
; give a concert, consisting of vocal and in
/ slrumental music, in the Congl church
| Friday evening. MAY 24th. The proceeds
are TO be used TO help pay the expenses OF
the graduation exercises.
The annual meeting of the SO. Royslton
Village Improvement association was held
Friday. 80. Belknap was reelected pres
ident; A. G.. Whitman, sec; W. o. Bel
/ KNAPP, treas; NJ. J. Sargent, executive com.
for three years; Ernest Hewett and Chas.
Smith, general com. for three years.
Mrs Adeline Churchill Adams, widow
OF Marvirett Adams, formerly of Barnard,
died Tuesday at Geo. Nye's, at the age OF
81 years, OF pneumonia. She has been a
boarder in Mr.. Nye's family the past win
ter. She leaves a sister, Mrs. Arabella
Adams OF this village. Her funeral WAS
held today at the residence of Mr.. Nye,
Rev. +. W. Sharp Of Mortified officiating.
Miss Alkaline Howard died last Friday
at the age of 81 years. Miss Howard was a
sister OF Emmons Howard, deceased, a
prominent citizen and farmer OF the south
district in RoyaIton. She had resided
with her brother since he came to town in
1859 and has since his death resided with
his widow, who now, with her daughter
and son law, Geo. button, live on the
farm. Miss Howard has not of late years
been away from her home and had not
formed many acquaintance but was very
estima ble lady and much esteemed by her
acquaintance. Her funeral was held al
her home Sunday, Rev. j. ID. Beeman Of
floating. She WAS the only surviving
member of a family of one brother and
three sisters.
DR.. Euclid Fish, late assistant physician
Of the asylum at Taunton, son of DIR. +. j..
Fish OF this village, has received the APP
pointment by the state board to the charge
Of the out patients OF the state of Massa-
chusetts, with duties to attend TO calls
throughout the state, with an office located
in the state house, Boston, a department
recently created BY the state board. DR..
Fish received an appointment as assistant
at the state asylum at Taunton short
time after his graduation from Dartmouth
Medical college two years ago and in few
months was made first assistant, which
gave him charge OF all the wards OF the
asylum, in which position he has given
satisfaction to his chief and the state
board sufficiently to bring hun 10 their
favorable consideration IN his recent ap-
pointment.
The statistical report OF the schools Of
the town as given ia the items Of RoyaltOn
last week contrasting the expense Of
schools In the town and graded school
district for the year 1900, was practically
correct II should not be inferred that
the expense Of the graded school district
last year applies to years past or viii in
future, unless some extraordinary
expense is needed, as last year,
when a heating and ventilating apparatus
was put into the school building at an eX-
pense Of sl254. The tax raised Of % cents
on dollar Of the grand list has existed
since 1895 az the time the new school
/ building was built and furnished at a cost
OF 5000 This tax has paid the expense OF
/ five schools, with principal and four first
class teachers, a high and four lower
/ grades, and other current expenses and re-
I duced the Indebtedness of 5000 to s1720 to
June, 1900. The past experience in the
expenditures of the graded schools will
establish the fact that when the school
I building debt is cancelled the expense OF
the graded district win call for tax less
/ than 80 cents on the dollar.