Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Emma and Carl Walker. Anabelle Gull
nette, WILDER and Ethel Powers bad no
marks during membership. Alexandrina
Guilmette, absent one-half day. Miss
Mabelle r. Dustin was teacher.
A novel entertainment will be given at
the Town hall Friday and Saturday even
ings, Nov 20 and 81, under the direction
Of Miss Elizabeth Whitmarsh Of Rutland
for the benefit of the Universalist Sunday
school. Those who saw the little butter
flies in the Butterfly Carnival may be
assured Of another treat in the "Old-
Fashioned Concert by the children.
The dwelling Of c. L. Sanders had a
narrow escape from destruction by fire
Sunday morning. The fire is supposed
to have been communicated in some way
from the chimney and, when discovered
4 in q chamber, had acquired quite head
way. The neighbors were summoned by
telephone to aid and luckily Mr.. Sanders
had a large supply of water on hand,
with the liberal use Of which the fire was
finally extinguished.
William B. Preston died at BroolxHeld
last Sunday. He was a native OF Bethel,
W here be was born Dec. 81, 1870, the son
Of John w. and Lucina fish Preston.
The cause of his death was pneumonia.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at
the home Of his mother, Mrs. A. h.
spooner, Rev. ]. w. Miller officiating.
The interment was in Fairview cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Nina Phillips
OF Brookfield, and three children.
Robert Leonard johnson, g stone
cutter, and Miss Harriet Mary Cecilia
Leblanc ofMontpelier were married at
/ De- .r.I.N D ~. I'm RnwnnlAa
This marriage is q good example of the
cosmopolitan character the population OF
Bethel is taking. The father OF Mr..
johnson was Favoretta, q native Of
/ Italy. His mother was q native OF
Karlskrona, Sweden, and he dropped
his fathers Italian name and took the
name Of johnson. The bride was born in
Menominee, Mich, the child Of French
Canadian parents.
The deer season opened with good
weather Monday and extends through
this week. Deer have been secured by
the following persons:-Fred West goi
one, and Mr.. Mccarthy Of Woodstock
,, who is stopping with him. also shot one
HarIie Powers. who lives with Will Hois
ington, got one; Ralph Hackett killer
one, James Bird OF Stockbridge kille,
one. Judson Morse, who lives on tn
Barnard road, found a buck killed in hi
back pasture Tuesday afternoon. Tn
= horns we're only two inches long. Tn
law prohibits the killing OF buck dee
q having horns less than three inches long
J. Daniel Stoddard killed q deer and q TO
within ten minutes of each other Mcnda
II morning. John Noble killed a deer i
a Stnckbridge. Fred A. Marsh killed
deer on the back part of the S. G. Dun
ham farm.
Representative Miller has introduced
bill to do away with the present arbitrar
method of classification OF real estate 70
u listing purposes. Under the present law
u the listers are required to divide all res
= estate into two classes. The first elias
consists of house buildings, ETC., with nc
,e more than ten acres of land, and all th
a remaining real estate is put in the secon
q class. II is probable that the law had II
origin about one hundred years ago whe
Is different classes of real estate were sui
Is ject to different rates OF taxation. Unds
a. the present method Of taxation. by whic
all real estate is taxed alike, the need (
this division has been done away will
y II amounts to nothing for classificatio
m purposes as the arbitrary limit of ten acrl
means nothing as to the actual value
location OF property. We have in vie
- several cases in this town; one whe
III property assessed at $1,000 located in Il
K village, is classified as second class, b
ne cause it contains II acres; one other pro
al erty worth 800 was until late
classed as second class; while on Il
Mt other hand there are many small prope
n. ties CT an acre or thereabouts situate
ne outside the village, assessed from 81
y, to $500, that are put in the first class.
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