Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-06

of burlington, OF Civil war fame; Hon.
Mason s. Stone OF Montpelier, state su-
perintendent OF education; John M.
Thomas, D. D., president Of MiddIebury
college; Rev. Thomas Chalmers, d. D., OF
Manchester, N. H.; Rev. w. w. McL-ane
of New Haven, Conn.,; Rev. E. q.
Guthrie of Burlington, Rev. r. H. Ball OF
Fair Haven, Rev. F. A. Poole OF Barre.
Rev. w. H. Spencer, d. D., OF Rutland,
Rev. Donald Fraser Of Berlin and Rev. s.
F. Bloomfield of Montpelier. Each
church is entitled to representation in the
conference by its pastor and one lay dele
gate and as there are 2i3 churches in the
state, this means an attendance of 430 or
more. Bethany church will extend its
hospitality to the conference from Tues
day noon, June s, to Thursday noon,
June 10, inclusive, and dinners and sup
pers for all delegates will be provided in
the Parish house. There viii also be
rest room for ladies and a reading and
writing room in the Parish house.
Members of the standing committee are
expected June z and will be entertained
from that date. J. c. Sherburne, ESQ.,, is
chairman OF the committee OF arrange
ments.
Business Firms Taxed.
The Bellows Falls Times calls attention
to No. III Of the laws Of 1908 and the
tax it imposes upon co-partnerships and
individuals doing business under any
other name than their own. Sections one
and five of the statute read as foIlows:-
Section /. person doing business in
this state On the first day of April, 1909,
under any name other than his own.
and every co-partnership or association of
individuals except corporations doing
business in this state on said last named
date under any name which does not con-
tain the surnames of all co-partners or
members thereof without any other de-
scriptive or designating words except the
Christian names or initials OF such CO.
partners or members, shall on or before
the first day OF June, 1909, cause to be re-
corded in the clerks Office in the town or
city wherein the principal place of bust
ness OF such person, co-partnership or as
sociation Is located, return setting forth
the name under which such business is
carried on, the name of the town or city
wherein such place OF business is located,
brief description OF the kind of business
10 be transacted under said name. and the
individual names and residences of all
persons, co-partners or members 50 doing
business Hereunder, and shall on or be-
fore said last named date file with the
commissioner of state taxes q like return.
The aforesaid returns shall be subscribed
and sworn to by one or more OF the per-
sons so doing business
Section 5. A person, co-partnership,
association OF corporation required by the
provisions OF this act to file return, shall
at the time of the filing thereof as herein
before provided, pay to the commissioner
Of state taxes for the benefit OF the state q
registration fee OF three dollars.
! II these sections are correctly under
stood. Randolph firms liable to the So tax
June LIST are the E. F. Emerson company,
the Brigham Gelatine company, Bell
Brothers, J. d. Mitchell 4 Son, Tewks-
bury a Raymond, f. w. Tewksbury &
Co., J. H. Lamson a Sons, the Randolph
Fruit company, the Messer company, the
buck Printing company, the Randolph
Telephone exchange and perhaps some
others.
The above IL firms will relieve an en-
barrassed state treasury to the extent of
sss.