The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-12-02


Whole city tax with what they have
"knockrd down." aud then have
enough left.
0F There are several hundred
dollars duo US on past subsol iptions.
AS We have bills to meet in Jaluary
we hope all delinquent subscribers
will pay up during December.
Three dollars il not much to sub
scriber. But every hundred sub.
scribcrs represent three hundred dol
lars. Poy up.
s33" AS the passenger train was
eItering Ridgcway a few days ago, a
wagon ran off the bridge into the
ditch, and with the team became
fastened across the track il front Of
the approaching locomotive. Great
exc. .tcment ensucd, but fortunately
the train was stopped just before
reaching the bridge, aud uotody was
hunt. Bus the wagoucr was Il badly
scared man.
o. The Trustees OF the different
School districts may not know that
they have The sole power in empIo,.
ing t, &C hers aud in liking their sala.
ries. They are not compelled tu
emp'oy teacher merely because he
holds certificate to teach. They
"'c simply to make their choice from
among those pcrsors WHO have ccrti-
ficates. We would ad,i them not
TO have tco many Sch, OILS, us the
fund this year Will he SMALLER than
usual, hy the loss Of tie ku kiux ant;
the pol! tax.
GF Th pcopl" Of Winnshoro Ell.
i"ycd treat "n Tuesday ught ia ii
lecture from NJ. Carswe!l nf C.na-
da, one Of The leading temperance
''d'"lN iIi ~ Au.ciiCa. ne tCC' ufc
was in i'a,ts very pathetic aud yet
was intersperS.d with many side
splitting anecdotes. The audience
has not laughed 80, since tie visit of
Sol Sui,h Russell, We trust that
Mr.. Curswell will be Induced to pa,
" ihnsboro another visit,
The lodge of Coco Temp'srs here
is in very fl 'urishihg condition,
DEATH or Coz. DAVID PEovIScn.
Col. David Province died Of pncu-
nonia near S;rotrc,s', Fairfield
Comfy, Oh the "a IN lust.
Col. Province was native Of Ken.
tutky, hut identified himself with
Sonth Carolina many years ago
Previous to the war he moved to
A'ka.sas, where he was made Colo-
mel Of II regiment. lie was in active
service and bore himself with dis
'insuisl'ed gallantry. Duriug the
scige of Port Hudson he commanded
the picket line for weeks, refusing to
be relieved. Af,er the surrender
he returned 20 FAirfeld County aud
RESUMED the occupation Of farming.
lie has been in feeble health for
years, hut his indomitable spirit bore
him up. J. st week he was in Wiun.
boro on the jury.
La him Fairfield has lat one Of
her best citizens. His death will be
l.ncnted by many friends.
o. Jufgs Mackcy on Tuesday
denic | the charge made by Us that
he had declared the horn blowers
to be vioators Of the enforcement
act, and said that either this was
"mulicious misrepresentation" or
else GU. informant had been utterly
"oblivions of the meaning Of the
Court" Now we "maliciously rep.
resent" no man. This was tho i'm
preston conveyed to our mind. But
us Judge Mackey denies having thus
charged, the mistake may have
originu:cd in passing from mouth to
mouth.
Judge Mackey says he spoke of the
horn-blowcrs as "rioters." So be
it. We submit that they were not
rioters, and were it not waste of
time and trouble to speak further
Of an flair, the evidence concerning