The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-07

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cccd to collect, by sale of the prop
crty, the amount SO duo for county
taxes, except III cases where such
sale is positively enjoincd by order
of 4 competent Court.
,& 5 SEk Very respectfully,
81 s.5 fYS Tnos. G. Dunn,
Comptroller General.
The comptroller telegruphed to
Tin, Hurley, the treasurer of
Charleston county as> follows :;
"Notify taxpayers that up to juno
5th, you will receive bills of the
Bank of The State for past due taxes
without amy costs, in cases where
they were originally tonlc"cl in
proper time" We presume that
similar instructions will pe sent to
all county treasurcrs. The State
authorities exhibit Il commcnlablc
degree of good sense in this action.
Their great mistake has been their
failure to realize the situation
long ago, and d$thoirj efforts tUfright
en- or ceioe tho taxpayers into q
payment pI14p { H in. gfeenbbaeka:. eeb@ s: !,
g." CENTENNIAL CHRISTIAN HoMEs-
What is u "Ccntennial Christian
Homo" ? Is it II home for u Cen
tcnnial Christian, or is it Christian
homo at the Centennial ? These
questions arc suggested by the
receipt of circular from the
Rev arcnd Edwin Nj. Long, of
Philadelphia, on which the first thing
that meets the eye is an American
flag, surrounded with the words,
AT the next Centennial, where
shall we be ?" Whether the Rover
end Long expects from us IN an
,wor to this inquiry, Or whether he
is possessed of information where
with to answer it himself, we are
quite alta loss to determine But the
circular goes on to state that Many
Christian families, who are unwilling
to open their doors to proniscu-
Gus public, have arranged IL plan by
which thcy givo,ndmission to Chris
tianS and their friends IL leading
feature of the.pEan doubtless being
the payment OF liberal commission
to the Reverend Long. Prices are
to be very low--ranging from $500
to $14.O0a II week, or from :;S1.0O to
$3.50 per day. 1t is further an
nounccl, as Il special inlucemcnt,
that the Reverend Long, who super
intends this movement, has preached
his "Iliustratel Sermons" in more
than one hundred churches in Phil
adelphin, but there is no explanation
Of the manner of illustration, wheth-
CT by the gestures and grimaces OF
the preacher, by the use Of pictures,
show bills, IL magic lantern, or other
wise, Nor is it explained whether
the ''Illustratcl Sermons are to be
preached to the guests at the "Ccn
! tenni;l Christian Homcs'--n most
unfortunate oversight, as the fear OF
being forced to hear these liscourscs
might prevent many from awaiting
themselves of the Reverend Longs
kind offer. We wish the entcrpris
ing divine much success, and trust
his commissions are quite large
PARADE or THE FIRE COMPANY
The parade Of the Fairfield Fire
Engine Company, announced fol
! last Friday afternoon, did not come
oft exactly rs expected. There was
SO small turnout that it was
decided to omit the parade and
simply practise with the apparatus
The engine was found to be in OK
ccllent condition. The company is
! now making arrangements for the
purchase OF additional hose, which
will greatly increase it's usefulness
i'll case Of iirc--While wo do not
attribute the small Attendance on
parade to Il lack Of interest, yet We
4n;st regret that small attendance
1t is lear that tho frequency f.oI
drills AMI l,arades, iii any organiza
ton i'll winch good discipline is
necessary, are not only impo, tani
fb'it Essential. In 10 body Of mcI
is there greater nccJ Of system
nro,nptncss, and sllbordination te
AUTHORITY, than i'll n fire depart,
mint md thnsn cnn oul.1 Lo attair