The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-28
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MR. EprsoRs-when Irreceives - TIMEs,
my first look for the news from other parts Of
the County, end fthere n none in i,s columns
Lam not satisfied. ,Bnf then think, whose
fault is it 2 The Editor can't take q triN srery
week through the County to pick up what is GO
ing 9n ia each township. therefore, If some one.
don t'write aud tell him there's no chance for
him to get it, Mt Joy is not much of place
Tor news but now and then something occurs
out OF the usual way, and I've thought that
perhaps letter from here semi occasionally
would start some in the other townships to do
ing the same, and in the end we ight mako
the Times truly the Couoty paper, in which
can be founda oil that trasp,es in every township,
besides, the opinions of the people of each town
ship could be expressed through your columns
upoa any public question, and then we could act
together understandingy, SO here goes:
Our farmers are busy ut mork-some ut one
thing enc some Mt another. Most of them have
to build pasture fences, and it comes hard on
many. a majority Of the people on the Ridge
are opposed to the Stock law, but we could not
help ourselves after the Legislature passed it,
think we ought to have been allowed to vote
on 1t. hope the law will prove a good thing
If 1t don'tit must be repealed.
l saw an article in last weeks TINES statiny
| that Revenue officer had been shot near Pinck-
rey Ferry, in Union County There was a lit
tie scrimmagc betwe, IN q Moonshiner and Rev.
enue ofhcer, in which the latter had finger
shot off; but it occurred in Chester County, not
| Union None of the citizens of the neighbor-
hood were engaged in the difficulty, SO under.
s'ood,i don't know the particulars.
| think our Legislators did q glorious thing
when they passed the act: requiring those who
h..t paid their taxes in State Bank bills, to pay
IN current money. g 1t must have hurt some peo-
pie FEELINGS l don't know whether there nre
any such in Pinckney township, but can't help
saying that those who paid taxes in those bills
did injustice TO! their fellow. citizens Of the
County. p. .ns.
Mr.. Editor, please inform me who pays the
costs for issuing executions against those delin-
quent (') tax payers ,cho have rec.;pts iron tae
Tecsr.er Jor h''.r "a esp Surely it cannot be
charged to the County or State! If was asked
who ought to pay, 1 should say, the party who
was the cause of the mistake-whether it be the
| Treasurer or the Auditor. I don't wish to mako
unnecessary complaint against any one, but
learn that qnite q number of tax executions
have been issued against persons who have re-
ceipts in their pockets. Thsse errors may not
do any real wrong to individuals, but it is very
annoying to any one who has paid his taxes TO
have : constable poke an execution at him, vir-
tually telling him that his, property will be sold
for debt to the State and County. All men
are liable to make mistakes, but our officials
should be more carefrl than any one else to guard
against mistakcs; particularly in matters where
public funds are involved. No man can or will,
suspect our County Treasurer of being capable
of doing dishonest act. If all men were as
honest as he is, this would be o safe and happy
world to live in. merely speak Of the matter
to show that the people do complain of those
errors but have never heard charge of dis
honesty whispered against either the Treasurer
or Auditor Perhaps those officials can explain
the matter satisfactorily. If so, they ought to
| do II. r.