The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-18

The mule zEillea was run. oyer. .eaHd eAt
in two, and another was violently
thrown from the track an@ somewhat
injured. Tho ono killed was valued
by the owner at $l75.
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TIE SolIOoLs IN FAIRFIELD. Tho
following facts and figures concerning
tic schools III Fairfield county will be
of Interest to our readers generally !:
Tho total number Of schools under the
i supervision and inspection Of tho
School Commissioners aggregates ut this
time S9; white malo children, 972;
white female, !844; colored male, 1923 ;
colored female, 1895, total number of
white children in attendance, 1876;
total number of colored, 3,447; total
number of male children, Including
those of both colors, 1900; total num-
bcr of female, including both colors,
/ 1868; the total number of all children,
including both colors and sexes, aggrc-
gates 5,263.' 1t will bo seen from the
figures aboye given that among the
white children the males exceed tho
females in number 1923; among the
colored children the female attendance
is. larger than the nalc by 1871; tho
female, including both white and black,
exceed the male attendance by So; and
there arc ,632 more colorcd children
now attending tho public schpols in this
county than whites--ncarly double the
number Of wlIifc children. Since the
advent Of the Democratic party into
power in 1876 the humber Of schools
and of pupils has steadily increased
with each successive scholastic year,
tho County Board Of Examiners arc
becoming more and more rigid in the
examination of applicants for teachers
certificates, and, the, happy effects Of
thus raising the standard Of qualifica-
| ton are now seen almost daily in the
management and conduct of the pub
lie schools throughout the county.
Teachers arc being better paid, pupils
arc being better taught, and parents
arc becoming better satisfied with the
workings Of the public school system.
CHESTER AGLow.-A special dis
patch to the Nea0s and Courier, of tho
18th inst, concerning the Fair now in
progress in Chester, says Of the live
stock exhibit: "Thc entries in this de-
partment,have not all been made, but
there is already quite .creditable dis
play of horses, COWS, sheep and hogs.
There arc quite Il number Of bloodcd
mares, stations and mules on exhibi-
ton by Mr.. Turner, Of Fairfield, who
has also fine lot Of Jerseys and Ayr
shircs. The sheep display is very fine,
most Of the well known breeds being
represented. The Chester White hogs
Of Mr.. Withcrs, tic Poland China pigs
OF Moses Benson are fine specimens Of
their respective breeds. The poultry
department is also very interesting and
the number Of entries is very great"
OF the ladies' part in. the affair, it says:
"The ladies, too, as we'll as the mc,i
bear an important part in contributing
to the succcss Of the Fair. They pre-.
sent as memorials of their hantliwork
some of the most interesting articles
on exhibition, jcllics, preserves, cakes,
wines; in fact, everything in the cnli.
nary line bears testimony to the thrift
Of our housewives, while the needle,
work department speaks in the most
forciblc manner Of the industry Of oul
young ladies. The fancy work is il
the most dazzling colors and of the
finest materials. I cannot refrain from
mentioning the display made by Mrs
S. B. Massey of our town. 1t is alike
creditablc to her and an ornament tc
the Fair" Chester is now crowded tt
overlooking, and the Fair promises tc
be all that the most sanguine ever Al
any time anticiUatcd.