The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1882-07-08
TORRANCE TOPICS.
TORRANCE, Miss, June %, 1888:


little town you have a great many sub
scribers, who are always delighted with
your paper, in fact, look forward to "it's
coming" with an eagerness and interest
seldom felt or manifested. on the arrival
of other. But we are forced to feel
that you look upon our little town as
dead or moribund, from lack of enter
prise and business tact, in which youar
entirely mistaken, for we have energetic,
thrifty men at her wheels, who will nev-
er suffer other competing towns to cut it
off from the marts of trade, leaving ii
stranded high and dry, "a fit habitation
for bats and OWLS" or permit her like
some precocious youth, to 60 down to an
untimely grave ''unhonored, unweptand
unsung" from some inherent weakness.
We believe this because you so seldom
make mention of Torrance. One or two
new buildings in the course of erection,
and judging by the amount of goods sold
by her merchants we have a right to
dream of her future greatness Last
Saturday, one week ago, one merchant
alone, sold about four hundred dollars
worth of goods-taking in one hundred
and tifty-tive dollars cash. We are not
exagerating, nor is it a rare thing, and
differing too from Grenada, in the fact
that fair profits are always made, (no
reference in allusion).
Near this place few days ago, there
was a serious difficulty between Mr.. Ma
than Clay and a negro, known as Dow
mil Dunaway, which resulted in the
death of the latter after a few days lin
gering. From the evidence in the case
given in a magistrates court, the negro
insulted and attacked Mr.. Clay in his
own field, and seemed cxasperated to
such degree, that it was impossible to
keep him "at bay" with d stick; and be-
ing large and powerful man, Clay was
easily overpowered and thrown to the
ground. 1t is hard to conceive what
might have been the result, had Clay
not been armed with a pistol which he
instantly drew and tired-the ball pene-
trating the side, about two inches below
the nipple and was extracted near the
seventh cervical vertebra, proving fatal
in two or three days. The negro was
educated, and as natural result was
known over the entire country as an i'm
pudent, demoralizing man, and the com
munity have lost very little Mr. Clay is
q most excellent young man and splen-
did citizen, and we heartily sympathize
with him in being forced to commit the
deed, but as "self preservation is the first
law of nature" no man would have acted
differently He is out under 81 900 bond
to appear at the next circuit court.
The deaf and dumb negro jesse liv-
ing on Col. Barksdale's place near here,
was run over or rather knocked off the
track by train last Friday, and serious
ly injured He failed to look behind
him, and only attempted to escape when
he felt the jar of the train, but it was too
late then.
The cool refreshing showers sent us a
few days ago, has brought out the crops
from their lethargic condition pr,tuced
by the continued cool nights, ami caused
farmers all to wear brighter faces, and
they are working with renewed hopes
and untiring energy, confidrAtly looking |
forward to the realization OF their dear
est hopes and eXpectations-good crops
in the fall, firmly beliving that this year,
hard, honest, labor will bring its re-
wards. We are blest in this community |
with good farmers, by which we mean
men who live at home; men who culti-
vate the land they do work properly. A
man is not Il good farmer who is able to |
cultivate hundreds of acres of land,
simply n whole county, held in fee sim
PIE, will not entile man to this distinc-
ton; but the man, who--though he owns
one acre only-produces upon the small |
est area the best and largest possible |
crops. We have some farmers here,
who, until last year, knew not what it
was, to have empty smoke houses and
empty corn cribs; and men who con-
stantly improve the quality oftheir stock
aild seeds every year, as well as
ehdeayer to increase in quantity. To
succeed as farmer now, we have learn
ed by sad experience, that man must |
study constantly his profession, with un-
llrlng energy, and unyielding persever-
ence towards the achievement of greater
perfection every year. Indeed. it is as
important as the constant study of the
Professions OF law or medicine, if we ex-
pect to meet with any success worthy of
mention.
lt,Was our good fortune to be present
at the Stag" picnic celebration and bar
oecue given for the benefit ofthe officers
OF the n. o., st. l.. & G. railroad at Oko-
NulpOnu l.. al |