The Grenada sentinel., 1893-08-26
s.sssera Yasss. with coed nssu,t..

stuhsera Fasts. With Coed Results.
The South generally, has stood the
hard times Of the last II months with
composure, II not with pleasure. Her
banks have stood the pressure Of the
general financial arrangement, with q
firmness and strength that have at
tracted the whole country to thir sound
condition. Her merchants in the main
have weathered the storm 80 far with q
courage that indicates their solvency.
In Mississippi, it seems that they have
mado few bad debts, while they have
hopes Of collecting in whole Or in part
many old ones which they thought
were hopeless. The credit system this
year, has been reduced to the mini
mum. This has been hard on the
debtor class, but it was the only meth
cd Of evening up their commercial re-
lations. The poorer and especially the
debtor class Of people have learned
economy that they could understand no
other way, and that was absolutely to
do without many things which hereto
fore they thought indispensable. Meat
fat pork or bacon-thousands Of our
laboring class believed that without it
they would not be able to work-that
they would get SO weak and puny that
they could not stand the hardships Of
the plow and the hoe. So, when in the
Spring they would come for 100 or 200
lbs. and 60 back with Is or 20 lbs. or
none, the sentence OF death could hard
ly have produced longer faces. But
the law on this subject was like the
laws of Darius, Interchangeable until the
crop was made. The result was, corn
bread, buttermilk and sorghum, which
proved not only vitalizing, but healthy,
the negroes, SO far, never had a
more sanitary year, and certainly none
in which they spent as little money on
a credit.
A kiss from tho pretty, graceful lit
tie Ethel, daughter Of Mrs. W. B.
Barnes, who presented us on Thursday
morning with several delicious pears
in the name of her good mother, was
relished by US with as much taste as
the delicious fruit. God bless the
sweet little children is exclamation
that often escapes our lips, on seeing
them moving along the streets SO ad.
mirably dressed-living personifca
tions of innocence and love.
Few country people have been ir
town this week. We suppose that the,
are at home enjoying the shade unde1
their own vines and fig trees, or attend
ing protracted meetings, which arr
going on in different parts Of the coun
try. We learn that a very interesting
meeting is going on at Spring Hill,
miles west Of town, under the preach
, ing Of the earnest and devoted Metho
dist minister, Rev. w. J. O'Bryant
, Mrs. NJ. f. Ayres returned from
!, Monteagle, Tenn, on last Saturda
, after an absence Of about seve,
weeks, looking in fine health
She left on Monday night with tn
Mississippi Press Excursion for Chica
20, to view the Worlds Fair. Mrs
9 Ayres was accompanied by her son-in
, law, Mr.. j. W. Buchanan of the Sen
TINEI..
| In the death of gentle little Lizzie
which occurred on Wednesday morn
i. ing, we can say to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
i. W. Jones, the affected parents, tina
| they have one more sweet little cheru
y to welcome them to their Father
e House not made with hands-eternal i
: the Heavens, when they are called t
: come home.
|. Mr.. 7. 3. Williamson was authorize
on last Sunday by the Baptist Churc
in Grenada. to preach the gospel, wit
y the understanding that at no distan
day he would be regularly ordained
y knowing the abilities and pure chris
tian life OF this gentleman, his friend
J. who are all who know him) predict 70
r him q high place in the pulpit Of hi
J. Church.
The death Of Mr.. Frank Hartwell,
: Minneapolis, Minn., who departed th]
life last week threw a dark, fleetin
y shadow over the family Of his, brother
= Prof. w. H. Hartwell, Of this place.
- good man has gone to meet his reward
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e The scare about the worms seems I
n have passed away, as we have hear
= but little OF them this week. We hear
Il one man say that If they would leav
l. him the bolls now grown in his cottol
r, he would make more cotton this yea
T. than he did last.
u The gardens about town have bee
IL pretty much burnt up during the lon