The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1897-02-27
GRENADA, MISS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1897
MORE HISTORIC FACTS
Concerning That Favored COun-
try Known as ssThe Fork"

there have been stirring themselves
They are making great many i'm
lprovements, mostly in Mr.. Jim SMITH
neighborhood. They know they have
q great country, aud they do not spare
the money or labor to put their place.
and the public roads in as fine condi.
tion as possible. Some time ago Mr.
Jim Smith suggested the idea to his
neighbors, Messrs. D. Phillips, Sebran
McC Cormack, VIM. Mccormack and
Pink Horton, to dig a canal from his
fish pond to Schooner distance about
two miles). Mr.. Phillips thought the
plan quite feasible, and all agreed that
lit would be great benefit to them In
knowing their cotton to market and
rafting their logs to the saw mil near
lGrenada. Mr.. Sebran Mccormack
thought it could be very easily kept In
order, and at but little expense, pro-
yided Mr.. Jim Smiths radishes did
not grow in the direction Of the canal,
as such vegetable is Of such rapid
growth it would destroy the canal in
one night. Mr.. Smith said they should
not have any trouble in regard to that,
as he would plant them on the south
side Of his house, SO they could 60 In
the direction Of Pink Horizons, but
Capt. Pink objected to them coming in
his direction. for fear that they might
undermine some of his big hills and
cause terrible landslide. Finally
they settled by Mr.. Smith agreeing to
plant only two or three vines, and each
one would take turns in watching them.
The canal, when completed, will be
the finest one in the State. Mr.. Billy
Mccormack has charge Of it, and
expects to complete it by the 3Oth Of
February. It will be great saving to
their teams, as the roads in that sec
tion during winter are almost impass-
able. Mr.. John Vanhoozer was seen q
few days ago in an OK wagon going to
Torrance. He had plank ten feet
long and foot wide tied across his
oxen's backs. Some one remarked
that that was strange way to haul
plank, but Mr.. Vanhoozer very kindly
explained that the plank was for the
purpose Of keeping his oxen from going
,ut Of sight In the mud.
Mr.. Sebran Mccormack has recently
,uilt very large wind mill on the
ill south of his house. He expects to
lse It for various purposes; 1t is the
argest thing Of its kind in the State;
t is about $50 fest high, has wings Is
eet long. The wings are kept con.
family in motion by a breeze created {
" his numerous droves Of bees; he has {
lowers Of different kinds painted on the
wings Of the mill, which attract the
,ees at all times, and, their incessant ]
cumming keeps the mill running. The
PAINTER who painted the flowers for
Mr.. Mccormack painted knot on. one
II the wings, which was SO natural it
ell out during q dry spell. He says
lis mill being on such high hill, and
laving such long wings, and being
constantly In motion is calculated to
raw in some of the prosperity Nc
linley promised US. He says he is now
to furnish all Of his friends
rith good breeze during the hot
ummer months. There Is q great
emand over there for bis long corn !
obs, ~ the people over there use them '
or we'll curbing and hog troughs. :
Another Improvement these gentlemen 8
AVE in contemplation 10 grave!ed }
Dad through Schooner bottom to
torrance. Mr.. D. Phillips has hill
"a his place which has an inexhausti-
'le supply Of gravel in It, and in the /
lear future they will grade the road I
nd cover IT over with gravel to the !,
epth Of 9 In. !. Mr.. D. Phillips says the !
esson he had such an exciting time
nth his picked cucumber vines was 9
ecause he planted them at the wrong 5
lime Of the moon; he vase under the
that he used q last year s
lmanac, but when he consulted II 2
fter his trouble, found that II WAS
atsd short time before the Revolu. .
lonary war. s.:j .s st N
Mr.. Phillips has small piece of I
ind between those gigantic hills 4
which "Clod Hopper spoke cf) thst,,l h
,r fertility, beats the Valley @of stha1 :
lmazon or Euphrates. he mover puts1 e
!; In cultivation, u II 10 moro svaluahlcA !, y
!, him In other ;ways. He con6nsSs III
cung chickens sAd pigs out II liots ! Ii
icith; !; and BY thai time thsy gssrsl
lm6st grown. A child canncts MA 2
i Il tsn hour butwhat you ~ sno
lsfltSd chisgs IA " helm |. ~ = !.
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