The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
AnAY At GRENADA.
GRENADA. Nj ;, Nov. 80, 1873

There In tS>aOU. anu tue tiiANS
gates and visitors who com posed ina au-
gust body were warm in their praises anu
earnest in their good wishes for the people
of Grenada. In the happy home OF Df. w
B. May, it was my privilege to s"JouFp'
With his beloved wife and three oeHut'ihi
aud promising children, | was soon maue
to feel more as friend than guest, ana on
taking my departure, expressed the nope
that it would not be long before l should
paw them another visit. But, alas, the
great plague came, and father and motheF
are now lying side by side ia the city OF the
dead, and their darlin trio are orphans.
And as l passed to-day around the square
my old friend DIR J. l.. Milton was missing
and Dr. Hughes was not at the drug store
and Judge Gray was not in his olhce' anu
A.P Saunders was not in his shop, and +" Z.
Eskridge was not at his stable an9 rev
DR.. McCampbell was not at home anu
host of others were nowhere To De seen'
All gone and gone forever! The stores are
again opened and a few wagons are on the
streets, and physicians and others are NOV
ing in to fill the vacant places, but many
homes are desolate and many hearts are
sad In stricken Grenada. Tomorrow. there
are 70 be Memorial services in the churches.
What A sad occasion il will be! There will
be bu: few present who viii not wear the
parb of mourning Pastors, church officers,
mem bers, and Sabbath School teachers and
scholars were swept away by scores in those
Wful days of August and September.
have baen invited to remain and witness
this sad and sacred tribute to the departed,
but would not deepen the shadow which
this DAYS observation has settled upon me.
As we honor the dead, may God remeln Der
the widow and the orphan!
During my visit to-day, | made special
inquiry AS to the Masons and Odd Fellows
who died during the epidemic. OF Grena-
da Masonic Lodge, No. 81, twenty-three
died, together with many members Of their
families, but they lett nine widows and
tiftv orphans. OF the Odd Fellows Lodge,
fourteen died, besides eighteen members of
their families. Four widows and twenty
orphans are left to the care of the last
named Order. The amount of relief sent
to these fraternities in Grenada has not been
large; but few thousand dollars distribu-
ted today will supply food, clothing and
fuel to many who are just now hard pressed
for the actual necessaries OF life.
The Lodge Of Sorrow announced to be
held here on 9th Deem Der, will not take
place-Grand Master Murphy having init
mated his purpose to open Grand Sorrow
Lodge next month, in which fitting tribute
will be paid the fraternal dead of all the
afflicted com munities.
The death roll of Grenada and vicinity
hunters 253 whites and about 100 colored.
To Gen. E. c.. Walthall, Gen. q. Y. Free
man, Sam Lawrence, and other clever gem
tlemen of Grenada, | am indebted for hos
pitable and courteous attentions. | had the
pleasure of meeting Col. w. IL. FirzGerald.
late of TAIlahatchie county, but who has
recently removed to Grenada for the prac
tce of lis profession. The State has not
truer son. nor the bar purer member, than
VIM. IL. FITZGERALD.
Among other old-time friends, l had
special pleasure in meeting Col. j. J. Will
liams, who got up our State Fairs at Jack
son before the war, who published an ag-
rieultural monthly, and conducted the af-
fairs OF the State Agricultural Bureau.
His able pen still finds ample scope in the
columns of the Grenada Sentinel, which is
one of the most ably edited and best con-
Quoted journals in the State.
On my way to Grenada, tarried Friday
afternoon
the fiourishing county seat OF Montgomery.
The streets were thronged with cotton, and
spacious stores were filled with customers
1t is one of the busiest towns on the line of
this road. The population is about fifteen
hundred. Many large stores AID elegant
residences have been erected within the
past few years. The surrounding country
is prosperous, and Winona being a good
market attracts trade from a long distance.
OF course we called on our good friend b. |
F. Jones, proprietor of the Advance, and
whose extensive establishment is again in
full blast. On the 18Th of August, when
the yellow fever was declared epidemic IN
Grenada, the Captain thought it good
time to pay long promised visit to some
near and dear relatives who lived near |
Providence. in Grenada county. The WI
mona authorities had quar4utined against
paper, and SO our sensible friend, believing
that
''He who fights and runs away,
May live TO run another day.
adopted that as his motto. He co1gratulates
himself that lie is still on hand TO take care
Of his widow and orphans. His pecuniary
loss by the suspension of business for three
months he estimate at sixteen hundred dol
lars; his physical gain is ten pounds net.
May his present shadow never grow less,
The people of Winona adopted the policy
Of general stampede on the appearance of
the fever. Mayor Shryock and about forty
others remained to take charge of the town
Total cases of yellow is 81, of whom ten
1ied-seVen white and three colored The
first death was Mr.. j. c. Kittrell, promi-
nent merchant, and one of the most useful
and highly esteemed citizens. He formerly
resided in Jackson.
The Cooperative Lie Association is not
only one of the institutions of Winona, but
IF the State Only fifteen Of its members
lied during the epidemic. The Association
las been in successful operation for several
Tears. and affords reliable and reasonable
insurance to our people Write to Dr. Chas.
Erwin. Secretary, and he will tell you all
bout it. If the Association would let its
light shine more through the public press,
Is business would be correspondingIy in
reased and its bles sings more widely dis
,ensed. Yours
LOGAN.
Aid for OSykR.