Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-06-05

the hard shell Baptist minister, us told
by Parson Grimsley, and that lie is not
the only divine of that persuasion who
would sit over tho still and sing
sStr,ams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs Of loudeSt praise.
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MIR. EDrroR.-Ihe closing of the
saloons IF our Island has resulted
as prophesiel iy the many who took
y hand i'll bringing about the re-
suit. Every day has the appearance
Of the Sabbath. Men who loafed
at our bar-rooms have disappeared
from their old haunts, and their
wives and children bear testimony to
happi >rnes. The ten thousand dol
lars that annually drop ed in the ILLS of
orr saloons has been turned into other
channels and the evidence OF orr mer-
chants is weekly cash sales have in
creased since the adoption OF prohibit
sion.' The old story that "Chinco-
league is dead" is true, so far as the
whiskey business Is concerned.
Our people realizing their indebted
ness to the Rev. S. U. Grimsley Of the
Baptist church, for his untirlng devo-
ton to the cause OF prohibition, quietly
organized surprise for him a few
nights ago. An OK team had to be
called into service to bear the immense
load of contributions to his home. Snch
piling up of good things of this life on
an occasion Of this kind we never be-
fore witnessed. The immense throng
that gathered to do the Parson honor at
this pounding, irrespective of church
relationship, tell too plainly how he has
won the hearts of our people by the bold
stand he took in defense of the homes
against the saloons. No danger OF his
starving willie VIC have enough. and to
spare.
Cu1NcoTEAGuE, VA, June 2, 'S6.
MIR. EDITOR.-In your valuable paper
under date of May 22nd, / find let
ter written by correspondent who
signs himself "X,n wherein the writer
declares that 'thclocal option campaign
in Atlantic district is ended and prohibit
ton is secured, rand the writer thereof
proceeds to state that, ''your correspond
ent having made a thorough canvass of
the district does not hesitate to say that
all the riety and ninetel.ths OF all the in
telligence aid wealth of this district
backed up and supported this prohlbl-
ton movement. But for the vote OF
the negroes, upon Which the saloon men
relied the leaders Of whom were bought,
the vict DRY would have been as complete
as the victory Of Chincoteague." Your
correspondent, ',X," not being satisfied
with his exaggerated statements, has
further to say, THAT the supposed
stronghold of the license system, New
Church, where the liquor men concen-
trated their forces, aud where the large
negro vote was influenced and led by a
colored man who is Methodist and
the chairman of the Board Of Trustees
of his church, gave the insignificant
majority of twenty seven for license
and this would have been wiped out had
it not been for the pernicious influence
of IA white minister of the gospel, wht
dared, i'll opposition to every other min
lister and all the christian Influence Of
this county. white and oolored stand III
Oil the day Of election and defend. will
his voice and ballot, the liquor traffic. ,
In the heat of a lively contested cam
palgn Such exaggerated statements ,pur
porting to be facts, might have
been overlooked by those who Ind tho
manlincss, arising from honest convic'
! items to decide on which side Of tn