The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1886-07-03
From SenatObia.

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From SenatObia,
SENAToB1A, MIss., June rs, 1886.
Mr.. J. L, LEIGH,
Elliott Station, Grenada county. Miss
| Dear Sir In reply to your interroga'
tons ofs2nd, inst. with pleasure haster
to discharge the duties which you ask al
my hands:
1. Prohibition hasnot injured the trade
OF our town; on the contrary, it has i'm.
provedit.
2. 1t has not injured the schools of oul
town and county on the contrary it has
improved them. A more lively educa.
tional interest is not seen and felt in any
comfy in the State,-resulting in the
erection of the Blackburn Female Col,
lege in Senatobla; others Of similar
character are contemplated in two other
county towns:
3. do not know who, in our town
would favor the return of whisky as an
article of merchandise, if opportunity
was presented: A. L. Blacdbourn,-
Merchant Planter and President of Board
Of Directors of the Blackburn Female
College.
Attest: We subscribe to what is said
in the above letter; Eugene johnson,
Oglesby & Taylor,
W.P. Perkins & Co.
Attorneys at Law
We cordially vouch for the the correct.
ness OF the above statements, and add
that all of the good Of Prohibition here
cannot be told. r. G. CARROT & Co,
Merchants.
I willingly add my testimony to the
above, that our town (Senatobia) has moi
injured in any respect by Prohi
bition, but benefited in every way,
A, H. Caldwell,
Minister Presbyterian Church.
Our town and county has been great J
benefited by Prohibition. Violation Of Law
has about ceased. Lawyers and officer
are about on starvation, P. NJ. B. Wait
Sheriff Tate county.
I have not in my life, q am an old
many known such Improvements in
morals and interestiin education as hat
grown out of Prohibition.
on. P. slaton, M. D
All the interests of the community J
have greatly improved since Prohibition
went into effect in Senatobia,
W. II. Carroll, Pastor Baptist Church
Prohibition, in my opinion, has not
injured the trade of our town.
Prohibition has been the making o1
our school interest.
Do not think our town and country
people want whisky back.
E. P. Russell,
R. R. Agent & County Treasurer.
Every interest in our town and COM
munity has been improved by prohibition
and l believe the people see it and feel it.
| have been here for fifteen years, and
have observed no injury to the mercantile
business, but benefit. We don't want it
back. J. r. Seaton, M. d.
l consider Prohibition has been of
incalculable benefit to Tate county,
socially, morally Intellectually, financial
ly and physically, and cannot be made to
believe that our people would accept a
change if left to vote ;:J. P. Featherston
Merchant and Planter.
/ feel no hesitancy in saying that Pros
hlbition has been the salvation of our
county in every sense. Whisky has
caused more crimes, more unnecessary
waste of money and believe that my
color would vote against its return if an
offered its,self: J. B. Butler,
Col Baptist minister and Republican.
We consider Prohibition the greatest
boon to~the people OF Tate county, that
has happened to our people since the
war, and do not believe if left to a vote
of the people we would have whisky
back again. J. T. Gabbert Merchants
M. P. Moor, &Planters
We do most cordially endorse the
above, and add. that all the good receiv>
ed from Prohibition cannot be, told; it is
better seen and felt than expressed and
we fully believe this people would not
have it back as before.
d. B Pack, Merchants &
C.S. Pack, Planters.