The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-04-07
MORE KIND WORDS
FOR GRENADA AND HER'PEOPLE
By Some of the Editors of the
National Editorial Association.

This Saturday morning we awoke
at Grenada. Miss. 1t has rained dur
ing the night and this morning a cold
north wind blew and the temperature
was below freezing, as slight coating
OF ice were found on standing water.
IT, was cold, the sun warmed the atmos-
phere and as the day advanced We a
less reminders OF our northern home,
Grenada Is a town oil 2,SO0 TO 3,0Oo
people, is the trade center oil O rlch
cotton growing district, and among its
institutions numbers a cottonseed mill.
A pleasing feature OF southern towns,
| this one especially, is the interest
| taken in education. we lind mere a
female college, with over one hundred
young lady pupils, a large public school
building for the whites and a similar
structure for the colored pupils. The
incubation is about equally divided,
and both are well represented in the
schools. The colored children, we are
told, take much interest in the schools
and education is certainly improving
and benefiting them.
Our breakfast was served at the cour'
house, a building that cost about $50,
600. and with a table capacity OF ovei
four hundred. We were serenaded a.
our cars by a colored brass band, who
play pretty we'll, and we're faithful IL
dispensing music during our stay. A
special feature OF u breakfast wa
the abundance of chicken. 1t was pro-
fusely served by thirty or more young
ladies who waited upon the tables
Wont you have some warm chick
en-" was frequently urged upon tn
guests. Barbecued meats and vel
cooked ham, with deviled eggs, goo'
tread and generous biscuits, fruits ant
steaming strong coffee made a feas
that was much enjoyed. We at
heartily, ana after the finish we wen
to the Baptist church, where generou
and hearty welcomes were extended
The speeches were carefully, and vel
delivered and overlooking with gener
Gus hospitality.
The people of the south are a mora
and religious people, thus pay grea
tribute TO the ladies, and the wives an
daughters are modest, unpretentiou
and winning in their manners.
- Grenada has nine churches, two c
which are Baptists, an Episcopalian c
creditable proportions, a Methodist
PRESBYTERIAN and others whose demon
national character l did not learn
Mankato (Minn.,) Review. .
The next morning, Saturday, Fet
Oath, our train arrived at Grenada
Miss. Not a very large city, but tn
people are alive and stirring, an
through the endeavor OF j. w. Ruch
anan, the able editor OF the SENTINEL
, and a few influential citizens, a heart
welcome was extended to us.
There was a decided change in tn
weather during the night and whe
I our train stopped at the station earl
In the morning a good overcoat wa
much needed, as the weather appeare
more like new England than that Of
warm sunny town in Mississippi. W
= were net at the depot by the Grenad
. Brass Band and escorted to the Coul
. House. where a large hall had bee
9 filled with tables and a bountiful repa
: spread, which was served by the ladi'
( of the town.
There is quite a large female colleG
o in Grenada and the ladies came to II
e church in cap and gown to grace II
occasion.
r The Rev. W. M. Mcintosh, Pres
n dent OF the college, made an able a.
dress, welcoming the editors and the
ladies. President Henry OF the Pre-
Association responded. After a sho
but pleasant visit 10 this attractive CT
y where true Southern hospitality W
:, shown US, we left for jackson, Mis-
the capital OF the State.-Quin'
mass. Patriot.
The next morning the music Of t
Al Grenada Compress band awoke t
: sleeping pencil pushers and we we're
Grenada. This is a small city OF 30
ID not far over the borders OF the Miss
r sippi, but proportionate to its size a
:. opportunity no city ever more roya
entertained the N. E. A. We were
" ceived with open arms and, at I
In court house a breakfast was in waitil
rs but a hungry horde oon laid waste q
-. destroyed that upon which the &C
=, ladies OF Grenada no doubt had lie
IL wrought. After hunger was no nj