The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-09-12
ABOUT A VISIT TO GRENADA
A Lady IN Oklahoma Writes Of
Her Visit To Her Old
Home.

Wynnewood, Okla; Aug. 81 1908
Editor Sentinel:- AS [ mediate
upon the past l am carried back t,
my visit in dear Old Grenada Il yea
ago, and the surrounding vicinity a.
mOng my relatives and friends.
AS 1 feast upon it and unravel tht
contents of memories caskeJ l coul(
do SO with unbroken joy, but as !
travel gathering up the events OF eacl
; home l visited, now and then l an
chOked with the sad thought that here
and there the homes of several OF the
dear ones have been visited by death.
May each home be an unbr"ken chain
in Heaven. One OF the dead, Mrs.
Franks Of Water Valley, my siSter-in.
law, OF whom l have only pleasant rec.
elections. Two OF them Mrs. Ransom
and Peoples we:e my cousins. Many
are the pleasant recolections of our
associations through childhood and on
to middle age.
And Mrs. Ed Perry another cousin
whom l loved.
| In a week after l decided to make
the visit, my sons and | boarded the
train for Grenada, where | have spent
many pleasant hours during my child
hood and was my home part Of one
year since.
| was anxious to 90 but twas sad
that some Of my dearest relatives had
died since | left about twelve years
ago. | did not visit all intended to.
1t was my intention to visit in the
country first, then my relatives and
friends in Grenada, but was calledhome
before l could do SO. My sister, Mrs. r.
Fl. Kincaid and myself accompanied by
our two boys. went by way OF Torrance
to visit friends and relatives. We
first went to Mrs James Smiths where
many were the visits of my childhood,
the same old sweet ring OF welcome
was reverberated there as it was in
the days of yOre. All SO kind and en-
tertaining. | enjoyed SO much finding
my cousin, Mrs. G. G. Horton there,
with whom | have spent many pleas
ant days. Imagine how dear the Wis
it to my uncle ID. Il. Horizons where
my love was reciprocated even through
childhood and up till now, by all the
inmates of that dear home OF my
grandparents before they died, where
| Spent so many reunions with nay
cousins. Twas here under the influence
Uf cousin Josie CreekmOre, at the aye
ofe!ght or ten years, gave my life to
be used for the glory or God. fell TO
praiSing my uncle for ke'ping the
place looking 81 natural, which to me
showed a revera1ce for my graadpar-
ent'S arrangement.
I'd like 10 describe my visit to Mrs.
SanderSon's, but as space is limited
must pass On. am sorry l could not
visit in the home OF Mrs. L. NJ. Viii.
liams. enjoyed very much all Of my
uncle's sons home. We visited Mrs.
VIM. McCormick,s home, the Surreund:
ings SO comfortable and large family
much tn be admired, two married sens
doing we'll, nice families, besides
grown unmarried son s and daughter |
and two smaller sons All entertained
us with Instruments and vocal music, |
not ashamed 10 sing praises unto God. |
Intact nearly every one back there |
seemed to be enjoying religion. To
my delight again found myself in the
home of Mrs. James Pritchard, with
whom have found so much ctlngenial-
ity. l was delighted to tiud her SINS
almOS. grown.
Twas some distance t" my uncle P
A. Horton s, ana we stayed and had
such a good rest and pleasant time.
l SO much enjoyed all my visits with
MeSdames RauSOm, Peoples, Ange-
vine, Jas. Weir, Tom and Jim Rose.
We did nst tind Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Weir at home. Next We returned TO
8 Grenada which had the same old ring
Df standing for all that's upright aud
non )rabIe. with all that constitutes
true principles. where we again spent
such pleasant hours with Mrs. ThOmp-
,On. my sisters family, then to Mrs
another dear sisters home.
My little son and l next visited my
lunt, Mrs. NJ. e. Daily and Mrs. Tiff
~ Of COffeville, which reminds me of
he enjoymentS l have had with them
n the past.
Back to Grenada how precious the
moments l spent with my aunt Mrs.
z. Horton, and Mrs Dudley 50 dear in
he scllOolrOom and in the home Of my
childhood.
And last but not least spent the
Law with Mrs. Jackson and her family
md Aunt Fannie. Mrs. JackSOn's
mother. Mrs. M. o. Kincaid.
We have 3o-5oc bottles of