The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-10-13
MRS. ALDRIDCE WRITES AGAIN.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 10, 1915.

CuICOT Sentlnel MY letter iron
Sunny Side, Ark, was written just
before laving for u day in Lake Vii
lage. That is a hustling little towr
of fifteen hundred inhabitants. I'll
is built along Lake Chicot, which is
thirty-two miles long and fve-eights
of a mile wide. A. gasoline launch
plies across the lake, at the sounding
of a bell whenever a passenger wants
to cross One would never imagine
the water was several feet deep over
the village last spring; not a tra.e
Of it being visible now. Our trip
there was along the lake front for
about fourteen miles. Beautiful
scenery and many giant trees th\t
would vie with those in California
DR.. Clarke told me he crossed !
bayou the day before, walking acrosA
through a hollow tree that had fallen,
end he is about five feet ten inches.
We spent the day with DR.. Norton
and family. He has a sanitarium
there; small, but as perfectly
equipped as any city hospital. He
took us over it and we saw many in
teresting things. A heavy rain that
day made u RI home somewhat
psriious. the road being very slip
perry and so near the lake. | breath
ed a sigh of relief when we reached
home. Next evening at $50 we
took a boat for Greenville. At one
time that night there were five boats
to be seer at one time, all so bril-
liantly lighted, the reflection on the
water looked like writing, fiery SER
penis. A drive down Washington
Avenue in Greenville at night was al
most like the white way" in Men,
phis. We spent several days de-
lightfully in Greenville, motoring
over the city at night and over the
surrounding country through the day.
Met many former friends. Time had
apparently stood still with the NOS
of them. We also stopped several
days in Rosedale. Attended Rad
cliffs Chatauqua there. One num-
Der of the program as an address by
Congressman B. G. Humphreys on
the Relations of the United States
to Mexico" Can't say | specially
enjoyed it, having read before all he
said. Had a motor trip of 40 miles
back to Greenville one afternoon,
passing through some of the finest
cotton land in the delta. Passed six
wagons loaded with seventy-five bales
of cotton being hauled to market.
The owner of same sold one hundred
bales a few days before. at % cents
per pound.
On Friday we left Rosedale for a
visit to C~larksdale. There we met
former Grenada friends.
Spent a night and day with Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. P. Hill in their lovely new
home with every modern conven-
fence. "Joel" is a former Grenada
boy and is doing %splendidly in the
real estate business. There we had
the pleasure of motoring over the
surrounding country and city. l
have never seen so much cotton as
on this trip. The fields are snow
white, while thousands of bales al
ready have been marketed. Every
gin yard we passed was crowded
with. wagons loaded, waiting to be
ginned, and every platform filled to
it's capacity. have not heard boil
weevil, hard times nor short crops
mentioned since l left Grenada.
Clarksdale, too, claims to be the
"Queen city of the delta" and surely
should have the honor with Green
wood and Greenville, having more
than doubled it's population in the
last six years-over ten thousand in
habitants, by the last census.
We reached Memphis at 10 p. m.
Saturday, several hours late. Will
leave for Tupelo tomorrow at eight
o'clock. Have had some delightful
drives v e this city and have thor
oughly enjoyed my stay with friends
and kindred.