Editing Granville, Ohio (section)

===Temperance===
The [[Temperance movement|Temperance Movement]], a social and religious movement against the consumption of alcohol, had many supporters in Granville. [[Jacob Little (pastor)|Jacob Little]], a Congregationalist pastor in Granville from the late 1820s to 1866, was a leading advocate for temperance.<ref name=":0" /> Little sought to achieve temperance in Granville and dedicated most of his life to achieving this goal. He is well known for writing a large number of pamphlets.<ref name=":0"/> Little also presented his ideas on alcohol consumption through his annual New Year's Day Sermons. In these sermons, he would highlight the wrongdoings of Granville members that had occurred throughout the previous year, publicly shaming those who consumed large amounts of alcohol. He continued his fight for temperance for 38 years, but temperance was not implemented in Granville until 1874.<ref name=":0" />

The Granville Women's Temperance League was formed in 1873 and worked to achieve temperance in Granville. In 1874 the Village Council banned the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woman's Christian Temperance Union |url=https://westervillelibrary.org/antisaloon-women-christian-temperance-union/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=westervillelibrary.org |language=en-US}}</ref> The Granville Women's Temperance League would organize public demonstrations, petitions, and educational campaigns to raise awareness about the harmful effects of alcohol.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Featured Exhibit: Temperance in Granville |url=https://www.granvillehistory.org/latest-news/2023/8/4/featured-exhibit-temperance-in-granville |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Granville Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref>

Granville's pro-temperance stance played a role in the [[lynching of Carl Etherington]], a 17-year-old [[Anti-Saloon League]] agent who was murdered in Newark, Ohio, after taking part in several saloon raids.<ref name=":1">[https://www.lickingcountylibrary.org/media/1078/newarks-lynching-brochure.pdf "Carl Etherington."] ''Licking County Library''. Retrieved 2024-10-08.</ref> On July 8, 1910, Granville's mayor, Dr. E.J. Barns, tasked Etherington and at least 18 other hired agents with executing search and seizure warrants for illicit saloons in Newark, Ohio.<ref name=":1" /> In the ensuing confrontations between the agents and Newark citizens, Etherington shot a former police captain and bar owner, and he was subsequently chased, beaten, and killed.<ref name=":1" />

The village of Granville remained dry until 1974, 41 years after the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] ended.