The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-12
Is Years Ago
Local Items Reproduced
from the Files Of The Lex
ineton Progress with No
tation following.
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

muoO uhA oodo ooui dCuu.
Rev. j. r. Hall, one of our
Wildersville subscribers gave us
a call yesterday. Rev. Hall
still lives and makes Jackso n
his home.
j. N. Hall has gone to Jack son
to see his mother, Mrs. r. w.
Hall, who is reported to be at
the point of death. Mrs. Hall
died in '88 but the son survives
and yet lives in Lexington.
! Rev. Mr.. Pafford has moved
into the Methodist Episcopal par
sonage in south Lexington.
Rev. Virgil Patford now lives
at McLemoresville and is Dis
trict Superintendent for the M.
K. Church. ]
The Progress will be published
one day later than usual next
week Bob and Sam will be
here Thursday, doncher know.
Bob Taylor and Sam Hawkins.
Bob had all ups politically-Sam
all downs. Both dead.
Mrs. W. T. Watson, of Lone
Elm, visited relatives here
Thursday and Friday last week.
Mrs. w. T. Watson, with all
her children scattered except
Baby Van," looks wonderfully
like she did 25 years ago.
1 Will Jones hurt his leg with
a hammer, while opening good,
last Saturday. He suff 9 e d
greatly and is still confined. Tor
the three Jones brothers, Will,
Clyde and Jimmie, Clyde is the
only survivor and lives here.
Hugh Pettus, editor of the
Midland Headlight, published
at Decaturville, gave the Prog
ress office a call Tuesday. Mr..
Pettus has been to the demo-
cratic Congressional Convention
at Mckenzie. Hugh Pettus
lost his mind and died years
ago in Texas.
r. W. Stewart will return to
his post at Washington to-mof-
row. Ion account of failing
health, r. W. Stewart gave up
his position in Washington five
years ago, lives here with his
his son John, and is entitled to
be accounted one of the best
men we have.
Mrs. e. e. Smith died at her
residence on Purdy street, We'd
nesday night, the Oath inst,
about twelve o'clock, after an
illness of several months. The
site of the old Smith home has
long been occupied by the resi-
dence of DR.. W. Z. Watson, who
in 1883 lived at Lone Elm.
Miss Callie draper visited the
family of Jno. A. Smith, near
Milllin, the week and was &C
companied home Wednesday by
Mr.. Smiths daugher. Miss
Oallie draper merged into Mrs.
I. W. Scott, is here yet, a hand.
some woman old enough to have
grown children-one married.
Two negroes and white man
escaped from the Jail here last
Sunday night by digging through
the wall with fork. They have
not been caught. The same
Jail building still stands but
much money has been spent on
it's internal prove emit.
Looks bad as ever on the out.
side.
J. A. Henry came home from
Washington and cast his ballot
on election day. He returned
to his post at the capitol yester-
day. they stopped Jim Hen
rvs pay in Washington and he
got mad, came home and finally
outmarried himself about as I'M
qualiliedly as any bony we know
present company always ex-
cepted. f. 3. We are alone
when writing this.
J. M. Sears has effected with
j. N. Hall an exchange of his
business house, now building,
for the Wilson house on north
corner public square. Mr.. Hall
but recently purchased the Will
son property. [Sears died many
years ago. The Wilson horse,
occupied as an Office by DR.. W.
T. Watson, was burned and the
site is now occupied by the N
e. Church, South
awe are informed that A. r.
Annlebv. of Alberton. had his