The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-04-11

WILL OOuiPohy III WIG UVhn " Pus
ting in that town water and
light plants. Charlie has made
good here and carries with him
the good wishes Of all our peo-
Pile.
The West Tennessee Baptist
Sunday-Scho Convention meets
10 Lexington on Tuesday even
| ing, the 22d inst. The attend
ance is expected to be large and
Lexington must give the dele
gates and visitors an old-fash-
toned Tennessee and Henderson
tounty welcome.
DR.. w. F. Huntsman intended
leaving Monday for Nashville to
attend the State Medical Associ-
alton, but was prevented from
doing so by the illness of his
younger child. We are inform
ed that the doctor also intended
to visit his parants at Scottsboro,
Kentucky.
DIR. Logan Mcmillan and wife,
of Decaturville, were here Mon
day enroute, for Nashville to
which city they were accompan.
led by Miss Bonnye Smith of
this office, who returned on the
Wednesday evening train-and
reported her flying trip" short
but satisfactory.
Miss Mary Knowles, attended
the closing exercises Of the Mer-
Ger High School on Thurday and
Friday of last week. En- route
home she stopped over in Jack
son and spent a couple of days
with her sister, Mrs, Gertie
Lewis, arriving home Tuesday
morning on No. 81.
Our neighbor, N. S. Thread
gill, was quite seriously i'll al
the latter part of last week, but
at the first of this week was able
to resume his work in the Muse
& Co., grocery. Mrs. Threadgill
was also sick last week. We do
not want a better neighbor than
Newt. Threadgill has proven to
be. -
Chancellor E. L. Bullock came
over from Jackson Monday and
Chancery Court was convened.
The docket was gone over Mon
day and the Chancellor left for
jackson to return yesterday and
to hold the court the remainder
of the week if necessary. The.
docket for the April term was
light.
H. H. Threadgill and wife
have received many congratula-
tions on the complete recovery
of their little daughter, who was
taken 50 i'll with a throat affec-
ton while Mrs. Threadgill was
visiting in Jackson. that the
physicians, Drs. Mccoy and
Hawkins, feared diptherla and
administered anti toxin.
We present this week a notice
from John r. Black, the yellow
yam sweet potato slip grower, at
Bolivar, from whom our people
bought several thousand slips
last year. If you want slips give
us your name and we will get to.
gether an express shipment as
soon after the first of May as
wanted.
Mrs. Fl. p. Denver has return
ed from months visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Wolfe, in Clif-
ton. The Denvers have been
staying recently with Felix
Oreasey and family, awaiting
the rebuilding of their own
home, which was almost ruined
in the storm of March 10.
On Thursday evening of last
week Mrs. j. FL. Mofitt, daugh.
ter Mrs. Eula Moore, and Mrs.
Laura Roswell went to Jackson
on account of the death of little
William Allen, the two year.old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brad
ford, the child having found and
drank carbolic acid. Mrs. Brad
ford is daughter of W. 7. Pear
son and neice of j. Il. Moffitt
and Mrs. Boswell.
Valentine Barry, after nearly
eight weeks of disability caused
by the loss Of two of his right
toes, went back to work in this
office last Monday. Valentine
has proven himself to be the best
press-feeder who ever stuck pa.
per or cardboard into the ma
chimes in this office and has
made an excellent record as !
type setter. He was sorely miss.