The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-06-20

ana farmers are anXl0uSly walt
ing for rain. However, it is
known fact that it takes an eS
cessive stretch of drouth in Jun
to hurt the crops.
| DR.. w. +. Huntsman, accom-
panied by Mrs. Huntsman an,
two children left last Friday TO
Scottsville, Kentucky, to pay
long deferred visit to the doc
tors parents and old home.
/ We are glad to note marked
improvement in the health oil
our friend, j. A. Henry, the en-
terprising truck grower. Mr.
Henry found his first ripe toma.
of this season on the 18th inst.
Regular services by Pastor
r. M. Walker will be conducted
at the M. K. Church. South, Sun.
day morning. On account of the
meeting in progress at the Bap'
fist church there will be no ser.
vices Sunday night.
We will for the next 30 days
sell Il. Hammer House Paint for
25c less per gallon than the reg.
ular price. The best paint
made. Guaranteed for five
years.
| THREADGILL Bros.
John Murray, son of Mayor
John f. Hall, is robust and noisy
again after two weeks or more
of indlsposition which temporar-
| lily put the little fellow off his
feed" John Murray is one of
our most popular neighbors.
A man named Robbins, call
ing himself a minister of the
"Ohurch of God," preached in
the courthouse last Saturday and
Sunday. Mr.. Robbins represents
a variety of religion new to the
people Of Lexington.
W. A. Lawler spent last Sun
day in Jackson and while there
heard the famous Opie Reid in
Chatauqua which was in prog
ress at that time. Mr.. Lawler
regards Reid as one of the finest
takers he had ever heard.
The extensive addition to the
DAVIS Hotel is nearing compile
ton and we must compliment
the contractor and his carpenters
on their splendid work thereon.
Bad work is so common that ex.
ira good work in. noticeable.
Mrs. W. A. Russell and daugh-
ter, Bernice, of Iiptonvllle, ar
rived here several days ago to
spend some two weeks with their
several relatives, the families of
II. E. draper, Mrs. 7. W. Scott
and Mrs, r, A. Lancaster,
F. M. Ewing, whose magnifi-
cient farm home Crescent
View" is in Giles county, but
who leads an active life as State
agent for the great Continental
Fire Insurance Company, of New
York, was in Lexington Tuesday.
If you know a news item, why
not help us out by letting us
know it? We keep installed a
telephone for use and will be
very thankful for any personal
or other notice that you will
send in by that means. We are
anxious to give all the news.
Tom Hanna is over from Ar
kansas this week and came up
from Luray Wednesday. Since
his last visit here few months
ago Mr.. Hanna has suffered hurt
while railroading, which put him
in an infrmary for several
weeks.
The newly appointed cemetery
commissioners, d. E. Scott, w.
j. Enochs and w. V. Barry. will
very soon take the matter in
hand and see what can be done
toward putting in order our
City of the Dead" and keeping
it thatway.
B. Miller, of the N. @. & St..
L. freight office at Memphis,
formerly of Lexington, accom-
panied by his wife and son, o.
car, passed Lexington Tuesday
enroute for Smyrna, Rutherford
county, where a month will be
spent for the benefit Of Mr..
Miller's health.
County Court Clerk J. W..
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