The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-30

Mrs. Willie Drake, of Aber-
deem, Miss, arrived the latter
part Of last week to visit her pa.
rents, Attorney and Mrs. w. H.
Lancaster She will be Joined
by her husband, Mr.. Lee Drake.
Prof. j. O. Brown, Principal
Of the High School and Superin.
tendent of the Lexington Train.
ing School, will now enjoy a
well-earned rest, having declin.
ed to do institute work this sum.
mer.
Miss Will Henry Murray went
to Memphis last Saturday to wis.,
it her brother, Atty. s. Eugene
Murray, and to attend the clos.
ing Of the Higbee school, in which
her sister, Miss Addie, is a pu.
pill.
Henry Scott, who lives q few
miles west of town, has a small
patch Of strawberries, which has
yielded him 800 this season.
There have not been enough ber-
ries here to supply the local de-
mand.
Matthew Barry took in a
straw berry supper at Sand Ridge
last Saturday evening, spent the
night with the family Of Henry
Scott, and attended the Odd
Fellow Memorial service at Sha.
ron Sunday.
Judge N. R. Barham and fam.
lily contemplate spending the
summer at Undertake, as evil
denced by the fact they are max.
ing a garden there. The Judge
expects to remodel his Licking
ton home this summer.
County Health Officer DR.. R.
Fl. davidson has been joining
DR.. Chaffce at Beech Bluff in
looking after nine cases of small
pox on the West side of the
county. The cases are quaran.
tined ann there is no danger.
If the people Of Henderson
county, who have deeds unre.
corded, knew that the land con.
veyed was yet subject to the
debts, they would sure.
ly have such deeds recorded.
John L. Sullivan, Register.
Charlie Scott, Of Paris, Tenn. |
who also travels for the Moline
Plow Co., came home last Satur-
day night with his friend, T. W. |
Scott, Of the Moline Co., and
spent Sunday in Lexington.
The Scott Boys" seem to be
great friends.
Charles o. Dabney, of Nash
Vile, of the Arm Of Dabnev &
Martin. Tennessee managers for
the Union Central Life lnsur-
ance Company. Of Cincinnati,
was in Lexington in the last half
Of last week. We have known
Mr.. Dabney for several years
and regard him as one Of the
best life insurance men in the
State.
Mrs. Emma Thorn, who was
hurt in the partial demolition Of
her home in the storm of March
18th, and was soon after that
date carried to a jackson finfr-
mary, returned last Sunday to
Lexington after spending q few
weeks at Hinson Springs. Mrs. |
Thorn will make her home with |
the family Of Mr.. Fred Wadley |
nm jackson street.
Mrs. Ernest Hay entertained |
Wednesday evening in honor Of
Miss Pattie Galloway, Of Mem.
phis. The evening was spent
in music and conversation and
in flower" contest Miss Edna
Montgomery was the winner.
Only a few friends were present
and all report pleanant time.
Mrs. Hay was assisted in enter
tanning by Mesdames T. A.
Enoch and A. E. Derryberry.
Dr.. Joplin, late Of Mem.
phis, has located here to prac.
tice dentistry and is using the
late offices of DR.. Luther Nicely,
in the Sweat building. DR..
Joplin is a married man and is Q
grandson Of Bill Joplin who was
sheriff of McNairy county for
forty years with as few inter
missions as possible. The Prog.
rcsa welcomes DR.. ,Jonlin to Ley