The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28

Stockard' s old home.
The public in general is re-
minded that the merchants are
trying to live up to their obliga.
tons to close at I o'clock in the
evening. Hence the reason that
you find them closed at night.
W. V. Barry, Clerk and Mas
ter, and Surveyor K. L. Tesmire
went out to the place of Joe Ros.
son, six miles east of town, last
Friday and laid off one-fourth
interest in the land for the ben
eft of Mr.. Rosson's divorced
wife.
Thomas Doss, who was sent
along by the good Lord when our
boy Valentine, was crippled,
halls from Abingdon, Va. Mr..
Doss is q good man as we'll as an
excellent printer and his pres
ence in Lexington is proving to
be an all round pleasant and sat
isfactory experience.
A. Henry, who has been locat-
ed in Coyington, La, arrived
here Wednesdays.o spend a few
days with his mother, Mrs. AID.
die Harry, his brother jim, sis
ter, Mrs. r. W. Howard, and
many friends. The Sunny South
seems to have given Muddy"
renewed youth.
Homer Joyner tells us that on
a visit to the Tennessee pen one
day this week, the sad manner
of L. 7. Ward, the convicted
preacher-bank cashier, so i'm
pressed him that he has deter
mined anew by the grace of good
behaviour to never pay that in
stitution anything like a long
visit.
Matthew Barry, who was car
ried to Nashville the first of the
week successfully stood an oper-
alton to relieve deafness and diff
fcult breathing, by DR.. billiard
Wood, who is regarded by many
as the leading specialist in his
lines in the state. Matthew was
carried Tuesday to st. Thomas
Hospital to remain a few days.
Some of our readers seem to
not understand the position we
have taken regarding communi-
cations concerning the no-fence
question and continue to send
them in on this question, pro
and con. Our space is too valu-
able to give publication to an
item that has been settled as far
as our present representatives in
this Legislature are concerned. -
At the Baptist church Sun
day, regular services will be
held, Morning subject: THE
Helping Hand" night subject,
"A Square Deal Between Broth
err and Sister," This is the fifth
in series on social life, and
young and old are invited to be
presnt. Come, and hear about
the teasing brother and selfish
sister. Are you one?
The body of little Ruth Tarbet
who lost her life on the the CITY
Of Florence that sunk in the Ten
nessee river about two weeks
ago, was found Sunday afternoon
in the boat, and was inferred lin
Saltillo cemetery Monday. The
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Tarbet
in Lexington deeply sympathize
with them in their loss, and are
glad to know the body was found
in good condition.
The w. 9. T. U. had an inter.
esting meeting with Mrs. E. E.
Muse at 2 O'Clock p. m. Tuesday
Feby. 25. Subject for occasion,
"Prohibition IN Kansas" after
scripture reading and prayer an
interesting paper was read by
Mrs. Muse. Mrs. Harvey made
an earnest talk about What we
ought to do for Temperance in
our State" Mrs. Clements was
a visitor and made many inter
esting reports for good of the
cause.
Eff Mccall, lately with the N.
@. & St. l.. Ry., this place, re-
signed his position a few days
ago to enter school in Chicago
and left last Friday night for the
windy city. Mr.. Mccall will be
in the Northern Illinois College,