The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-04-25

friend. Mrs. G. A. Waterfeld
into whose home the advent O
the fifth daughter has recently
been celebrated.
CASTOR Buckner, one of the
most popular engineers employ,
ed by the |. O. Ry.. in Memphis,
was here last Sunday euronte to
Parsons, his old home to visit rel
atives and friends.
/ 1t has been said that a little
rain this week would soften the
earth's crust, but majority of
farmers have been afraid to risk
1.-THE coming Of rain lest it might
over supply the need.
Attorney B. r. Thomas and
wife, of Waverly, spent several
hours of last Monday in Lexing-
ton. They were on a trip to
Memphis and made the stop.over
here to see the town.
w. Curry Barry, of Nashville,
came home last Saturday and re-
NAMED until Monday morning.
While here Curry let contract to
rebuild his property which was
blown away by the storm Of
March ID.
Miss Bonnye Smith, of this Of
fee, made one of those flying
trips" for which Lexington peo-
pie have become famous, to
| Nashville the first of the week.
Whatever our Miss Bonnye does
she does quickly-and a lot of it.
Representative P. o. Roberts
has been on the puny list, trou.
BILE with his back, which ia not
as young as it used to be.
"Pink's" backbone, however,
proved equal to every emergen.
cy while he was in the legisla.
ture.
Judge N. r. Rarham is spend
ing the week at home, taking a
complete rest from his arduous
duties on the bench. The aver
age circuit or chancery judge in
Tennessee is a hardworked man
and is entitled to and needs oc.
casional rest.
ESD. @. L. Bray, Of Greenfield,
has been visitor to Lexington
this week, partly on account of
the Baptist Convention, and
while here ran over to Decatur
vile to visit his sister, Mrs. O.
p. Dennison.
One of the preachers in the
convention the other night asked
all the ladies to remove their
'hats-except those who pur-
chased headgear from Won't
gomery. Mard and Co., and
Rears, Roebuck & 90.
Mayor and Mrs. John f. Hall
have entertained in their home
this week Mrs. /. e. Jetton, of |
Dyer. Mrs. Jetton is a daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Davidson of Dyer, in
whose home Mrs. Hall, as Miss
Mary Murray, boarded when
teaching in that town.
The grapevine telegraph SER
vice brings the intelligence from
the old 9Th district that a fine
boy born into the family of
Jake Rhodes on the 81 inst tips
the beam at over the 10 pound
notch and expects to bear the
name of Woodrow Wilson
Rhodes.
The storm Of March 18th wreck |,
ed some of the best residences
in Lexington-but the hearts of
the people are still on the warm
side of hospitality and every
possible latchstring hangs out to
those who will come to the town
on such occasions as the Baptist
Convention Of this week.
Three members of the house
hold of Esq. @. @. Davis-Mrs.
Perrine, (mother of Mrs. Davis
and two of the Davis children
we're reported improving at the
first of the week after very seri-
Gus illness. We rejoice with
Esq. Davis and wife in the con-
valescence of their family.
W. j. Jones, the lumber deal
err, was called from Linden Tues
day morning on account of the
serious illness of his daughter
and only child, Elizabeth, who
was taken with serious throat
trouble. Elizabeth is reported
improving at this time-Thurs-
day.
Jno. Williams, local manager
for the Cumberland Telephone
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