The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-09-11


mer. Mrs. Denver is one of the
teachers in the City School.
The rain Of Monday was said
to be bigger than that of the 4th
Of last May. Kennon Smith put
out an open, straight jar and
caught 4 5-S inches Of water.
Messrs. E. T. aud j. Fl. GRAY.
en-, of Saltillo, two as good citi.
zens as any community can
boast. were here Tuesday en-
route home from a trip to Mem
phis.
/ Bryan Travis, who has been at
work for some weeks in the Prog
ress office aud is making his
home with the Progress family,
spent last Sunday at his home
in Paris.
/ M. r. Gibson, late of Parsons
and formerly of Lexington, has
moved back to Lexington and
formed a partnership with H. @.
Brittin q general repair business
in the Davidson corner.
We have failed to mention
the presence of Mrs. Willie
Drake and baby, of Aberdeen,
Miss, who have been here for
some time onsa visit to grand
father, w. II. Lancaster.
Miss Faye Houston, Of Murray,
Ky, and our own girl, Miss Les.
sic Davis, Of Chesterfield, were
both Oh hand for the High school
opening Tuesday, in which both
are, teachers--and good ones.
Lexington High School opened
with 70 pupils Monday, 35 of
them first year students--and
the county summer schools not
yet closed. Shame on those who
would deprive the county Of the
High School.
W. r. Britt, the Life farmer
and merchant, was in Lexington
Wednesday, talking of the war
and other subjects. Mr.. Britt is
a friend of schools and is we'll
able to take care of himself in.
an ordinary discussion.
| T. j. Dennison, an experience
ed cotton man, says there are
but two things in the world to
do with cOtton-to manufacture
it or burn it; that a bale of cot.
ton stored away still counts a
bale of cotton in some years
crop.
/ The Progress office is reliev-
ing the monotony by running a
JOB press these nights on rush
job which calls for printing g.
100000 and the job is being
Iprinted ~ at a time. Bryan
Travis is our night man on the
job-and a good one.
10 the second story front of t he
north corner of the Fielder Block
l.. 7. Fielder has a cotton Office
that is ideal in the arrangement
for light, comfort and conSeni,
ence. The office will keep until
cotton resumes its normal place
in the business of the world.
Preston, small son of Emory
P. Harper, who fell four weeks
ago and broke the large bone of
his right leg in two places, is
| just now being relieved of the
weights that have been used to
prevent the limb shortening, and
having splints substituted there
for.
Will T. Rogers, one Of the
drummer boys" Of Lexington,
spent part of the week in Nash
vile, selling good bills to two
Sardis merchants, in his house,
Herman Bros, Lindauer & Go.
Willie and his house find special
favor in the good towns Of Sar
| dis and SCOTS Hill, in this coun-
| ty.
/ When the Clerk & Master of
the Ohancery Court Of Hender-
son county and attorneys on both
sides Of an interesting lawsuit
| took dispositions in Darden on
/ Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
Iday of last week, the sessions
leach day were held in Merchant
lRiley Lunn's undertaking de-
ipartfI3e1its There were collins
lind comm boxes On the floor and
lining the walls md the ilEpro-
I. Ivised type-Wfits as made
'lnf two cOff}n 50 ~ " H. d III y N ubt-