The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-01-16
25Years Ago
Local Items Reproduced
from the Files of The Lex
ington Progress with No
tation following.

colonel informs us that he was on
the spot appointed attorney for
the Midland railroad in Hender-
son county. Every man named
is now dead.
The directors of the Tennessee
Midland, railroad at a meeting
held in Memphis last Tuesday,
adopted the line Immediately by
lexington. That action was the
biggest event in connection with
the history of Lexington-put
the town on the map.
| W. V. Barry and wife, Walter
and Miss LOWE Pearson, |. N
Cunningham and j. II. Dennison
with Misses Alice and Nora Stew
art, attended preaching at Union
last Sunday and enjoyed the
never-failing hospitality of the
good people of Lone Elm. II. N
Cunningham married Miss Alice
| Stewart, moved to Texas anC
died but a year or two ago. j
| r. Dennison and Miss LOWE
Pearson married and are grandpa
rents. Walter Pearson married
Ella, daughter of Dick Howard
Miss Nora Stewart married Jake
Belew,l
| Maj. Smith, John Mccall, jim
Dennison, Bud Wilkerson and
Thompsie Edwards left for Hunt
ingdon Wednesday with the
avowed intention of assisting il
the nomination of the next con.
gresham from this district
! lMajor Smith and Bud Wilkerson
Idied years ago
| p. j. Dennlson is the new
lscllool commissioner in this dis
| trict. p. j. Denaison is still
with ns-dabbling in cotton and
i building and selling houses.
i w. 9. McHaney broke dirt fol
| his new brick business house last
Monday and brick laying is now
under way.-[The Progress is
printed in the house referred to,
grown old and Mr.. McHaney, the
builder, is dead years ago.
W. M. Elkins returned from
Hot Springs last Sunday, looking
better than we have ever seer
him. Billie Elkins died years
ago, since which time his wife
and daughter, Bessie, who mar.
ried Walter Sweat, have passed
away
John M Taylor, L. A. Stanford,
Jordan +. Smith, E. H. Boswell,
| w. B. Ware and other of our cit.
liens are trying their hands on
contracts to clear off, by the acre,
right of way for the Midland
| Taylor and Stanford are dead
Smith lives in Texas, after trying
Oregon and California. Boswell
is still here and Ware when last
heard of lived in Texas.
Miss Fannie Hall accompanied
| Mrs. Heffley to Jackson the first
of the week. Ike league who
/ was also along, says Miss Fannie
hugely enjoyed her first ride on
railway and street cars = Miss
! Fannie Hall is dead; Mrs. Heff-
ley lives in Jackson Ike league
died in Texas.
John l.. Wisdom has about
completed his contract of grading
ion the Midland Railroad, extend
ling five miles east Of jackson. A
portion of the track has also been
laid on the same DIVISION John
l.. Wisdom still lives in Jackson.
W. M. Taylor left last Tuesday
for Nashville where he will again
attend Vanderbilt. Willie is a
studious young man and improves
the shining hours of youth w.
M. Taylor has made good in the
practice of law at Blytheville,
Ark :, and is filling the office of
probate and county judge-one
Of the best men Lexington ever
produced a.
J.J. Christie and Kit Carson,
of Henderson, Chester, Co.. are
at work on r. IL. Muses. resi-
dence. Mr.. Muse will have one
lof the prettiest residences in
Lexington. i. Mr.. Christie is a
prosperous business man In Jack
son, and E. r. Muse lives in the
residence referred to.
! 4 Hon. John M. Taylor and w.,
X. Logan will address the people
| at Sherm4n's Mills, in the 18th
| district tomorrow in the interest
| Of 4 democracy. Hon. Warren
lSmith and John X. Mccall will