The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-27
Trip.

y - - h&fSA bS0A ~ tAC
b a'bit adversely criticised
hence, We venture again tore.
late what and who was seen on
a jaunt by this scribe.
Leaving Lexington on Monday
afternoon of last week, Nashville
was reached on time and the
might spent at the house Of Mrs.
Lille Baumgartner, next door
East of the Hermitage Hotel, on
10Th Avenue, North. Mrs. Baum
gartner's is a great boarding
iplace for members of the Legis.
lature and Mrs. Baumgartner
herself is one IF the finest wo-
men in Nashville.
Tuesday morning, personal
business carried us to the whole
sale drygoods house of j. s..
Reeves 4 Company, on the North
side of the public square, where
our special personal friend, Mr..
j. Elwood Sparkman 10 one Of
the firm and an active manager
and worker in the house. Mr..
Sparkman is not only one If the
most progressive and efficient
men Of business in Nashville but
is q Tennessean who is always
proud to have any other citizen
of the State, merchant or not, to
call be shown the magnitude of
the wholesale business of J.. 81
Reeves & Go. 10 the house is
also to be found Mr.. George Il. I
Porch, who is perhaps uncle
to as many people as any other
man in Tennessee, and who was ,
we'll known as . travelling man |
in West Tennessee as long ago !
as thirty good years. Uncle
George" is simply one Of the
best men in the world and shis
son, Nicely, also with j.. s..
Reeves & Company, 10 a chip
off the old block. (
Tuesday carried US to see our
old, good and always appreciat:
ed friend, ]. G.. Cisco, in the I'M, I
migration Office of the l.. 4 N. i
Railroad, in the Vanderbilt 4
building, on 4th Avenue North.
Mr.. Cisco is one Of the Royal Il
Princes OF the world--indepen-
dent all his life, he is a gentle
man to the manor born, an hon.
est man to the last extremity
and withal a man of the finest
culture, learning and polish. he
IS one of the best historians in
the State and we made of him
special request fol. an occasional
historical contribution, which he
promised along with perhaps an
occasional short story. We love
disco aud swear BY him that's I
III.
Tuesday night at 7 o'clock we !.
at Wales station, Giles ,
'onnty, aud our coming being 7,
inown, were met at the station /,
~ the Hon, Newton Il. White, !.
d his brand new Cadil &C, ia !
which we had most pleasant
,ut short run out to Halle :
lurst" the White domiclIe, :
hardly out of what might be :
allied the su burbs Of the village :
# Wales. To make whattnlight :
,e long story short, nobody was
It home except the Honorable, +,
0 supper was eaten, the night /
pent olate hour. in conversation !
With Mr.. White, the breakfast :
'njoyed and at Z II Wednesday !,
morning the return to Nashville
made. The White home Halle.
,urst, Z is one OF the contest and
and the White farm Of
100 acres one of the most fertile
o Giles on famous Big Richland
reek. We are also constrained
o add that Mrs. Halle White,
he presiding genius of the gu. |
,erb home, is truly q queen
,mong lovable women. On this
ccasion she was visiting her only
nd recently married daughter,
drs. Webster, in Nashville. On
'ur return to the Wales Station II
n ednesday morning, behind a {
zig roam thoroughbred, Mr.. "
N hite took us by to see his corn
rib, over 200 feet long and now !
with its $500 barrels Of =
orn. Mr.. White on his own Ii
arm, raises an immense quaint. Z
y of corn and every year buyslt
Extensively in addition, He isis
low paving s2.75 per barrel and II
he weight Is counted at 80 lbsEs
d the bushel. ge4js ses "
We have not yet forgone and Ii
urrendered the hope that Ted II
leasee may yet evolute TOT tEAIf
lonor Of calling to the executivslc
hair the Honorable Newton H