The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-29

A
; bank robberies in the world.
lecture will be given explainin
all features.
Duncan A. Bennett, and Mrs
&. &. Muse, accompanied by lit
tie Jim Davidson, expect to G.
I to Nashville at the first of mex
week to be present at the gradu
alton of Mr.. Benefits sister
Miss Annie Whitfield, from st
Cecilia Academy.
Esq. w. @. Frizzell, of tn,
Chesterfield vicinity and fathe
of our townswoman, Mrs, Alfred
Griggs, returned last Monday
from Texas and Oklahoma
where he had been since last No
vember with his sons, daughter
and two brothers.
The citizens of the town are
hereby called to meet in Mas.
Convention in the Court House
Friday night at s O'Clock, fol
the purpose Of considering plans
of maintaining a nine month I
free school in Lexington. Every,
body interested, men, women
and children, urged to be pres,
ent without fail. Other import
ant matters will be presented
! for consideration.
GO. SWEAT, Mayor.
Mrs. DIR. William DeBoer, OF
Chicago, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Cora Elizabeth,
aged two month, arrived here
last Monday to spend perhaps
four weeks with the family of j
Harvey Garner, Mrs. De Beers
brother. DR.. and Mrs. De Boer
had the great misfortune to lose
their elder daughter, who. was
known here as a fine girl 10 her
early teens" -
Quite a number of Democrats
regular and formerly indepen-
dent, have attended the judicial
and gubernatorisE conventions in
Nashville this week. Henry D.
Barry went Monday morning to
secure rooms for some of thepar-
ty and was followed later by
Hon: John F. Hall. Col. h. f.
draper, Judge N. r.. Barham,
L. I. Fielder, W. f. Hancock
and others.
Elder A. U. Nunnery, Of Gran;
lite, Oklahoma, left Monday for
their home in the West after
visiting here. Mr.. Nunnery is
editing a Baptist paper in the
town of Granite and has built up
the business to q $4,000 plant.
He preached in /. the Baptist
church Sunday night, which gave
him an opportunity to meet
many former, friends and &C
quaintances.
Miss Bonnye Smith has come
very near to being the whole
cheese" in the Progress Office
of this week, Fl, D. Barry being
absent in Nashville and the "'old
man" being both indisposed and
otherwise, engaged. No print
shop or any other shop has a girl
more valuable than we, know our
Miss Bonnye to be-and we are
accordingly proud aud appreci-
alive Of her.
Judge w. Nj. Taylor came over
last Monday from Blytheville,
Ark, accompanied by his little
son. Harmon, and daughter,
Mary Louise. Judge Taylor left
the children here and went on to-.
Nashville to be present during
the two days ,ot the Regular
Democratic conventions-for the
pleasure Of meeting old friends
ofhis own and Of his lamented
father, Judge John NJ. Taylor,
who was d member Of the. State
Court Of Appeals at the time Of
his death.
We failed to mention last
week a visit Of r. w. Howard
and WalterO. Pearson to Blythe
Vile, Ark, where they had the
pleasure Of meeting the several
former Henderson countians who
have settled ii Mississippi coun-i
ty and all Of whom are doing
we'll. Judge w. M. Taylor Isl
the pioneer Of the number we
refer to and others are George
and Jim Stanford, Ess. Moffitt
and Walter Stewart, . son Of Esq.
Atlas F, Stewart.
"A party composed Of Mr.. Hugh
"A, Powers and Miss Leslie Da-