The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-13

WISH Will IicI iliOlIlcI, WIS. w. l..
Lawler.
| Mrs. j. w. Enoch and daughter,
Miss Ruth left Monday to spend
several week visiting Mrs. Cook,
(nee Miss Linnie Parker) in Okmul-
gee, Okla.
Miss Hattie McNatt, of Jackson
has been to Sardis visiting her faith
er, Mr.. M. F. McNatt, and is spend
ing this week here with her brother,
Mr.. S. A. McNatt.
An important business meeting of
Maizie's Chapel Baptist church near
Alberton is announced for Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. All the
members urged to be present.
Jabe Young, father Of young man
killed, 7. D. Deberry, Yves Morris
and Horace Kinks are here from
Hardin county in connection with
the Kendall Young murder trial.
Mrs. Mollie Murray, of Hunting
don arrived in Lexington Wednes-
day to visit the family of DR.. j. L.
Murray; after attending the state
meeting Of the W. c. T, u, in Nash
vile.
j. ]. Woody, late Deputy Sheriff,
returned Wednesday from a trip of
about three weeks to Dyer and Lake
counties. Mr.. Woody thinks he
will soon return to the counties
further west.
Miss Willie Blount and Mrs. Nit
| tie Frizzell went to Nashville Mon
day to bring home Kirkley Blount,
who has been for more than week
in the DR.. Burch Infirmary, after an
operation on broken elbow.
Who Are Lexington's Aristocrats9
will be the subject Of the sermon at
the Baptist church Sunday night,
Is it the wealthy folks? Come and
hear the discussion. Morning SER
vice: Stirring the Eagles Nest" A
welcome to you at each service.
County Court Clerk j. W. Page
had to 90 to Jackson on Thursday
evening of last week, on further
business connected with the Forked
Deer Drainage District No. 8, which
is a joint enterprise between Hen
derson and Chester counties and
has its beginning near Luray, this
county.
j. W. Tackett, sheriff Of Hardin
county, came to Lexington We'd
nesday in connection with the case
of State vs. Lennie Kendall, COL, for
killing Jim Young, a white man
last year in Hardin county, moved
to this county under change Of
venue. Attorney E. W. Ross also
came over to defend Kendall.
Mrs. Rozetta Blount and her guest
Mrs. Mittie Frizzell, made flying
trip" via railroad and automobile
last Saturday and Sunday to Par
sons, Decaturville and Perryville.
In Decaturville the ladies were met
by quite a party of relatives and
friends in the home of Mrs. DR.. j.
G. Mcmillan.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday morning. Rev. F. H. Peoples
will preach, at II a. m, and at the
evening service Rev. S. B. Stephens
the pastor, will preach his last SER
vice for the year ending, before Co.
ing to conference. Everybody cor
daily invited to these services.
1t may be the pastors last sermon
for Lexington.
Clyde Milan, Of the Washington
baseball club was in Lexington last
Saturday on his way from his old
home in Linden, Perry county, to
his other home in GAINESVILLE, Tex
as. where Mrs. Milan is now with
her parents. The Perry county boy
has made both good name and
big money as a follower of our
favorite national pastime.
| While on train en- route to Nash
vile Monday. the PROGRESS editor
and wife had the pleasure Of mee..-
ing elder Grover G. Brewer, who was
pastor Of the Lexington Christian
Church eight years ago. Bro. Brew
er is now pastor Of the Christian
congregation at Columbia, where he
has been located for years He has
had a call to Memphis church and
when met Monday had been on a
visit to that city.