The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-09-29

day October b.
The Woman Home Missionary
Society, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will meet next Wednesday,
October the 9th, ESQ p. m, at the
home of the pastor on Short Street.
All members are requested, together
with all interested in the society,
to be present, as there is business CT
great interest to transact.
County Court Clerk j. w. Page,
Former County Judge W. F. Appleby
and Col. H. E. Graper went to Jack
son last Friday to attend to some
business in connection with the
Forked Deer River Drainage District,
mo. 3, which is located near Luray
in this county and Chester.
Martin Youngman, prosperous
and hustling farmer of the old 10th
district, left Wednesday for Pitts
burg, Pa, to visit his sister, Mrs. Sc
vert, whom he. has not seen in
about SO years. While away Mr..
Youneman will also visit relatives
at Elmira, N. Y. and may extend
his trip to a months time.
Cotton money is with us again
and we beg that those who are in
debted to us will call and pay up
subscriptions without being ding
donged' to do so. The country
newspaper runs very scant on
money during the Summer and
ought to get relief just as soon as
the money crop materializes.
W. R. Arnold, formerly well
known lecturer and organizer for the
Farmers Union, now in the mercan-
tile business at Pinson, was met on
train last Friday by The PROGRESS
editor and made very welcome
contribution to the PROGRESS ex-
chequer. Mr.. Arnold has perhaps
read the PROGRESS for ten years.
A two-years-old son Of Will Ken
| nedy was buried at Doe Creek GENE
terry, near Sardis, last Tuesday, the
child having died on the day before.
The mother Of the child was very
dangerously i'll at the time of her
baby's death and there were grave
fears that she would not recover.
The next meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association will be next
Thursday, Oct. 6, at the college. A
full attendance is very desirable
that the parents may keep in touch
with what the school is doing, and
is trying to do for their children; and
that the teachers may know better
to what home ideals they are ex-
pected to work.
Mrs. E. W. EssARY. Pres.
Regular service at the M. Z.
Church. South next Sunday morn
ing, when a message will be deliv-
cred on the subject of The Lords
Supper, at the conclusion Of which
the sacrement will be administered.
Also regular service in the evening.
All evening services Of the church
will from this time begin at seven
o'clock until otherwise announced.
Among those not mentioned else
where in this paper attending the
Ringing Bros circus at Jackson,
Wednesday were R. L. Taylor and
wife, F. C. Boren and wife, Eugene
Foster and wife, Mesdames W. X.
Johnston and T. W. Stegall, Messrs
W. C, and L. H. Pearson. E W. Eller,
Thos. West, Ed. Drummer, Mitchell
Britt, r. P. Roper, G. F. Council and
family, j. w. Enochs and family,
Howard Pearson.
Barry Jones, son Of our towns
man Clyde B. Jones, has recently
Ileft Blytheville, Ark, and gone into
the service Of the United States.
He is now located at Columbus,
New Mexico, where he has a good
position in the Quartermaster's De-
partment Of the Army, with the
possible rank Of End Lieutenant, and
good promotion ahead OF him. Barry
| is d capable young man and will
make good in the service Of Uncle
Sam.