The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-09-01

ter spending month at Dawson
Springs. 1t was learned from them
that their daughter, Miss Icie, had
recently married and moved to Cal
ifornia.
There will begin a Revival meet
ing at the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday at / a. m. and
will continue as long as the interest
demands. All Christian workers Of
the town are invited to attend these
services. Come and help us save
the unsaved and convert the UNI
converted, for all are welcome.
Rev. S. B. Stephens held a very
successful weeks meeting at Poplar
Springs, Methodist church, closing
last Sunday with several additions
and conversions. Congregations
good during the whole week. Sun
day morning service was estimated
at eight hundred persons present
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Mrs. John Webb, of Laconia, who
was here with her sister, Mrs. 7. B.
Gideon, went to Somerville last Sun
day to attend the funeral of her
nephew, Heiskel Wiles, who died in
Memphis, following an operation for
appendicitis. She returned to Lex
ington Tuesday. Mr.. T. B. Gideon
and son, Gill, also atteded the fun
eral at Somerville.
Bee Lewis, good farmer, three
miles North of Parsons, shot Ike
Doherty Tuesday morning, Doherty
dying from the wound Wednesday
morning. The trouble between the
two men occurred at the home Of
Lewis and is said to have grown out
of a timber dispute The tragedy
is deplored by all who knew the
men. Particulars not known.
The Ladies Home Missionary So
ciety Of the Methodist Episcopal
church will meet next Wednesday,,
September 6, at 2:3O p. m, at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. 7. A. Lancas-
ter, on College street. All members
Of the Society are expected to be
present at this meeting A cordial
invitation to all ladies interested in
the Home Mission work Of the
Methodist Episcopal church are cor
daily invited.
Rev. Fred H. Peoples returned
Wednesday from Decaturville, where
he reports very successful meet
ing with twenty conversions and
sixteen additions to that church.
Bro. Peoples left Immediately for
Munford to spend the weekend
with his wife and two children who
are visiting there, but will return in
time to fill his pulpit in the South
ern Methodist church Sunday morn
ing. There will be no night service
on account of the meeting at the
M. E. church.
Acting Attorney-Gen Hugh
Anderson, of Jackson, came over to
Lexington Tuesday morning and
with Judge Barham went to Perry
vile on the noon train to hear ar
gued motion for a new trial in the
Daniels murder case. When the
judge and encouragement left here
it was undecided whether they
would hear the argument at Perry
vile or 60 on to Linden, Daniels
was convicted of second degree
murder and sentenced to ten to
twenty years in the state prison.
Ollie Page returned Tuesday from
Nashville, where on last Saturday
Mrs. Page had undergone an opera
ton for an internal trouble, by DR..
Sanders. Mr.. Page reported that
his wife had had considerable fever
on Monday but that at about mid
night Monday night she took turn
for the better, while she had not at
that time passed the danger line.
Taken all together the doctor says
that Mrs. Page has done as we'll as
could be expected under the cir
cumstances Of her condition which
necessitated her removal to Nash
vile last Friday, accompanied by
her husband and DR.. G. H. Johnston,
her family physician.
On last Friday man giving his
name as John Lindsey, came to
Lexington and circulated a paper
asking help for himself, wife and
seven children, claiming that on the
Monday before his home and entire
contents had been destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Lindsey claimed that he lived
ten miles from Lexington on the
Jackson road. Inquiry has failed
to verify the fact that any house