The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-09-08

| Center Ridge Sunday, at IL a. m,
but because of the revival services
at the M. E. church at Lexington, he
will not preach at Union Cross in
the evening, but will return to Lex
ngton for the services at night
The Old Man of The PROGRESS is
under additional obligation to AL, F.
Beasley, for a substantial and ap-
preciated favor which is one more
added to the many he had previous
ly done. May he and all that are
his live long, be happy and prosper.
Sheriff j. A. Chalk, of Decatur
county, was present at the Beacon
Holiness meeting Tuesday night and
told us Wednesday morning that he
not only witnessed the snakes bite
ing the preachers but knows that
one of the reptiles was poisonous
one
Rev. L. D. Summers, pastor of the
Baptist church at Blytheville, Ark,
was here last Friday en- route home
after assisting Rev. c. S. Thomas in
a revival in the latter's church at
Parsons. Rev. Summers was ac-
companied as far as Jackson by
Rev. Thomas.
Mrs. Crutcher, State President of
the State Parent Teachers Associ-
alton will arrive in Lexington to-
day and will delivet an address in
the College Hall at $50 p. m.
Remember the time, Fridcy, at 2::30
in the afternoon and do not fail to
hear Mrs. Crutcher.
Miss LESSEE Davis, of Chesterfield,
is again at her post as teacher in
the, High school. Her efficiency as
an instructTess in both literature
and domestic science have given
her an unshakeable hold on the con-
fdence and esteem of our people
school patrons and all.
Rev. Fleetwood Ball, pastor of
Lexington Baptist church, has been
presented enough of the price to en-
able him to purchase a Maxwell
auto, which the preacher will doubt
less find useful in reaching his vari-
Gus appointments. The money was
given by Baptist church members.
A stranger, who had been here
before, came to Lexington and turn
ed his 5000 horse, which he was
driving to buggy, in the F. M.
Davis pasture. Wednesday morn
ing the horse was found dead with
out any known cause. Mr.. Davis
has one of the best Bermuda grass
pastures in the country.
Ollie Page returned Tuesday from
Nashville and reported his wife do
ing so well that she has promise of
being able to come home in a few
days. The many friends of the
Page and White families are rejoic-
ing with them in the good luck
which has attended Mrs. Page in
her Nashville experience.
The rain which fell last Friday
afternoon was both a "gulley wash
er" and root soaker," at Lexington,
Luray, Huron and other points, but
there was no rain at Jackson on
the West, Center Point on the South
and but little if any at Scots Hill.
The rain was needed here but we
could have made out on much less.
Sheriff j. F. Martin went to Boil
var last Friday to carry to the Wes-
tern Hospital for the Insane, Mrs.
George W. Burton, who lives near
Alberton. Sheriff Martin had made
one other trip to the hospital last
week, taking with MIN from this
county Mrs. John Corbett who had
been there before as patient. Mrs.
Corbett is a sister of our townsman,
John Dickson.
With Prof. J.. 0. Brown again at
the helm as superintendent of the
High School, and Prof. O. E. Holmes
directing the work of Lexington
Training school as its Principal, our
two schools are beyond question en-
tering upon the most successful
year since the town and county had
its first school. BY judicious and
literal advertising of the merits of
Lexington as a school town, we
might have literally filled the town
with hoardin6 nunilS