The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-21

ter, Mrs, Watson Dalton, OF Gains
vile, Texas, will leave about Aug
ust /, and spend that month al
Jackson and Dyersburg, before re
turning home. Mrs. leagues elder
daughter, Mrs. Hattie Beard, lives
in Dyersburg.
Judge W. M. Taylor was over
from Blythville, Ark, Monday and
Tuesday of this week, and while
here qualified as administrator Of
the estate of the late j. Fielder Bos-
well. All Of Judge Taylor's family
except his son, Jesse, were already
in Lexington.
Rev. H. P. Keithly, superintend-
ent or presiding elder of the Nc
Lemoresville district Of the M. E.
church, seems to be a dutiful son,
making frequent trips to visit his
aged parents in White county, both
of whom have reached the great age
Of four-score years.
The meeting in the Christian
Church closed Thursday night Of
last week and the congregation Was
so much sleased with the preaching
of Elder j. Paul Slayden, of Nash
vile, that they are going to have
him come back this fall and preach
another series of sermons.
Miss Matte Porterfeld, who is a
teacher in the state normal school
at Livingston, Ala, arrived here last
Friday to visit the family of her
aunt, Mrs. D. E. Scott. Miss Matte
counts the home of Mrs. Scott her
own home, no matter where she
spends her time in teaching.
Wrenne Timberlake, son of Col
Ed j. Undertake, now stationed at
West Point, arrived here last Sat-
urday to spend a week or more
with the family of his aunt, Mrs.
N. R. Barham. Wrenne is a West
Pointer himself and seems in many
ways chip off the old block"
A. H. Fonabarger, the popular
and successful grocery drummer,
living at Wildersville, was in town
last Monday and told us that on
July 10 he grabbed from his Flori-
da Yam patch, the first hill tried
a sweet potato about as large as a
mans wrist and fully eight inches
long.
Pastor Fred Peoples will fill the
pulpit at the M. E. Church, South,
next Sunday and has authorized
the announcement that Presiding
Elder j. V. Freeman will probably
preach at night, The business ses-
sion of the Third quarterly meeting
will be held after prayer-meeting
next wednesday night.
Kirtley, son of Mrs. Rozetta
Blount, had the misfortune to in
jure one of his arms last Saturday,
breaking the cap of the elbow.
Kirtley was holding to the big pas
senger motor bus, and when he
turned loose and turned to one side
went into collision with Charley
Frank Councils jitney.
Mrs. W. H. Montgomery and
daughter, Miss Raulie Yates. went
to Irrelevant lastSaturday to attend
the funeral of a cousin, Mr.. Guy
Graves. Miss Raulie went on to
Alamo to join her sister, Miss Edna
Montgomery and friends, on a
camping trip. Mrs. Montgomery
came home Monday evening.
j. B. Little, wife and two chill
dren arrived here Monday, via a
Ford automobile, from their home
at Abbott, Ark, and on their way
to Sardis, the home from which Mr..
Little moved in 1879, he being a
son Of the late Esq, D. L. Little.
Mr.. Little has been engaged in the
publication Of primitive Baptist
paper in Arkansas.
Losr-On July 10, 1915, I lost a
vest pocket, red-back, account book,
about four or five inches long and
about 81 inches wide. This book
was lost between the courthouse
and the N, c. & St. L. R R., on the
Perryville dirt road. The finder
will please bring the book to me
and get liberal reward.
j. W. PAGE.
This July 20, 1915.
Fireman W. Earl Ellington and
wife recently returned from a visit
of two weeks to white Sulphur
Springs, Montana. They were ac-
companied from here by Mr.. Bill