The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-12

| Mrs. w. F. Huntsman and tw
children went to old White Fer
Hast Saturday to visit Mrs Hunts
mans brothers and sister.
Will j. Gardner, OF Juno, wa
here on our last publication da,
and contributed couple Of bucks
toward the living Of this shop.
P. j. Dennison was sick last weel
and his daughter, Miss Robbie Glenn
ents Dennison, came over from
Memphis on last Saturday,
Virginia Lee, the charming littl,
daughter of Will P. and Mrs. Myrtl,
Parker, has been reported quite il
and improving since our last issue.
A. S. Montgomery, wife and Mes
srs. S. F. Story and Walter Rice, o
Sardis, came over to Lexington
Tuesday in Mr.. Montgomery's auto
Miss Mary Barham accompanied
Prof. Brown with severals others tt
Jackson last Friday to attend tn,
West Tennessee meeting of Higf
Schools.
Joe H. Franklin, carrier on Route
/. out of Lexington, has purchased
a Maxwell auto for the pleasure Of
his family, as part of his route is
not fit for auto travel.
S. F. Dodd, who went to Texas to
visit his children after the death OF
his wife several months ago, has re-
turned to Lexington and will make
this place his permanent home.
Oscar Roberts and F. A. Brown
have been to Memphis this week, to
bring home via dirt road, a Stude-
baker omnibus. They were accom-
panied by Miss Lucille Brown.
On the 4th Sunday at Oak Grove,
East of Lexington, there will be a
Masonic procession in honor Of the
late Lafayette Azbill. who was a
member of Constantine Lodge No.
"a.
j. R Montgomery and wife went
to Nashville Monday with Mrs.
Montgomery's brother, Postmaster
j. Earl Vernon, Of Sardis, who went
to undergo an operation for appen-
dicitis.
The news came to Lexington
Wednesday that Mr.. j. Henry Davis
a prominent farmer Of the Chester
field vicinity had been kicked on
the face by a horse or mule and
right seriously hurt.
Lexington had lots Of preaching
last Sunday night, the pastors filling
their pulpits in the Southern Meth
odist, M. E. and Baptist churches
and Evangelist L. H. White preach
ing in the courthouse.
Mrs. "A. C. Brown, Of St. Louis,
Mrs. Clyde Acock and Miss Johnnie
Hendricks, of Jackson. came over
from Jackson Wednesday to spend
a day or two at Timberlake with
Mrs. J. D. Timberlake.
There will be no services at the
M. E. Church South, Sunday on ac-
count Of the pastor, Rev. Fred H
Peoples, being in Decaturville to
preach the Commencement sermon
for the Decaturville High School.
Elmer ("Muscle'') Connolly, Ennis
Fsnning, and Tommie Franklin, Of
Lexington, and Reuben McPeake, Of
Warrens Bluff, left Tuesday for Hop
kinsville, KY, to make trial as play
ers in the X. l. T. ("Kitty,) Base
ball League.
Dr. S. T. Parker left Wednesday
to visit clinics in Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York and will be
away about six weeks. Dr. Parker
has many personal and professional
friends who wish him a pleasant
and profitable trip.
Mrs. W.. j. Jones and daughter,
Elizabeth, left last Sunday to spend
the summer on their Michigan farm,
near the town of Frankfort. Mrs
Jones and Elizabeth have numerous
friends who wish them a healthy
and happy sojourn in Michigan.
Circuit Court Clerk j. W. Dyer,
wife and four younger children went
to Undertake on the railroad last
Sunday to spend the day with Mrs,
Dyer's uncle, Mr. j. B. Smith. 1t
was Mrs. Dyer's first ride on train
and the Clerk says she enjoyed it.