The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-17


hurt his hand while chopping, on
Wednesday Of last week and had to
come to town next day to get med
ical attention for the hurt.
Curry Barry left Saturday after a
vacation of two weeks spent at
home. Curry went back to take on
more territory for the Clements
Paper Co., of Nashville, because Of
one Of the travelling men going into
the army.
w. H. Boiling returned Monday
from Clark county, Miss. where he
bought 159 acres Of good land and
will move there with his family
lust as soon as he can sell his hold
|ines here. We shall regret to lose
Harye Boiling and his family.
There is family IN town, the
father of which is having a hard
time to make ends meet on small
daily wages, as two Of his children
are said to have pellagra. 1t would
be good in the charitable ladies to
look after such deserving cases.
| Mrs. U. D. Anthony and Mrs. Effie
| Wardl0w. of Kenneth. Ma are
spending the week here with the
family of their brother. Mr.. Casey
Hancock, and with other relatives
in the county. Both ladies are ac-
companied by two young daughters.
| E. E. Mccall, who is filling the
position of head Of the retail de-
partment of the Chicago Mill &
Lumber Company. at Blytheville,
Ark, is here to take a vacation
from his work and is the guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Mccall.
i W. w. Chambers and wife (nee
| Miss Corinne Lanier OF the Spring
Creek vicinity were here last Sat
urday till Monday, guests of Mrs.
Felix Greasy. Mr.. Chambers is a
business man in Dixon Springs,
Smith county--and seems to be a
| live wire.
Mrs. N. R. Barham has received
the news that her nephew, Lieuten-
ant Edward Wrenne Temberlake,
| u. S. A., son of Major E. j. Timber
lake. will be married Sept. 5, in the
Methodist church, at Union City,
Ind, to Miss Mary Almeda Pierce,
of that place.
/ Mrs. Ed Deloach entertained
from 8 to 5 o'clock last Saturday
afternoon in honor Of her two
nephews, who were visiting her
from Paducah. The little folks Gin
their teens and just below played
games to while away the joyous
time and enjoyed the delightful re-
|freshments the good hostess he'd
prepared for them.
i Contractor A. H. Parker, Of Sar-
| dis, when here last Monday, stated
| that the auto road which leaves the
regular Lexington-Sardis road at
the Benson place and again enters
it at the Baptist church on the out
skirts Of Sardis, is now in splendid
condition and invites travel, with a
good road bed and plenty Of good
water all along the way.
Miss Rebecca Scott has been
elected to teach in the seventh and
eigth grades of the City School and
in the High School. Miss Rebecca
is graduate Of the Henderson
County High School and the West
Tennessee Normal at Memphis
hence comes into our schools well
equipped to perform the duties
: which will be imposed upon her.
Mrs. W. F. Huntsmann entertain.
ed the Friday Afternoon Club or
, Tuesday Of this week, from 8 to 6
o'clock p. m, in her home on Monroe
Street. The usual game Of progress
sive rock was played and Mrs. H. F
Martin was the winner Of the Clut
. prize, while Mrs. B. F. Busch wor
the guest prize, both dainty speci
men Of hand work. Iced refresh
{, ments were served.
Chancellor j. w. Ross, Judge
! Frank Hall Court Of Appeals) Su
! preme Court Clerk, Tom B. Carol
I and attorney Hugh Anderson, wer
here Sunday afternoon late. on thei
: return from Saltillo, where Chancel
lor Ross was speaker at a big Re-
Z Cross meeting. The party wa
sumptuously entertained while i
J Saltillo by the prince Of good fcl
lows, Cornie D. Wilkinson.
4 Len v. Hanna. wife and littl
daughter, Of Medina. were her
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