The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-01-12

elt were Kew. j. V. freeman dnC
| wife, DR.. Sam 7. Parker, w. L. Finch
| Chester Davidson, who is a stu.
dent in the Medical Department OF
Vanderbilt University at Nashville,
came home last Friday on account
Of the death of his cousin, Milton
Edwards.
The house and lot, known as the
A. S. Stanford place, at the coming
together point of the two streets to
the depot, was sold at chancery
sale last Saturday and bought by 0.
L. Wallace.
Oscar Roberts and bride (nee
Miss Ruth Page) reached home
from Nashville last Thursday even
ing and are at home" to their
friends in the home of the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Roberts.
Mrs. Ed Walpole, of Memphis,
has been here this week to visit her
sister, Mrs. Fred Boren and at the
first of the week visited her father,
Judge L. I. Smith, in Decaturville.
Bonnye looks fine as we ever saw
her.
G. Sterling Barry and his father
in-law, Esq. Matt" Houston came
over from Parsons Tuesday to visit
relatives for few days. Get the
Squire to tell you about Sterling
shopping his good horse for a tow
head Jenny"
Frank Mcconnell, connected with
the law department Of the N, G. &
St. L. Ry. at Nashville, spent Tues
day in Lexington. Besides being an
efficient business man, Mr.. McCon-
nell is a jolly soul from whom
visit is always appreciated by
this Office.
Judge 7. A. Lancaster went to
Jackson Sunday night to be ON
hand Monday morning at the open
ing OF the court Of civil appeals.
What is known as the P. j. Denni-
son will case, appealed from the
Chancery court, will be heard on
the heels" Of the Shelby county
docket III the near future.
Subject of morning message at
N. E. church, South, next Sunday,
The Church 1t a Right to Ex-
ist?" AT the evening hour, The
Power Of the Unseen" A meeting
of the church officials is requested
for Friday night, Jan. 18th to dis
cuss very important business. Every
member who possibly can is urged
to be present.
The trial of John Williams and
Gene Kizer, implicated by Alex
johnson, who had confessed to the
Hay Produce Company robbery and
others, was had before Esq. H. E.
Graper last Saturday and resulted
in Williams being held without bail
and Kizer discharged. johnson had
been bound over to Circuit Court
on his own confession.
Clerk & Master W. V. Barry and
Jno. S. Fielder, cashier Citizens
Bank, made a trip last Friday to the
Garrett Mill, two miles out from
Beuna Vista, where the former sold
at public outcry the G. c. Spellings
mill, home place and one other
tract Of land. Mr.. Fielder was the
purchaser. On Saturday the Spell
lngs mill outfit was sold here, cred
tors bidding it in, together with the
Mrs. Mary Edwards place across the
abroad.
Joe L. Hearn returned at the first
OF the week from Jonesboro, Ark,
near which place he purchased a
body of timbered land to which he
will at once move his saw mill out
it. The land bought by Mr.. Hearn
will yield a million feet Of lumber
and when the land is denuded of
timber and put into cultivation will
Iroduce more than a bale Of cotton
o the acre. The land was sold to
Mr.. Hearn by Frank H. Watson.
The dance given by the young
people at the Hearn Hotel Wednes-
lay night Of last week was possibly
he most enjoyable OF the season.
A large number was present and on
the hardwood dining room floor the
dancing was fine. Those present
and dancing were: Pete Outlet and
wife, Howard Sweat and wife, Mes
danes E. Sneed, W. X, Johnston, 0.
c, Herndon, Ed Deloach, j. A. Pope,
Eula Moore. Van Watson. Misses