The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-20

w iiaiC III JdchSOu last weekend
Chancellor Ross informed us tina
his elder son, Billy, has been quit,
sick at Wartrace, East of Nashville
where Mrs. Ross went several week,
ago on arc0unt of the condition Of
her aged father, Mr.. w. Hord, who
has recently been reported some
better.
Ernest Montgomery, of Lexing.
ton, with w. f. Montgomery have
gone to Detroit with Mr.. and Mrs
H l. Conyers, of Alamo, the party
being accompanied by still Others
of Alamo, to bring back to Tennes.
nessee a half dozen Dodge autos
Mr. Conyers being the Crockett
county agent for that motor car.
There are two religious revivals
in progress in the county this week.
At Hepzibah the pastor, Rev. C. E.
Azbill, is assisted by Rev. 7. r.
Hanmons. of Bemis, and at Mazie's
Chapel. Pastor Fleetwood Ball is
having the help Of Rev. /. N. Pc
nick, Of Martin. Tents are being
used at these meetings to accom-
modate the attending crowds
Motion for new trial in case ofAl-
ma Gibson VS.. w. L. Finch was ar
eued last Monday before Judge N.
R. Barham by Attorneys John F.
Hall and W. F. Appleby for the
plaintiff and Judge 7. A. Lancaster
for the defendant. Judge Barham
will act on the motion on Saturday
of this week.
Chas. A. Smith and family left
Lexington last week for Blackjack,
Ark. where Mr.. J. L. Hearn, father
Of Mrs. Smith, is in the lumber and
sawmill business. Mr.. Smith is
succeeded as city mail carrier by
George DAVIS. Mrs. j. L Hearn is
running the hotel on Purdy street,
which Mrs. Smith had conducted
for few months.
j. W. Lewis, Clerk & Master of
the Chancery court at Linden, &C.
companied by his daughter, Miss
Inez, were here Monday en- route
home from Jackson, where they
had gone on Thursday of last week
to attend the funeral of Attorney
B. j. Howard and to visit
Mr.. Lewis daughter, Mrs. Will Bray.
Mrs. Ben F. Peoples of Browns
vile arrived Friday and left yester-
lay afternoon for Lexington to Wis
/ her son, Rev. F. H. People, From
hat place she will 60 to Paris to
visit her sister. Mrs. S. G. Dobbins,
and will later visit in Milan. While
mere she was the guest Of her niece,
Mrs. G. F. Howard. jackson Sun,
18th.
Uncle Wiley Shannon, colored,
'ormerly Of Lexington, now an in
nate Of the Decatur county poor
house, was back here on a visit at
he first Of the week. Uncle Wiley
claims to be SO years old-and wd
IAN remember that he was counted
IN old man 35 years ago. He lived
many in Decaturville, where he was
always considered a good man.
John D. McCallum, Of Center,
Texas, who left this county 80
,ears ago, has been back to this
county on a visit and returned to
Texas at the first Of the week. Mr..
is a son of the late Esq,
\. F, McCallum, of SCOTS Hill, and
5 an uncle of Mr.. W. H. Lancaster, |
whose guest he was while in Lex
ngton. John D. has the appear
lnce Of being a good, solid man.
The PROGRESS feels grateful to the |
LIBERAL Republicans who have made
Of their candidacy |
or the county offices through the
columns Of this paper. The Pro
iREss is not Republican in politics
tut it stands for the welfare and
vest interests Of Henderson county |
ind has been found ready and will
ng to help hold up the hands Of
my man who makes a good official
Judge Barham, one night last |
week. spent the night with his
Mothers sister, Mrs. Harrison, in
Hardin county, near Saltillo. The
louse occupied by Mrs. Harrison is
me which was built more than a
years ago by Judge Bar
lam's great-grandfater, Samuel Car
oil, father Of the judges grand
mother, Barham The original log |
louse has been weatherboarded on
he outside and ceiled within. The
riginal grant to the land was OBJ
aimed by Samuel Carroll, who built
he home thereon and mony years
ater the property passed into the
Of the maternal side of