The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-03-30

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The Ladies Home Missionary So
ciety Of the Methodist Episcopa
Church will meet next Wednesday
April Srd. at $50 p. m, at the HON,
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Armstrong
on Hinson Spring street. All mem
bers OF the society are expected t
be present at this monthly meet
ling. All lady visitors are WELDON,
to meet with the society.
| The fact was demonstrated Al
the entertainment in the College
Hall, last Monday night, that wher
q storm threatens many Lexington
people will 90 wild with fear real
genuine fear. The cyclone of Marcel
Is, 1918, did such havoc in Lex
ington that our people have be.
come MORALLY afraid Of storms. and
there is no use in trying to reason
them out of it
Subject of the sermon at the M
{. Church. South, next Sunday
morning, The Leavenine Power Of
the Gospel" The sermon will be
followed by the sacrament Of the
Lords Supper. AT the evening
hour the presiding elder, Rev. j. v.
FIeeman, will preach, All mem.
bers Of the church urged to be pres.
ent at both Of these services, and
everybody cordially invited.
Bee Grissom is entitled to the
presidency Of the National Ananias
Club. Bee says that a fellow came
along with brooms to sell and on
the statement that the colorinl
matter used in making brooms 9
light green costs $1,000 d pound
caught Homer Joyner right off the
reel--when it is a fact that he can
handle a roll Of green wall paper
then wash his hands and In the wa
ter so used he can dye green all the
broom corn grown 10 Tennessee
Next.
Attorney w. H. Denison and
bride (nee Miss Katie Gaston) who
were married in Knoxville on the
10th, arrived at home last Friday
evening and were joined at supper
by a few relatives and friends, the
supper having been prepared ID
| the eroom's home by his mother,
Mrs. Martha Denison, and his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. ]. r. Denison. Since
their arrival Watt" and Katie
have been at home to their many
friends and have been the recipi.
tents Of multiplied congratulations
on their marriage and good wishes
for their future.
The regular April Term Of the
Chancery court for Henderson coun.
ty will be opened next Monday,
with a large number Of cases on the
docket. but Chancellor J. W. Ross
will not come over from jackson
until Tuesday, on account Of the
fact that Monday will be Quarterly
County court. a day on which all
members Of the local and other
bars have other imperative bust
ness. The docket is good one to
be heard, but several important
cases have been disposed Of at
Chambers since the last October
term.
Tuesday afternoon at close to 6
o'clock the fire alarm was sent out
from the home Of 7. W. Scott, on
Huntington street, and notwith-
standing the fire department
promptly responded. the Roadway
Of the flames had been stopped by
Walter Scott when the fire ladies
reached the scene. A leaky coal
oil stove, in the room Of Mrs. !. B.
Day, caused the alarm and but for
prompt work by the boy mentioned,
the house would perhaps gone up in
smoke provided the town force
had not been able to reach the
scene and extinguish the fire.
Miss Geraldine, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. w. Scott. had to under
90 an operation for appendicitis in
Jackson on Thursday afternoon Of
last week, performed by Dr.. John
son, a well-known Memphis surge
on, and we are clad to state that
she not only stood well the opera
ton but has since done well, with
the promise Of uninterrupted recov-
cry. Miss Geraldine is one Of our
most valuable and popular GIRLS and
The PROGRESS joins q host Of other
friends. in consratulatine her and
all the members Of her family on
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