The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-04-20


The annual meeting Of the Wo.
mans Missionary Society will be
held in Paducah on Tuesday, the
24th Mrs. j. W. Enochs Is the del
gate from local Auxiliary and will
attend. Revs. j. v. Freeman and
Fred Peoples will also attend.
Judge I. A. Lancaster and wife,
accompanied by their boy, Winfred,
went to Memphis last Saturday
night and came home Sunday over
land in the judges new Big Six
Overland car, which was driven by
L H. Pearson, who made the sale.
Emergency Conductor w. X.
johnson. having been transferred to
the North End through freight on
the NC. has changed his residence
to Paducah and Mrs. johnson left
Monday for that city. This popular
young couple will be missed in Lex
ington.
Rev. |. S Addison and Miss Be-
atrice Blount, of Decaturville, were
here last Friday en- route ty Holla-
day, Benton county, to assist in the
installation of, Sthe officers Of an
Eastern Star lodge. MIR. Addison
Is a Past Grand Patron of the East
ern Star in Tennessee.
Tennessee grown long staple co..
ton seed $3.50 bushel; this cotton
sells so per cent higher than ordi-
nary cotton: make as much cotton;
get more money with less work.
Have some few bushels to sell. ,
john F. HALL,
Lexington, Tenn.
The Periclean Society met April
II and elected the following Off
GERS: President, w. Powers; Vice.
President, Will Below; Secretary,
Whit McAdams. Assistant Secreta-
~, John B. Davis; Critic. Dorsie
Stanfill; Reporter, Alvin Jackso; Ed
itor, Roy Hall; Assistant Editor,
Hall Frazier: Sergeant. Jesse Taylor.
]. 5. Baker, Of Parsons, made ap-
for enlistment 1t the Unit
ed States Army, at the Lexington
Recruiting Station, Tuesday and
was sent to jefferson Barracks, Mo.
MI. Fitzhueh. In charge Of the Re-
station, says that all ap-
plicants for the army sent from
here have been from Decatur coun-
ty with one exception
Mrs. 7. A. Enochs left Sunday,
and was joined at Luray by Mrs.
Foster Priddy, for Corsicana, Texas,
on account Of the serious condition
Of Mrs. Alice Cunningham their
sister and mother, respectively, who
was stricken with paralysis about
before. When they ar
rived they found Mrs. Cunningham
speechless and unable to recognize
them. Later reports state that she
Is showing slight improvement and
i now able to recognize her loved
ones.
DIED Elmer Allen. aged two
years and five days, infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Armstrong, died
last Friday night at 10 o'clock, after
an illness Of two weeks with pneu-
Incnia. The Funeral occurred last
Saturday afternoon at $50 o'clock,
the services were conducted by Rev.
5. B. Stephens and the remains were
Inferred in Lexington cemetery.
In the loss Of their beloved little
son, the parents have the sincere
Of many friends, who ap-
preciate the overwhelming sorrow
which has over taken them.
Subject Of sermon at the M. E.
South, Sunday morning
The Supreme Value Of the King
DOM" and at the evening hour,
The Way Of Balaam." Sunday
School at the usual hour, $50, and
prayer meeting as usual on We'd
nesday evening. The business ses-
sion Of the second quarterly confer
ence to be held at the church Fri
day evening Of this week, April 20.
at 7:S0. Official and other mem.
bers urged to be present at this
meeting, and visitors are invited.
The public is most cordially invited
to all services.
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