The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-27


Miss Annie Whitfield opened her
school at Long Sought in the old
18th district, last Monday and her
adopted father, Mr.. E. E. Muse, was
present to see that his girl had an
suspicious opening of her five
months work.
Rev. j. H. Cason has received
from State Veterinarian Jacobs a
permit to administer the hog chol-
era virus and serum used and re-
commended by the State and went
to Sardis Tuesday to do some work
in that connection.
4 W. T. Mangum, of Dresden, was
in town Tuesday representing the
Higgins Candy Company. Of Nash
vile, and showing some fine SAM
pies Of his business. Pap" Man
gum is mighty well known ON the
road" in West Tennessee.
John D. Roberts. carrier on route
Q, went out on his trip Monday
morning. but was stopped by Olive
Branch: eight miles from town. All
1.-THE other carriers were able to
make their trips in spite of the big
rain which fell that morning.
Master Dick" SON of Mr.. j. F.
and Mrs. Dixie Logan. entertaine d
several friends last Saturday in
lhonor of his 9th birthday anniver-
sary. The little host provided de-,
lightful refreshments and in turn
was the recipient Of presents from
his extremely youthful guests. boys
fand girls.
In a buggy runaway, at Prospect
church, in the old 7th district, last.
Sunday afternoon, Miss Tommie,
the 18-year-old daughter Of Mr.!
Frank Evans. had the misfortune
to have one Of her legs broken. DR..
Sam 7. Parker was called about 81
o'clock Sunday night to set the
broken limb.
Lon S. Austin and wife were
called to Bells, Crockett county, last
Saturday by the death of Charlie
Golf, aged 81. brother of Mrs. Aus
tin. The deceased is survived by
his parents and by two sisters be-
sides Mrs. Austin---Mrs. Will Hay,
of Lexington, and Mrs. j. C. WI
Mum, of Bells. i
&C. DEMO, supervising agent of
the Mutual Life, Of New York, has
been here this week. w. F. APP
pleby is agent for the district be- |
tween Madison county and the Ten
nessee river. Mr.. DEMO has recent
ly spent good deal of time here |
aud he and Mr.. Appleby have
written good business. Il
Mrs. F. H. Peoples went to Mum
ford Thursday Of last week on ac-!
count Of the death, by suicide, Of
her cousin, Mrs. G. P. Clements. |
which sad event happened Wednes-
day night, There was no published |
cause for the rash act which ended
the life of a good and valuable wo-
man, who left husband and four |
children.
Willie, son Of Dr.. j.. Joyce, aged
about 20 years, died last Tuesday |
morning at the home of his father
in the old eleventh district, after an |
illness Of more than a week Of slow
fever. In the loss Of their son, just
as he was about to enter manhood
with a promise of a useful life, DR..
Joyce and family have the sympa.
thy Of many friends. !
j. 7. Scott and granddaughter,
Miss Lizzie Rollins, left Monday for
their respective homes at Ward
and Little Rock, Ark, after spend
ing about six weeks in Tennessee,
during which time the young lady
took the Peabody Summer School
course at Nashville. She is a
teacher in the city school Of Little
Rock.
FARMER Miles I. Little, who lives
six and a hall miles South Of Lex
ineton, was in town Monday and
had with him sample cotton squares
which showed the work of some
kind Of insect; which Mr.. Little
says is the genuine boil weevil Hell
says the same pest did considerable
damage to cotton in that section
last year.
Prof. ! q. Brown returned last