The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-08-23

4 ray ViClUlJy, was Ill LCAlilStoH AuOo
day and reported her husband still
! disabled from the effects OF dropping
! a heavy plank on his foot several
weeks ago.
Register John l. Sullivan and Mr.
Joe H. Holmes and family, accom-
panied by Mr.. Worth Powers and
Miss Virginia Lee Wadley, made an
auto run over to Crawford Springs
last Sunday.
Rev. w. A. Lampkin will begin a
revival meeting at Shady Grove
near Juno, next Sunday at
II o'clock. A cordial invitation
is extended to everybody to attend
this meeting.
Deputy County Court Clerk, P. 0.
Roberts and Miss Willie Blount last
week finished the work of making
the county tax book and duplicate
for 1918. The work was well and
quickly done.
Priest Pearson brought lot of
extra fine sweet potatoes to town
Tuesday and Dallas Hamilton fol-
lowed with more Wednesday. The
Florida Yam was then bringing
$500 per bushel.
Rev Gaugh, a Baptist evangelist,
will begin revival meeting in con-
nection with Rev. C. E. Azbill, at
Mazee's Chapel, in the old 3rd dis
trict, on the fourth Sunday in this
month-next Sunday.
Richard R. HuddleSton and wife
of Nashville, arrived here Sunday
to visit the formers sister, Mrs. r.
L. Taylor, and were so unfortunate
as to find Mrs. Taylor and husband
on a visit to Memphis.
Postmaster Barnett asks us to
publish the statement that all let
tiers to soldiers of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces in France must
be addressed in ink or they will not
be accepted in the mails.
am agent for the well-known
Joys Flowers All flowers sold are
guaranteed to be received in first
class condition. Wedding and fun
eral designs speciality.
MARY LOGAN.
Mrs. j. c. Peterson returned last
Sunday to her home near Hinson
Springs, after spending a few days
in town with her daughter, Mrs. w. |
L. Swain, during which time Mrs..
Peterson was quite seriouslysill.
Henry Scott and wife left Friday |
for their home at Blytheville, Ark, |
after visit Of ten days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott have two girls married |
and two boys, Willie and Everett in
the army-leaving them alone.
WANTED: = Carpenters, pipefit-
tiers, brickmasons, mattresses, cooks,
millwrights. For further Informal
ton apply to Public Service Reserve
Agent, of your city,or US. Employ |
ment service, Jackson, Tenn.
Miss Eva Edwards entertained a |
few friends Tuesday evening at six
o'clock dinner. Those present were.
Misses Eunice Melton, Marie Phil
lips, Capitola Cunningham, Mr.. Roy
al Pafford and Private John H.
Wadley, U. S. A. -
Miss Ina Lewis and two little
sons of G. H. Partin, Of Memphis,
were here Monday enroute for Mem
phis, after visit to Parsons. Glenn,
the elder Of the little boys, was
sick the time spent here in the
home of R. A. Lewis.
Ollie Stanford, of the old 1st dis
trict, a draft Stacker, long wanted
by the authorities, came in last
Tuesday and on agreement to an
swer the call of the county board,
was allowed to return to his home.
Stanford is said to be in very poor
physical condition.
John H. Wadley left yesterday
ror Camp Jackson, after spending a
week here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs F. H. Wadley. John is show
ing immense physical improvement
and his visit home gladdened the
hearts Of his parents and only sis
ter.