The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-01-11

moved to Holly Springs, Miss.
where Mr.. Roberts has book keep
ing position.
Ed. f. M. Borden, of Little Rock
Ark, will preach at the Christian
Church next Sunday morning and
Sunday night. His text for the
morning service will be Prov. 81.
Subject for the evening service will
be The Great Physician"
Judge J. A. England, Chairman
of the Legal Advisory Board of De.
catur county, was here Wednesday
and reported that the local board at
Decaturville sent out on that day
the last of the questionnaires to the
registered men of that county.
W. A. ('Berry') Holmes has sold
his AS acres on the North side of
town. known as the j. D. Roberts
land, to j. X. White and sons, for
the consideration of $4,000. Mr..
White and sons recently bought the
j. W. Page (Harmon) farm and
moved their families here from Har-
din county.
Capt. ChaS. E. Dexter, President
of the Preston Motor Car Company,
Of Birmingham, Ala, and Mr.. j. W.
Taylor, of the same city, were in
Lexington several hours Monday
and of course spent part of their
time in this Office because of Capt.
Dexter's long friendship for more
than one member of our force.
Elder E. M. Borden, of Little
Rock, Ark, who has taken the work
of preaching to the Lexington Chris
tian congregation. but who has not
yet moved his family, has had con-
siderable experience in the general
conduct of a Christian paper. We
congratulate the Christian congre.
CATION upon having secured the ef-
ficient service of Elder Borden.
If there is a single justice of the
peace or notary public in Hender.
son county who has made a charge
to registered men for filling out or
taking oaths to affidavits to the
questionnaires, it will be to the adj
vantage of that thrifty gentleman
to lose no time in returning the
money. "Verbim sat sapienti"--
which means "A word to the wise
is sufficient"
Judge N. R. Barham, who has
been rendering invaluable service
in the great work of filling their
questionnaires for registered men,
had to 90 to Jackson and look after
his court work until Wednesday,
when he accompanied his mother.
Mrs. Jennie Clark, to .Grayson, Laa|
one Of her homes, with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. B. Mitchell. Mrs. Clark
has spent several months in Lex
ington and has also visited at Sal
tillo
The Friday Afternoon Club was
entertained last Saturday afternoon
by Mrs. j. A. Buckley. Four tables
we're provided for the Rockers
and when a final showing was
made, Mrs. Tier was the winner of
the visitors prize and Mrs. j. F.
Stewart the club prize. At the
business session it was decided to
hereafter devote part of the BIZ
weekly meeting to army knitting.
Refreshments in a salad course
we're served The next meeting
will be held with Mrs. Lillian Car
ter.
The members and friends of the
Baptist church to to the number of
two score or more surprised the
pastor, Rev. Fleetwood Ball and
family, at their home on Clifton
Street, Tuesday night, during the
snow storm, pounding him with a
barrel of -four, a country ham,
bucket of lard, sausage, and grocer
les of every description. After a
song, prayer by the grateful minis
ter and delightful social converse
ton, the merry crowd dispersed,
having enriched the hearts and pam
try of the pastor and family.
Hons. T. A. Lancaster and F. M.
Davis, a majority of the County
revenue committee, made the an
nual examination of the books of
the county officials in the last week
end and with the exception of few
errors, perhaps wholly clerical, found
all the officials settlements so salts
factory that they could affix their
@. X. thereto. 7. Edwards had been
elected at the October term of the
County Court to succeed W. r.
Wilson on the committee, but had