The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-22


kansas, arrived last Sunday tC
spend few days with his wife anC
children in the home of G. w. Nc
Call.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Fesmire. five and half miles
Northwest Of Lexington, last Sun.
day, a girl baby--the first. This is
County Surveyor E. L. Fesmire'S
second grandchild.
M. Wright and son, Walter, of
the old 18th district, went to Chat
tanooga yesterday (Thursday) to
visit Alonzo Wright, their son and
brother, respectively, in Camp
Forrest, near that city.
Ed Alexander Yohannan, of
Persia, an Assyrian by birth was a
visitor in our city this week. He is
a Missionary of the Christian Church,
and is making a lecturing tour in
the United States. He lectured at
the school house auditorium We'd
nesday night 1t is his intention to
return to Persia in the near future.
Judge W. B. Lamb, of Fayette-
vile, council for the N. C. & St. l.
Railway, Frank Mcconnell, of the
Law Department of the N. c., at
Nashville. and CASTOR Poole, OF
Murray, KY, arrived in Lexington
Monday night to be present and
take part in the Unidentified dam
age suit against the railroad.
E. Jones has been appointed by
Comfy Food Administrator j. H.
Cason, as committeeman for Hen
derson county, to to interest or reg
lister all who may wish to engage
in ship building. This trade is now
Offering excellent opportunities; all
who feel inclined that way will do
well to see Mr.. Jones'
Our good friend and compare.
lively new citizey Of Lexington, Mr..
W. D. Wright, came along the other
day and said he had better pay us
dollar on subscription for fear he
might not have another. We are
inclined to the opinion that when
the Wrights have no dollars the dol
lars have no rights in this country.
We failed to mention last week
the removal of j. M Brasher and
family, late of Scots Hill, to Mt.
Pleasant, Maury county, Mr.. Brash.
er, wife and three children leaving
here on Monday of last week. We
regret the loss of Mr.. Brasher and
family to this county, but wish them
we'll in their new home and sincere
y congratulate any community on
heir acquisition.
Mrs. j. M. Pickens left for New
bern last Friday and will return to
lay friday accompanied by her
Mrs. F. f. McReynolds
and baby, who will mrke their home
lere Prof. McReynolds leaving this
week for a training camp for offic-
rs. Prof McReynolds stood an AL
physical examination and also pass
ID as a college graduate. Mrs. Nc
2eynolde is the only child of Rev.
md Mrs. j. M. Pickens.
There ought to be five hundred
weet potato houses built in Hen
lerson county during the coming
Material for a 15X15
house can be bought for 500 and
very man who builds a house this
rear can raise the potatoes to pay
or it--and then some. Brown
Bros. have a few thousand new !
rick and some second hand brick ,
nay be had in town to lay the
for potato houses and
hose who think Of building them
his year ought to secure the foun-
lation material without delay.
Mrs Amanda Taylor has received ,
letter from her grandson, Jesse {
'aylor, at Camp Beauregard, La
Who informs her that he has just {
'ome out Of a gas school at the \
amp and in which school he won
grade or per centage of 49, Out I
# $50 contestants, five first serge S
lnts won SO. none higher. and
first Sergeant Taylor was one of
he five. Jesse Taylor was born in
lexington, was going to school here |
When he volunteered to % into the
lrmy-and all Of US join his grand
mother in being proud of him.
What was known as the Delaney
ase, in the Circuit court, was con-
luded last Saturday night by the
ury failing to agree. 1t was hard
ought case from beginning to end,