The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-05-17

j. F. Winslow, farmer and truck
er, has been marketing some of the
finest Senator Dunlap, Klondyke
and other varieties of strawberries
ever grown here.
Mrs. j. L. McNabb and daughter
Kate, arrived here Monday on their
way to visit in Memphis. While
here Mrs. McNabb was the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. N. r. Barham.
Rev. Fleetwood Ball and wife
and Rev. Clarence AzbilI left Tues
day to attend the Southern Baptist
Convention at Hot Springs Ark.
They will be away about week
Hon. A. S. Montgomery, of Sar-
dis, was here Wednesday. Mr..
Montgomery and family will move
to Lexington about first week in
June-and a warm welcome awaits
them.
Pyof. Hubert Denison, of Column
bia, S. c., has been appointed by
the University of Tennessee to the
Fourth Officers Training Camp, at
Greenville, S. C., and has gone to
that camp this week.
County Court Clerk j. W. Page
has bought the house he occupies
on Monroe avenue from Mrs. Rob-
bic Norman, of Memphis. In this
spacious and comfortable home, the
good clerk feels that he is fixed for
life.
Supt. 0. E. Holmes returned We'd
nesday morning from Memphis,
where he attended the fourth annu-
al conference of the Tennessee State
Board of Charities ard correcting.
Prof. Holmes was made delegate
by Gov. Rye.
G. T. Ray came over from Hum
boldt Saturday and remained until
Tuesday packing his household
goods for shipment to Humboldt.
Mrs. Ray will leave today. Their
removal from Lexington isregretted
by many friends.
Miss Mamie. Mcianey returned
Wednesday from Jackson, where
she had spent several weeks with
her neice, Mrs. Kelly Williamson,
who on the 18th inst, presented her
husband a fine girl, who has been
named Louise Howard Williamson.
B. T. Blackburn and wife, of the
Warrens Bluff vicinity, was here
Tuesday enroute to Jackson toEhaye.
the latter's eyes examined and treat
ed by specialist. Mrs. Blackhrn
has recently and suddenly lost The
use of one of her eyes. - w
Rush Oakley & Co. Nh purchase
ed the Marion Tomlin4 farm of 1S2'
acres two miles West OF town On
account of the poor heath Of Ills,
wife, Mr.. Tomlin moves H6 jackson,
where Mrs. Tomlin has a Som and
daughter living. Jackson will Yet al
good citizen by the acquisitionE0f
Mir. Tomlin.
Looking at the school building
last Sunday, Judge I. A. Lancaster
said Il want to live to see a hand
some, modern substantial school
building on that Site" and the Judge
is always ready to help. construct
such a building notwithstanding he
has no children ofthis own.
AL. Brown, Democratic Senator
ial Committeeman for Decatur coun-
ty, was here Tuesday enroute to
Jackson to attend a meeting of the |
committee to fix time and manner
for nomination of candidate for
State Senate in the 18th District
Decatur county wanted the NOM
ination this time.
Judge W. F. Appleby attended
the morning service at Maple
Springs last Sunday morning and
made an address in behalf Of the
coming Red Cross drive. 1t was
not a money-raising dav, but the
Judge says some Of the long green"
could easily have been raised among
the good people present.
Chancellor A. H. Roberts, of Liv-
ingstan, Overton county, was here
between trains Monday evening and
met several of our citizens in the
interest of his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Cover
nor. Where Judge Roberts is best
known he is most esteemed-and if
he is not the next Governor of Ten
nessee the man who leads him in