The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

. You can buy War Saving Stamp,
5 and Thrift Stamps from any store
in town. 1t is one of the patriot,
duties you can perform that doe.
not cost you anything but pays YOU
interest. Buy Pajamas for men al
Fielder's. $500 the suit.
Allen Eason. of Huntingdon, was
in Lexington Wednesday in the in.
terest Of Judge John X. Shields fol
reelection to the United States Sen.
ate. Allen has plenty of friends
here who are always glad to see
him come around on any business.
Mrs. w. j. Jones and daughter,
| Miss Elizabeth, and Christopher
Davis, left Wednesday for Frank
fort, Mich. They were accompanied
as far as Chicago by Miss Maxine
Garner, who will spend the summer
there with her aunt, Mrs. DR..
DeBoer.
L0ST-Between the big hill on
the Jackson road, and the old Tom
lin place, by Dyer's mill, an open
face gold filled, 15-jewel Elgin
watch, with gold filled charm and
small shell charm. Finder will
please return to this office and be
rewarded.
Miss Lottie Ray left last Friday
for Humboldt, where she will con-
tinue to make her home with her
uncle, G. I, Ray. Miss Lottie has
made many friends during her
residence OF nearly two years in
Lexington.
DR.. Cantwell, the local veterinary
practitioner, says he had calls to see
a half dozen sick cows on Tuesday
of this week. When COW gets sick
these days, there is soon something
doing by the overland we are
very fortunate in having Dr. Can't
we'll with us.
Among the converts to our
preaching the building of sweet po-
tato houses, we are informed that
County Court Clerk j. W. Page is
included. Clerk Page says $50
bushels is not good crop for an
acre planted in sweet potatoes.
After spending the past winter
with Wade Conklin at Martha, East
Tenn, Arthur Conklin and wife, of
Union City, we're here last Sunday, !
having with them Wade Conklins
motherless boy baby. Arthur and
wife were on their way home.
Mrs. John F. Hall, who filled the
position of woman chairman for
Henderson county in the recent
Third Liberty Loan campaign. went
to Memphis Sunday to be present
at q meeting called by Mrs. Sam
Phillips Tor the War Savings drive.
ma NJ r. Barham and daueh-
tefs, Misses Mary and Celestia, ac-
companied BY Mrs. j, l. McNabb,
little daughter Kate, and Henry
started to Jackson last Sat
urday afternoon, but on reaching
were bluffed by road and
weather conditions and returned.
Carl w. Edwards, local grocer, has
received a card out of which he can
get nothing, unless it advises him
to buy an elephant. Mr.. Edwards
thanks the sender but is not in the
market for the purchase of an ele-
plant since he has just gotten rid
Of a. white one-the delivery Of
groceries.
JIG. Peterson, Esq, says that Gus
Parker, referred to in our issue of (
asst week, is not a son of the late
W, G. Parker, who represented Car
oil county in the Legislature a few
years ago. Said Hon. W. G. Parker
had but two sons, Jim and Joe, who
ire now in business in Carroll county.
Arthur Hughes and wife, Of Sal
lilo, accompanied by their daueh-
Ter, Thee, and nephew, Edgar At {
Sins, were here Wednesday to meet
Miss Pattie Atkins, who has been
attending ST. Cecilia Acadmy in ]
Nashville. Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes /
ire rearing the two Atkins children, {
whose deceased mother was Mrs
Hughes only sister.
The force of High School and :
raining school teachers composing :
he dramatic personnel" Of The
,laim Allowed" accompanied by {
,thers, went to Wildersville last
Saturday afternoon to present there
hat night the play referred to. I'm {
fortunately the crowd entertained !
vas not near so large as the splen-