The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-12-13

A 4, liiGtC was q hCdNy iuii "a ohOW
and the earth was not entirely clear
of the beautiful" for nine weeks
Quite different this year.
Mrs. 7. W. Scott came over from
Memphis last Sunday on account
of the illness of her sister, Mrs. T. A.
Lancaster, and is spending the week
in the Lancaster home,
Mrs. Matte Wilbon and Miss
Mary Pritchett, came over from
Jackson Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Miss win Hall, coming
on the same train that bore the re.
mains.
Carmack Wise, of Dunkln county
Mo-, spent Monday and Tuesday IN
Lexington on account OF chancefy
case tried by jury, involving the
sale of tract of land by his mother
to the late M. II. Milan
| Attorney j. M. Trout, Of Jackson,
spent Monday and Tuesday here,
as counsel for the compliments 10
the case of James Hamlet ct al. VS..
M. H. Milan it al, tried by jury be.
fore Chancellor J. W. Ross.
The families of DR.. w. 7. Watson
and his son, Van, have not escaped
the influenza. Mrs. w. 7. Watson
was the greatest sufferer and until
about last Monday had been very
seriously i'll for several days.
Some interior work has greatly
helped the appearance and ,omlort
of the Office of County Judge l. b.
johnson, in the court house. O,her
patchwork and improvement Is
needed in the Temple OF Justice.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. |. NJ
Dennison on Huntingdon street was
made happy last Saturday morning
by the arrival of an 8hlb. girl baby
the first and Daddy Dennlson IS
proud, as he has the right to be.
Miss Mabel Hilliard of Jackson.
spent Sunday here guest of Misses
Clara and Blanch Threadgill. Guy
Bush, of near Law, now student
in Union University at Jackson.
was also guest in the Threadeill
home.
DR.. w. B. Summers was able to
creep up town Tuesday. looking like
Banquos ghost, after the Flu hav-
ing had him for ten solid and con.
tinuous days. The doctor and his
family had hard round With the
disease mentioned.
Joe |. Dyer who lives three miles
from town on the Saltillo road, was
70 years old on the 10th inst. and
says he made $500 in that day.
cutting and hauling wood. Mr..
Dyer says he is going to cultivate
fifteen acres of land next year.
The Progress man and wife last
Sunday afternoon accompanied J.
F. Winslow and wife to Timberlake
and there learned that former Cir.
cult Court Clerk j. W. Dyer and all
his family except Mt3 Dyer aud
son, Velma, We're down with infu-
enZa.
Rev. Martin Ball and wife, Of
Clarksdale, Miss, parents OF Rev.
Fleetwood Ball, arrived here last
week and remained until Wednes-
day. AS stated elsewhere, Rev.
Mr.. Ball officiated Monday otter
noon in the funeral service OF Mrs.
Fleetwood Ball.
w. H. Ross has q letter from his
son Curtis, in the U. S. Navy. bring
ing the information that Curtis
ship, the Ohio, has been awarded
honor for being the first American
war vessel to sink a German sub
marine in American watc., which
event happened last July 18th.
i Mrs Jaunita Pope, daughter OF
i Lee Wadley, Of Stigler, Okla. AMI
\ wife Of DR.. Pope, Of the U. S. Army.
II arrived here last Friday from Jack-
| sonville, Fla, where her husband
H has been stationed. While here size
/ has been a guest Of the families II
i F. H. and Fred Wadley. and fson
4 here will 90 to her home in Okla
A. B. Fields, Of the Roby (Chesl +
county, community, returned Mon.
day from Nashville where he had
gone three weeks before for q third
operation for cancer on his hip hsr
Fields came back in poor conditiol
II and was carried to the home u
his relative J. Walter Wright, ESQ
Fields being a brother-in-law Of "
II D. Wright.