The Lexington advertiser., 1919-07-04
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which was largely attended. The follow
ID candidates spoke on the occasion: A
torney- General Ross A. Collins, eandidai
for governor; Hon. J. NJ. Forman an
Lieut.. w. T. Wynn. for district attorney
Prof. b. M. SETTLER, for the state senatt
J. L. Gray. C. G. SwiRney, Parham Wi
liams, Hon T. G. Stephenson, for Ii
legislature; Capt. Noel White and G.
Reid, for chancery clerk; B. NJ Darnel
]. D. Weeks, Tom B. Shepherd, Prof.
N. Truitt, ]. x. Young, Baxter Wilson
for circuit clerk; Lieut.. r. c. Brown an
J. C. Reid, for sheriff; Prof. G. Fl. Love
Prof J. NJ. Kimbrough and Hon. J. 3
Fuqua, for county superintendent of edu
cation; r. d. Rodgers, A. Reeves and L
M. Lawshe, for assessor; RenshaV
Thomas, T. ]. Brown, p H. Zeigler, B.
Stewart, supervisor Beat A e. e. Brown
Jr., and w. T. Reynolds, for justice o.
the peace.
Miss Anna Lee Smith, of Memphis, ha!
been here this week on a visit TO hel
brother, W. Lemuel Smith and family
She left yesterday evening for Yazoc
City on visit, from where she will 60
| to Port Arthur, Texas, on a visit.
Miss Childress has resigned her posi-
ton in the Bank of Lexington and re-
turned to her home at Flora.
Rev. w. ]. Johnson, Of Dallas, Texas,
arrived yesterday evening on visit to
the old home at Acons.
Mrs. Anna Marshall, of Farrell, ar
rived Wednesday evening on visit to her
brother, r. E. Johnson and family She
was accompanied by Miss Cauley, of Far
rell,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Ellington and
children were in Lexington Wednesday.
A. r. Tinnin, Of Yazoo City, attended
to business here yesterday.
W. B. Lucas, Of Ebenezer. greeted Lex
ington friends yesterday. t
Jesse @. Stigler arrived Wednesday and
is now in the Stigler Drug Co.'s store, Of
which r. A. Stigler and he are the own
ers, His family will larrive later.
Last Saturday johnson Fryer noticed
that his two fox terriers were bayinR
continuously near some clump OF briars.
Investigating the cause he found four
full-grown rattlesnakes which he prompt
ly despatched. These are the first rattle
snakes he had seen In twenty years.
The dogs had been bitten in several places
by the rattlers
Clarence Pierce has accepted a position
in A. A. Porter's garage.
J. M Nabers and Robert Miller went
to Canton this morning on visit.
H. 0. Landrum went to Yazoo City this
morning to participate in the big Wood
man celebration and initiation of candi-
dates, being member of the degree
team.
R. L. Kealhofer acted as chauffeur for
B. B. Conway this week to Bowling
Green, Emory, West and Pickens.
VIM. S. Weems was over from Owens
yesterday on business errand
/. H. Fitzgerald was home from Nc
Cool on a visit Saturday and Sunday.
Marcus Love, of Durant, visited Lex
ington friends Monday.
A farmer, riding on certain railroad,
asked the conductor on a recent trip:
How often do you kill man on this
ere line?" "Just once" replied the con-
ductor Exchange.
odH HeTIlIidI' EuBelS i1Sl IHalJ NbloS
Fay Lewis and Morris Lewis, Jr,, went
over to Dollar Lake this morning on
fishing excursion.
Chas Hunodstein, cashier of the Peo-
Piles Bank of Durant, is spending the
Fourth with Tchula friends
Miss Annette Herman returned We'd
nesday evening from a visit to Miss Ruth
Hyman, at Greenwood.
R. M. Gwin, Robt, Gwin and viii Dyer,
Jr., are over on Dollar Lake today on a
fishing trip.
c. NJ. Rose went to Yazoo City this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Hyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Herman, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jacob
son and Jesse Hyman motored out to
Dollar Lake this morning to spend the
day,
Hon. Frank Robertson, of Pontotoc, as
sstent attorney general and candidate
for the attorney generalship, mingled with
the voters at Lexington Wednesday and
made talks at Bethesda, Durant and Ebe-
nezer in the afternoon and night. He
made quite a favorable impression on the
voters
Sessions Povall and Howard CHM re-
turned Wednesday from the wheat fields
in Oklahoma. Excessive rains interfered
with the harvest in that state, causing
too many "rest periods" for profitable
employment,
c, b. Alexander, Earl Alexander and
Ira b. Smith motored down from West
on business Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Scruggs returned
Saturday from a visit to their daughter
Mrs Gray, at Winona,
Sisblatt & Kamen on Wednesday ship
ped 1900 pounds of peas to Parma, Mo-
Lexington is prominently "on the map"
as a shipping point Of wide variety Of
the products of the farm.
S. 0. Stigler and daughters, Myrtle
and Uldine, Of Drew, visited relatives and
friends in Lexington this week.
Judge and Mrs. H. H. Elmore, of Lex
ington, and Hon, and Mrs. VIM. Ray
Toombs, of our city, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A, j. Paxton at
their summer home on Lake Chicot for
the past week have returned home after
delightful visit.-Greenville Democrat
Times
Mrs G. L.. Stigler and baby, Of Drew,
have been spending few days this week
with Mr., and Mrs. w. H. Fincher, at
Owens