The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-07-04

tillo. Mr. Watson is a new addition
to the Progress list.
Misses Verda and Mary Anderson,
of Selmer, arrived here in the last
weekend to spend a few days with
the family of their uncle, Mr.. Jno. K.
Thrasher. Miss Mary has been teach
ing on Lookout mountain, near Chat
tanoOga.
W. G. Naylor of the Buffalo, n. \.
Commercial has been here this week,
being on a trip through Tennessee,
Kentucky and Arkansas, represent
ing his paper in the oil interest and
incidentally is taking few oil leases
for himself.
Beginning last Tuesday, July LIST,
Letter postage went back to the ante
war rates-2 cents for letters and one
cent for postal cards. The zone rates
on newspapers has not been changed
hut a bill for that purpose has been
introduced in Congress.
Elk Lung Remedy will stop that
cough and build you mp, It's the
best tonic and flesh builder on earth.
What you may think doesn't change
the fact in the least A trial will
convince you. 1t is not patent med
icine--we know what is in it. SIC
and 81 .O4, postpaid,--Elk Drug store.
John w. Potts, Jno. A. Mccall, Jno.
Wadley and Richard Edwards, and
Misses Ruth Houston, Of Murray,
XIV, Ruth Stinson, Eva Edwards, Eu-
nice Melton, Raulie Yates, and Mr..
and Mrs. John +. Hall are spending
this week on Buffalo river in Perry
county.
Read the display advertisement OF
the Brown Brothers Ford Garage. 1t
contains information that will inter-
est YOU if you are an auto owner. Mr.
Replogle, mentioned in the advertise
ment has married since coming out
of the war service and after a while
will bring his wife to Lexington.
Mr.. J. F. Buck returned Thursday
to his old home in West Plains, Mo-,
after having been in Lexington for
more than year, Mr. Buck has been
holding down a position in the Mat
holding bown a position in the Wat
son Drug Store and while there made
many new friends. We regret to
loose him.
Our townsman H. C. Britt has re-
ceived a letter from his son Mitchell,
stating that after Mitchell had board
ed ship to come home with the 8lst
he changed his mind and asked to be
transferred to stay longer in Europe
with the A. f, F. Mitchell is MEM
Der of the Military Police and besides
his keep gets 800 per month
Last Tuerday afternoon the 2-year-
old girl of W.. Azbill, two miles
West of Town, pulled down a garden
gate on herself and received hurts
from projecting nails in the gate,
which it was at first thought would
result in the death Of the child; how
ever she revived, and that she may be
expected to recover was reported yes
terday.
The lighting plant advertised by
the Roberts Auto Company in this IS
SHE is a wonderful chance for up-to
date farmers to light their homes
, barns, and premises generally. INT
(. lighting is superb--and water plan
! can be added at a cost easily in reacl
Of MANY. Read the nd and so equll
YOUR country home that 1t will bea
living in town,
A The following party left last Tues
: day for Buffalo. river, Perry county
to spend several days camping, fish
ING and hunting: Messrs. Jno. X
c Thrasher and Jno. W. Stewart; Ran
y dolph, Paul, Francis and Thoma
o Thrasher, Threadgill, Dick and WI
n gil Stewart, Allen Sweat, Stanfor
Beasley. Walter Scott, Edward Barr!
4 Elton Threadgill Winfred Lancaste
and Paul Jones-the latter of Coz
4 nth, Miss, and is visiting the Thrasf
ID err family.
Our good friend Lawyer Bill Ral
~ kin. of Martin, and Mr. R. A. Gossu
an Obion county farmer, we're IN Lee
:, ineton Tuesday on business connec
/; Cd with a lawsuit which has bee
filed in the Obion county Chance'
Court by Mrs. Sue Hall ct al, of tn
Sc county. Mr.. Gossun is in his 40
h, year and told US that his father, n
IL, w. A. Gossun, of Water Valley. K,
to is not only living at the ripe age
% years, but is active, frequent
Iii : thrne miles to visit his daug