The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-11-07

Alfred H. Parker OF Saruis, was
here Wednesday and sent on to Jack
son his daughter, Grace Jones. who
win live with her grandfather Jones
and attend High School. Carl Jones,
brother of Grace, is attending school
here.
NJ E. Brantley, of the old 9th dis
trict, was in to see us Monday. Mr..
Brantley says the only right way to
meet the expense Of building good
roads is by issuance of bonds, in or
der that the cost may be evenly dis
tributed.
R. F. Stanfill and wife and son,
Buford, of Reagan, were in Lexing-
ton Sunday night, enroute home from
Nashville, where they had carried
their little son to a hospital. While
here they were guests in the home Of
j. R. Roby.
On account of bad weather, the
fourth Quarterly conference, on the
SCOTS Hill work was postponed until
II o'clock a. M, Nov. 18th. Remem-
Der the place is New Hope and the
time is Wednesday, Nov. 18th. Let's
all be there .-R. L. PRINCE, Pastor
in Charge.
Manley Dennison and Miss Alexan.
der were married in Jackson on
Thursday night of last week. The
groom is son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
vile L. Dennison, of Jackson, and is
nephew of Mesdames j. w. Page
and w. v. Barry, of Lexington.
H. E. Gilster, of the Gilster Mil
ling Co., Chester, ILL.,, has been travel
ing out of Lexington all this week,
with the statesmen of the United Gro
Gerry Co. Mr.. Gilster represents
live concern, liberal advertisers and
puts on the market some of the best
flour.
]. B. Webb and family who have
bought the L. T. Fielder home on
Clifton Street, arrived from Waverly
last Monday and took possession of
their property. We are mighty glad
to welcome Mr.. Webb to Lexington
--one reason being that he is son
of man 1.-THE late Mack Webb) who
was our good friend so long ago as
1884.
Johnnie Hinson, of Bessemer, Ala,
grandson Of the late Sam Jacobs,
arrived Sunday to spend a few days
with relatives---the Armstrong con-
nection. Johnnie has grown to be an
old engineer on the L. & ~, his chill
dren are grown, his wife passed to
her reward--so Johnnie comes back
to the old place he knew as a boy and
where he always finds welcome.
Engineer Tom B, Gideon and wife,
lately Of Lexington, sut, III, Gideon
recently removed to Paducan,. were.
here Tuesday and informed us thar
the family might have to domicile all
the Winter near Somerville, from the
fact that they have not been able to
secure a suitable home in Paducah.
1t was matter of real regret when
Lexington had to lose the Gideon fam
lily.
The meeting of the Chapter and
Executive Committee Of the local
Red Cross, to which we referred to in
our article last week, was not held
on account of other meetings in town
we suppose, but we are told it will be
held to-night-Friday. The matter
should be disposed of and the Christ
mas Red Cross Roll Call campaign
made If possible. Without it, the Red
Cross will have no membership in
Henderson county.
The "tater" diggers went back to
work the first of the week-Joe
Holmes to get out the balance Of his
thousand bushels, Boswell to dig sew
eral more hundred bushels, Tom Nc
Call to unearth all of his estimated
800 bushels, Forrest Winslow to un-
earth about 800 bushels-and there
were others. The man who has not a
house in which to dry his tubers,
ought to try to "scrouge" in with
some other fellow who has.
DR.. Roger L. Clark, of the First
Baptist Church, Humboldt, Tenn, win
preach in the Baptist church here
Sunday morning at IL o'clock and at
Rock Hill church Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock in the interest Of the Bap-
fist rs million dollar campaign. At
the later place a deacon will be or
dained at the close Of the service. Let