The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-08-01

favor If you try Elk Tonic and Flesl
Builder. If You prefer to be skinny
you have your choice.--Elk Drug
Store.
Miss Irene Wolfe entertained q
number of her friends Wednesday
night. The evening was much en-
joyed by the younger society set and
the ice cream and cake served by the
hostess added thereto.
Alonzo Wright, brother of Sheriff
William Riley Wright, made the land
ing in Lexington Wednesday at mid
day. Alonzo is looking fat and fine,
after his experience overseas as a
member of the A. E. F.
Oakley & Co., last Tuesday sold the
Tomlin place of 178 acres, two miles
Northwest of Lexington to ]. Walter
Wright, of the firm of Montgomery
& Wright. The place is practically
all being pastured this year.
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William Leo Miller arrived from
Scott, Miss, last Tuesday, and will
remain several days before returning
to Scott with his family, who came to
Lexington some time ago to visit Mrs.
Miller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Mccall.
Miss Forrest, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Busch, entertained last
Tuesday night, complimentary to
Master Landon Freear, of TT. Worth,
Texas. Ice cream was served. Lam
don was accompanied here by his
mother.
You would rather be poor and
skinny. All right. Then DON'T
TAKE ELK TONIC AND FLESH
BUILDER, because it WILL build
flesh. Makes little difference what
you think about it. It does It just
the same,-Elk Dug Store.
Elder. Slayden, of Columbia, con-
cluded his services in the Christian
Church, Tuesday night and took his
departure Wednesday. There were
three additions to the church. The
local congregation we're much pleased
with the preaching of Elder Slayden.
Miss Ina Lewis, who makes her
home in Memphis, with her aunt, Mrs.
G. H. Partin, arrived here Tuesday
after visit to her sister, Mrs. Exile
Roberts, in Nashville. She is spend
ing the week here with Mrs. Bette
Lewis, and will visit her old home at
Parsons.
Our good friend ."Uncle Billie
Wright, who seems to grow younger
as the years go by came over to town
Wednesday and did good job Of
grass moving on the lawn Of his son,
Walter, on jackson Street. The bis
tering sun Of that particular day
seemed to have no effect on Uncle
Billie.
Oakley & Company, on Wednesday
Of this week, sold what is known as
the Carver farm of no acres, on the
Trenton road, 81 miles Northwest Of
Lexington, to John P. Stewart and
Sheriff W. K. Wright, There is said
to be good five or six horse crop on
the place this year, but Oakley &
Company retain the crop.
M. L. Stanfill, formerly Of this
county, now on the road for the Ely.
Walker Dry Goods Company, of 81.
Louis, was in Lexington Wednesday.
Mr.. Stanfill says that he received Sec
ond cash prize in this division for
selling goods during the month of
June. There were "a men orking the
territory in which the prize was CIV
en-.
Mitchell, son Of H. c. Britt, return
ed Monday after many months of ser
vice overseas as member of the A.
E. F. Mitchell, short time ago, sent
his father. a German rifle picked up
by himself on the battlefield and
when he came brought specimen
pair Of wooden shoes of the kind
worn in Germany and perhaps in
France.
One of the most thoroughly enjoy
able affairs given for the young peo-
pie was dinner party given
Tuesday evening at the Scott House,
by Sergeant Pointer, complimentary
to Lieutenant Stewart, Of New York.
The young people enjoyed music and
other entertainment until o'clock
when a delicious dinner was served
to twenty-five present. After dinner
automobiling was enjoyed.