The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-10

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young farmer some four miles East
of Lexington and the bride is the
daughter of the late Bob Mayo.
W. H. Page came over from his
home near Newbern last Saturday
and spent few days with his broth
er, County Court Clerk ]. W. Page in
lexington, and several relatives in
the country. Henry is a farmer-and
has the appearance Of a happy and
prosperous one.
Mrs. Callie Williams, living with
her son, John H. Williams, was
stricken with paralysis on the entire
left side last Friday and on last Mon
day began being able to make an eff
fort to speak. Mrs. Williams is an
excellent lady and her misfortune is
deplored by many friends.
Present in Lexington on account of
the death and burial of Mrs. Mary E.
Scott, were Mrs. J. H. Scott and Alex
White, of Decaturville, Mrs. Powers,
of Oklahoma, Mrs. Olga Waggoner,
of Selmer, Tenn, and DR.. Thomas
Scott, of Ward, Ark, all of whom
were in some way related to the de-
ceased.
Sam Whitehorn and wife have TAX
en- charge of the property on Mon
roe Ave-, just vacated by H. G. Denni-
son and wife and the new house is
named the Union Hotel Mr.. White
horn is one of the operators at the
NC station. They already have
considerable number of boarders and
are also taking transient trade.
Uncle William Essary (all of us
call him "uncle") of Chesterfield
vicinity, was in Lexington last Mon
day. Uncle William celebrated his
8Oth birthday anniversary last Dec.
23rd-and we can say for him that,
considering his four score and one
years, he is just about the youngest
man in the county. May he continue
as he says "doing the very best he
can" and live to be at least hundred.
L. L. Fowler has purchased what is
known as the old Azbill home on
Clifton street and will soon move his
family from Beacon. Mr.. Fowler has
already secured an office and will en-
gage in general business in horses
mules and real estate. His office in in
the Sweat building. Judge Fow-
Ter is hustler and The Progress ex-
tends to him a welcome to Lexington
with the wish that his business may
succeed.
Will A. Lawler and wife made
trip to Shiloh Park Sunday. They
were accompanied by Mr.. C. C. Sheu-
maker, drug salesman, of Paducah,
and went in automobile by the way Of
Jackson, Henderson, Enville, Adams
vile and returning the same way.
Will says Shiloh is filled with i'm
pressive monuments and places of
great interest and that everyone who
has never visited the Park, should by
all means do so.
Yves King, who lives and has his
being on the Jackson road seven miles
West Of Lexington, was in town Mon
dayand stated that his garden, which
was enlarged last Spring by the cut
ting of martin-box pole on the
North side, did fine this year. Yves
says he is going to further enlarge
that hole in the woods next spring by
cutting perhaps dozen bean poles
and on next years truck crop is GO
ing to make general entry in the
Tri-State Fair.
]. S. Threadgill, of the old Second
district, near crucifer, was in Lexing-
ton last Friday and took occasion to
tell US about his neighborhood school
teacher, at the Unity house. The
teacher is Miss Amanda Ricketts,, Of
Sardis, whose term is out this week.
Miss Ricketts, has made herself good
name with both the pupils and pat
rons and will carry with her from the
Unity community the good wishes Of
the whole people. Miss Ricketts, has
boarded in the home of Mr.. Thread
gill.
The duties Of Judge W. F. Apple
by as Secretary-Treasurer of the
State Republican sommittee will ne
cessitate spending considerable Of his
time in Nashville-in fact, Judge APP
pleby will 60 to Nashville very soon
and remain there most Of the time un-
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