The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-08-06

Mrs. Nellie Norman, and was met at
Jackson by Mr.. Wheatley.
S. A. Barker, who moved from this
county to Deport, Texas, twenty-five
years ago, arrived here last Saturday
to spend two weeks with relatives and
old friends in the nearby country.
Zeke Bray has been reported ser
iously i'll this week.
Mrs. G. w. Mccall, J. A. Bray and
wife, Mrs. W. V. Barry and W. H.
Denison went to Jackson last Sunday
to attend the funeral of Felix R.
Bray, brother, of Mrs. Mccall and j.
A. Bray.
Reports have come from time to
time during the week from Mrs. H. f.
Graper, ONE days the reports being
more encouraging than on other days.
Mr.. Graper has been with his wife all
the time and is still in Nashville.
DR.. Johnson had to be called to see
Mrs. j. W. Wright Tuesday night.
Mrs. Lizzie Lawler, who has been
taking treatment in st. Louis, came
home the middle of last week and
has since been doing very well, hav-
ing obtained much benefit under the
st. Louis treatment.
Robt. Hinkle, of Saltillo, was here
Tuesday. Mr.. Hinkle has bought a
home in Jackson, and will soon move
his family there that his children may
get the benefit of the schools, but he
will remain in S%altillo, where he has
considerable interests.
A daughter of Jim Davis, zeal the
depot, is reported having typhus
fever.
We regret failing to give our own
home a local notice last week-a visit
of less than a day from our good kim
folk, John S. Reid, wife and son of
Nashville. They also paid their res
poets to the families of Jim and
"Bud" Threadgill, to whose good
wives John S. is related.
Rev. J.. Henry Delaney, Of Nash
vile, is assisting Rev. Fleetwood Ball
in a revival at Ridge Grove, 5 miles
Northwest of Lexington this week.
We met Rev. Delaney when he wa in
town Wednesday and he seem a
bright and likable young man.
Cooper Sweat and w. F. Appleby
had a joint discussion as candidates
for Trustee, at SCOTS Hill, Tuesday
night, and Mr.. Sweat was accompan-
led in his car by Allen Sweat, w. w.
Sweat, Jones A. Austin and Edward
Barry. Mr.. Appleby was accompan-
led by Sheriff Wright.
Warning was given last week by
Supt. Nicely, of the light and water
plant that the people were using such
an excess of water that the protection
against fire was rendered almost neg
ligible. He requested the people to
desist from sprinkling and general
waste of water.
Engineer James Herring, wife and
two children motored from Paducah
to Lexington Wednesday and went on
to Parsons yesterday to visit Mrs.
Herring's old home. Jim has reach
ed the age of AZ years, but retains re-
markably the looks Of his younger
days.
We can read 'em (your doctors
prescriptions) bring EN- to us.-Elk.
Messrs Swink, of Madison county,
and Tillman, Of Chester county, Dem
ocratic candidates for the nomination
for State Senator, were here last
Monday and addressed the people,
having a good crowd and being given
excellent attention. These gentlemen
are both new to US in this county and
both have made friends among our
people regardless of the result Of the
primary.
"Court Square" (post cards)
"brown on white"-Elk.
DR.. R. H. Milan returned Wednes-
day evening from Nashville and
brought the good news that there was
Improvement Wednesday morning in
the condition Of Mrs. Graper. On
Tuesday night as Mr.. Graper was
leaving st. Thomas Hospital, he
turned his ankle and feared for a
while a more serious hurt han an
X-Ray examination revealed, which
laxar;pat;op WAS uitnoasod hy Dr