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

You'll pick up in flesh-right away
"a trial will convince-Elk Tonic
49 gallons sold. (1100 bottles.)
Jess Priddy and wife, of Heber
Springs, Ark, are here on a visit to
Jess mother, Mrs. Eliza Priddy.
Miss Maynard Trawick, of Hunt
ingdon, has been here since last week
visiting her friend, Miss AIDA Rob-
erts.
Mrs. w. R. Britt came over from
Jackson on Thursday of last week to
visit Mrs. Ollie Ballard and many 9th
er friends.
Henry Patton, of the Juno vicinity,
was in Lexington last Monday and re-
ported his good father, Mr.. D. C. Pat
ton sick in bed.
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John Allen Peddy, wife and son,
Oscar, of Henderson, visited the fam
lilies of R. M. Jordan and R. H.
Wheatley last Sunday.
Billie T. McPeake has a new Ford
and is working the county, selling
stock in the Memphis Packing Com
pany. Billie is a hustler.
L. 0. Woods, who made a crop last
year with B. W. Lindsey, left recent
ly for Cape Girardeau, Mo-, where he
and his family will reside.
DR.. W. U. Mckenzie, of the old
Centre Point vicinity, was one of the
crowd Monday-and seemed pleased
with the way the world is wagging.
Mrs. Emmett Parker, of Bells, af-
ter visit to her old home at Deca-
turville, spent Sunday and Monday
here as gueset of Miss Charlie White.
G. W. Smith, Of Huron, last week
visited his brother, John, near Pine
Bluff, Ark. John is a cotton grower
and the boil weevil is working on his
crop.
Trustee Bob Smith, Of Camden, was
in Lexington on Thursday Of last
week. Bob has long been friend and
supporter of Congressman Sims and
did not desert him in the August pri-
mary.
Mrs. j. R. Dennison, who has been
confined to her home about four
weeks, is reported better and hopes
to soon be able to be up and about
the house.
FOR SALE-My farm of 1852 acres
located on the Purdy road, six miles
from Lexington, In good condition
with $50 acres in cultivation and bal
ance in good timber. Near school and
church. Will give terms.-G. E.
Council.
G. W. Anderson, of Juno, was here
last Monday and again told us that on
good land he sets many sweet potato
slips not more than eight inches apart
in the row. BY that means he pre-
vents the tubors from growing to an
undesirable size.
News has been received here by A..
j. Rush, that his grandmother, Mrs.
Puss Derryberry, near Parker's
Cross Roads, is very low and not ex-
pected to recover.
Quite good many people are again
disguised with attempting to grow a
second crop of Triumph Irish pota-
toes and say they will never try it
again unless they can get seed pota-
toes carried over from last year.
Our good people should prepare to
give the visiting Baptists the best
entertainment on the occasion of the
Beech River Baptist Association
which will convene Friday before the
Fourth Sunday.
Mrs. Wells, who has spent some
time here with her daughter, Mrs. j.
Walter Wright, left last week for her
home at Cumberland Gap, East Ten
nessee, where she is matron for a
large school dormitory.
Esq. ]. C. Benson was in town Mon
day and brought two sample stalks Of
the Hastings Prolific corn, bearing
four and five ears, respectively, to the
stalk. Esq. Benson says this corn
win do well planted 16 inches apart
in tie drill.
W. J. Saunders, who moved from