The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16

family have moved into the Lexing-
ton Circuit parsonage, on Jackson
street to live until he can get possess
sion of the Grady property on Hunt
ingdon street.
R. w. Howard, Sam Webb and fam
lily and w. C. Pearson and family
went to Jackson last Friday night on
account Of the accidental death of
Mr.. Towards son, Jim Dick. All re-
manned until Sunday.
Mayor L. 7. Fielder has been to
Memphis this week. He regretted his
inability TO be here on this our publ
cation day Thursday to Meet Gov.
Roberts with the recruiting party
which has been over the State.
A. M. Hinson, wife and children, in
GLIDING W. c. McHaney, left Monday
for their new home at Steele, Mo-,
where Mr.. Hinson has gone into the
grocery business. Everybody here is
their friends and wish them well.
If you can stand it we can-but Elk
Iron Tonic and Flesh builder will help
you and make you strong-do you I'M
derstand this? What you may think
"cuts no ice"-we happen to KNOW.
We've sold it for twenty years.-Elk.
Miss Mary Threadgill went to the
country last Saturday, to the home
of her grandfather, Mr.. ]. S. Kennedy,
and her uncles Jim and "Bud" Ken
nedy, to spend few days on account
of the fact that several were sick at
that time.
]. Frank Stewart went to Memphis
in the last weekend and on Sunday
morning brought home Mrs. Stewart,
who had spent three weeks in the Luz
cy Brinkley Hospital following
double operation. Mrs. Stewart con-
tinues to improve.
We reproduce, purposely, from the
Nashville Banner, in this issue, the
best that any leading paper in the
State can say for conditions under
the present administration-and It
seems that we always have something
similar--in behalf of some candidate
for governor.
Mrs. Jack Tennessee entertained
the Rock Club Wednesday afternoon,
with good attendance Of members and
some visitors present. Mrs. H. F.
Martin was the winner of the Club
prize in the card game contest, while
Miss Marietta Pearson was the lucky
one in the contest for the visitors
prize. Refreshments were served.
1t was our intention last week to
state the reason the j. H. Patton adj
vertised sale of a car load of mules
failed to be had, to-wit: The car load
of mules were caught on the Memphis
side Of the wreck on the NC, at Cor
dova, which prevented the mules
from reaching Lexington on time for
the first day of the intended sale,
Jan. 3rd. Mr.. Patton may try again.
DIR. j. H. Hatfield, who has charge
of nineteen counties in this section, in
the Anti-Tuberculosis campaign, was
in Lexington few hours last Satur-
day, was shown what we had done in
the attempt to raise funds and made
special request that we make anoth-
er effort to increase the sum to $500
in the county. The Rev. DR.. seems to
be a fine man and his visits have been
enjoyed by those who met him.
C. A. Robbs and daughter, Mrs. s.
T. Goff, returned Tuesday night from
Erin where they attended the funeral
of Mr.. Robbs' nephew, w. E. Hancel,
who was burned to death in his own
store, at Hope, Ark, Wednesday night
Of last week. Mr.. Hancel was in his
plantation store when it was robbed
and burned and he must have been
shot by the robbers. Not more than
ten pounds of Ancel's remains were
taken from the debris Of the store.
Prof. ]. o. Brown, who went to
Nashville Monday, to attend a meet
ing Of teachers, agreed some time ago
to take the Craftsmanship Of an Anti
Saloon League campaign in Hender-
son county, and we presume on his re-
turn will take up the work, much of
which will be the dissemination of
information, but Nwhich win also re-
quire the collection Of some funds for
that good cause. This great country,
in behalf Of common decency, sobri-