The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

journed very suddenly last Friday on
account of the illness Of Judge N. R.
Barham and three big cases intended
to be tried were continued to the Both
of August,
Rush Oakley, Mrs. Oakley, their
three children and Mr.. John W. Potts
returned last Saturday from a two
weeks motor trip to Memphis, Little
Rock and Hot Springs-and all re-
port glorious time.
Homer Joyner says "The still SOW
gets the slop"-but Duncan Bennett,
the still sow" of that firm, will get
a single roasting ear while Homer is
getting ten acre field that will make
ten barrels to the acre.
The Jones Strainer Manufacturing
Company ships to the City of Mem
phis, this week one of their so foot
eight inch strainers, for which they
received more therefor than is paid
for the average automobile
Buy a cheap paint of any kind and
the joke will be on You've sell only
the BEST-True-Tagg Paint of
course.-Elk.
There will be no services at the M.
E. Church, South next Sunday on &C
count of the pastor being at Hender-
son holding a meeting. However Sun
day School at 9:45 and the Epworth
League in the evening at TOO.
Rev. Fleetwood Ball is spending
this week in the Life neighborhood
where he is conducting a meeting at
Chapel Hill church. He is being as
sisted by Rev. W. D. Cox, of the sec
ond Baptist church at Jackson.
Ed, A. Mccain, Clerk & Master of
the Chancery court of Chester County
was here Monday enroute home, after
d visit to Clarksburg and gave this
office call. Everybody who knows
Ed. keeps a welcome on tap for him.
We hear the bad news that both
County Court Clerk J. w. Page and
wife were sick after reaching Dawson
Springs, two weeks ago. Both recov-
cred and proceeded to enjoy and get
benefit out of their stay at that ia
nous resort.
J. 0. and F. A. Brown motored last
Saturday to their boyhood home Gold
Blood River church vicinity Henry
county, spent Sunday and returned
Monday. They failed to find many of
the friends of thirty years ago-but
enjoyed the trip.
Ed. Segerson, of Reagan, was here
Tuesday and paid another dollar on
his Progress subscription. We have
lost hundreds of dollars of subscrip-
ton money-but our trouble with Ed.
Segerson is in keeping him from pay
ing his dues too often.
Get an Elk razor-then SOME
smooth shaving-let us show you
only $500 in a nice red leather case
a sample razor of the same kind for
35c. We've used one six years. Elk
Glenn Batten, telegraph operator,
now working in Memphis, spent last
Sunday here-and the noon hour took
dinner with the family of W. V. Bar
ry. Glenn boarded with us and is
immune from any of the bad cooking
done in our household.
Mrs. Austin O'Maley, of Wilburton,
Oklahoma, spent from Saturday until
Tuesday with Mrs. l.. T. Fielder, af-
ter a visit to Huntingdon. Mrs. o.
Malley was before her marriage, Miss
Eva Townes, daughter of Hon. Haney
Townes, of Huntingdon.
One of the best protracted meet
ings of the season closed last Friday
night at the good church Bethel,
where Rev. A. G.. Melton is the pas
tor. Rev. Melton was assisted in the
meeting by Rev. Cleve Gillian and
26 were converted and reclaimed.
Dr. c. H Johnston picked us up for
a ride last Sunday and we accompan-
led him West of town to the home of
Riley Hall to see sick child, and to
the home of Roy Johnson, who has
typhoid fever. DIR. Johnston also has
a Typhus patient in the home Of Milt
Neisler, South of Town.
Saturday of this week will be horse
swapping day at Webb's Store, five
miles West Of Lexington-T. H.Wins-
low says it was so decreed from the
foundation of the world. Everybody
invited to come and bring trading
stock-and Joe Webb will furnish the
cold drinks.
}. B. Webb and family returned the
latter part of last week from Linden
where they spent nearly a month with
the family of Mrs. Webb's father, DR..
Black. The Webb's are preparing to
move to their new home near Waver-
~, much to the regret of their friends
in Lexington.
Giving honor to whom honor is due
the first paper circulated in behalf
of law and order league, was passed
around by Mr.. George Azbill, farm
er who lives few miles East of Lex
ington. Mr.. Azbill canvassed Lexing-
ton and obtained a large number Of
signatures to his paper.
Felix Greasy and wife returned last
Thursday from their trip to points in
Oklahoma. to visit Mr.. CreasyS pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. E. Fl. Greasy ard
other relatives. They report the trip
glad to keep in touch with them
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