The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-11-25

Young man, we have that present
for your girl, such as toilet sets man.
icure sets, vanity cases, etc.,-Elk.
On account of weather conditions
and perhaps other reasons Oakley &
Company did not make austion sale
of the Petty told Fairground) prop
erty last Saturday.
There will be preaching at Sassa-
frass Grove Saturday, Nov. 26th, at
600 o'clock p. M, and Sunday morn
ing at 1900 o'clock, by Rev. E. H.
Potts and all are invited.
II you have a cold and cough, try
Elk Iron Tonic and Flesh Builder. 1t
will make you strong and hardy.
The sweet potato growers failed to
meet last Saturday in response to the
call. Better get together-nobody
else is going to attend to your BUSH
ness-to your profit-if you fail to
do so.
The man who gets 55c the dozen
for eggs this long before Christmas,
ought not to kick on high prices he
has to pay himself. Poor folk love
eggs-but nickle apiece is a prohib-
tive price.
See our Christmas presents before
buying elsewhere. Remember the
premium tickets with every purchase.
Elk.
One grocer says he closes his store
on certain days--regardless, and in
the long-run he will lose no money by
it. No merchant will ever make any
money by keeping open-when he
ought to close.
Judge w. H. Lancaster informed
us one day this week that he would
soon leave for Hot Springs, Ark, to
spend some weeks, Mrs. Lancaster be-
ing already at that resort. We shall
miss "Old Judge Bill' if he stays
away long.
We will give Elk premium tickets
with every Xmas purchase The tick
cts are good for nice bowls, dishes
and glassware.-Elk.
Mrs. Joyner is preparing splendid
entertainment for Christmas-two
musical recitals and small operetta.
The fact that Mrs. Joyner is getting
up the entertainments is sufficient
guaranty that the musical features
will be good.
j. c. Austin, an employee of the
United Grocery Co., returned last
Saturday from Nashville, where he
had spent several weeks in hospital
and stood two surgical operations. He
was reported able to be up and about
his home Monday.
We have nice line of Xmas pres
ents, carefully selected and prices
reasonable. Premium tickets with ev-
cry purchase.-Elk.
Tuesday of this week, the 22nd
inst, was the 10th birthday Of Hon. p.
0. Roberts, deputy clerk of the county
court and one of the halest, heartiest,
most active men to be found at that
age, or several years younger. Mr..
Roberts ought to be ard says he is
one of the most thankful Of men.
L. H. Pearson, Sammie Pearson, Of
this place, Vaughn Walker, of Huron,
left Sunday to spend the week at
Reelfool Lake shooting duck.
l have. purchased and opened the
Lexington Meat market, which has SO
long been run by Mr.. w. H. Ross, l
will handle only first-class meats and
will deliver to any home within the
corporate limits. Later will carry a
full line of fruits and vegetables suit
able to the season and will appreciate
your patronage. Will sell for cash
only.-S. NJ. BARNETT.
Thomas H. Ellington, of Camden,
whoholds a job under the Commits
sioner of Agriculture, Capt. Tom
Peck, and is becoming known as
"Peck's good boy" was here last
Sunday, doing some more Domestic
"inspecting"-and found everything
lovely. Mr. Ellington is the only po-
litical black sheep in a long line of
Democrats-hence his prediction for
Democratic inspection.
Lexington had a visitor this week
an advance representative of the Red
path Chautauqua-the same excellent
chautauqua we had last year-poorly
patronized but highly appreciated by
those who did attend. The amount of
money could not be better spent than
on bringing the Redpath Chautauqua
to Lexington-an aggregation Of mu-
sieians, lecturers and general enter
tainers, who do good part toward up
lifting the general moral and intel
lectual tone Of the community-but.