The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-09-23
THE CONTENTS OF
AN OLD PROGRESS.

lhE CUNIENTS OF
AN OLD PROGRESS
Running across an old Progress dat
ed July 18th, 1900, the thought comes
TO us that some out of town and coun-
ty people may be pleased by being re-
minded of what was going on herr
twenty-onee years ago this summer.
4 In. that issue of the Progress,
which was then fcur-page, eight col
Fdrnn paper, we find the following: /
Benton, McMillin, was candidate
for the United States Senate and his
withdrawal was published in that is
sue. The Progress favored Mcmillan
over Carmack, but with Mcmillan out
'of it, this paper espoused the candi-
dacy Of, Carmack over Judge D. =.
Snodgrass. Ed Carmack went to the
Senate and made a great name there,
but was defeated BY Bob Taylor and
thirteen years ago next november was
foully assassihated by old Dune Coop.
er and his son, Bobbin--the latter Of
which has met his just decerts while
old Dune still cumters' the earth.
Judge Snodgrass' is dead, 2 and Bob
Taylor, likewise has gone to his re-
ward. 'AYsIEg 4, ~ S z ~ n,
Fi A X. Ward, the Memphis forgerl
who stole many thousands of dollars,
was sentenced <tos three yearsyin the
pen--and at the time we made the re-
mark, which still holds, good, that "A
poor devil who had stolen the price of
. meal would have been sentenced
with. less difficulty ~ p 4
b. The issue contained an GRAFTON
made on the 4th Of July, at Clarendon,
Texas, by w. B...Ware, a former Eek
ington lawyer. It was rich. 'r.t
N Hon. J.Li Cochran was q candidate
for the State Senate, Judge TIA.
Lancaster and H. E. Graper for the
Lower House, T. w. Sims gdr, Con-
gress, J. N. Howard and T. Edwards
for. Trustee and Isham ,Gurley for
sheriff. All are, still ! living except
Howard and Gurley. NJ. !,
'suy So sen~. sAagall &. Wadt1 sEsxs
mksoa , e~ezry Company, y. C.rfMc-
Kinney, manager, McHaney & Co,
and DR.. C..iL. White, dentist, were
local advertisers. r~g
|. Dr.J. H. Howard, A. w. Hartman
and Jack Maness were the election
commissioners of the county.
There were obituaries of Miss
Pearl, daughter of DR.. j. G.. McMil-
Ian, at Decaturville, and Mrs. Mary /.
McCollum, near Shady Hill.
A. H. Fuller, county superintendent,
advertised that Miss Mollie Greasy,
(sister of Felix Greasy, of the Lexing-
ton Republican, held d first grade
secondary certificate in this county
and had spent two years in the Pea
body school at Nashville, wanted a
school in the county. Miss Greasy
married years ago and lives in Cali
fornia. wi.
Elder Willis, was to preach in the
Christian church on the 22nd of July.
Bro. Willis still lives-in Memphis.
J. o. Carlton, one time sheriff, was
Newfoundland long ago.
Ike Berkovitz, saloon-keeper was
mentioned. Ike moved to Nashville
ana Uieu Cnefe.
Miss Dora Barry was living with
us--married afterwards to G. T. Ray
and lives in Humboldt.
Men were holding corn at a dollar
bushel and were referred to as "Shy-
locks" and the statement made that
they might get more money than good
will from their neighbors. The Shy
locks have continued to multiply.
W. 7. Hamlett's saloon was tenn
porarily closed on account of the dull
season-and the notice accompanied
with the remark that we would be
glad to see Mr.. Hamlet open up some
other business in our town.
Ben Jamison and a Mr.. Clark were
setting up stave mill and store near
Shady Hill-Jamison died years ago.
We do not remember Clark.
Kit Williams was to have a barbe-
cue in the courthouse yard on the day
the candidates for Congress speaking.
Kid died years ago, but the art of bar
becuing meat did not die with him.
Capt. E. NJ. Belts and wife, Of
Jackson, were visiting friends here.
Mrs. Belts still lives and Jackson is
her home.
Mrs. Flanagan, mother of Mrs. H.
E. Riley, was living and mentioned as
being helpless.
E. ]. Undertake and A. w. Har-
man, both now dead, were mentioned
as purchasers Of J. l. Case wheat
thrasher.
Drs. Watson, of Lexington and
Stinson, of Centre Point, were men,
tioned-both are living.
Levi S. Woods was Judge of the
Circuit court and stated that on ac-
count of farm work no farmer would
De forced to serve as jurors at the
July term.
The Christian church had a meet
ing with 80 additions-nineteen by
baptism.
viii LAWYER, present druggist, was
about to go to work with the firm of
Laws Brothers & Page. Ben Page
also lives, but all the Laws brothers
ard sisters except Wash have died
and Wash lives in Broken Arrow, Ok
lahoma.
Mrs. I. NJ. Sisson lived here. Miss