The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-10-28

Linnie, spent last week with relatives
near Tiptonville.
Mrs. Lula Holiday returned to hel
home in Houlka, Miss, last week after
several weeks stay with her daughter
Mrs. M. c. Rosser.
The play here Saturday night by
the Yuma Improvement Club, was
very good. A good-sized audience
witnessed the performance.
DIR. W. /. Howell and family moved
into their new residence last Saturday
but the building is not yet fully COM
pleted but enough so to look inviting
to the clever doctor and family.
Drummer w. NJ. Houston, of Par
sons, was here the first Of the week
on business.
J. T. Smith and daughter spent last
week in Jackson, the latter being
there for treatment of seriously in
fected eye.
Clifford Rosser and wife, of your
city were with relatives here this
Dick matters. Of Dsres-ssre'
Monday.
Ed. Pearson and wife spent Satur-
day night with her parents, W. A.
Hall and wife.
The Winter term of Sandy School
will begin Monday, Oct. 81, Mrs. c.
l.. Hoffman, of this place will teach
the term
J. B. Harrington, of Stafford, was
here Monday.
Merchant Ell Wood, of Dolen, was
here Saturday on business.
Emerald Sanders, of your city, was
here Sunday to see his brother, Den
mis-, who is one of the towns big mer-
chants.
The Wildersville Produce Co.'S
house is being extended and enlarged
considerably. The building will be al
most twice it's former size. The work
is being done by Charlie Bateman, of
Yuma, at the expense of A P. Rosser
who owns the produce house.
Joe Jarrett and family, of Clarks-
burg, were here Sunday afternoon
visiting w. A. Hall and wife.
Clarence Coffman went to Jackson
to attend Federal Court.
The Roosevelt Debating Club will
be represented by H. Jean Bolen, j.
Sam Laws and Ashley Adams in a
Joint debate with the Buena Vista
High School at the Buena Vista High |
School building next Friday night,
Oct. 18th. Prizes will be awarded
and we wish our boys much success
in these oratorical battles.
Otis Smith, of Henderson, was here
Sunday on social business.
Esq. S. ]. Alton and family were
in your city on business Saturday.
The Wildersville Supply Company
wishes to announce that they are now
established in their new brick store
and are ready to serve you again and
invites you to give them a share of
your patronage which will be highly
appreciated.
F. E. Johnson, local cotton buyer
for the Central Oil Mills, of Jackson,
spent the first of the week with his
family in Huntingdon.
Construction of the Wildersville
Bank is under way by Contractor
Kennon Smith. The new building will
be 26 feet by 40 feet and is located at
the Northeast corner of the brick
block. When completed it will beb one
of the best bank buildings in the
county and will be furnished with all
modern bank furnishings.
L. A. Moody, residing near Yuma,
is very low with pneumonia and not
to survive many days. Mr.. |
Moody, few years ago resided near
this place and his many friends as
well as relatives here are deeply
grieved over his serious illness. A
of his friends and relatives
are going almost daily to be at his /
bedside.
The Wildersville Hardware Com
pany will move into their new two
story brick building this week. This
new structure is the largest building
in town and contains more floor space
than practically all the other business
houses in town combined. The front
part of the main floor will be occu-
pied by a beautiful 100000 soda
fountain and by the postoffice. The
rear of the main floor will be occu-
pied by barber shop and hardware.
The second floor viii be used for
hardware and furniture. The build
ing is equipped with an elevator as