The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-01

The parlor of j. H. Forrest was
given over to the younger set for
dancing last Thursday evening.
Ellsworth Bolen was in Lexington
last weekend.
Samuel l.. Clements, who in early
life chose the pen name of mark
Twain" name he often heard as a
boy on the Mississippi and by that
name he is placed in the hall of fame.
Miss Ollie johnson, of Huntingdon,
was guest of Miss Hessie Flake last
week.
Attorney j. w. Murphy, of Hunt
ingdon, visited relatives on Route /,
last weekend.
The first English poet to be made
Poet Laurete was Ben Johnson and
many well-known English poets have
been honored in this capacity by the
souveign of Great Britain, the present
being Robert Bridges.
George Hedge, of Hollow Rock, was
here Saturday.
j. D. Tilson and J. A. Parker were
in Lexington Saturday.
Iron is the oldest metal known to
man, it being discovered 1406 B. c.
The earliest discovery in the United
States was made by the expedition
sent out by Walter Raleigh in 1885.
Alfred lowers, young farmer of
Route /, was here Saturday.
Ellis Scott, young farmer living
3h miles West of here happened to
the misfortune of losing his residence
and household goods last Friday eve
ming about o'clock, by fire of I'M
known oregin-but presumably from
a defective flew. Mr.. Scott and wife
were in fields picking berries when
the fire was discovered and it had too
great Roadway when they reached
the house to save anything. There
was about $1,000 insurance.
r. L. Walker returned Sunday
from Nashville and Williamsport
where he had been for the past two
weeks visiting and looking after bust
ness matters.
Ed. Douglass (colored) who has
been in hospital at Paducah, KY, for
the past year, was brought here Sun
day and carried to his home near I'm
ion Cross. He is suffering from the
last stages of consumption.
w. P. Parker and family, of your
city, were visitors here Sunday, his
father, j, P. Parker, returning with
them late Sunday afternoon.
Jim Flynn, of your city, was here
Sunday.
A. j. Webb and family visited C. 7.
Roberts and family, at Alberton, Sun
day.
The greatest crime wave in the his
tory of civilized people has swept the
United States for the past 10 months
and what can be done to stop this
savageous way of doing is the ques-
ton of the American who stands for
law and order and the welfare of the
people. He can't submit to mob vio-
lence for that is continuance of
crime, and is also disregarding the
law. But we can expect the people
who have the laws in hand to 60 to
the limit of same until every man will
regard the law and above all regard
his neighbor and his fellowman ev-
erywhere fellow who has the equal
rights to the liberties of the world,
and that if differences do occur that
the life of man is worth much more
than mere trifles of earthly posses
sions, for this can be regained but
you can never bring back the life that
has been taken by an angered COM
rade or foe as the case may be.
Paul Parker, of your city, was back
to see friends Sunday, returning late
Sunday evening.
Just received shipment of pure
wheat shorts which will sell at the
bargain price of $500 per hundred
Bolen.
Miss Davis Montgomery, of Cedar
Grove, visited M. C. Carnal and fam
lily Sunday.
j. C. Britt and family visited in
Yuma, Sunday.
Asa Meals and family, of Clarks-
burg, visited S. ]. Leslie and family,
Sunday.
Herman Roberts was in Memphis
the first of the week on business.
{. l.. Hoffman and wife visited re-
atives at Mansfield last weekend.
f. H. Francisco, of Huntingdon,
was here the first of the week on bust
ness.
Bud Oakley, of Lexington, was
here Saturday.
Lu. Harris and a party of friends,
of Bargerton, were here Sunday on
business.
j. Sam Laws, of Cross Roads, was
here Sunday, on social business.
Elder |. A. Douthitt and wife, of
Henderson, were motorists to the
town Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. W. NJ. Crockett has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. L. Fesmire, at
Centre Ridge.
Miss Anthem Lewis, of West Port,
visited relatives here last weekend.
J. R. Morgan, of Farmville, went to
Jackson again the first of the week
to attend federal court.
Several from here attended church
at Stray Leaf, Route 1, Sunday.
Rev. A. U. Nunnery, of Parsons,
preached here last Saturday evening
and Sunday morning and also an
nounced that the annual revival meet
ing would begin the 4th Sunday in Ju-
ly, assisted by Elder G. R. Tyler, Of
Lone Wolf, Okla.
George Bolen was in Huntingdon
and Mckenzie Tuesday on business.
Motorists from Lexington, Clarks-
burg. Yuma and other points were
here SUNDAY, the names we failed to