The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-06-23

Judge Haggard, Of Chester count,
was with us Wednesday.
Irby X. Pope, farmer and teache
of Crucifer, was here Monday.
P. NJ. Harbert, of Savannah, cand
date for Acknowledgement, was her
Wednesday.
Miss Ruby Stewart Is attending tn
meeting of the Epworth League
Paducah.
Our old and good friend, Mr.. D.
Patton, of the Juno vicinity, was i
Lexington Monday.
Cotton has been playing just abov
twenty cents-but cotton seed prod
ucts are skyrocketing.
Agricultural Agent H. A. Power
was the second local gardner to repor
ripe tomatoes-the first Of this week
]. NJ. Maxwell, of Route No. 1, Oar
den, was in to see us Wednesday an,
had his name placed on our list.
Bill Bust, of the West side of tn,
county, was here Monday and hi
friends regretted that he was no
well.
Our blind neighbor, Mr.. R. M. Jor
dan, has been indisposed for severa
weeks but we hope is now gaining
strength.
Chancellor w. H. Denison is spend
ing the week at home except Satur
day when he will hold chambers cour
in Jackson.
Up to last Saturday several sec
tons were needing rain--notably
Bargerton, Sweets Store and some
points North of Lexington.
| Will Reed says he got lesson OF
holding corn too late year or two
ago, so this summer he has ''let hel
slide at $500. Martin Youngermar
has sold good deal at that price.
Former Governor Tom C. Rye
Democratic nominee for Chancellor
of this district, was here Wednesday
Governor Rye still carries walking
stick.
]. T. Booker, of the Saltillo vicin-
ity, was here Wednesday. Mr.. Booker
went to school taught by Thetus w
Sims, perhaps AZ years ago, In Hardin
county.
Bolton Franklin city mail carrier
is so prompt and accurate in his work
that he is missed when gone-but his
substitute does as well as any new
man could.
Tom Murray, Jr., Of Jackson, was
here the first Of the week, talking to
the people about his candidacy for At.
torrey- General. Tom is wide
awake likable young man.
At the Poplar Springs singing last
Sunday, County Judge L. B. Johnson
made talk on music, on which he
was afterwards complimented. Judge
johnson has made study of music
The B. Y. p. U. announces that the
regular meeting next Sunday. night n
the Baptist church will be = =
ary' Meeting" with Miss Eunie Of
ton as leader. All are requ&1 a
come. e e,
Miss Mary Elizabeth Barry S1nS
over from Memphis last Sund : I'D
on Wednesday accompanied Hiss
Catherine Barry to Nashville there
they will visit W. c. Barry and FAM
lily.
We are indebted to Mrs. Au1|nsta
Bird for a liberal basket Of {arly
peaches. Mrs. Bird is Clever u the
Southern sense Of the word, as W a as
being z useful and valuable wonanrl---
as all the Hardin Girls" are. !
Mrs. R. R. Oakley has bee cliill-
ing but Randolph reports her 'tter.
Graper Russell, of jackson, 4 S6ft-
ed the case Of the State vs.. 81 Ia
mes, which went to the Jury hes
day morning.
Roy Holmes, whose up Ndate
pressing shop was burned in - re
cent W. C. McHaney Block fin has
set up his pressing machine In Re-
publican office and is doing = nit
ed amount of work.
1t is never too late to conQr late
the parents on the addition Of child
to the family-so here's to ~ and
Mrs. W. L. Finch on the arriv1& Of a
fine boy who made his advent into
this "vale of tears" on the IAN mat.
Bob Todd, of Wildersvills, com-
panied by his 11-year-old eo{ Fay,
was in Lexington Wednesd61 Bob
said he had everything ready a Fay
to spend the day behind Ill., 3rroW
but found the boy had arfSnku1 70
come to Lexington, and the b1yW1
We noted present at Poplsr = :ines
last Sunday, Mr.. A. A. ManIo{ Who
was seriously injured BY NJ horse
running away with buggy d. two
weeks before. Mr.. Manley ~ lsred
the breaking Of his collar bon> and
several ribs.
Bathing suits, caps and shoo6 --see
our window.-Elk.
James A. Henry, boss ter,
brought to town last Satun<1 the
first basket of homegrown u toes
OF the season. Jimmie san 4 had
his first ripe tomato about 6 9Th