The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-08-25
AN ACCOUNT RENDERED.

lay-0ff or trip, here goes on that
line for the days spent by us in Sal
tillo from Sunday, August 18th until
Friday night, the 18th. If we have a
single reader who protests against
the fact that while sojourning those
five days under the hospitable roof of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Hughes, at
Saltillo, we enjoyed each meal and
slept well every night, let them speak
early-or forever hold their peace.
We left our home on North Main
Sunday p. m. in company with Mr..
Loran Goff, who convinced us that he
is a good fellow as well as an adroit
manipulation of the steering wheel OF
a tin lizzie and who landed US safely
at the front yard gate of the Hughes
home in the town which was named
about 100 years ago by returning sol
diers from the war with Mexico. Be-
fore leaving the subject Of the
Hughes home, in which we enjoyed
every meal and slept well every night,
we will say that one Of its main at
fractions to us therein is the presence
of Mrs. Eudora Dalbey, one of our IA
vorite cousins, who is a very energet-
ic woman in spite of her 70-odd years
and we can say for her that she is
staunch advocate Of woman suffrage.
In the Hughes home is one Of the cas-
lest places for US to get good-natur-
ed quarrel on the question of femi-
nine participation in politics.
| Down town in Saltillo we missed
our old friend, Mr.. William Hinkle,
who had but few days before been
called to Oklahoma on account Of the
serious illness of his son-in-law, DR..
Irwin; but we found Postmaster Fay
cite Duck still on guard, Mr.. William
Hughes answering present at daily
roll-call; Jeff Wilkinson keeping
"bach" Will ehis family were in Lex
ington and several others to be seen
whom we had known for many years
or met two years ago. We are glad to
note improvement in the condition of
Mrs, Duck, but sorry to note the dis
ability Of Mr.. Murphy, who had with
him four sons from Arkansas-and
another son had recently left.
We rode about in his Ford runabout
with Mr.. Hughes, visiting schcoh
houses and other places, for Mr..
Hughes is giving his people good SER
vice is a member Of the Hardin Coun-
ty School Board-and by the way, he
told us how he had saved the county
$175.00 on the painting Of new
school house by violating Instructions
to have the contract let to the lowest
bidder, which was $425.00.
Tuesday of that week was devoted
to a trip to Savannah-Mr. Hughes
to see ball game, for he is an enthu-
siastic baseball fan and dear lover
of pie, which establishes his Ameri-
canism at 100 per centum, and we to
see ,how many people we could find
left of the Savannah of forty years
ago. Here they are: Good old Tom
and Dan WEIGH, twin brothers, both
bank men and both still youthful in
spite Of their silvered hair; Wiley
WEIGH, supposed to be the oldest liv-
ing man, the most fascinating and the
only one who has discovered the elixir
of perpetual youth; Lewis Sewer and
Bob Hamilton, whom we have seen
from time to time and DIR. E. B. Walk
er, good-looking ''sawbones" of
middle age whom we remembered
as "Lige;" Pink Gwinn, who is the
town marshal, was at the ball game,
and Bob Gwinn we did not see-and
last but not least by any means, we
visited the home of Mrs. Patience
MeDougal Broyles, widow of the late
Dan w. Broyles, an excellent lawyer
and splendid gentleman who died sew
eral years ago. Our recollection of
Mrs. Broyles was of one Of the most
attractive young ladies we knew in
the good old days when we lived in
Purdy. 1t was our pleasure to run
across DR.. Leo Thomas, with whose
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas,
we lived winter IL years ago, at
Plant City, Florida, when with Jim
Henry we went to the land Of flow
ers and citrus fruits for the benefit
of the health of both. DR.. Thomas
married Savannah girl and seems to
be both happy and prosperous.
From the town Of Savannah the
kindels, except Hundley, who is
farming over the river, are gone and
none Of the Bentons are left except
the wife and children of George. We
omitted mention of a call on DIR. J.
X. Barlow, druggist, who was taught
to tinker on watches by our elder
brother, Charlie, in about 1S79-and
notwithstanding considerable BUSH
ness interests, he is tinkering still,
because he loves it.
While in Saltillo there were about
three right nice rains in and around
the town-and as a general thing,
while moisture is needed, crops are
| fine.
Last Saturday being as usual con-
siderable business day in Lexington,
we felt it obligatory on us to come
home and had the good luck to find
our host and kinsman, Mr.. A. L.
Hughes, coming over in his auto and
going on to Memphis, which he did
Saturday morning and reached Lex
ington on his return Sunday morning.
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