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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 7. No. 50.
LOCAL ITEMS
Local Cotton Market
Corrected every Thursday morn*
ing, at opening:
Good Middling 14 50 to 14.85
Middling T 13.25 to IJ -O0
John Durst went to Savannah
Tuesday morning on a business
trip, returning on the evening
train.
Mr. Allen Thompson, cf Eman
uel county, was in the city a few
days ago visiting at the home of
Jas. A. Sumner.
For Sale —One milk cow with
young heifer calf. Cow is about 3
years old and calf is about two
months old. See D. D. Collins,
Lyons.
If you have land for sale or rent
list it with me. It costs you noth
ing. lam in touch with people
who want land in Toombs county.
Clement C. Mosely, Lyons. Ga.
The Grimes Brothers are already
doing automobile work and they
have fitted up an improvised shop
in the little building next to the
poßtoffice where they are prepared
to do good work.
Revival services every day at
the Methodist church at 3:80 and
7 p. m., and the public is given a
cordial invitation. Rev. Cowan,
the evangelist, is an able orator
and a good man.
A. S. Odom is representing the
Savannah Chemical Company in
the sale of fertilizers and he says
he is anxious to supply the farm
ers of Toombs county. See Alden
Odom before buying your guano.
The Grimeß Brothers, mach
inists, are now' receiving the ma
. terial for erecting their shop and
*i[they hope to be ready for business
fllm the very near future. Their
shop is to be located east of the
Morris meat market.
The Seaboard schedules have
been changed a little lately and
the new' schedule will be found in
another column this week. The
changes are only of minor im
portance and only of the
trains were changed.
Gould Mosely and Wilson Cole
man left Tuesday morning for
Macon where they are to take a
business course at one of the
schools in that city. Johnnie Cole
man is to join them next week
and it is possible that all of them
will enter Draughon’s Practical
Business College, one of the best
in the south.
Prof. Murph teils us that the ;
colored school >s now getting along
fine. He says the attendance is
not as good as last year at this
tine but he is expecting many
pupils during this and next week.
He says the colored people are
making arrangements to enlarge
their schocl building, the
lumber for eame having already
been ordered.
The population of Lyons as
given out by the census bureau is
a disappointment to the people, |
but. with all that it is a gain over |
1900 of over 100 per cent. We be
lieve, however, chat we had an
honest count, that not a single)
person who does not live in the city '
proper was counted, and it may be j
that the numerator missed a few.
A telegram from the census bureau
to the Progress tells us that we
have 927 people inside of our
corporate limits, wdiile in 1900 vie
had only about 450.
Parties in Lyons who own stock
in the W. A. & L. railroad should
be careful to whome they offer
said stock for sale. They have a
gilt edged investment in the stock
because the road is being built
very rapidly and it is going to be
one of the best paying roads in
Georgia. Then again enemies of
Lyons would like to gam control
and they would gladly buy every
share offered. Keep your stock,
it will be worth every dollar you
have put into it and pay a hand
some interest as w'ell.
Additional Locals.
The telephone has been put
j back in the Court House again
land it is in th° Clerk's office, ft is
u great convenience to the people
11 generally to have this telephone
and they will thank the Ordinary!
for having it put back again. It is |
No. 10 as heretofore.
This locks like Spring weather
but we are advised that winter is
not yet over and that we may ex
pect some of the worst yet. We
have already had more cold weath
er than is usually felt in this;
southern climate but it has been
steady and mostly pleasant,
weather.
The population of Vidaiia under
the census of 1910 is something
over 1700, a gain of over 1200 over
1900. This is over 800 per cent is a
most remarkable showing. Our
neighbor city continues to grow,
too, and in another ten years if it
makes the same latio of gain it
will be quite a city.
Col. Giles has figured on the
bond matter and he says that it
will not mcreease taxation on Q
penney, that it will be more apt to
decrease the levy. He promises to
send a communication soon ex
plaining the matter clearly for the
people. Col. Giles is one of the
largest tax payers in the county
and he would hardly misrepresent
the facts.
The \V. A. & L stockholders’
meeting held at Adrian the first of
the week did not finish its labors
another meeting was held Wednes- j
day. The Lyons end was repre
sentec bv \\\ C. Oliver, the Vice-
President, and Secretary Staten.
We are glad to know that work on
the line is progressing satisfactori
ly. Up to the hour of going to
press we had not heard who would
be the financial agent
The removal of the state Capi-j
tal to Macon is attracting atten-1
tion all over South and Central j
Georgia and if a bill is passed at ;
the coming session of the legi-da- j
ture giving the people a vote on |
the question the Capital is going!
to be moved. Macon is not asleep
and the citizens are doing such
hustling as they have never done
before. Let it oome our way j
should be the slogan cf all!
South Georgians.
J. P. Brown desires us to say j
that he is in the market for all
j kind of country produce such as
j chickens, eggs, hides, sweet pota
-1 toes, in fact, any thing that comes
from the farm. For cotton seed
he is paying .SBO per ton, for g">od
hens 40 cents, for hides 15 cents,
for eggs 25 cents and the highest
market price for all other produce.
Call at the old Trading Company
if you have'anything for sale and
want the highest market price.
In spite of the Pinkerton men
and others we hear that .S4O each
were offered for votes in the city
election in Savannah last Tuesday.
The administration faction won,
|it seems, but this vote buying
i proposition should be thoroughly
i sifted, and if that side bought the
votes the men elected should not |
be allowed to hold office. We peo- j
i pie in the country are not interest
jed much but we are tributary to |
j Savannah, think a whole lot of the j
city and we want men in office i
there who will show us common |
respect, at least when we go there. 1
Superintendent Culpepper tells j
us that he has finished the Cedar
Crossing road, with the exception
of a few rough places that have
not yet been packed it is a fine
piece of road. He is now opening a
new road to llvalda from the Cedar
Crossing section and when he fin
ishes this road he will move his
gang to Marvin church and begin
working the Marvin road back
this way. This road needs work a
bout as bad as any road in the !
county, but it will be easily done
because good material abounds all
along the route with which to
i build a good rorui.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEOrniA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1911.
Three Killed at Abbeville.
AbU-ville, Ga , Jan. 10. —As a
result of a terrible fight with
knives, pistols and guns Muir,
Wilson. James Mixon and Noah
White are dead, and N P. Wilson
is painfully cut in several places.
It seems chat Mr. White had
j been working for N P. Wilson,
I who runs a saw mill three miles
west of Abbeville, and thev disa
greed over a settlement, and that
White and Wilson engaged in a
fight and Wilson was cut in thrpp
different places. After cutting
Wilson, White went to his home.
Matt Wilson, who is the son of N.
P. Wiisou, on hearing of the trou
ble, met. Mixon and went tc
White's house to guard him until
they could send to Abbeville and
get the sheriff.
When White saw them coming
he met them at the front gate and
opened fire on them with a double
barreled shot-gun. They returned
the fire. After exchanging several
shots Wilson. Mixon and White
fell dead. N. P. Wilson and his
son, Matt Wilson, are very promi
nent people and are well-to-do
farmers and mill men. White has
onlr been in South Georgia about
six weeks, having come from Jack
son county. The killing caused
great excitement about town,
where they are well known.
Some of the witnesses seem to
think that White’s wife might
have killed the Mixons. Some of
the witnesses seem to be sure that
\Y hite and Wilson did not fire but \
one time eaen.
Death Visits a Family.
Isiah Toole, who resides near
Ohoopee, died on the 3rd of Jan
uary. 1911, following a brother to
the grave, who died October 14th,
1910. They leave both father and
mother, four sisters, two brothers
and other relatives to. mourn their
loss.
May the Good Lord bless them,
f hope that they have gone to a
better place and I hope that on the
resurrection morn we will meet.
We know not the hour of the com
ing of death, we do not the uncer
tainties of life, bht we do know
that sooner or later our time will
come, that the Lord will call us
and if our hearts are right we will
be taken to the happy home
above. Let us sing and pray, and
help some soul to lead a better
life. Let us he workers for good,
walking always in the footsteps of
the Lord, trusting in His word.
To live such a life will insure us
that we will meet our dear ones
who have gone to the happy land
| before us. Isiah and Walton were
good boys, kind and true, Walton
being 30 years of age and Isiah 18.
Walton left a family as well as
his parents, w hich made his death
doubly sad. I hope they are both
at rest and I also hope that some
day we shall meet to part no
more. A Cousin.
We are requested to say that
owing to bad weather and other
hindrances the funeral and Mason
ic burial of the late W. D. Right
has not taken place. The Mason
ic brothers of Ohoopee, Lyons, Yi
dalia and Cedar Crossing Lodges
are requested to meet at Harden’s
| Chapel the 3rd Sunday, the 15th
inst., for the purpose of doing
; this work. Please take notice and
I govern yourself accordingly. By
request of family, signed G. W.
| Meadows.
County School Commissioner
| Brantly is now in charge of the
county schools. He made his bond
several days ago and he was induc
ted into office. The office of County
Surveyor seems to be vacant, how
ever, and Judge Mason will have to
appoint a successor. This office
has not been of much importance
but the county surveyor is now be
ing called on very often and it is
necessary that we have an experi
enced man in the place.
The Tatnall Bank, Reidsville,
Ga.,will be closed on Robert E.
Lee’s birthday, Thursday, Jan
19th, 1911. B If . Grover, Cashier.
Additional Locals.
Mr F. M. Smith was u business
visitor to Savannah Tuesday, re
turning on the evening train.
Next. Thursday, the 10th in
stant, being the birthday of Rob
ert E; Lee and a legal holiday,
both the Lyons Banl s will be clos
ed Parties having business at
the banks on that date will please
take notice
The Empire is udding some
shelves, making arrangements to
carry a larger line of shoes than
ever. This store carries as fine line
of shoes as can be found in the
country and they are building up
a trade on them.
Secretary Staten of the VV. A &
L. railroad, was in the city several
days last week and on Tuesday he
attended a meeting of the stock
holders at Adrian. He ha 3 been on
the sick list since the holidays
and we are glad to see him out
again.
Senator J. P. Brown will sup
port a measure to move the capi
tal from Atlanta to Macon. We
have heard him make such a state
ment and his constituency will be
with him in his vote. South and
Middle Georgia must stand to
gether on this matter.
Constable Bryce Anderson, who
was so badly cut in arresting the
negro, Bill Owens last week, has
recovered sufficiently to be up and
around attending to his business.
The negro has never been captured
but Mr. Anderson says he thinks
he can soon round him up.
The city dads have ordered the
“honkey-tonk” closed and they
are to allow no more dance halls
in the city limits. That is a move
in the right direction and we can
thank our Chief of Police for his
work in the matter. This place in
the eastern section of the city has
been a disgrace and we are glad to
say that the city dads have seen
fit to act in the matter.
Elza Meadows, the hustling
wagon and buggy dealer of Vidai
ia, was in the city the other day.
Elza is representing one of the
leading guano companies of the
State and he is anxious to sell the
farmers what guano they may
need th'B season. He says that he
can make it specially interesting
for the farmers if they will see j
; him before they buy.
Parties attending entertainments
at the Opera House must remem
ber that reserved seats are sold at
the Aaron Drug store before the
night of the show and they are
designated by coupons, and par
ties who do not buy or secure re
served seats must not take them
hy force. To take a seat sold to
another causes confusion. Re
member this hereafter and secure
coupons when you want to sit on
reserved seats.
A club destined to become pop
ular has been formed at Carlyle,
S. D. It starts out with fiftymem
hers, with the privilage of increas
ing the membership to 100. Each
member is a batchelor who wants
a wife. The club will publish an
official circular each three months
in which the members will be cat
alogued, with their portraits and
a summary of their personal !
charms, present, resourcess and!
prospects.
A well known statesman recently
said : “Each year every local paper
gives one hundred to a thousand
dollars in free lines for the benefit
of the community in which it is
located . No other agency can or
will do this. The local newspaper
man, in proportion to his means,
does more for his town than any
other ten men. In fairness, then
he should be supported, not be
cause you happen to like him or
admire his viewpoints and his way
of expressing it, but because a lo
cal paper is the best investment
a local community can make.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
We lire sorry to say that Mrs. O.
C. Tate has been very ill for sev
eral weeks. She is getting better,
however, and we hope that she will
soon be well again.
Col. El more, a popular young
attorney of Pembroke and former
deputy sheriff of Tattnall county,
was in the city Tuesday, his busi
ness being to look up some legal
matters for one of his many
clients.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Pughsley are
making arrangements to go to
market together this winter to se
lect a Spring stock. They have
had a fine business and they say
they are going to put in a better
line than ever.
B. F. Brown has rented the
Kelley place recently vacated by
Col. Lankford and he moved his
family to it this week. Mr. Brown
is one of our leading merchant and
he promises a clearance sale in the
next week or so that will benefit
all purchasers.
Messrs. M. W. Phillips, of Au
gusta, and J. C. Keel, of Barns
well, S. C., were in the city last
Saturday looking after some prop
erty interests. They are interest
ed in the Walker land south of
the city, and they are making a
move to put it on the market at
an early date.
Col. F. H. Saffold, of Swains
boro, was in the city Saturday,
the purpose of his visit being to
consult with some prominent
South Georgia citizens on some
legal matters. Col. Saffold is con
sidered one of the very best attor
neys in South Carolina and he is
in demand from all sections of the
country.
Daniels, the Magician, gave a
pleasing entertainment at the
Opera House last Friday night
and he had a very good audience.
His work as a magician, ventrilo
quest and spiritualist medium was
first class and he is so pleasant
that his audif-nces can’t help but
be satisfied. We hope to have him
back again at some future date.
It is a great waste of money to
leave valuable machinery out in
the weather or the plows and har
rows caked with earth and rusting
so that it will take time in the
i Spring to get them to running
smoothly. Clean them well and
wipe off from machinery the oil
and dirt and put some kerosene
on them. —Progressive Farmea.
Mr. L. DeWitt Osborne is step
ping around quite lively since
Tuesday morning and he was ex
amingthen “push mobiles” in the
city all day. Dewitt says that he
must have one of the best going
for that brand new boy that has
taken up his residence with him.
It is a fine son and we are glad
to say that mother and child are
doing well.
Traveling Freight Agent Ander
son of the Macon, Dublin & Savan
nah with headquarters at Dublin,
was in the city Wednesday ming
ling with the Lyons people. Mr.
Anderson thinks that the M.D .&S.
should arrange to come on down to
Lyons so as to connect with the W.
IA.& L. and we see where he is
right. It wouldn’t surprise us one
bit to see such a move made in the
I near future.
It does us good to ride out in
the neighborhood of Lyons and see
the great quanity of new land that
is being opened for cultivation. On
every side we can see where new
farms are being opened and nice
homes are being erected also. Dr.
Aaron is opening a three hundred
acre tract about two miles from
town. T. J. Coursey has a fine
four horse farm. Judge Williams
has a new two horse farm almost
in the corporate limits. L. L. Mc-
Gregor also a 2 horse farm ready.
Dr. Clifton has has a new farm
ready and we could mention many
others.