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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 7. No. 51.
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V LOCAL ITEMS
Local Cotton Market.
Corrected every Thursday morn
ing, at opening:
Good Middling 14 50 to 14 85
Middling 18.25 to 14 00
E. L. Meadows, of Vidalia, was
mirghng with his Lyon 9 friends
last Monday afternoon.
For Sale —2 good gentle work
horses cheap for cashor good note
see W. H. Morris, Lyons, Ga.
J. M. DeLoach, a prominent
citizen ot Hagan, was in the city
Wednesday on a business trip.
Mrs. C. W. Culpepper and baby,
who have been spending several
weeks up in Washington county,
are at home again.
Parties wanting Stephens cot
ton seed can secure them now by
calling at the old J. L. Sutton
place north of Lyons from J. W.
Right.
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, Lvous, Ga.
Chief DeLoach is watching the
crap shooters and gamblers now’
and he is succeeding in bagging a
few every once and awhile. He is
determined to break up this
gambling.
J. Perry Brown and H. C. Odom
went to Atlanta last week, return
ing Saturday morning. They went
up there to buy mules for their
farms and they brought back a
car load of fine ones.
Wanted—A good man to cut up
500 acres of land near Plains, Ga.,
iijfco 25 and 50 acre tracts and dis
close of it for us. We will offer an
excellent contract to the right
man. National Loan and- Trust
Company , Tifton. Ga.
The two ministers, Rev. N. T.
Pafford and Rev. E. C. Cowan, are
doing some good work in the meet
ing that is now going on at the
Methodist church. The attendance
has been very good and the people
seem to be greatly enjoying the
services. Services at 8.80 and 7 p.
m., and the public is„ cordially
invited.
We hear that one of John Stew
art’s children has a clear case of
scarlet fever. Mr. Stewart lives on
the outskirts of the city and the
city health department has placed
his home and family under quar
antine to prevent the spread of the
disease. Later reports say the
child is now getting well and no
other cases have developed.
The accident to the air compres
sor at the water plant should show
to the city dads the actual neces
sity of having the well up near the
depot; cleaned and a pumping de
vice put in it so that it can be
used as an auxiliary. Os course the
small well would not supply
enough w'ater for the city but it
would help a great deal in a pinch.
R. W. and W. S. Lilliott have
purchased the business of Odom &
Coursey, the latter firm retiring.
Mr. R. W. Lilliott will be the
manager of the new firm and be
ing a first class business man we
see no reason why he should not
be successful. He has put in or
ders for new goods and he says
that he is going to carry a line
that will please his customers.
We wish the new firm much suc
cess.
We see from the Savannah Press
that Will Bradley, son of Mr. D,
M. Bradley, of Hagan, who shot
killed the Marshallof Claxton ;
a little over a year ago, and has
since been at large, came up by ap
po'litment Tuesday and surrender
ed do the Syeriff of Tattnall county
ami it is almost certain that the
boy will be released under a heavy
bond and that he will have his
trial at the first term of the Tatt
nall Superior Court.
Racket from Rackley.
W ill is Griffin made a business
trip t<* Lyons lust Saturday.
Mrs. J M. Findlev spent. Sun
day pleasantly with Mrs. J. J.
i Wrenn,
1 Miss Mamye Findlv is spending
sometime with relatives down be
-1 low Lyons.
J. J. Wrenn spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. E. Bazemore, near
Reedy Creek.
Miss Fannie McCullough is
going to school at Lyons now days,
also her sister Lena-
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Mosely
were out for a jov ride Sunday
evening in Mr. Mosely’s new bug
gy-
Mrs. J. H. Collins and son went
to Oak Park Saturday evening on
business, and to see the doctor
also.
Miss Ruth Wrenn is going to
school over near Summit. She is
to visit home folks Saturday
night.
Jack Golf, from Stillmore. call
ed on his best girl here last Sun
day. How long before that cake
will be cut Miss Arver?
Miss Yallie Kersey, from near
Oak Park, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Miss Lottie Mc-
Cullough, and had a grand time.
Mrs. A. S. McCullough and son
visited relatives near Oak Park
last week, and to see old Aunt
Millie Williamson, who is very
sick.
There was a large crowd out to
prayer meeting last Sunday even- ;
ing at Mr. Mill’s. Let’s all turn j
out every Sunday and keep it go- j
ing on.
Jackson, Easie and Lottie Me- j
Cullough spent several days with
relatives and friends down at
Glennville recently and reports a
nice time.
Remer and Nannie Wrenn have
been sick for several days, which
keeps them at home. We hope to
see them entirely convalescent
soon and enjoying good health.
Some one please ask Fate Mose
ley how he enjoyed himself last
Sunday evening while he was haul
ing his best girl. Say, we are all
getting cake hungry, so hurry F.
We are sorry to say that Wil
liam Findley is no better yet.
Friends, its your duty to go to see
him. He will be glad to see you.
Go and talk with him. for you
wont have this opportunity long
if he don’t get better.
Pineapple.
Around Marietta.
G. A. Findley’s brother is seri
ously ill again, but we wish him
a speedy recovery.
Mrs. M. A. Coe has been serious
ly sick, but we are glad to sav she
is better at-this writing.
Mrs. R. J. Jarriel spent Satur
day night with her father, D. Coe.
and she reports a very good time.
A. D. Mayo went up to Vidalia
one day last week. We guess it was
on businees as he spent the night.
Mrs Eliza Moore and son. were
guests at D Coe’s Sunday. Come
again, we are always glad to see
our friends.
Wonder where S. M. B. and G !
G. went Sunday night? Never
mind they wont go any more for
the haunts got after them.
Shelton Kennedy and family |
have moved to Uvalda, where they !
are expecting to make their future j
home. We wish them much sue-j
cess.
Several folks from this distridt
have gone to Darien, but they are
expected to return this week if
they had good luck, which we hope
j they did.
H. M. Cowart and J. Collins, of
Tattnall, were visiting m this sec
tion Saturday night and Sunday.
We think there is some attraction,
and that it means cake soon.
Red Rose. ;
Dr. S. F. Howell, of Americus, i
came down the first of the week on !
a business trip.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORG I FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1911,
lli( Point Against Roads.
Goon ii'irning, Mr. Editor and
vour many reader*. It bus been a
long i imp since I’ve pad a line,
for your great paper. It was not I
utv fault, but providence is su
preme in affairs,man may be great
in his imagination and all that
b».t, sir. the eves of the Lord
watch over all. and the wise
acres can’t, fool all the people all
the time, Praise the Lord. Yes.
the good people can figure some us
well as some of the Colonels, Doc
tors and office holders in order to
establish more paying offices and
say it will not increase the bur
den? Awav with such rot.
The Old Sage will speak the
sentiment of hundrede of good
men that will say they have see.u
a sufficent plenty of the trash gang
that wa9 put on the roads last Fall
to cut weeds with mattox and
shovels, and throw out some sand
that had been thrown in by order
of some wise acre. Forty dollars
per month for Mr. Overseer. Well
siree, that’s what I call coming,
forty on a plank road. Yes, and
there is that turkey cage, all
things considered. If the people
should vote to sell county bonds
they may expect to have a trash
gang in every district to snake
the roads, so the dear people may
visit their neighbors in safety.
Oh, my, but me thinks duty be
fore pleasue. Every fair thinking
man is in favor of doing the great
est good for the greatest number,
so I do hope that bond issue will
be voted so deep and so low that
all the wise acres ot the county
will now and forever stop trying
to feed taffy to the common peo
ple. Yes, call in all the trash gangs
j and try to use and practice more
economy. Some of our best men,
it seems, will advocate the bond
issue. Well, they didn't believe
them then, and they won’t on the
Bth day of February next.
Os course the old sage is in fav
or of good roads, but not at the
tune of a thousand dollars a mile
or more. I would not try to disa
buse thd mind of any one, but let’s
digress a moment. This good roads
movement for the Southern States
started in New York and was
caught on to by the Atlanta Jour
nal, then by the local press. It re
minds the Old Sage of 1860 and 61
when that cruel war was started
only by a few northern fancatics,
and caught up by our Southern
and noble leaders. But listen at
the words of Stevens; you better
not be t.co hasty. Think of the
cost incurred bv this rash act, but
no sir, at it we went and to-dav
| we aie .paying for our fool bravery.
If the people sadle this bond issue
on themselves, it won’t be long
before" these wise acres will be
hounded down. Remember this
is a money election. Glad there
was no mass meeting. Don’t need
any. J C. Banks.
Dr. H. D. Youmans is moving
his family down near the Sutton &
Smith corner, his old home. Dr.
Youmans is one of the best physi
cians we have in the county and
the people in that section have !
been after him to move several j
months. We wish him well any- j
where lie may decide to go.
Special Notice —1 have taken
the agency for the Virginiu-Caro
lma Chemical Company’s fertili
zers and will be pleased to take
I orders from all good customers
who want first class guano. See or
write me before buying. Solomon
Mosely, Route 2, Lyons, Ga.,
The Minter-Smith Hardware
Company sold Wednesday over 10
miles of American wire fencing.
They have a great trade on this
wire and this season they will sell
nearly twenty car loads at both
their places of business.
The Altamaha Fertilizer Fact
' ory is the name of the new enter
! prise in Vidalia and they are in
i the field to sell fertilizers this sea- j
| son. Look for their advertisement i
! in a later issue of the Progress.
Ohoopee News.
Perry Hutchison and Frank
Scott went to Lyons Monday,
j Charley Higgs.from down below
1 Lyons, is attending school here
DnffiMd went over in I
Tattnall last Sunday to visit rela
tives.
i
Dr Bomar and Hiram Clifton
were in Ohoopee Monday after
noon.
Miss Stella Scott is at honn- u
ooiin after spending some time in
Stillmore.
Caleb Rolison came up from
Collins and spent Sunday with
home folks.
Misses Minnie Cowart, Annie
Holland and Ruth Sumner went
up to Lyons last Saturday.
Juniper Hall and family moved
from Normantown to Ohoopee.Wo
extend them a hearty welcome.
Mrs. Susan Johnson went down
on Cobb’s Creek last Saturday to
spend A few days with relatives
Bro. Sumner filled his first ap
pointment here last Sunday. We
welcome Bro. Sumner and his fam
ily and trust he will be a blessing
to us this year.
G. B. John sen, Joe Ro'ison,
Nathan Jarriel and Dan Lewis,
from Ohoopee Lodge, attended
the Masonic burial at Harden’s
Chapel last Sunday.
Our school is now in a flourish
ing condition with Prof. Carter,
of Tennessee, as principal, Miss
Alvena Yeemans as assistant, and
Nicholas Cowart as music teacher.
There was a donation party
given to our new preacher Tues
day night of last week, and
though the donation was small, if
the other churches would do that
much it would be greatly appre
ciated by Bro. Sumner and his
family. Hawthorne.
At the meeting of the Board of
Directors of the W. A. & L. rail
road held at Adrian Wednesday
Capt. James was chosen to take
the financial agent’s place made
vacant by the death of Capt. Mil
ler several weeks ago. The direc
tors from Lyons say the prospects
are bright for the road to be in
operation very soon. Work is go
ing right along.
W. C. Oliver & Son, it seems,
are stocking up on hardware a
gaii>. It was thought that this firm
would go out of business but the
deal, it seems, has fallen through.
It is one of the oldest and most
successful hardware houses in the
country and we are g’ad to know
that there will be no change at
least for the present.
Clerk of the Court P. S. Hagan
has moved his little family to Ly
ons and they are occupying the
home to be vacated by Dr. You
mans. Mr. Hagan is going to
make us a splendid citizen and we
extend him and his family a
cordial welcome.
Lost —A badge—a star with five
points with initials R. M. M. on j
underside and the Latin words j
J “Conare Exdellen.” with three j
Greek letters T. A. E. on front'
! Any one finding same will please
j return to R. M. Monts.
Hon. E. C. Collins and his good I
lady and little boy came up from
Reidsville the first of the week and
spent a day at the pleasant home
of his father, J. P. Collins. They !
returned home Thursday morning. 1
Must Be Sold—Four adjoining!
residence lots in Lyons, 50x190
feet, within one block of school'
building. For location enquire of
W. C. Oliver. Bestoffer gets them.
V. P. Scoville, Waverly Hall, Ga.
Dan Odom, Jr., G. B. McLeod!
and A S. Mosley went to Savan-j
nah Thursday morning on a busi- j
ness trip.
Postmaster Aaron had been on j
j the sick list for a week but we are j
| glad to say that he is improving. !
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
N . B. Jarriell, the machinist of
Ohoopee. was in the city a few
hours la«t Saturday on business.
For Tuscarora Blood and Bone
Guano, the old and reliable, see
R. L. Pago. It is said to be the
best for this country.
I have plenty of stove wood and
House wood that I will sell and
deliver as wanted. Telephone me
if you want good wood.—J. P.
Brown.
Manager Meeks, of the Union
Supply Company, with his inter
esting family have gone up in
Johnson county to spend a few
days with his parents.
The new advertisement of the
First National shows that the in
stitution is in fine shape. Read
these advertisements. They are
changed weekly and are interest
ing.
The Grimes Brothers, automo
bile experts, have about finished
their garage. They have done quite
a little work up here already and
m each instance they have given
perfect satisfaction.
We are requested to say that
the Young Women’s Auxiliary of
the Baptist church meets every
second and fourth Sunday morn
ing at 10 o’clock and all members
are requested to attend every
meeting.
Chief DeLoach caught a half
dozen darkies shooting craps the
other day and they were made to
contribute to the city treasury.
The Chief is out after the vagrants
also and he expects to land a doz
ena or so soou.
W. C. Alsup, the mule dealer,
and his assistant salesman, have
finished up the season in Toombs
county and returned to their Ten
nessee home. They had n splendid
season in Lyons, having sold
something like six car loads of
mules.
The city came near having a
' water famine the first of the week.
The air compressor at the plant
had an accident last Friday night
that put it out of commission.
The parts broken have been re
paired. however, and there is now
in danger of a famine.
Charlotte Ashford, the old col
ored woman that owns the restau
rant near the power house, came
near losing her place of business
by fire last Monday A defective
flue set the roof on fire and it was
only quick work on the part of E.
M. Wimberly with a small hose
pipe that saved the building.
The Union Supply Company has
increased its capital stock as will
beseen from the charter appearing
in another column. They want the
privilege, too, of increasing this
capital from time to time. This
organization is doing a fine busi
ness and Manager Meeks says that
he is going to put in a line that will
bring business.
One business change has taken
place in Lyons for 1011. Odom &
Coursey have sold their place of
business to Lilliott Brothers.
While w r e are sorry to lose Odom &
Coursey, we have gained a live
business firm that will draw trade
to our city. The Lilliotts were
raised down on the Altamaha riv
er, where they are very popular
and we are sure they will make a
success of the business in our city.
Directors 1\ W. Williams, Dr. I.
E. Aaron, W. C. Oliver and others
went to Adrian last Wednesday to
attend a meeting of the Board.
They say the meeting was very
| pleasant and that work on the line
! is progressing very satisfactorily.
;It wont be long now before the
1 Wrightsville, Adrian and Lyons
railroad will show up to be a real
i road. Things are happening and
j they are going to continue to hap
! pen right along.