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THE LYONS PROGRESS. Vol. 7. No. 51. J . 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.