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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 2.
LOCAL ITEMS
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Local Cotton Market.
Corrected every Thursday morn*
g, at opening :
* Go/od Middling 14 50 to 14 85
Middling .1— 1.4.25 to 14 00
W. L. Darby, of Vidalia, was in
the city the first of ihe week shak
ing hands with his friends.
Mrs. F. F. Goddard has gone to
Savannah to spend a week with
her mother and many friends.
Glenn DeLoac.h, cf Hagan, came
up last Friday and spent the day
with his brother, our Chief of
Police.
It is unpleasant to have guano
stored right under your’nose and
we hope that the people will take
it out from the city as fast as pos
sible.
A moving picture show and
some good* comedy every night
during court week except Satur
day. Make your arrangements to
see these shows.
For Rent —Fine four horse farm
near Oak Park, fair farm houses
and excellent land. Will take sure
rent or let it go to good share farm
er. Address S H. Findley, Route
2, Lyons, Ga.
We are glad to say that our ex-
Clerk of the Court, Dan T. Gibbs,
is getting better very rapidly and
he will soon be able to get out
again. Dan was in a bad shape
and at one time his recovery was
doubtful.
Wanted —A good man to cut up
500 acres of land near Plains. Ga.,
into 25 and 50 acre tracts and dis
pose of it for us. We will offer an
excellent contract to the right
man. National Loan and Trust
Company , Tifton, Ga.
Court convenes on the 20th inst
'-and the Agricultural train is to be
Sr Lyons on the same day. Let
*"every man in the county come to
Lyons on that day and learn some
thing about up-to-date farming
and the late style farm machinery.
A w > 1 d and wuoly “colored pus
son” got busy with his gun Sun
day and Acting Chief, Andrew
Collins put him in the cooler, and
Mayor Smith gave him a fine of
$25 Monday morning aud a lecture
that he had better go and sin no
more. The fine was paid.
Last Saturady was a real summer
day and unless cold comes early or
not at all we will have to say good
bye to fruit this year. The peach
trees are already blooming and all
the trees are beginning to bud
right along. It has been unusual
weather for the season of the year.
Speaking of developement, there
never was a section of Georgia that
developed as fast as Toombs coun
ty is developing right now. The
land is being opened up so rapid
ly that soon there will be no wild
land in the county, and where
property sold for three or four
dollars a few years ago, the same
land is now being taken readily j
at from SBO to S4O an acre. That j
is what we call developing some, j
The Seaboard has made Lyons a
way station again and we cannot
get a bulletin on either the morn
ing or evening train. Lyons is one
of the best shipping points on the
Seaboard and our people don’t
think that the officials should rub
on us so hard. We hear that a
committee will take the matter up
with the railroad commission and
the people are asking Senator
Brown to look after the matter, j
We are sorry that a move of this!
kind is made necessary but if we
don’t get fair treatment then some
remedy must be found. We hope
the Seaboard will do the right
Giing by giving us a telegraphic
®ltpervice without any other move
'“’leing taken. Our people, however,
..re not going to be dme this way
without making an effort to bet
ter themselves.
Pastor Russell Refutes Charges.
World-Burning; No Part Os His Mes
sage For 1915, Nor For Any
Other Date.
M r Editor :—I crave a few inch
es -»f vour space in correction of a
news item widely circulated from
Washington. D. C., Jan. 29th,
stating that a Street Evangelist
charges me with “exciting the
people” by preaching that “Christ
will come in A. D. 1915 and ac
complish the destruction of the
world.”
This ‘Street Preacher’ got him
self mixed up with my theology.
It is true that he sent me a kind
invitation to share twenty minutes
of my time in explaining
how he misunderstood my presen
tations before he had heard them.
It is true that he has requested a
public debate with me at the next
Baptist Convention in June or at
the Christian Endeavor Conven
tion in July. Butldid not believe
that the gentleman was authorized
to speak for either of the the Con
ventions; consequently I gave him
no heed. As I was announcing the
closing hymn the gentleman at
tempted an interruption
But it appears that after my
meeting was dismissed, the inter
rupter, who calls himself an evan
gelist, undertook to explain to a
bevy of reporters Pastor Russell’s
“errors.” He declared that all
over the country I was preaching
the second coming of Christ in
1915 and scaring people, as Win
Miller did years ago. I do not
blame the reporters, for how couid
they know how foolishly the man !
was talking?
I wish to deny, as positively as
language will permit, that I said a
single thing concerning the year
1915 last Sunday. Nor have I ever
preached such things; nor do I be
lieve them now. So far from teach
ing that Christ will come and the
world be burned up in 1915, as
Wm. Miller taught of an earlier
date, my teaching ’S that the
world will never be burned up,
but, as the Bible declares, “The
earth abideth forever.” —Eccles.
1:4.
If “Evangelist” represents any
Prodestant or Catholic bodies, as
he intimates, his creed surely re
cites the burning up of the world
at the Second Advent of Christ.
Many ministers in all denomina
tions teach that Christ may come
at any moment, and that the mo
ment of His coming will he the
end of the world ! A few saintly
ones, they say, will be saved ; but
all the remainder will be over
whelmed by fire that will fall on
them from Heaven. It is one of
their stock arguments intended to
excite the people. I wonder if
“Evangelist” has not so preached?
It is because my interpretations
of the Scriptures are so very differ
ent on this particular point that
many Christian people are being
awakened to a fresh study of the
Bible. lam in communication
with Bible classes all over the
world-. Many persons are being
reclaimed from infidelity by the
Message which has nothing of ex
| citement in it, but which shows
| the Bible in its true light, as the
j most commonsense book in the
world.
What I have said respecting 1915
is that, in my understanding,
there ends the treading down of
the Jews by the Gentiles—a period
of 2520 years from the time the j
crown was taken from Judah’s last j
King of the house of David-Zede- 1
kiah, B. C. GOG. Israel’s restora
tion to Palestine as a nation will,
Biblically, mark the beginning of
I the Messianic reign of righteous
ness, which will last a thousand
years—Luke 21:24.
Mr. Editor, “Evangelist,” eith
i er intentionally or unintentional
ly, most thoroughly misrepresent
ed my views. I teach from the
Scriptures that Messiah, as the
King of Glory, is not a man and
will not be visible to men—that
his Empire will be spiritual, but
! powerful.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRI'ARY 10, 1911.
Additional Locals.
■■ ■
Pens for Sale—For your
pens write C. P. Daniels Sons,
Waynesboro, Ga.
One of the front lamps have
been lost from Dr. Aaron’s auto
mobile and he is offering a reward
for its return. .
The boys tell us that they are
catching a few fine shad down on
the Ohoopee now but very few of
them ever get up to the city.
Messrs. He.iry Mann, C. W.
Brazell, W B. und B. F. Wolf and
Howell Burke, from down on the
Altamaha, were on our streets
Tuesday.
Tuesday was regular sales day
but it seems that the people don’t
allow any sales to take place. Over
hall the claims were settled before
the hour of sale .
Chief Constable B. R. Anderson
says that he is building for him
self a house in Vidalia and he is
also putting some finishing touch
es on his place in Lyons.
The Vidalia Ice & Coal Company
has leased the Aaron icehouse and
they will open a depot in Lyons
just as soon as the warm season
conies in. These people make good
ice and they say they are going to
put it on the Lyons market just
as cheap as they sell it at the
factory.
Mr. Rowland, wlm has been col
lecting tax fi fas for the county,
was roboed at his home Monday
night and the thief got aw ay with
nearly S4O in cash and a few other
things. The robbery was a bold
piece of work and the robber had
a buggy hitched near by. Mr.
Rowland says he has no idea who
the robber was but he is keeping a
sharp lookout and he hopes to
capture him.
The main building of the Coffin
and Casket Factory at Vidalia was
burned to the ground Monday
; night causing a loss of many
thousand dollars. All the costly
| machinery and a great lot of fine
material went up in smoke and no
one seems to know how the fire
started. This was a busy enter
prise and we certainly hope that
they had insurance enough to re
build with at once. Manufactur
ing enterprises are what build
cities and when one is burned it
means a great loss in many ways.
i Last week the* Progress entered
the eighth year of its existence
and we start out this year with
brighter prospects than ever. The
people have been good to us, have
helped us to huild up a paper here
that all of us feel proud of. The
editor takes very little credit upon
himself, because he has had able
support. The people of Lyons and
Toombs county seem to appreciate
the efforts of the Progress and
our subscription list has grown
from four hundred five years ago
to over twelve hundred at the
present time. Our advertising col
umns have been kept, full of good
live ads. We have not made a
fortune in the business, but we
have lived and we are constantly
adding to the plant. Right now
we have as well equipped plant as
can be found in the smaller cities
of Georgia. All we ask is that the
people continue to stand by us
and sooner or later we will be able
j to. make advancements that all
| will feel proud cf.
These Scriptures which alarm
“Evangelist,” aud others, as re
presenting the burning up of the
world, I understand to refer to a
great time of trouble with which
this Age will terminate and the
New Era be inaugurated. Those
who read my sermons and books
could not be deceived by “Evange
list.” Yet thousands of other peo
may have been. So I thank you
for this opportunity for explana
tion. Respectfully,
C. T. Russell.
Brooklyn, N. Y., February 2, 1911.
Seaboard Spreading Out.
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To Take Over Georgia Coast & Pied
mont and Extend it to Brunswick.
The following announcement, j
appearing in the Wall Street
Journal of recent date, will no
doubt prove of considerable inter
est to railroad men and local ship
pers, inasmuch as it will be the!
means of giving the Seaboard Air
Line Railway a through line from
Atlanta to Brunswick, by the wav :
of the Macon, Dublin & Savannah 1
Railroad.
An option to exchange its stock
for that of the Georgia Coast and ,
Piedmont Railroad, so that it may ;
obtain control of the latter, which
has SI,OOO of stock, has been se
cured by the Brunswick Terminal
and Railway Securities Company.
In 1909 the Brunswick Company,
which was originally capitalized
at $5,000,000, increased its capitl
ization to $7,000,00 Most of this
new stock was floated at sls a
share and a large amount was
placed in Holland at this price
The SBOO,OOO thus secured was
used to acquire all the water, gas
and electric light properties in the
city and enough was left over to
build a trolley line which is now
in operation. This company,
which had a deficit every year
from the time of its organization
in 1908 to 1909 i 3 reported to have
earned a small surplus for 1910
If present plans are consummated
an extension to the Georgia Coast
and Piedmont will be built south
from Darien to Brunswick, a dist
ance of fifteen miles, while an
nother will be built from Collins
Vidalia, Ga. Funds to build these
extensions will be furnished by a
French syndicate. It is reported
that this syndicate will also fur
nish most of the stock cf the Ter
minal Company, with which to
take over the control of the rail
road.
These proposed branches when
completed, will provide the Sea
board Air Line Railway, by means
of the Macon, Dublin & Savan
nah, which it owns, a through
line from Atlanta to Brunswick.
This would be of great advantage
to the Seaboard on account of the
additional traffic which would be
furnished to its new subisdiary,
the Georgia Coast and Piedmont,
besides the income from the term
inal and deck receipts from the j
Seaboard’s traffic.
It is reported that this exchange ,
|of stock will take effect early in !
February and that the agreement j
has already been signed
This means that the G. C. & P.
will not build west from Reidsville
or Glennville, but the track of the
Seaboard will be used to Vidalia. j
In other words thetrains will be
run through and Lyons will be on
the main line.
The Lyons ginnery is to be re
built during the year and in the .
place of the old three headed out- !
fit there will be erected a six-head
outfit complete and up-to-date, j
The work is to be done during the !
summer and we understand that ,
the location may be changed also. !
Mr. Oliver is also talking of put- 1
ting in a ginnery on bis mill site, j
The cotton acreage has been great
ly increased in the vicinity of Ly-.
ons and there will lie plenty of:
work for three good ginneries. We
also have room for an oil mill and
we will get euougli seed in the city
alone to keep one going.
The Progress was sent a box of
buttons favoring the Capital re
moval from Atlanta to Macon
last week and they did not go half
round. Our people favor the re
moval of the Capital and if a vote j
is called the percentage in Toombs
cou..ty will be about twelve to one. i
Mr. M. L. Hamlin, from Craw
ford county and Miss Fannie Long
from the Sharpe’s Chapel neigh
borhood, were quietly married
Tuesday of last week at the home
of the bride’s brother. Rev. N. T.
Pafford officiating. The Progress
extends congratulations.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
|
W. O. Shuptrine and J. A.
Sumner attended the quarterly
meeting at Collins Monday.
Mrs V. H Coursey went down
to Rpjdsville the other day to
spend a day or so with relatives.
| Col. C. W Sparks, of Vidalia,
i came down last Monday and spent
1 few hours with his Lyons friends.
t.
j Will Bradly, of Hagan, came on
! the early train last Thursday and
spent a short time with a few
1 friends.
| W. C. Oliver and R. S. Willson
went te Collins Monday to attend
Quarterly Conference of the Lyons
and Collins charge.
Postmaster Aaron had a bad at
tack the other day and it left him
rather weak, but we are glad to
say he is better at this writing.
Chief of Police DeLoach went
down to Hagan last Sunday to
spend the day with his friends and
relatives, returning to Lyons Sun
day night.
The Grimes Brothers are to do
an automobile livery business also
and they will have three cars run
ning regular. They will begin in a
j very few days.
Men and Women, sell guaran
teed hose. 70 per cent profit.
Make $lO daily. Full or part
time. Beginners investigate.
Wear Proof, 3088 Chestnutt St.,
Phidelphia, Pa.
Miss Pope, head milliner for
the Empire, goes to the eastern
markets on the 15th and she is go
ing to bring back with her a splen
did assistant trimmer. Look out
for the announceme.it later.
Col G. C. Jones is back at home
again and we are glad to say
he is looking much better. He
: says that he gained seventeen
■ pounds while he was away and we
hope now that he will soon be him
self again.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Fulmer, of Vi
dalia, lost a little child Sunday
and the remains were brought to
Lyons for interrment Monday
morning. There was no funeral
ceremony and the parents have our
heartfelt sympathy.
This is commonly known as an
' off year in politics but we can hear
J of candidates already and we wont
be a b>t surprised to see announce
; ments in the next few months.
People in Toombs county certain
ly do believe in talking politics.
Mr. Reddish, who recently pur
! chased the Morris restaurant, cer
; tainly understands the business
and'we are only sorry that he has
no fit place to conduct such a
business. H* is feeding the peo
ple, however, and he is giving
i splendid meals.
The official schedule of the Agri
cultural College on wheels shows
that it will stay at least two and
one half heur3 in Lyons. It will
arrive here at 3:30 and it may
1 possibly go to Vidalia for the
night, leoving Lyons at 0 o’clock.
We are satistfied that the train
should stop at Vidalia and we are
glad to know' that it may do so.
One gin in Lyons and it is the
smaller one of the two in the city,
is given credit of ginning more cot
ton so%far during the 1910 season
than and other gin in the county.
This admission was made by a
prominent citizen and banker of
our neighbor city the other day.
The gin spoken of has already
i ginned over two thousand bales for
the season on a three head outfit
and the other gin in the city has
done equally as well so the owners
say. That means that over four
thousand bales of cotton have
been ginned in the city of Lyons
and only about half of the cotton
! that is marketed here is brought
to the local gins. This is some
thing to brag about in a business
way.