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* LOCA^
* sor 6 dose* of “666” will cufe any
♦ case ofiChiJls and Fever. PriceJ2sc.
* Col. E Cl. C«*llhis and his Rood lady
♦ were lie A the other day visiting nis
A parents.
♦ Mr. Henry Lankford went to Jack
« >sonville the first of the week on almsi
# ness trip.
♦ Col. Alf Herrington Jr., of Yidalia,
4 was in the city Wednesday looking up'
some legal matters. • ' a< I it
4 Mrs. L. J. Cowart went up to Vidarlia
* the first of the week to visit friends, re-
turning home Wednesday morning.
# Carrier)iiills, qf the Ced;|r ‘Crossrngtj
route out of UvMdfe, wasisn ,the «»ty
morning on a in+*.
\ Capt. Jas 'F. Kelly was in the city’
* Wednesday mingling wiXh
■*and loolfihg afteri Hire property in^
♦ terests. , . . i ,<■ > 1( ,
* Charming Miss Lilliott, from down
tm the riter; has been in tHe city reev
_eral days this week visiting her brother
and his good lady.
Miss Eloise Cason, of Sandersville,
will arrive this (Thursday) evening
and will spehd a day* visiting Mr*. j
Chas. W. Culpepper. }
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Remember the moving picture show
at the Opera House every night next
week and Manjger )Villis is going to
olTer something very good.
We are glad to say
Dan T. Gibbs continues,to improve; He,
is now able to get out a little and he
will soon be-in good healtlhagain.
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Mayor Smith is a terror to the' evil
doers. He don't fail to assess a fine
that tlifco tliink’Jih.hildanttilje Is
going to break up a lot of meanness
that is going around', ,; i R • r ■ 1
R. S O’Neal has put two chairs in his
barber shop .and he has two barbers
working nearly all the time, lie is
asking a share of 'the barber work of
the city and he promises good service.
Remember that Dr. Mas row, the eye
specialist, will he in Lyons during the
second week of court and those need
ing spectacles should wait for hyiv.
will he located at the Aaron drugstore.
Our good friend Dan Odom went to
-Savannah Thursday on a short business
dftp, returning? on the evening train.
The coth ti market is not looking so
bright and Dan w*>nt down to look ip
to tly* incite-. ? V
Wednesday is the 22nd of February,
the birthday of George
is also a legal holiday And ‘ both' the
Lyon's banks will be closed. Parties
having business with either of the
bank* will take no title. &
A stickful ( ;dynantite was , tushed
loose somewhere in the city Wednes
day night and it,awoke tfee entire pop
ulation. Some say it was dune to sere
nade the newly marriedOpeople but/ ip
seems the man who fired it is keeping
himself hid.
Miss M r afude f Suii(tpt of otfrjteach-f
ers, has been i<| bid health for a .week i
or so iiixUahe has at lAst decided tb give'
np and go home to recuperate. She is
a good teacher and we hope thfft she
will soon be able to return and take up
her work again, q ; nn,
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Miss Alice Stewart, we are sorry to
say, re on the siek list and the physi
cians say ihat she is suffering from a
case of s J thought
at first that an .operation. vyonlU Lejiec*,
cessary but we are in Hopes tlrat 5 she"
will recover without it. «...
Mrs. J.'/E. ■‘Thompsdh has deeTdbd
since moving, .into a larger house tna't
she wiiVtfitu? a feh' J boarders during
court week She has room lor several
and will feed all who call on ffe'r. Re
member her home is the House recent
ly vacated by ex-Sheriil Scaruoio.
~ Col. T J. Parrish left last Saturday
for Dawson to visit his little son and
lip bus not yet Wt ill'll eij. f l]p lupnyl the i
little fellow very ill and he re remain- |
ing with him until a change tori'the
better lakes place. We certainly hope
that the little fellow will soon be vvefl
again.
-A “new missing” word contest lias
just appeared. It is as follows:* A
good church deacon sat down on the
pointed end of a tack. He at or.ee
sprang up and said two words. The
last was “it.” Any one guessing the
first word and sending a dollar in cash
will be entitled to the Progress for one
year.
*■* Will Hatchel, one of the convicts
and the cook for the gang, killed the
largest rattle snake we have heard of
in Toombs county on the 2nd day of
February near Cedar Crossing, llie
snakeship wasf 7 and one-half feet long
3tid measured 10 and one-half inches
Ground the body. It only hud five rat
tles and a button but it certainty be
longed to the big class, it wat an un
gual time of t&e year;to kill big snai&i
■Wt-Will \tus a tns’tcii the reptile*
That Educational Train.
Farmers and others should remem
ber that the educational train wiu ar
riin Lyons next Monday afte/nooti
at about 3:30 ami every man, woman
and child ire the eoi/nty an<f in tire sec
tion of the country tributary to fcyrnre
should be here to hear the leisure*
and the exhibits-. An has
been made to have the train at
Yidalia also but this is not yet certain,
consequently the people
at’liyoAy. ' ll - : -
-fThCe train consists of seven cjcHbj of
which six,»re osod for exhibit pun|jpsed.
There is an Arms Palace car
stock, containing a pair of choic(£draft
horses from which colts and Thule's
nsajf be resultinji in/the saving
,rn a part or nine million dollars Sshich
TTfTTf annually sent out of the
. :tofi work atpek:: The wi will be a Here
ford bull and a cow and,calf,
Ishol’ibg th(» fcfenefil dff using d
sires on the native cattle for the/pro
duction of a desirable strain of*beef
animals. will be iChoice speci
mens of the Jersey and Holstein breeds
of cattle with records of their produc
tiorf to illustrate that cows may be de
veloped with an earning capacity of
more ''than $200.00 net per annum,
will be'iypresentajtiyefl of twq
breeds of swine, line Berkshire* and
Tamworthg, a Hock! qf sheep, and re- 1
presentatives of several different
breeds of poultry. The poultry indus
try is.a injOSt ijuffbrtant
in the state MtTeorgiavhhd in View of
the interest being taken in this matter 1 ’
by the boys and girls, it is desirable to :
let them see some choice specimens of
> the breedsf of poultry best adapted tq
Georgia conditions.
NexJTwillJbe carload
of the latestftnd naost type.
Much of this machinery will be instal
led so it may bq seen ii* motion. The«
wi>l tQjllowil fO.lftrf® alsifcfiage cars in
which will l.e exhibits of corn and cof
tqu, tiie be?t varieties and
the influence of fertilizers on crop
production. There will be an exhibit
of the boy’s corn club work ; models of
farm buildings ) photographs illustrat
ing the work of the students in the,,
College of Agriculture ; outline of the
course of study pursued in the College
of Agriculture; outline of ,a farmers’ j
reading course ; a demonstration of the
best methods of selecting and improv
ing corn and cotton samples of fertil
izing materials with formulas suitable
for the principal crops; grades and 1
standards of long and short staple cot- j
ton; varieties, of cotton showing the
variation In staple from different'Soils ; j
diseases, their treatment and means
of controlling the same; spraying out- j
fits for orchards and gardens ; exhibits j
of dairy machinery; rations suitable!
fpr various glasses of
enemies 39 njti J 4isease{ Oft plants with
methods of controlling the same ; apd j
a*i exhibit of chemical and mechanical ;
aMlysi* of some of the type so soils bf ,
Georgia. . Any man. or woman in the’
state who owns land can afford tospepd
several ko,urs in ejXamiqjmg. these ex
hibits which coh tain data and inform-]
ation of vital concern to every pro
gfefressive citizen. R*-•
Remember it is to be here Monday. ]
ijfce flcft dlay i>f court, and when jpu i
come to court arrange to see and hejar |
seen and heard,
Mardi Gras Excursion Rates.
I
, Air Lipe will sell low
rail* excursion.nJkets to mew Orleans,:
La. and returmaeb. 21. st to 27th. gojid
returning until March 11th 1911. Liiii-<
vitextended on payment of $1 00 unfil
March 27th For full information, shfc
artlfif or ] -
R H. Statisell. A. G. P. A.,
■>' 0 Savannah, Gia.
Mandrel Mosely. a good friend of
ot/iw^took'Mbloh'a bride Wed
‘i»e>jSy charming lady
being Miss LMa Anderson, the ae
compH-ihed djPUjbter Ed. Ander
son, (|f pepr Ohoopeet iTlfe young pein
nle .1111 invent to the,
parsonage, where Rev. Pafford per
formed the ceremony. Mandrel is 'a |
line boy and -toe ho-ar that he has chds
en an excellent life companion.
- nil eongratulatiyus all around.,
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Citation.
\ Toombs Cot^i^':
Tit the Honorable B T!*Rawlings, Judtre Middle j
Circuii •
The petition pf Geo. M. Williamson Guardian
ot Arehdia. Valory and Annie May William- j
son. respeet/uHy shows the following facts, ,
to-wft: I ]
I. That the property he holds as such Guar
, dian is real estate, and that the title to same j
appears *U by iustpieient ;haf they
hold under thb late C. deceased.
That A. S. Moseley. J. L. Moseley. C. C. Mose
ley and Saphonia Meadows are heirs of the
said Q. C. Mqseley. and also have deeds that
appear to be insufficient in law: that for the
purpose of perfecting the title of your peti
tioner's wards they desire to exchange quit
claim deeds with the above-named parties.
11. That they* desire to make said exchange
by mutual consent and that It will be to the
benelit of your petitioner's wards to make
said exchange.
Wherefore petitioner prays that the proper
order be granted allowing said exchange of
deeds: anu petitioner will ever pray. etc.
L J. Cow AKT,
Petitioner’s Attorney.
The above oase will be heard at Wrights
ville. on the 22dday of March, 1911.
»; t . Notice!
All persons who became indebted to the
New Lions Pharnfiicy /or prescriptions, medi
cines. etc., during the year 1910, and have not
paid irp.-wre hereby renuestea to pay same at
once to J. J. Williams Your accounts can be
showu you by calling at the yffees of Williams j
& W'JllHnis.'waht-re ’be tio'oks of sail iiy-aness
can Bui foujjfl AU inonunts not AAned by ;
April ist win be sued. Z. P. Williams. I
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i Petition for Charter
GEORGfA^—Toombs County:
To the Superior Court of -»aid County:
The petition of C W Driggers. K A Smith. M
C Harden, T V Fuller. W T Rustin. J H Wil
liams. i> K Wilkams. R J Dent. L B Benton. J
E Page S T j- rdan. U C Page, I O Tool,e, R F
Page. CF Hardeb. .1 VV Johnson. W P Tippatt,'
T G Collins. J R Brown, LB Edeahald. John
’ Blunt. W P Dukes. L W Gtlsson, M W Hart. W
A Tipt**ti>. p a Taylor. N S Smith. P D McKay,
S Reese. B Best, FM VViikes. W D Graqj,. J A 1
Daniel,lO If Beasley. M A Tootle. E D McGill;-
Koy Giles. E P Bomar. M M Brown. M Ander
s On. J I Anderson. D D Moore. L A Moseley, t*
McLain A C Crawford, C Hißrantley, W H
Harrison, A J Mathews John Tison, U H
Sharpe, 'X B Andersoh. W L Pittmafif T L
Ricks, W FPeacpck, HMHiggs, W A Ddorn.
HT Kirkland. W E MeekK A Joßian.M I
Chitty v J( ,H i Rudd. H u G R Sanders,,
Joseph O'Neal. Sr. H P James,. Jas A.QclonA;
Joseph Hi Odom VVG Dickerson. -B KGrrer, R
J Jarrell, E J RUenflald.. Dan Anderson. L
BfewCR'GC Brantldy T M Williamson.' WE-
Morsis,; J. H john.-yon. of said county and State,
• espectfully shows:
• Ist. tficy’ Tor ' their
associates andpucoessorsvito be incorpwated
and made a body politic undt;r the name and
dhtyle df *.he Union -Supp/,v CoMPAxy '/or the
period 9{ f tjwecty.(?ol yeiyrs *
2nd. The principal office of said. Company
shall 6e in the City of Lyohs, State and bounty
aforesaid, twt petitioners desire t)ia right to.
estabtfsh branch Offices within this State or’
elsewhere~whcnever the holders of a majority
of the stock may so,determine. | (
:lrd. The object of said corporation is pecul
Giary gaia to itself and its shareholders. , j
4th. The business to b>e carried op by saad
corporation is general merchandise.
sth. The capital stock of ssyid corporation:
shall be Five Thousand .'♦5.000;o0) Dollars, with
the privilege of increasing the same to the
stun of Ten Thousand Dollars b> a majority
vote of the stockholders, said stock to be di
vided into chafes qf five dollars each.
Ten (10) per cent of the amount of capital to
be employed by them has been- actually
paid in.
■. . 6th; Petitioners desire the right to sue and
be sued, to pit-ad and be injpleaded. to have
1 arid use a common seal, to make all necessary,
by-laws and regulations, and to do all other
things that may be necessary for thfe'suecess
fal carrying on oi said business, including the
right to buy. hold and sell real estate and per
sonal property suitable to the purposes of the
, corporation, aud to execute notes andityondS
us evidence of indebtedness incurred, or
whiQh njay be incurred in the conductor the
affairs of the corporation, anq. to secure the
saline by Mortgage, seeurity deed, or Other
/,9rm, of lien under existing law.
7th. They desire for said incorporation the
power and authority to apply fo* and accent
amendments to this charter of -either form &r?
substance by a vote of a majority of its stock
outstanding at the time. They also ask au-.
thorny for said incorporation to windup its
-affaire, liquidate arid discontinue its business
at any time it, may determine to do so by a
vote of two-tliiirds bf sts stock outstanding at
the time.
Bth. desire for the said incorporation
the right of renewal when and m>provided by
the laws of Georgia, and that it nave all such
other rights, powers, privileges and immunities
as are incident to lilae Incorporations or per
missible under the laws of Georgia.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be incorporat
ed under the name andstyle aforesaiq. with the
powers, privileges and immunities herein set
| forth, and as are now or; may hereafter be
i allawed a corporation of similar character
under theJlaws of GeortSa.. 1
THds. J. Pakkish.
Attorney for Petitioners.
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| GEORGIA —T°o«ibs County:
i I. P. S.,Hagan. Clerk of the Superior Court
1 of ToombS county, Ga.. do herfeby cerljfy'that
the above ana foregoißg application fOr
: charter is a correct and true copy of the orig- j
I inal of tile:'in my office. Witness my official '
; signature this 17th day of January. 1911.
P. S. Hagan,
Clerk Superior Court Toombs County. Ga.
SHERIFF’S SALES.
| i I1 $■ H-’-’-I-r- lx. Hr ■ I
GEORGIA —Toombs County:
Will be sold, on the iFirst Tuesday id March ]
ntjxt, at the coprt house ip said county. :
: within* the legal hours'6f sale, to the highest !
: bidder, for cash, the following described j
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Seventy-live acres of lqnd uio-e or ie9s. sitif- '
ate. lying and being in the 1192nd District G. M. i
; of Toombs coqnt-y. and bounded north by lands I
! of \V. M. Moseley, east by lands of Mrs. M. B. j
i Mayo..south , by ,lands of the et-fcate pf ; Upton
j Wilks and'west by lands of W. M. Moseley;
levied upon as the property of A- S. Mpgeley
1 to satisfy ;i n. fa. issued from" the Superior
court of Toombs county in favor of tV.yery &
Co. and against A. S. Mosely.
>'Aleo at fltje same, time and placet a iract of
land containing 199 acres more or less, situate,
lying and being ip the 1 ltqiyl District Q. M. of
' ‘Toombs county, and bounded, north by lands
of Jack Lucas, nasti by Ghbiipefe river, south
Hylands of J. I. Apderson and, west hy.lands
‘of J. T. -AndersomHevied upon its the property
•of MeSsiah' Anderson-to satisfy a tax ti. fa.»
1 issued by the Tax Collector of Too'mbsoouhty
ifOr taxes year 1910. UC 'il 't 1
Also at the ,same;,time hnd place.ope dcref
of land mbre or less situate, lying and being in.
, .the City of Vidalik. olst TUst. CoM'.’OfTUotnbs*
county, am), boqnded east by \V r est street,
north by Mrs: Heath ithd south ‘tty Billiy Brbwn;
levied upon as the Property, pt P. H- Martin to
satisfy a justice court H. fa. issued from the
Justice Court of the 51stIDistriet, Uv favor of
Mrs, M. C ,apd against P. |L Martin.
AJso at the same ,tlrne apd platje one mouses
c'olored horse mtft'e wmshingahont 1000 pounds,
[about 8 years old, about lsV4ihands high; levied '
upoh as the property bf Wyley Sharpe to sat
isfy a mortgage ti. fa. issued from the Supfe-rior
court of Toombs county in favor of E. T. Mc-
Bride & Co. and against Wyiey Sharpe.
Also at the same time and place one black
.-horse(ipuie about, years pid, about 15 hands
nigh, weighing about 900 pounds, named Jack,
undone black mare mule Weighing about 900
pounds, about 14 hands high and about 10 years
old pained Heile: levied upon as the property
of Nannie Jewell to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa.
issued from the Superior court- of Toombs
county in favor of B. H. Grace and against
Nannie Jewell.
I This February loth. 191).
J. E. Thompson. Sheriff,
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If ‘ Citation.
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GEC/Rgia —T6ombs County:
Mrs. Ella I’ilrlis having made application to
: me for twelve mopthn'i support orit of the es
tate of the late John H. I’urvis.-deceased, and ■
appraisers duly appointed to set apart the
, same havipg tiled their return, ail persons con
cerned are hereby requi'red to show cause be
fore the Court of Ordinary of said county on
the ttrst Monday in March. 1911. why said appli
cation shouid not be granted. This February
6th. 1911 G. T. Mason, Ordinary.
Notice to Road Taxpayers.
Under the Toombs County Road Law. and in
compliance with same, all commutation tax
payers are requested to meet their respective
overseers at the time and place mentioned be
low for the purpose of paying their commuta
tion tax. winch will be $1.50 for the first half
of the year:
51st District, Vidalia. G. W. McLeod.
1192nd District. Blue Ridge. A. D. Mayo.
15215 t District. Voting Place. J. L. Anderson.
4;td District, Cedar Crossing. B. F. Wolf.
1403 d District. High Point. R. A. Peavy.
1538th District. Lyons. J..J. Odom.
39th District. Voting Place. M. I. Chitty.
The above-named ove;seers will be at the
places named on the second Saturday, tjie nth
day of March. 1911. all day for the purpose of
receiving thq tax froai those who- want to pay.
Feb.To 4t G. T. Mason, Ordinary.
OR.KING’S NEW DISCOVERY
Will Surely Stop That Cough.
CHARLES NEVILLE. Accountant and Auditor,
TELEPHONE 2055.
212-213 National. Bank Building, - SAVANNAH, ,GA.
SYSTEMS* INSTALLED. ACCOUNTS VERIFIED.
WE ARE NOW SELLING THE
Jackson G. Smith liarnesville Buggies
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n We have these Buggies in all the Reading Styles and Gears!* We
also handle the best grade of
Wagons, Harness and Wire-Fenciug.
’ • 14 * s " ,r »Or,'j tij, la* * ti . >:• i
r It will'pay you to* see us before you buy. r
A. S. ODOM & CO.
AT DIX OLD STAND. , ..
:: Money! Money! Money! ::
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II lAT|E HAVE In our possession several thousand dollars ”
I! VIM to' lend on improved farm lands. This money was II
;; jgg|gg| placed with us by a party who oply wants the inter- ”
II *st. f We gnarantpp that the money will not cost you ••
II ovct eight pm-cent., including inspection fee of the farm' II
and examining the title. We inspect ths farm and examine ”
j! the title, hence there is no delay,ip closipg the loan. Make ••
your application to-day if you want money, and we will in- II
II spect it to-morrow, examine the title (He,next day, and give ;;
II you the mopey on the third day. We can lend you auy
• ■ . amount from S3OO up to as large amount as you like. Give !!
.. you Live years to pay samn it you so desire, or you Cftti pay 1*
” oflTloan sooner, in whole or m part, if you like, before it
becomes due, and interest will stop on amount paid- Why II
.. ask your neighbor to endorse for. you and pay more than 8 \’ m
;; per cent. fc>r money at banks when we can give you a better
rate of interest and a ,longer time? We lend money cheaper II
... than any loan company in Toombs or ad joining counties, II
;; and we ask that you compare 1 their fates with ours.
We make loans every (fay; Why not make ybu one? II
II We perfect your title, which is worth money to you. We "
" obtained this money' srt we could close the loan quickly' and
• • would imb have to wait to have same passed ou by a loan II
II inspector. If you want money, write or come to see nt. 11
:: LYONS LOAN AND ABSTRACT CO.,
•• Aaron Building, Lyons, Ga.
II H. L. Lankford, Mgr. G. W. Lankford, Att’y. ||
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I THE ORUG STORE \
:i - WHRE IT PAYS TO BUY! ,i:
.TT —ETBO.J > rprutm j!
Come and Look Over Our Line.
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u; Always Something New! ' o II
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♦ _ bpecial line of Soaps, Powders, Perfumes and. Toiletor' ..
Articles, which we are offeringsat a price that would payfC'
it; > you to conle and look over before buying.
'p| •We carry a line of Drugs that can only be had from" I!
4 *’ first-class Drug 'Stores., f / T II
I r Wp solipit y.o.iir patronage, ajnpi guarantee, dur | II
I We are- always offering goods thjit nfelpjyou acs wjblj asjour- 1 1
'♦,t selves. !c • ci - ' 1 4 *" * *
j New Lyons Pharmacy, jl
| The Old Express Office Stand. 11
j Dressed Lumber. /I
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;; I aiti opening tip a Lumber in VidaliaLand II
;; will be prepared to fill promptly all II
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;; 1 orders for any amount of the o'-I.
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;; folloyving dressed lumber ;;
I! ' oer in All Grades: 11 "
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Weatherboarding, Flooring, Ceiling, •:
Boxing, Shingles, Lath. Brick, Lime. -
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;; Special prices on car lots; ;,; * II
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«; Inquiries answered promptly. ;;
II Call on Mr. Graham, at Bank of Vidalia.
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j J. Frank Darby, >
VIDALIA, GA. I
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