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THE LYONS PROGRESS. Vol. 8. No. 4. LOCAL ITEMS Peas tor Sale—For your s*-ed peas write C. P. Daniels Sons Waynesboro, Ga. i» John A . Ooursey, of Alley, was in the city the first of the week mingling with his mnnv friends. Cashier J. E. Shumpert, of the Bank of Vidalia, was in the city the first of the week attending Court. W. L. Darby, Jay Mosely and J. H. McColsky, among the prom inent citizens of Vidalia, were in the city the first of the week at tending Superior court. Several of our readers came up and paid this week but we have several hundred more that are be hind yet and we hope they will call before court adjourns. You old veteran, don’t forget to be in Lyons next Friday, March 3rd, to attend the meeting. Re member that the meeting is to be of great importance to all veterans. 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. Col. G. C. Jones went to At lanta the other day, the purpose of his visit being to purchase for his own use an automobile. We hear that he got a good one and that he came back in the machine. Manager Willis has been giving general satisfaction with his mov ing picture show t.iis week. He has had a splendid program and the people have only given him fair patronage He will run the show through next week also. One of our writers has seeming ly made a mistake in saying that the home of Mr. John Odom was recently the scene of a frolic. Mr. Odom don’t believe in frolics and we advise the writer to be careful to state facts in the future. Our collections this week, with so many people in the city, have been far below what it should have been and if our friends and read ers don’t come up more promptly during the next week it is going to be necessary for us to take a great number of names from our list. Levy McSwain, who has been the distiller for Hiram Clifton for several years, resigned his place last week and he has moved to Rincon, where he will ride the woods for W. C Oliver & Son. Mr. McSwain understands turpen tine work and we were sorry to loose him as a citizen. Dr. Masrow, the eye specialist, is to be in Lyons next Monday and Tuesday and he will be located at the Aaron Drug Store. Dr. Mas row fitß eye glasses that correct eve troubles. He is an optican and his work in Toombs county has given general satisfaction. Read his advertisement in another col- j umn this week and see what the home people say of his work. Judge Rawlings seems to know just exactly how to get down to work when he opens court. When he begins to call the docket the ! lawyers begin to twist and squirm, to put off cases on one little tech nical itv or another and then the court is blamed for the slowness. Judge Rawlings decided it was better.to adjourn court and save J the county expense than to go on doing nothing. It seems an effort has been made j before the grand jury all the week to have that body recommended road commissioners for J'oombs county. If the people have decided that they want road commission ers we are anxious for them to be recommended, but before they are recommended, let the grand jury . investigate and see if it is not only a small section of the county w clamoring in that way. Additional Locals. Cliff Collins has finished up his cottage in the city audit is nowi ‘■ecupied by Mr. P. C Wilks. Mr. Wilks moved in Tuesday. Mrs. W. J. Doihh 11, of New York City, is lwre for a few weeks visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs J. R. Collins, and her sisters, Messdames C J. Phillips and D. T. Gibbs. “Uncle Tom” Clifton and his charming young daughter, Miss Vivian, from down on the Alta maha, were in the city this week for a day or so wiih friends and relatives- Our repair department is up to date. Every thing in Jewelry re paired High grade watches a spe ciality. Come to see us, will treat you right.—W. E. Walker, Jr., Jeweler, Vidalia Ga. Manager Sutton, of the Sutton & Smith telephone line was in the city last Saturday. Mr. Sutton tells us that he has now some fifty odd telephones connected up with his exchange* and he is seemingly giving the people fine service Our leaders should .iot over look the opportunity right at their door to have their eye trouble looked after by Dr. Hughes at Brown- Odom Drug Co’s Store. He takes the hard cases on which others fail. All his Work is guaranteed. Dewitt Ledbetter, who has been manager of the local telephone ex change for a year or more, leaves the Ist to take a position in North Carolina. Mr. Ledbetter has given our people general satisfaction and we are certainly sorry to see him leave. J. Me. Mann, owner of the Ce dar Crossing telephone line, was in the city this week. Mr. Mann is giving his subscribers splendid sorvice now and he has secured the services of a good telephone man to go down there to help him erect new lines. P. H. Mullin, who was at one time a resident of the city, was taken to Savannah Tuesday morn ing and placed under the care of a physician to be treated for insan ity. He was stricken in Lyons a week or so age and his case seems to be serious. S. Usher has bought an interest with “Uncle Jack” Collins in the blacksmith and wheplright busi ness and he will take an active part in the work. The new firm will lay in a full supply of mate rial and they will be glad to get the business of the people. This is to warn my neighbors that I am now planting my garden and the sparrows are so bad that I have decided to put out poison for them. Please keep vour chickens up as this poison is fatal to them also and they might get in my garden while the poisol; is out. —F. L. Bowen. Mr. Reddish has closed the res taurant and he has bought a piece of Turpentine land down on the Altamaha. He is experienced in that class of work and we wish him well. A restaurant, however, will pay if it is properly conduct ed and we would be glad to see ! some man take hold that under-' stands the restaurant business. Mr. Farmer, take pur word for' it that it will pay you to do your trading with the merchants that advertise in the Progress. Those j i who don’t advertise don't think ; enough of you to even give you an i invitation to call on them. They don’t seem to care whether you j trade with them nr not and you ought to be just as independent j toward them. The man that adver- ; tises is after your trade and he will be glad to see you when you call on him. He will treat you right, too. Always trade with the man or firm i that thinks enough of you to give J you an invitation to visit his place' of business and you will never re-j gret the change. Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons. LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1911. Superior Court. February Term Now in Session and Little Business Being Transacted. i The February term Toombs Superior Court convened last .\i«>n day morning with Judgfieß T. Rawlings presiding Solicitor Gen eral Alfred Herrington was also present and is acting this week with the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury was organized by the election of J. W. O’Neal as chairman, and L L McGregor ns Secretary. The Judge gave the bodv a clear and comprehensive charge, immediately after which they got right down to work. Up to Wednesday night they had ex amined hundreds of witnesses and we can hear a rumor that they have found 'many bills, but they have not yet made a report and no one knows just what they have done. The county commissioner proposition and several other matters have been brought before the body also, but no information as to the standing of the body on these matters can be gotten. No do-Fit a report will be made in t.h'egeneral presentments. Monday morning early Judge Rawlings took up the civil docket and as he called the cases all kinds of excuses were offered by attor neys for continuance. The Judge decided that such excuses were made just to gain time and he came to the conclusion that it would save money for the county to stop the farce tnd begin again Monday. Every case on the calendar had been called and disposed of in some way or another. Os course some had to go over, others were wiped off and mapy cases were tried by jury. The term up to Wednesday noon had not been a very busy one. Much time had been lost and the lawyers have been kept right at the Court House. Judge Rawlings gave up the first week to clearing the civil docket )f all bad cases and it seems that he could not do it under the circum stances, and a recess was taken at Wednesday noon until next Mon day. Our Judge is all right, how ever. in every respect. Elza Dots. Hello, people around Elza are not. quite dead yet. There were two couples happily married Sunday at the home of Solomon Todd. The lucky ones were Mr. George Hart and Miss Leona Todd. Mr. j J C. Sharpe and Miss Sallie Rooks. Judge W. T. McArthur officiated. We extend to them our most hearty congratulations. Mr. Osborne was looking quite gay Sunday. Think some one will have to wait on him at an early date. John Osborne killed a large wild cat last Friday down on Slaughter Creek. Seems that the wild cats are having tough luck. Farmers in this section are do ing some hustling getting ready to haul guano. Pretty good idea for they have a good distance to haul it. Cherry Grove News. Wm. Ganey visited Isreal Duke Sunday. C. C. Ganey called ou his best j girl a few days ago. C. Jewell visited the home of Wm. Ganey last Sunday. Mrs. Riller Toole was the guest .‘of her sister, Mrs. Carlie Lumley, j last Saturday. Ollie Ganey was a pleasant cal-! I ler at the home of Lollie Sharpe | Sunday. | Watson Harden was a guest at : the home of Wm. Gane? last Sun day. Come again, friend, you are always welcome. Mr. Arthur and wife visited at | the home of Oscar Wilkes Sunday. Come again friends, you are wel- I come. Penny Winkle. Racket from Rackley. W. J. Wrenn was a business visitor to Lyons Tuesday .of this! week. R. L. and J. M. Wrenn went to : Lyons a few days ago on some im portant business. James Collins went over in the j Stillmore section a tew days uko j on business matters. J. M. Wrenn and wife visited her parents at Swainsbui-o List Saturday and Sunday. S J. McCullough and charming sisr.er visited over in Montgomery last Saturday and Sunday. G. W. Collins and family visit ed his father-in-law, M. W. Mc- Cullough, one night last week. Guess who it was that went to i the mail box recently and carried I off the box. They must have been ! in a big hurry. •T. D. McCullough went up to see his.best girl near Oak Park not many days ago. How about the : cake cutting Grover? Say, boy. have you got to where you can whistle again? If not you are in a critical condition. Hope you will soon be all right. Mrs. J M. Wrenn and kittle daughter. Jewel, are spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Jones at Swainsboro. J. M. Findley went over to the beautiful city of Stillmore one da v last, week and brought a load of freight and plenty of soda water Call on him Thomu9 J Morris was a pleasant caller up to the town of Oak Park last Monday morning, returning that evening to his work. Say, Tom, I dreamed the other night you were married, too. Several from this section went to Lyonß last Monday to Bee the Agricultuarl train. Among them being Elbert James, Lougenia and Mamye Findley, John Birdie Col lins and several others too numer ous to mention. On Feb. 12th, Renter L. Wrenn and Miss Annie B. Findley were joined together in the holy bonds of matrimoney. We think that each or.e did well in selecting a life partner. We wish for them a long life of happiness, strewn with sunshine and prosperity. Pineapple. South Thompson. E. D. Pittman went to Lyons on a business trip one day la6t week We are hearing of prospective weddings and it is time that some of them were taking place. Who will be the first? We are glad to say that school lias started off nicely at the Wing school house with Prof. C. A. Johnson in charge. J. W. Odom and family were guests at the home of E. D. Pitt man Saturday night and enjoyed their stay very much. The farmers in this section are right up with their work. They are using system now and they are do ing somthing all the time. Eddie McCune is wearing that smile that wont come off. It is a fine boy and we are glad to say that mother and child are both doing fine It seems that the young boys are getting quite restless. Four went to one place the other night. Dont ask J. W. and W. G. about the particulars. Mr. and Mrs. James had a very | sick child last week but we are glad it is better. J. W. Odom and wife went over to visit and help out during the serious illness. # I 1 Mr. Stevens, one of South ! Thompson’s good farmers, has planted a piece of corn and he will have early roasting ears if the cold don’t stop his plans. Snow Ball. A. Leroy Oliver came over from Rincon the other day and is spend ing a short while with his parents. Leory is hard at work now and he says he likes his new location. Subscription SI.OO. LOCAL NOTES Judge Twiggs, of Savannah, j came up Tuesday morning to look , some matters before Supe rior court. J. A. Vann went to Savannah Saturday night to visit friends and relatives and to look after some business marters. i For Sale—Selected planting peas, all kinds and for anv size | order. Write for prices to H. M. j Franklin. Tennille, Ga. The number of visitors in the city this week are too uumerous to try.to mention them all. The city has been crowded to overflowing ( ever since Monday. Chas. A. Gnrbutt brought out | another fine Buick touring car from Savannah the first of the week. It is a beauty and we under ! stand that he has already found a [ purchasoa for it \V. H. Coleman has returned from Mississippi and he has been at home for several weeks. We understand that .he will go into the hardware business on the M. D. & S. railroad soon. Our good friend J. B. Johnson came over from Rincon Tuesday morning and spent several days here with his friends. J. B. is look ing fine and he says that he is well pleased with his new location. The Vidalia Ice & Coal Com pany is now delivering ice daily in Lyons and they say they are going to give our people the very best of service. This factory makes fine ice and they give their customers full weight. County School Commissioner Brantly has decided that he will ppend two days in Ills office at the court house every week. These two days will be Fridays and Satur days. This rule will be a conven ience to all who may have business .with him. Col. C. H. Mann, Command er of the local camp of Confeder ate veterans, asks that, all the members of Wade Hampton Camp and all other veterans in the coun ty meet in Lyons on Friday, March 3rd. The meeting is of vast im portance and every veteran in the county should be present. It seems that some jealous neighbor has started the rumor that the county road hands worked the streets of Lyons several months ago. It is a base story. The city did hire a road machine from the county and paid cash, and the work was under the direc tion of Mr. C. W. Culpepper, who at the time was chief of police. We noticed in attendance at our court this week besides the local har the followidg lawyers: Judge J. K. Hines of Atlanta, W. T. Bnrkhalter. E. C. Collins, H. H. Elders, J. V. Kelly, of Reidsville, Gen. P. W. Meldrim.of Savannah, M. B. Calhoun, W. L. Wilson and W. B. Kent, of Mt. Vernon, and a number of ethers that we did not know. Fakirs were plentyful on the streets last Monday and they caused many men to part with their hard earned dollars. One street fakir took in at least.sso in less than an hour and two worked the streets all day taking subscrip j tions and giving away a pair of I spectacles. We doubt if a single person ever gets the papers sub scribed for and the spectacles are certainly no good at all. i Lyons was full of fakirs Monday and they gulled the people right along. Two youngsters were work ing the fake eye glass scheme and they raked in the coin. Two more were on the streets selling fake jewelry and beating the unsuspect ing farmer. What a pity that these fakirs are allowed to go about. Many cities wont allow them to work and we hepe that Lyons will adopt the same rule in the future.