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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
VOL. 8. No. 5.
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. Dan Bradley, of Hagan, was
iu the citv several tn-urs on a busi
**|ießS trip last. Saturday.
Mrs. L. W. Moore and Miss Inez
Walker wei.t. to Savannah Friday
to visit friends and relatives.
Boys, how about that base ball
club. We have good material for
a team this year and we should
get busy before the season is over.
Superintendent Culpepper is
moving his road builders over to
the 1192nd district and they are
giing to do something for the
roads over there.
Our repair department is up to
date. Every thing iu Jewelry re
paired High grade watches a spe
ciality. Come to see us, will treat
you right.—W. E. Walker, Jr.,
Jeweler, Vidalia Ga.
Mrs A. L. Oliver and the little
boy were here several davs last
week visiting her mother, Mrs.
John Howel, and also the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Oliver. She
returned to Rincon this week.
R. Lee Moore came over from
Statesboro the first of the week to
mingle with the people of Toombs
county. Col. Moore is a camdate
for solicitor general of the Middle
Circuit and he will be a good one
if he is elected.
Dr. Masrow, the eyeglass man,
was in the city the first of the
week at ttie Aaron Drug Store, and
while he had strenuous opposition,
he did a splendid business. Dr,
Masrow knows how to fit glasses
that suit the eyes and he has given
general satisfaction to his Toombs
county customers.
Something has been doing at
court all bhis week and by Sat
urday night the jail will be clear
of prisoners and the criminal dock
et almost clear of charges. The at
tendance this week has not been
* very great, however, owing to the
? fact that the farmers have been
busy preparing to plant their
crops.
Chief DeLoach caught two blind
tigers that were not so blind, one
last Saturday and the other Sun
day. One was selling the fire water
in pints and half-pints and th»
other was dealing it out by the
drink, The city will or has gotten !
a hundred or more dollars out of j
the law-breakers and we don’t j
know yet just how much the Conn- j
ty will get.
Last week we had a short article
advising the people to patronize
merchants that advertise and we
want to emphasize the advice. The
man that advertises is the man
that is wide wake, public spirited
and full of business, while the
man that don’t advertise is usual
ly so close fisted that he thinks he
cannot afford the expense. He
don’t even think enough of you to
trade with him. He don’t get the
business tnat the live man gets
and hia goods are often left on his
hands. The advertiser always sells
his stock and his goods are al
ways fresh. Look ever these col
umns and you will soon see who
the live merchants are.
Some of the lawyers have taken
exception to the statement that
we made last week about the de
lay in the court business. Now
we got our information from head
quarters, (he Judge, who said no
one seepied to be ready to go to
trial. The mistake was probably
made iu assigning the cases. We
noticed, however, that the delay
is mostly caused by the defense.
In some cases it seems that neither
side wants a trial and these cases
should be dismissed. The Progress
don’t mean to make a single mis
leading statement, hut the people
have turned loose and they are do
ing some tall talking about the
* slowness of courts in general and
IVthe laxuess of justice on some
ines, A move is being started to
find a remedy.
Center Community.
James O. Coleman attended the
services at Aim we 11 Sun da v.
*-
Ask Jim and Ezra how
would like to be old bachelors.
O. M. Poole was a business
visitor to Vidalia last Saturday.
Sherwood Boyd and Miss Pearle
Grant attended preaching at Aim
well Sunday.
It seems as though Lester McGill
intends giving a cake cutting some
of these days.
Sunday School at Center Church
every Sunday afternoon. Every
body is invited.
Frank McSwain, and Misses
Alice McSwain and Blanche Dixon
of Lyons, visited Sunday School
here Sunday.
Most of the farmers of this com
munity are busy preparing for the
coming crop, as though all were
expecting to make better crops
this year than in the past.
Among those from this section
who attended C:>urt in Lyons
Monday were W. L. Clifton, P. C.
Tootle, N. S. Smith, Elbert Mc-
Donald and .James T. Coleman.
Our school is progressing nicely
at present under the careful man
agement of Prof S. M Findley.
We do not think the trustees made
a mistake in selecting Mr. Findley.
Road Superintendent Culpepper
has the road gang on the road
from Center Church to Vidalia
now and he is certainly doing some
needed work, as we think it is one
of the worst roads in Toombs
Hoosier
South Thompson Dots.
Hugh Partin spent Sunday with
L. James.
Miss Connie McKay called on
Mrs. L. Pittman Friday last.
J. W. Pittman was ir Lyons on
a business trip one day last week.
Mrs. L. Joiner and family were
at the home of E. D. Pittman the
other day.
J. L. Thompson and family vis
ited the home cf John Brannen on
Sunday last.
J. W. Odom and family visited
the home of his father, J.B.Odom,
on Saturday night last.
A certain young fellow got a
“kicking” going to the ice cream
supper and it is a guess who he
was.
Clem Wilson called on his best
i girl last Sunday. Look out, boys,
jwe are going to get some cake
| soon.
E. D. Pittman and family visit
ed the home of I. L. Dukes on
Sunday last and reported a pleas
ant time.
Meeting will start at this place
on Saturday before the first Sun
day in March and everybody is in
vited to attend. Bro. Wood will
conduct the meeting.
We notice that J. W. Odom,
one of our best farmers has burn
ed about all the stumps in his
field, cleaned up all the stalks,
and he plows about two acres a
day. He must be going to farm
some. Plow' Boy.
Around Cedar Crossing.
George Gray was on the streets
of Lyons Monday.
J. W. Gay called at the home of
Bob Brady last Sunnay.
What two boys got left Sunday?
Don’t ask A. F. about it.
J. A. Geiger and Dr. Hall, of
Cedar Crossing, made a business
trip to Lyons last Monday.
D. Geiger called at the home of
H. A, Williams Sunday afternoon.
Come again, Dalton, you are al
ways welcome.
We are having some fine weath
er and the farmers are getting busy.
Old June time is getting close,
w'hen the grass will start.
The entertainment given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mc-
Bride last Wednesday night was
enjoyed by a large crowd.
Lamp Shade.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEOLCxIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1911.
Superior Court.
Second Week Convened Monday and
Many Cases Have Been Tried
When Judge Rawlings convened
court last Monday morning at 9
o’clock business was started, law
yers, witnesses and jurors were on
hand and it seemed t hat all were
ready to do business.
The civil docket was taken up
again and case after case was tried
Three and tour jury cases came up
each day and many divoreeg wer<*
granted, judgements taken and
cases otherwise stricken from the
docket.
Wednesday morning the crimi
nal docket was sounded, several
pleas of guilty made and half a
dozen cases tried. Henry Stanley
was again before the bar of justice
and found guilty of burglary. This
time he will no doubt get the full
limit of the 1 aw, as he had only
been out of the chain gang a short
time. Two or three other criminal
cases were tried but we shall wait
until next week to give all the par
ticulars as the Judge has not yet
passed sentence.
Thuisday morning the case of
the negro that killed “Wid” Drig
gers was again started. He was
giveu a hearing at the August term
last year but it resulted in a mis
trial. Two or three other murder
cases are to come up at this term
also, and several other cases that
are of more importance than
usual. Mr. Guthrie, the paint
er, wa9 given his liberty Wednes
day, the grand jury failing to find
any bill against him, This is a
case where there ought to be some
redress for the accused. The per
son who had him arrested has
never shown up to prosecute the
case, and this class of prosecutions
wouldstopifa few of the prose
cutors were caught and made to
suffer like the person prosecuted.
In our next issue we will give
the docket as it appears, every
case as it was tried and terminated
together with the sentence as pass
ed by the Judge. The grand jury
presentments will also appear in
our next issue and it will be a
pretty fair record of the doings of
our court.
Alston News.
Mrs. Ida Sharpe spent Saturday
and Sunday witn parents.
Miss Lillie Wilks spent Sun
day with Miss Kathleen Sharpe.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Clark, of Long
Pond, attended services at Alston j
Sunday last.
Pate Mclntyre, of Hack Branch,
attended Sunday School Sunday.
Come again.
Miss Della Todd visited her sis
ter. Mrs. Nancy Smith, last Satur
day and Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Sharpe, ofVidalia,
spent last week with her brother,
Dr. H. C. Sharpe,
Quartly Conference was held at
Alscon the 22nd inst., and was en
joyed by all present.
Mrs. Eudelle Y oumans spent I
Sunday afternoon very pleasantly
with Mrs. Jennie Dulfie.
Miss Lota Gibbs spent Saturday
and Sunday with parents, return
ing to school Monday morning.
Cleveland Wing and sister, of
South Thompson, attended serv
ices here Sunday last. Come
again.
Miss Annie Clapp, of Hack
Branch, spent Saturday and Sun
day with her sister, Miss Ruth
Clapp.
Say, E. G. S., and T. S., how
did you enjoy your ride Sunday?
Think they must have got disap
pointed, how about it?
t
Bro. Pharr filled his regclar ap
pointment at Alston Sunday last !
and delivered a very interesting
sermon to a large congregation.
Guess what boy started home
with his girl from Sunday School
Sunday and for got his hat. Ask B.
S. and see what he can tell about
it?
Mama’s Pet.
Additional Locals.
Henry Grimes went to Savannah
Sunday to spend the day with his
many old friends.
Col. E. C. Collins, of Reidsville,
came up Tuesday, having business
in our Superior court.
Our good friend Jay Moseley, of
Vidalia, was in the city the first,
of the week attending court.
B. F Alexander, ex-Ordinary
of old Tattnall county, was in the
city this week on a business trip.
Dave Weitz, of Savannah, was
in Lyons Tuesday mingling with
his many friends. Dave is popu
lar among the boys and he always
treats them nicely when they call
on him down there.
Stillmore has a new paper now
and it is tha Herald. It is email
but it has many pages and it seems
to be well gotten up. Stillmore
needs a good paper and we wish
the new venture much succss
Mr. Swain, the night telephone
operator, has taken a position
with J. Me. Mann on the Cedar
Crossing line. Mr. Mann is build
ing lines right along and he is
giving his suberibers good service.
J. A. Vann is at home again
after spending a week or so in
Savannah with relatives. He and
his father are doing job carpenter
ing and they are anxious to be
sent for by those wanting repair
ing or building done.
“Private” R. H. Walker, of
Appleton, S. C , wa9 in the city
this week on a business trip Mr.
Walker ownes valuable property
around Lyons and we understand
that he is preparing to put some
of it on the m uket
The Grand Jury has been doing
a little investigating during the
week and their report is going to be
a surprise to some. We under
stand that they are going to get
an expert auditor to look ever the
affairs of the county and his re
port i 3 to be published.
The c’tv court proposition has
been up in the Grand Jury this
week and a rutner has gotten out
that they are going to report in
favor of it. We have never favor
ed such a court but if the people
want it we say let it come. The
Grand Jury, however, should in
vestigate carefully before they
make a recommendation.
About the neatest little thing
for the home that we have seen
lately is a small cane grinder. It
is operated entirely by hand and
in cane season, with one of these
little mills, cane juice can be had
at home at any time. The Minter-
Smith Hardware Company have
taken the agency and they will
have a stock an hand very soon.
Mr. G. C. Beck, Southern Bell
Telephone exchange manager,with
headquarters in Savannah, and
Mr. McDonald, plant chief for the
same company, were in the city
Tuesday looking over the Lyons
exchange. Manager Ledbetter, of
the local exchange, is anxious to
get out so that he can go to North
Carolina and it is possible that a
new mau will be put in charge
here at once.
A sad case comes tc light in the
announcement of the sudden death
of Mrs Mixon. She was living,
with her children on one of Mr. J
A, S. Moselv’s farms, and on Fri
day night of last week she died of
heart failure. Her husband is serv
ing a term on the Toombs county
| chain gang for killing a man and ,
1 she leaves seven or eight children
to dig for themselves. Mr. Mix
! on, the father, is not a had man it
seems, and this is one time that
the pardoning power should lie ex
ercised. Since the death of the
mother he eliould he allowed to go
home and care for his llock and
some influential manshculd take
the matter up with the Governor
at once.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
Peus tor Sale—For your seed
peas write C. P. Daniels Sons,
Wav nes boro. Ga.
Alfred Herrington, Jr., of Vida
lia, was in the city last Saturday
on a business trip.
For Sale—Selected planting
peus, all kinds and for anv size
order. Write for prices to H. M.
Franklin, Tennille, Ga.
Col. Frank H. Saffold, from
Swainsboro, was in the city this
week attending Superior Court.
We are glad to see him looking so
well.
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.
Guano is moving now and at
the Lyons depot we are receiving
about seven or eight car loads a
day. The sales this year are al
most double what they were last
year.
We are glad to say that the cold
last week injured the fruit in this
section very little if at all The
trees all look green yet and the
bloom is not shedding to any great
extent.
Mr. Phillips has been runing
the restaurant this week and he
has served meals for many people.
A good restaurant will pay in
Lyons and we will be glad to see
one started
H. L. Friedlander & Co., of
Willachoochee, are moving to
Toombs county and they are locat
ing at Vidalia. They are merchants
and they are making an announce
ment of their opening in this issue
of the Progress.
Col. G. C. Jones arrived from
Atlanta and Louisville the other
day. Col. Jones has purchased a
car for his own use and he came
back as far as Atlanta in it. At
the latter place, however, he had
some trouble and he had to leave
the car. It will be down in a few
j days.
I'he Seaboard used the Lyons
water works to advantage Sunday
night and Monday morning. The
water stations both at Garbutt &
Donovon mill and at Ohoopee were
out <»f repair and 9even or eight
trains had to be given water here.
It would pay the Seaboard we be
leave, to put in a station here, as
we have plenty of water all the
time.
Compulsory education, it seems,
is going to be made an issue again
at the coming session of the Legis
lature. It is a good move, but a
! more important one would be to
compel the parents to look after
their children, keep them in
school and off the streets. Many
a mother and father don’t know
where their children are from early
morning until late at night and
they don’t seem to care either.
Atlanta must be taking some
I notice of the Capital fight Macon
! is making. They are trying to get
in good grace with the press, it
seems, and the first intimation of
it was a beautiful engraved invita
tion to be at the Southern Com
mercial Congress meeting to be
held in that city next week. At
i lanta is a great city, however, and
j it may be that they sometimes for
i get that we newspaper men are in
the same state with them.
Reckless driving of automobiles
must be stopped if we ever expect
| to get the country people to ap
prove of them We can never build
county roads until the country peo
ple want them and they will not
want them as long as they are so
prejudiced against the automobile
craze. Careful drivingcar. kill this
prejudice and the owners of mach
ines are going to see such a pres
sure. brought to bear that will
compel them to either have care
ful drivers or be legislated against.