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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 9.
LOCAL ITEMS
Peas for Sale—For your seed
peas write C. P. Daniels Sons
Waynesboro, Gn.
Wanted —500 head of cattle,
large or small. Highest market
price paid.-*-S Usher, Lyons, Ga.
Charming Miss Lizzie Taylor,
of Darien, is here for a week or so
visiting at the home of her uncle
Mr. F. L Bowen.
For Sale —Selected planting
peas, all kinds and for any size
order. Write for prices to H. M.
Franklin, Tennille, Ga.
P. H. Patrick was on the sick
list all last week but we are glad
to say that he is now able to be up
and we hope that he will soon be
all right again.
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.
Strayed—One hound dog, color
red with white ring around his
neck. Answers to the name of Joe.
Left about March Ist- Liberal re
ward for his return to Lester Clif
ton, Lyons, Ga.
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.
Charley Garbutt, the Buick
agent for Toombs, brought out
another Model 21 the other day and
he says that the car has already
been placed. Charley is a hust
ler when it comes to selling cars
A new Case car was seen on the
streets last Saturday, brought, here
by the general agent at Atlanta.
It was a beauty, too, and Dr. Bo
mar, the local agent, says that he
has just about sold three cars in
Toombs.
Col. G C. Jones announces that
he has regained his health and he
has decided re-pntered the practice
of law. He will continue with Col.
C. W. Sparks, of Vidalia, and Col
Jones will look after the Lyons
business of the firm,
The Knights of Pythias are well
organized again and they promise l
a grand entertainment at a very
eariy date. Several applications
for membership are in sight and
we are satisfied that the lodge will
grow rapidly from this time tn.
Tne First National Bank build
ing is being worked over with stuc
co and when finished it will re
semble a stone building. It is a
neat building already but it will
be much prettier when the con
tractor finishes the improvements
now being made.
Cols. YV. E. Brown and L. J.
Cowart have formed a co-partner
ship for the practice of iaw and
they are soon to open handsome
offices in the Rountree building.
The firm will bid mostly forcrim- J
inal practice, both being well up
in that branch of law, hut they
will also practice in all branches of
the business. They are hustlers,
too, good lawyers, and they will
look after the interest of their
clients. The Progress wishes the
new firm sucess.
Mr. K. S . Warrock, who for two
,years or more has held the posi
tion of foreman in the Progress
•ffico, has resigned, having decided
to rest up for a few months. His
health has not been so good since
he fell, a month or so ago, and
the rest will probably be a benefit
to him. We are sorry to lose him
and hopo that he will come back,
as he has been a great help to ns
in our work. Ho has been faith
ful to his trust, strictly honorable,
and wherever ho may decide to
cast his lot he will have with him
the very best wishes of the Pro
gress editor and force.
James B. Aaron is Dead.
The end has come for another of
our good cit izens—he has gone to
his reward and if we judge from
the life he lived, he has gone to a
higher and better home than ours.
Our postmaster, our good citizen
and our noble friend, James B.
Aaron gave up the fight for life,
surrendered to the beckoning call
of his Master, Tuesday night at
8:80 o'clock. He had suffered long
but he took that suffering as his
portion of life. He bore it with
fortitude, and was bright and
cheerful to the end. That dread
disease consumption, was the im
mediate cause of his death.
James B. Aaron was born in
Emanuel county about fifty-two
years ago, came to Lyons in the
early days of the city and he has
been a prime factor in its building
up. He has always been ready to
help in any public enterprise and
many times he streched his limit
ed means to help in boosting some
thing that was for the benefit of
his home city. He was what could
be termed a loyal citizen. He has
been postmaster for about ten or
eleven years, having secured the
appointment after having been in
jured in a wreck while acting as
mail agent on the road. He took
the office when it barely paid a
living for one, but during his ad
ministration he has built up the
business until the office is now one
of the best in the country. He
worked hard for this change and
just as he was beginning to reap
some of the benefits of his labor,
he is called away .
Deceased was a member :>f the
Baptist church and was also a Ma
son, to which order he devoted
quite a little of his time. His wife,
daughter and son survive him, and
besides these he leaves a father i
and several brothers and sisters to j
mourn his loss. He was a loving j
husband and father, a loyal citizen
and his cheering words and kind
presence will be sadly missed.
The remains of this good man
were laid to rest with Masonic;
honors in the Lyons cemetery
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J.W.
Kytle preached the funeral ser
mon. A host of friends and rela
tives followed the remains to their
last resting place, thus attesting
to the great popularity of the man
in life. The Progress extends con
dolence to those bereaved and we
ask them to live the life of our
devoted friend so that all can
meet in a purer and better world
when the beckoning hand is ex
tended.
A Pleasant Evening.
The Methodist parsonage was
the scene of a miscellaneous show
er last Friday night and the many
things carried by those who at
tended would have filled very com
fortably a one horse wagon. Table
linen, dishes, towels and many
other useful things for the home
were supplied in abundance.
Rev. and Mrs. Pafford were the!
hosts of the occasion and they j
were ably assisted by several young j
ladies. A pretty program had been i
arranged in advance and it was
! pleasantly carried out. The prin- ;
cipal game was that of picking up >
peanuts with a hat pin and it was
carried on in the progressive style, i
prizes having been provided for |
the couple getting the best, score.
Mr. John Davis and Miss Ellen!
Wimberly seemed to get the high-1
est score and they were declared
the champions with “the hatpin.'’ j
Delicious refreshments were ser- j
ved and those who attended de
clare that they spent a most pleas
ant evening. They are axnious
that the entertainment be repeat
ed at an early date.
Have you looked over J. A.
Pnghsley’s millinery line yet? It
is a beauty, and Mrs. Pughsley is
ever ready to show her customers
and friends the line.
Mayor Smith is still having his
little matinee every Monday morn
ing and with each one of them the
city treasury is made better off.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1911.
Additional Locals.
W L. and J. Frank Darby, of
Vidalia. came down for a short
business trip Tuesday.
YV. O. Tally, agent at Ohoopee.
came up Tuesday on a short busi
ness trip. He is getting ready to
do some fanning this year as well i
as act as agent for the Seaboard.
How about the base ball team,
boys. We ought to have a good
team this year, ap'd we can get
plenty of help if wfe ha vent mate
rial enough at home. Organize and
get busy •
YV. O. Donovan tells us that the 1
Altamaha Fertilizer works at Vi
dalia sold this season nearly six 1
thousand tons cf guano and they
have decided to double the capa
city of the plant next year.
F. A. Thompsan, of Surrency,
came up Tuesday and will spend a
day or so with his many friends.
We were glad tn hear his 6ay that
he is doing well with his turpen
tine place down in that section.
Next week will be a busy week at
the court house. Judge Mason is
to hold his regular term of the
Court of Ordinary, the County
School Board will meet, in month
ly session and the Sheriff will sell
all advertised property.
B. F. Brown wants us to tell the
ladies for him that, his millinery
department is complete this year
and lie has a milliner that
second to none. He wants all the
ladies to call and see the styles as
arranged by Mrs. Warner.
The Baptist meeting will come
next month, the exact, date to he
i announced next. week. In this
meeting Rev. Kytle will be ably
i assisted and the church people are
| looking foward to tire meeting with
i a great deal of pleasure and inter
! est.
Remember all you Knights of
I Pythias, be at the Castle Hall next
Monday night, promptly at 7:80
o’clock. The officers are to be in
stalled and business of importance
will come up. Be on band and
help us get up a grand smoker or
ban dq not.
Otir good friend Mr. 1 haxton, of
the Vidalia Cocoa Cola Bottling
Works, sent us a few nice pencils
this week and we are using one to
say that this concern is doing a
fine business. They bottle all kind
i of soft, drinks and they put up the
very best too.
i Strayed or Stolen—One white
speckled blood hound puppy, had
block on him when he left, answers
to the name of Dooly, has been i
gone- about three weeks. YVili pay
a liberal reward for the dog or for
information leading to his reeov
erv. Notify Hiram Clifton, Lyons.
Ga.
Special to farmers, I have a fine
i machine for terracing hill lands,
putting it in condition to prevent
; washing, and I will be glad to
| consult with any farmer that wants
: terracing done in a practical way.
I No charges unless work is entirely j
I satisfactory. Write me at. Lyons, |
Ga- —S. Uusher.
Rev. Pafford, pastor of the!
Methodist church, desires us to
mention specially his services for
| Sunday. At the morning service
his subject will be “The Mother’s
! anxiety, ’’and lie is anxious that
i the congregation be large. The
! public generally is given a cordial
invitation to attend both the
morning and evening services.
In an issue last week the Macon
Telegraph carried an advertise
ment for one firm that covered j
twenty-five pages. That is what we!
call advertising some and it shows
thatthere must be some real live
merchants in the future capital of
Georgia The person who said that
Macon was a dead city or that her
merchants were behind the times
made a gave mistake. Macon is
the goods.
B. F. Brown’s Millinery Display*
Beginning next Monday evening
at 7 o’clock. Mrs. C. ’.V. Warner,
head milliner for B. F. Brown,will
be ready to show her display of
Spring and Summer styles in mil
linery This exhibition will con
tinue ali through Tuesday and the
ladies of Lyons and the adjoining
country are urgently asked to call.
Mr. Brown’s stock was shipped by
freight from Baltimore and X> «
York and it has delayed him, l>ui
he has received a duplicate of the
order by express and Mrs. Warner
is now getting every thing in readi
ness. She is direct from Chicago,
where she has had several years
experience as trimmer for the
Gage Hat Co., and for Fisk, two
of the largest milliners of the
country . That she is experienced
goes without suving and our ladies
will have the benefit of her excel
lent taste in selecting their hats
for the season. s.
Mr. Brown will also show a line
of Gage hats, said to be as fine at
any in the country and his prices
are going to be so reasonable that
any lady can afford to be in style.
Aside from the millinery Mr.
Brown is also showing a handsome
line of the newest up-to-date
dress fabrics, and all the ladies
who visit his place will be pleased.
Remember the display begins at
7 o’clock, Monday night, April
3rd, and it will continue all
through Tuesday following, and
during this display Mrs. Warner
will take pleasure in showing and
explaining all the styles of the
season.
New Officers of the K. of PJs.
The Knights held a verv pleas
ant meeting at the Castle Hall last
Monday night and the attendance
was very good. All were heart.ly
ii: favor of keeping the Lodge up
and many new recuits are promis
ed right away. The following of
ficers were elected to serve for the
term and they will be installed at
the Castle Hall next Monday
night:
T, J. Parish, Chancellor Com
mander; C. A. Rogers, Vice Chan
cellor; H. V. Lvnn, Master of
Work; Lewis N. Brown. Keeper of
Recordn and Spal and Master of
Exchequer; .1 A. Sumner, Master
at, Arms; W G. Dickerson, Inner
Guard; L. L McGregor. Outer
Guard; M. N. Rogers, Prelate.
The officers are all good live men
and we believe they mean to make
Toombs Lodge one of the livest in
this section. M. N. Rogers will be
the next Repreaenative to the
Grand Lodge.
The people of the city are a
little slow m giving in their tax
returns, and the first thing they
I know the books will be closed and
they will be double taxed. Clerk
Collins is at the office of YVilliams
& Williams every day to receive
returns, so it will be to your ad
vantage to call on him and give
in before it is too late.
Little Ralph, the eldest son of
Sheriff Thompson, was quite sick
Monday and Tuesday and for a
time the Doctors almost lost liopfs
for the little fellow. We are glad,
j however, to say that he is better
I now and his early recovery is
J hoped for.
Boys, let’s organize that, fire de
-1 partment. We need it. and we need
it very bad. An organized band
of fire fighters with the splendid
water service could cope with al
most anv kind of a conflagration.
Tax Receiver Cave has bis first
official announcement for 1911 m
the Progress to-day. He starts
out on his regular rounds soon,
and he is anxious for the people
to meet him.
I Charming Miss Emilio Stone, of
! Summertown. was in the city this
week visiting friends. While here
she was the guest of Mrs. Lewis N.
Brown.
YV. C. Oliver, Dan Odom, Jas.
A. Sumner and Hiram Clifton
went to Savannah on a business j
trip Thursday.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
G. W. and J. A. Vann have gone
j out to farm of Mr. Dickerson,
where they are erecting an addit
ion to his home.
Our jovial friend, C N. Walker,
from down in the Marvin neighbor
hood, w ig in the city Tuesday on
a business trip.
Tuesday is regular sale day with
the Sheriff and he will have quite
a little property to offer if settle
ments are not made in the mean
time .
A Mr. Connell is plating knives,
forks, spoons,surgical instruments
and other things in the little build*
ing next to the Aaron Drug Store
on the west. He uses nickle for
his work and it looks to be fine.
Lumber is being put on the
ground to complete the trestle
work on the W A & L. railroad
over Swift and Pendleton creeke.
Dr. Bomar’s mill is cutting the
timbers and it is being delivered as
fast as possible.
Sutton & Smith, the merchants
down at Johnson’s corner, have
their spring line of goods in now
and they want their customers to
call and see what they have to of
fer. They are live merchants and
they are doing a nice business.
Good-Bye! Having given up
my position in the Progress office,
I will soon leave Lyons—probably
for good—and take this method of
saying farewell to friends and ac
quaintances through the county.
Mav you have long life, prosperity
and happiness. E. S. Wakrock.
The county road patch gang is
still working up in the 1192 nd dis
trict and Tol Parker, the foreman,
is doing some good repair work up
there. The regular gang is still
work ing on the Center Church
road out of Vidalia and they are
making a fine road out of it.
Lyons is supplying water for
about eitht trains daily on the Sea
board and we don’t see why the
company don’t make this point a
regular watering station. The
city has plenty of water and it is
an excellent qua'itv for commer
cial purposes as well as for drink
ing.
People living in a town should
speak well of all it’s enterprises.
It. matters not whether you like
the promoter or not it is the enter
prise you are talking about. For
goodness sake don’t be a grouch
or a pessimist. Move away first
and let some one else take your
place.
For the first time in years there
is a vacant store house in Lyons
but it went stay vacant long. This
does not mean that some one has
gone out of business at all. One
man has crowded his stock so as to
give room for another who wanted
to spread out. Our business houses
are all enjoying a good trade and
they are on a firm footing.
Strangers came from far and
near to see Miss Pope’s millinery
display at the Empire Store this
week and they were pleased with
what they saw. The styles are
more attractive this vear than last
and Miss Pope made selections for
this section that were very appro
priate. She has been kept busy
night and day filling orders and
she is now working two or three
assistants all the time.
The position of postmaster is
now vacant and we are sorry to say
that it seems as if there is going
to be a sciamble for the appoint
j ment. We believe that this ap
pointment should go to the widow
at least for the unexpired term if
for no other reason than the fact
that J. B. Aaron was a loyal citi
zen and a hard worker for Lyons.
Let’s all join together and do our
beet to have Mrs. Aaron given the
appointment She has been doing
most of the work for any way
j and we believe that she will give
; satis fat ion.