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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 11.
LOCAL ITEMS
V:* Boys, the baseball season is up
on us and we have no organization
yet Get busy and organize a club.
Wanted —500 head of cattle,
large or small. Highest market
price paid—S. Usher, Lyons, Ga.
. C. A. Garbutt, the Buick agent
for Toombs county, went to Sav
annah Wednesday morning on a
business trip.
Charming Miss Jones, daughter
of J. B. Jones, Jr., of Uvalda, is
here this week visiting her friend,
Miss Lucille Mason.
For sale.—Three or four hund
red bushels good corn, best mar
ket price. Apply to J. M. Wilks,
Route 2, Lyons, Ga.
Sheriff Thompson’s little baby
girl suffered with the measles last
week, but we are glad to say that
she iB getting all right again.
J. N. Cowart, of Jacksonville,
was in the city the first of the
week visiting his mother and look
ing after some business matters.
Mrs. W. P. C. Smith was criti
cally ill last Saturday, but we are
glad to say that she is better now
'and we hope that she will soon be
in her usual good health.
Next Sunday is Easter and
Willson at the parlor Grocery,
sells Easter egg dyes. Telephone or
send to him if you w'ant the rab
bits to visit your home in good
style.
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
-yon right.—W. E. Walker, Jr.,
Yidalia. Ga.
John Gray, of Uvalda, was in
the city the first of the week. John
a good pitcher and he helped our
Tjoys in several base ball games
last year. He likes Lyons and will
help us again when w r e call on
him.
Our young friend Leroy Oliver,
who is now making his home at
Rincon, was in the city last Sat
urday night, returning to Ricon
Sunday morning. Leroy is down
to business now and he is making
a success.^
W. R. Phillips was called to
Oak Park Saturday on account of
the sickness of his mother. We are
glad to say that he found her a
little better when he arrived and
we hope that she will soon be in
good health again.
Contractor Gury has made the
First National Bank building look
like another structure. It is now
one of the handsomest small
buiidings in the city and it shows
clearly that a master workman has
been In charge of the repairs.
Our good friend “Uncle Mar
tin” Herrington, we are sorry to
say, is to leave us very soon. He
is going down near Quitman and
will continue in the saw mill busi
ness. His family will remain in
Lyons for awhile at least if not
for all time.
This is the last week for return
ing city taxes and Clerk Collins is
anxious that all taxpayers come up
and save the extra or double tax.
He is supposed to close Saturday
and until that time he will be at
the office of Williams & Williams.
Tol Parker, assistant road super-
L intendent, is making some much
needed changes in the road just
the other side of Gorden bridge on
Pendleton. Tol knows how to
build a road and he has a bad
proposition before him at this
point which will prove hi* worth.
Special to farmers, I have a fine
machine for terracing hill lands,
r vting it in condition to prevent
and I will be glad to
with any farmer that wants
tei-'acing done in a practical w-ay.
« No charges unless work is entirely
satisfactory. Write me at Lyons,
Ga.—3.* 'usher.
Oak Grove Dots.
R. B. Williamson and wife went
to Normantnwn Saturday.
Fishing is all the go now days
and many fish are being caught.
Mrs. Carrie Moseley is raising
lots of chickens this year. She has
near 100 now.
t
Me96dames Carrie and J. T.
Moseley visited Mrs. Rosa Wil
liamson Sunday.
The little city of Normantown
is growing fast and before muny
years it will be a large city.
Misses Mollio Mosely and Agnes
Williamson seemed to lie enjoying
them selves Sunday afternoon .
Mr. Stenson and Hallet Wil
liamson went fishing last Tuesday
night and caught a nice bunch of
fish.
Preaching at Normantowu Sat
urday and Sunday. Everybody in
vited to hear brother Lee. He can
deliver a good sermon,
Look out girls, Sidney William
son has a gav looking horse and a
new buggy. I know so,me one will
get to ride in the buggy.
G. Moseley and son, J. T., went
to Lyons Saturday morning, re
turning home in the afternoon,
and then went to Normantown.
We are sorry to know that Var
nie Williamson had to go back to
Savannah to the doctor again for
treatment, and we hope that he
will soon be well again.
Violet.
Dr. Bomar’s handsome Case car
was pretty bad le v wrecked the
other day out on the Ceadar Cross
ing road near the city. Henry
Grimes was driving at the time
and he says he was trying to dodge
a buggy when something got
wrong with the steering gear and
the machine ran against the bank.
It turned clear over, breaking one
wheel, the wind sheild, bending
the front axle and damaging the
fenders. The car was turned back
up and driven to the city by its
own power. There is no doubt but
what the car is a good car. None
of the occupants of the car were
injured more than a few brusies.
A proposition is now up tD form
an improvement club in the city
and the agreemeut shall be that
each member build a house during
the year 1911. We have heard of
several men who are willing to get
in the club and we believe that it
will be easy to get as many as
twenty to sign the agreement.
Twenty houses bu'lt in Lyons dur
ing 1911 would make the city show
up handsomely and every one of
1 the twenty would be readily rent
ed at a handsome profit on the in
vestment. Let’s have this improv
ment club by all means.
We are having quite a little
complaint from down in the Ce
dar Crossing section and from old
route No. 4 about the delivery of
the Progress. Many of our sub
scribers are not getting their pa
pers regularly and it seems impos
sible for us to locate the trouble.
The papers leave this office and
the Uvalda mail is put in two
large packages, and we can’t see
How some papers are delivered and
others are left out.
The old Confederate veterans
must not forget the meeting to be
held with the ladies of the U. D.
C., on the 26th inst. at the Lyons
Opera House and every one should
attend. The crosses of honor are to
be distributed to those who made !
application for them and those!
who have not made application •
can apply at this meeting. A pleas
ing program will be arranged to
interest the old veterans.
Agent Thomas tells us that dur
ing March he handled at the Ly
ons depot over 900 consignments
of goods. This does not mean
900 pieces, but it means 900 con
signments, many consignments
amounting to a hundred or more
pieces. March was a great month
for the Seaboard at Lyons, larger
than ever before by nearly half
and it shows that the trade of the
city is growing rapidly.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1911.
Additional Locals.
Wh are glad to see P. II Pat
rick up again after a long illness.
Mr. Patrick is uot strong yet but
he is improving rapidly.
B. D. Penton and wife, of Flor
ida, came in Tuesday afternoon
and will spend a few weeks at the
home of Mrs. Penton's parents.
Frank Darby, of Vidalia, was
in th« city a few hours Wednes
day. He says that he is getting hip
plant ready and he will soon be
able t.o supplvall the dressed lum
ber needed.
Lost:—A goid watch and fob,
with initials C. D., engraved on
fob. Finder please return to Miss
Carrie Davis or to the Progress
and receive reward.
Mrs. Freeman Jones is on the
sick list and it is possible that she
may go to Augusta for treatment.
We are sorry to know that she is in
bad health and we hope she will
soon be all right again.
The Lyons Improvement Club
is what we need and we need it
now. It’s organization means
something for the city and every
house they would build would
mean a new family added to the
population. Citizens, let’s wake
up and proceed to do something.
Dr. E. P. Bomar went to Savan
nah I'hursdav morning w>th Mrs.
Mike Harden, who goes down for
treatment at the Park View Sani
tarium. Our physicians are hav
ing so many patients to send to
the citv, it seems that it would be
better for them to to gether
and build a sanitarium at home.
We believe that we will be cor
rect when we say that over a hun
dred cars of guano have been re
ceived at the Lyons depot since
January Ist. The receipts have
been much greater than ever be
fore and it shows that the farmers
are going to try intensive cultiva
tion this time.
J. M. Findley, at old Rackley,
has joined the Progress band of
advertisers. He carries a splendid
line of goods at his country store
and he is building up a good trade.
He tells in his advertisement now
running in another column just
how it is he sells just as cheap as
his city competitors. Read the
advertieemeut.
You people who want to do
trading, look over the advertis
ing columns of the Progress and
you will 6ee advertisements of
merchants who are willing and
anxious to serve you. They are
live merchants, too, and their
goods never get stale. Trade with
the men that advertise and you
will always get good goods and be
well treated.
Our local markets are having to
use Western meats now and the
price is a little high for common
people. With a9 many cattle as
we have in this country and with
as much fine range, there is no
need for a pound of beef to ever
be shipped here. Why don’t some
of the stock owners prepare to fur
nish the local markets? It would
pay handsomely.
Lankford & Lankford, the loan
men, are doing business right
along. They had an inspector
here the first of the week from one
of their large correspondents who
went over quite a number of pros
i pective loans. It seems to be no
j trouble for Lankford & Lankford
'to get money on Toombs county
real estate and they are doing
business in adjoining counties as
well.
It is wonderful to see how much
milliuey is shipped to different
sections of the country from Ly
ons. The milliners here make
and ship hats to Macon, Bruns
wick, Reidsville, to Virginia, and
to all the near by cities and towns.
Hundreds of ladies come here to
buy millinery and it is a great
advertisement that our merchants
are abl to hold the in
and year out.
Racket from Racklev-
J. M. Collins was a business
visitor to Still more Saturday of
last week.
Aunt Vicie Cameron is expect
ed to visit relatives in this section
several days this week.
Mrs. J. J. Wrenn is on the sick
list this week and we hope she will
soon be all right again.
Mr. and Mrs, R. B. Findlay »nd
children vistited at the home of
•J. J. Wrenn Saturday last.
Mrs. .7. M. Collins and children
visited at the home of John Col
lins last Sunday afternoon.
J . M. Findley spent a day or
two in Savannah last week, attend
ing to some important business.
Miss Ruth Wrenn, who is in
school near Gravmont, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with homefolks.
Mrs. A. S. McCullough and son,
Rufus, spent Saturduy afternoon
at the home of W. M. McCullough.
We are having blustery weath
er now days and the good old sum
mer time don’t seem so near at
hand.
J. M. Wrenn and sisters, Misses
Elsie and Ruth, went up to Oak
Park Saturday afternoon to do
some shopping.
Preaching at Mt. Nebo Saturday
and Sunday last was enjoyed bv
all present, though the attandance
was small Sunday on account <>f
rain.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L, Wrenn and
M iss Ruth Wrenn spent a short
wh’le Sunday morning with their
grand-parents, C. E. McCullough
and wife.
We are sorry to learn of the ill
ness of Mrs. Mills, who is visiting
relatives at Manassas. We trust
she will soon be all right again
and able to return home.
Math Collins is stepping high
and wearing a broad smile these
days. He says its the finest girl
he ever saw. Mother and taby
ar<* doing nicely we are glad to
say. Pineapple.
Cross Road Dots.
W. R. Wilkes called on Miss
Inez Boyd last Sunday.
Leve Clifton made a fiving trip
to Vidalia last Saturday,
0. R. Beasley and F. W. Grant
vm ited W. D. Grant Sunday.
i A, L. Beasley has returned from
Ohoopee, where he has been for a
a few days.
Floyd Moore has-bought a new
buggy. Look out, girls, for Sun
day evenings.
Willie Beasley and Tillman
Taylor called on Misses Zadie and
Cynthia Moore last Sunday after
noon.
Sherwood Boyd and Frank Mc-
Swain attended the meeting at
Higgston recently and enjoyed
themselves very much.
Miss Gussie Taylor left last
Sunday evening for Normantown.
where she is visiting her brother,
Adam Taylor. We wish her a
happy visit.
The Sunday school at Center
was enjoyed by a large crowd last,
Sunday. Those who attended were!
S. M. Findley, S. M. Reese, Floyd
Moore, Willie Beasley and many
others we can’t name.
The sing at the home of W. D.
Grant was enjoyed by a very large
crowd Sunday. Those who attend
ed were S. M. Reese, S. M. Find
ley, M. P. Fountain, Floyd Moore,
Willie Beasley, and all enjoyed
themselves very much.
Two Little Pets.
Toombs Chapter of the U. D.
C’s. are arranging elaborate deco-,
ration day exercises to take place!
in the Lyons cemetery and they!
have invited all the old veterans
of the county to come and be with
them. We want to suggest that
the proper authorits have the
walks in the cemetery cleaned be-!
fore this date. They are now in
pretty bad shape and the work will
not be amiss. Let the proper part
ies take this matter up and do the ;
work in plenty of time.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
J. B. Moss, of Uvalda, was in
the city the first of week look*
mg after some business matters.
Our old friend Cap. Jas. F. Kel
ly, of Savannah, was m the city
several days last week looking
after his property interests.
Mr. .Brow’n, a son of Hon. J.
Pope Brown, of Hawkinsville, was
in the city the first of the week
looking over some real estate
The office of Justice of the
Peace of the 1580th district is now
vacant and an effort is being made
to have Judge Mason call an elec
tion to fill the vacancy.
We believe that we have had
our usual Easter cold snap and it
failed to do any damage. Now we
don’t think that the farmers need
fear any further cold waves.
Judge Mason has had Sheriff
Thompson bus}' for several days
catching road tax defaulters aud
he has rounded up quite a bunch.
It is better to pay and save all this
extra expense.
“Uncle Ike” Hussy now has one
of the best equipped stores in the
city. His line is strictly house
furnishing and farm hardware and
he carries a line that will interest
aav housewife. He is just now
beginning to get in shelf hardware.
The State President of the
Farmer’s Union is to be in Lyons
on the 4th Saturday and will ad
dress the public generally. This
should be a gala day in our little
city and every farmer in the coun
tv should be present to hear the
address.
Saturday was the opening day
of the the Lyons Bargain Store
sale and hundreds of people were
in the city to take advantage of
the bargains offered. Levine
Brothers are personally looking
after the customers and they say
that all patrons must be treated
fair
Whenever a man is heard “beef
ing” about his position, kicking
about the city and the people in
it generally, he ought to get mild
intimation that the world is large
and that he is out of his natural
sphere. A business, to be successful
needs men that are loyal to it, and
a city don’t need kickers under
any circumstances.
Our good old colored fish deal
er and restaurant woman, Aunt
Charlotte, has a lot of loafers
gathered around her place most of
the time that should be put to
work. She can’t help it. it, seems
but we are beginning to hear kicks
and she ought to get the officers to
help her keep her place clear of
worthless characters.
About twenty-five kegs of wash
ers, bolts and taps for the W. A.
& L. railroad came in last week.
This is supplies for the completion
of the trestles across Pendleton
and Swift creeks and the work is
to be done right away. Secretary
Staten was here several days last
week and he says we will soon see
i activity down on this end.
•
Our ice delivery company, it
seems, guaranteed at the first of
the season that they would deliver
ice in Lyons as cheap as any other
point, and we are now hearing
some kick that they are not doing
so. We hope that they will com
ply with their agreement because
they are giving us good service and
they are furnishing us good ice.
It seems that our Representative
, in the legislature dont intend to
’do anything to help out the good
road proposition in Toombs. We
have not heard from Dr. Peacock,
but if he has a special bill to pre-
I sent he has not given it out and
the time is short now in which to
do so. Senator Brown wants to see
what the people want before he
proceeds on the proposition. The
thing to do is for the Senator and
Representative to get together aud
1 decide upon something.