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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.