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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol.* 8. No. 12.
LOCAL ITEMS
Ed. T. Davis, of Collins, came
y ap and spoilt Sunday with his
many friends.
Wanted —A tract of land from
150 to 500 acres. Write or see W.
O. Shnptrine. Lyons
Wanted —500 head of cattle,
large or small. Highest market
price paid.—S. Usher, Lyons, Ga.
Col. and Mrs. F. F. Goddard,
who went to Savannah for the
Easter services, returned home
the first of the week.
For sale. —Three or four hund
red bushels good corn, best mar
ket price. Apply to J. M Wilks,
Route 2, Lyons, Ga.
Wednesday, 26th, being decora
tion day, both the Lyons banks
will be closed. Those having
banking business will please take
notice.
Notice —The Tattnall Bank,
Reidsville, Ga., will be closed on
Wednesday, April 26th, 1911,
Memorial day. B. H. Groover,
Chashi ?r.
Basket supper at Anderson
school horse Saturday night, Apr.
22nd. Everybody invited. Girls
all bring a basket filled with plen
ty for two.
That improvement club is what
Lyons needs. A start is all that is
necessary and the others will fol
low. Let’s get together, the good
people of Lyons, and start a
growth that will be substantial.
The improvement club is a go,
we understand, and the first work
will show up in the next four
weeks. Twenty houses are to be
built to start with and then the
club will take up some manufac
turing enterprises
The Missionary Institute begins
}at Glenwood today, Friday, and
the se93ion will run through Sat
urday. Several delegates will go
up from here to represent differ
ent missionar t organizations of
the Baptist church here,
The Lyons Chapter, U. D. C ,
will meet at the home of Mrs.Cul
pepper Friday, April 21st. All
the members are requested to be
present as important matters are
to be brought before the chap
ter —Mrs Belle Everlvn.
C. A. Garbutt, the Buick agent,
made a trip to Montgomery county
the first of the week and we under
stand that he placed one or two
cars and a local agency. Charley is
hustling to sell cars now and he
knows how as well as having a
good car to sell.
The Opera House is to[be|thrjwn
open for the ladies of the U. D. C.
and the old soldiers next Wednes
day. The public generally is asked
to attend the exercises. This is
the first Decorot ion Day exercises
for Lyons and we want it to be a
memoriable occasion.
Jas. H. C owart, who has been at j
Florence, S. C., for several weeks. |
was in the city this week. Jim |
Hance says that he is going to stay j
in Toombs for awhile and trv to
regain his health which has been I
failing since he went away. He is ;
interested in a furniture business
at Florence.
W. H. Burk<? of Cedar Cross
ing, was in the city Wednesday
and he informed the editor that
after thirty years service as bailiff
he has decided to quit. His bond
has expired and plow time is on
him, so he says he is going to give
his attention to farming. He has
been a faithful officer.
State President E . Cabiness, of
the Farmer’s Union, is to be in
Lyons to address the people Sat
urday. It is short notice to be giv
en for such a notable man but we
are satisfied that he will have a
* good audience. The address will
" no doubt be at the Court House
and the public generally is in
vited.
Additional Locals.
Dr. Bomar went down to Ohoo
pee lhursdav morning on a pro
fessional call. He is kept very
busy these days
Dr. G. G. Howell and the East
erling Brothers, of Reidsville,
came up Tuesday in Dr. Howell’s
ear on a short business trip.
An examination for rural car
riers will be held at the Lyons
pest office Saturday. It is for car
riers out of Vidalia, where a new
route has been established and we
hear that there are several appli
cants.
Mrs. Freeman Jones went to
Augusta Monday night and she
will remain up there for a week or
so under the care of physicians.
Mrs. Jones has not been in good
health and we hope that the trip
will be of benefit to her.
Eb Cooper says that he is go
ing to Washing in a week or so.
Eb is one of the leaders among the
colored people of the county and
he has a call up among the re
publican leaders. He says he will
go sometime this month.
Athens and Waycross are still
talking railroad and this time it is
to come via Lyons. A special to
the Morning News from Waycross
in last Sunday’s paper tells of the
line. This means something too.
Watch our prediction close.
The city tax books have closed
and those who failed to give in
their property will feel the strong
arm of double tax law. Every one
was given ample warning through
the paper and by notices on the
streets consequently there should
be no kick coming.
H. L. Lankford, of the Lyons
Loan &' Abstract Co., is arranging
to begin the erection of a hand
some home for himself. He has
beautiful lots oh which to build,
and he says he is going to have a
home that will be a credit and an
ornament to the city.
The sale at the Lyons Bargain
Store still continues. It was to
have lasted only fifteen days but
owing to the inclement weather
last week Manager Levin has decid
ed to extend it a little longer. He
has bargains galore and it will
pay to visit the store.
Mr.C. W. Brazzell came up
Tuesday from his beautiful home
on the Altamaha and he spent the
day in the city on business. Mr.
Brazzell eavs that he has no in
tention of leaving his pretty
home to move to a city and we
can easily see where he is right.
Ladies and gentlemen should
all meet at the cemetery Tuesday
morning and help to clean up the
walks. The city has no money
with which to do this work and it
will have to be done voluntarily.
Be on hand, you fellows, and it
you can’t get off send a substitute.
A wagon or two and plenty of
shovels and other implements will
j be needed.
Our subscribers down on the
! river are constantly kicking about
j not receiving their papers. We
: never heard these kicks when old
! route No. 4 went out, from Lyons
1 and now we don’t know where to
place the blame. All the papers
for this section go m the Uvaldaj
mail and we can’t see why they are J
not delivered promptly. We would
like for the carrier down there to
look into the matter.
The new proposed railroad from
Athens two Waycross via Lyons
i seems to be a good proposition
j and the promoters will find down
| here nearly fifty miles of as good
grade as there is in the country.
Os course we know' that the W. A.
&L. line is to be completed but
we don’t think there would be a
single kick if it w'as taken up by
the new and larger corporation.
There ha 3 been quite a little talk
! about the Athens-Waycross line
and w’e believe there is something
I in it.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1911.
Waycross to Athens.
New Railroad Almost Certain and
VV. A. & L. Will be Linked
in the Line.
Waycross, Ga., April 15.—An
investigation of the route via Ly
ons and Baxley to Waycross is be
ing made bv Darties interested in
a new railroad projected from
Athens The plan is to connect
several lines now in operation or
building, and make a new through
route from some point on the
Southern ab< ve Athens, through
Athens into South Georgia.
One of several parties backing
the proposition has been ;n Way
cross this week, ar.d is highly
pleased with the prospects at this
end of the line mapped out The
crossing of the Altamaha river be
yond Baxley is the hardest *part of
conctruction in the line to Lyons
from Waycross, but a survey made
of the crossing some time ago
showed that a bridge could be built
without much trouble and much
lower than estimated several years
ago.
The proposed line would con
nect Union Point, White Plains,
Sparta, Sandersville, Wrights
ville, Lyons, Baxley and Way
cross direct with Athens, and open
up a territory for trade interests
that is at present going to other
points. The preliminary figures
of the route indicate that the dis
tance to North Carolina resorts
would be materially lessened via
Athens. —News.
We have seen quite a little news
recently about this proposed line
and we have it from a good source
that New York capitalists are be
hind the enterprise. Secretary
Staten, of the W. A. & L , ac
knowledges that some negotiations
for such a line have come before
the W. A. & L. officials, but he
says he has no particulars to give
out yet.
The U. D. C.’ Organized.
The regular meeting of the U.
D. C., was held at the home of
Mrs. C. F. Shewmake April 4th,
1911, and the organization cf the
Robert Toombs Chapter was per
fected by election of the following
officers: President, Mrs. Belle
Everlyn; Vice-President, Mrs. R.
D. McLeod; Recording Secretary,
Mrs.C.W. Culpepper: Correspond
ing Secretary, Mrs . C. F. Shew
make; Treasurer. Miss Robie Clif
ton; Historian, Mrs. W.T. China;
Registrar, Mrs. L. W. Moore;
Audtior, Mrs. L W. Moore.
The following program was
rendered.
“The Organization and Purpos
es of the U. D.C. ’’ —Mrs Evernly.
“Extracts from the life of Robert i
Toomb.” —Mrs. Culpepper. Read
ing, “The Confederacy.”—Mrs.
Shewmake.
The fourth Friday in each
month w f as selected as the time for
holding the regular meeting of the
Chapter, the next meeting to be
held at the home of Mrs. Cul
pepper.
Card of Thanks.
Dear Friends : —lnadequate
words cannot express our apprecia
tion during the illness of the lov
ed and loving husband, brother
and friend, who died where man
hood’s morning almost touches
noon. I am not able to repay
| those good friends for their good
| ness and their kindness, but will
: ask God, the giver of all good and
perfect gifts, to bestow upon them
just such blessings as they de
serve, and may Heaven continue
to them the choicest tokens of its
beneficence. Yours truly,
Mrs. C. C. Findley.
The Baptist protracted meeting
begins next Monday. Rev Gunn
will be here to help in the work
and we predict a successful meet
ing. Mr. Kytle, the pastor, wants
to impress upon the membership
the necessity of’-irttending every
meeting and he is anxious that
the public come out also. Rev.
Gunn isa great revivalist and he
will interest our people.
Racket from Rackley.
J. B. Collins was a business vis
itor to Lyons Monday,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wrenn and
daughter visited relatives at Col
lins last week.
Mrs. J, J, Wrenn haebeen quite
sick for several days but is im-!
proving at this writuig.
Wilson and Ellie Poole, and
Gradv Dismuke called nn the girl
in this section Sunday.
Mrs. D W. Moseley and child
ren called at the home of J. .J.
Wrenn Monday afternoon.
W. M. McCullough was among
thoee who were attending to busi
ness in Lyons Saturday last.
Clara Warren and MissfMamve
Findley were out driving Sunday
and they certainly looked happy.
Quite a crowd from this section
attended preaching at Marietta
Sunday and report a pleasant
time.
Mr 3. Vicie Cameron and Mrs.
Martha Ann Vaughn visited rela
tives and friends in this section
several days of this and last week.
\ Mrs. E.R. Mills, who was taken
sh* while visiting relatives at j
Manassas, is much better, we are
glad to say, and was able to re
turn home last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J Wrenn spent
several days last week with the
family of Mr. Wrenn’s brother
near Collins, whose wife has been
seriously ill for several weeks. We
trust Mrs Wrenn will soon be quite
wt-11 again. Pineapple.
Rock Spring Dots.
Ezra Claxton called on Miss
Bertha Carroll Sunday.
Gilmore James called on Miss
Eula Sharpe Sunday evening.
Misses Edna and Morris
attended preaching here Sunday
night.
R. L. Page is visiting his
daughters, Mrs. W. E. and G. F.
Morris.
J H. McCullough and wife
made a business trip to Vidalia
Friday.
Bro. Wood filled his regular
apointment here Saturday and
Sunday.
Misses Mattie Love and Ann
sule Sharpe dined at the home of
T A. Clifton Sunday.
J. J. Love and sister, Miss Mat
tie, and Miss Eula Sharpe made a
flying trip to Alston Saturday.
J. H. McCullough and wife and
H. F. Carroll attended preaching
at Galbreath school house Sunday
evening.
Among those that attended
preaching were Misses Lillie and
| Luvert Thompson . Sallie, Mary
j and Avory Odom, Vaunie and
Mamie Thompson, Messrs. Em
mett and and Ekie Thompson.
Pet.
The Progress is pleased to intro
duce to its readers this week, a
new advertiser, the J. R. Watkins
Company, of Memphis, Tenn.,
who are about to introduce their
system of merchandizing to the
farmers of Toombs County. We
We have thoroughly investigated j
the responsibility of this Com
pany and find it to be the largest j
i of its kind in the world. They have
a capital of over $ 2,000 000 and j
are now selling their products to i
over 2,000,000 farmers throughout
the United States and Canada.
The concern started in 1868 and
has been at the business ever since i
so there is nothing experimental j
about their plan. They have about I
2000 salesmen and are advertising
for men to handle their work in
Toombs county. It gives us pleas
ure to recommend this Company
so highly. Their success is well
deserved.
Special to farmers, I have a fine
machine for terracing hill lauds,
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.
No charges unless work is entirely
satisfactory. Write me at Lyons,
Ga. —S. Uusher.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
H. E. Dasher and his little girl
went to Claxton Sunday to spend
the day with friends and relatives.
We thatG. A. Garbutt has
i a saw mill location near Quitman
1 and that he will soon go over to
! take it in charge. He is well up in
the saw mill business and we know
that be will be successful.
i The Baptist revival begins Mon
day with Rev Gunn to do the
preaching. The hours of service
have not yet been announced but
we suppose they will be about 11
o’clock a m , and 7:30 p. m.
Dr. Ainsworth, President of
Wesleyan College at Macon, wa9
in the city the first of the week.
He is taking up subscriptions to
endow the college and we hear
that he is meeting with great suc
cess.
Read the new advertisement of
the Lyons Bargain Store on the
second page this week. The sale
is to run only Bix days longer and
the bargains offered are worth look
ing over. The goods are first class,
too, no old shejf worn stock. Go
and see for yourself.
Lankford & Lankford, the loan
and abstract men, are kept busy
these days looking after business
coming their way. They have put
out nearly a hundred thousand
dollars in Toombs and the adjoin
ing counties thi9 year and they
have now in the neighborhood of
forty thousand dollars in loans
under investigation. They are do
ing the business and the reason
is they do things when they start.
Our Congressman, Hon. Chas.
G. Edwards, is busy during the
special session just the same as he
is in the regular session. Charley
is made up of the proper stuff. He
believes in making an effort for
his constituency and he is making
a good record for the district. We
did not support him in the last
race because we had a home mau
running, but we do love to give
credit where credit is due, and
Congressman Edwards deserves
credit.
Henry C. Broome, State Organ
izer of the Woodmen of the World
i 9 to be in Lyons this week and he
will make an attempt to re-organ
ize the camp here Saturday night.
The Woodmen is a good fraternal
organization as well as a fine iu
surence order and we hope that
Mr. Broome will be sucessful. Mr.
L. V. Crouch, who has recently
moved to Toombs county and who
lives out on Route 8, is a Wood
man and he will assist in the
work.
Secretary Staten,of the Wrights
ville, Adrian & Lyons oad, was
in the city a few hours Tuesday
afternoon. He brought us the
good new 9 that the first shipment
of steel for the line would arrive
in about two weeks. The Com
pany has bought fifty miles of six
ty pound steel and it is to be ship
ped in as rapidly as possible Mr.
Staten says that the head men of
the W. A. & L. have been ap
proached by the promoters of the
line from Athens to Waycross and
the new proposition, he thinks, is
; a good one, but he says that there
is nothing to give out >et that wiU
interest the people.
The Progress suggested last week
| that the city or parties in charge
jof the cemetary have the walks
cleaned for the Decoration day ex
ercises that are to take place next
week, but we learn that nothing
has been done. The ladies have ag
reed that they will have a work
day next Tuesday morning and
that they will gather at the ceme
! tary and do all they can. All the
ladies are asked to go out or send
a helper with a hoe, rake or some
other J garden tool. The gentle
men of the city to take a hand
and are asked to come or send a
hand with wagons and other tools
next Tuesday. Let’s do the work
right.