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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 15.
LOCAL ITEMS
Wauted —500 head of cattle,
or small. Highest market
price paid—S Usher, Lyons, Ga.
For sale.—Three or four hund
red bushels gtod corn, be*t. mar
ket price. Apply to J. M. Wilks,
Route 2, Lyons, Ga.
Lost.—Somewhere on the streets
a geld watch fob with a cigar clip
per as pendant. Will pay liberal
reward for return of same. Chae.
A. Garbutt, Lyons.
A fishing party went to the Al
tamaha this week and they say
they had a fine time and very good
luck. The river is low now and
the lakes are in fine condition for
fishing.
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.,
Vidalia. Ga.
Dr. J. C. Brew ten, of U B. 1.,
filled the Baptist pulpit very ably
in Lyons last Sunday. He is one
of the good preachers in this sec
tion of the State and we are always
glad to have him come to Lyons
His congregations were very good
at both services Sunday.
Special to farmers, I have a fine
machine for terracing hill lands,
putting it in condition tq 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.
The New Lyons, under the new
management, is growing more
popular every day. Manager God
dard is catering to the transient
trade particularly and those who
have been here are speaking well
of the house. A good hotel is a
advertisement for a town,
tjnd we want ours to he the bpst.
■Ve hear that Mr. R. M. Gar
kfFtt has contracted for a lighting
plant to be used in his own home.
It. is to be of the storage battery
type and if it is a success he can
have light at any time. A gaso
lene engine will furnish the power
to store the current. The system
is something new and if it is t a
success it will he popular for iso
lated plants.
We are beginning to revise our
subscription books now and we
want to say that if you don’t get
the paper and you know that you
are in arears with your subscrip
tion account don’t think hard of
ns. The government won’t let us
mail a paper to anyone in arrears
for subscription a year and we are
having to leave off a number of
good people who have forgotten to
pay up.
A young man by the name of
Dent, saidjto be a brother-in law
of the man Martin that was burn
ed out at Uvulda last week, was
arrested for arson Friday' and ho
was given a preliminary examina
tion at Mt. Vernon. He was
bound over by the trial judge and
gave bond for his appearance at
the next term of the Montgomery
county court. Those who heard
the trial say that the testimony
was damaging. It seems that Mr.
J. B. Jones, Jr . was the prosecut
or, having lost quite a lot in the
firo.
The Press say s that Claxton is
bidding against Lyons for the fe
male branch of the Union Baptist
Institute We thought that Vi
dalia was running also. Lyons,
however, has not taken very much
action so far but we are sure that
our city will be heard from in the
ger~ _1 wind up. Our people dont
make a great blow of what they
are going to do but they work
quietly and when they are ready
to be heard it generally means
something. A meeting was held
wmlay last week, but the editor
present and those who at
tended say that they have nothing
to make public just vet awhile
Additional Locals.
Mr. C. \\\ Brazel 1 , from down
on the Altnmaha, was in the city
several hours the first of the week.
Sidney Adams, who is working
on the Mcßae Enterprise, was in
the city Sunday visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. A. S. Odom has gone up
to McDonough, in Henry County,
to spend a few weeks with her
relatives and many old frieds.
John L. Huggius, of Atlanta,
was in the city the first of the
week mingling with our people.
Mr. Huggins is interested m the
chair factory and he says that it is
a sure go.
The Knights of Pythias are tak
ing in from one to three new
members at every convention now.
The lodge is growing very rapidly
and the new members are from our
best young men
Moving pictures this [Friday]
evening at the Opera House. Mr.
Willis has securee the best service
obtainable and we hope the peo
ple will show their appreciation
by giving him good patronage.
Rev. N. T. Pa fiord, R. S. Will
son andW. O. Shuptriue went
down on the Ogeechee Tuesday to
spend a few days fishing. They
were well fitted out for the trip
and we know they had a good
time.
While the Way cross and Baxley
scout cars were here last week we
heard quite a little about the Ath
ens-Waycross railroad. The Way
cross people say it is a surety and
they are satisfied that it will come
by Lyons.
Fine country beef is now begin
ning to come into the local mar
kets and the western meat can
step aside. The local meat is bet
ter and tenderer than the cold
storage product, and it costs a
great deal less.
Johnnie Coleman, who has been
attending a business school at
Macon, is at home spending a few
days with his father and friends.
John says that he is getting along
fine and he expects to fin ish in an
other month or two..
Cool weather lingers with us and
to make it worse the soil is get
ting dry and hard . Cotton is suf
fering during this cool weather
but the weather bureau says that
it is to got warm right away and
we will be awful glad to see it
come.
We see that an addition to a
wooden building is being erected
in the fire district. Several rooms
are being added to the house re
cently vacated by old ‘‘Uncle Bar
ton.” This is a strict violation of
the city law and it should be look
ed aftor.
H. L. Lankford is having the
plans drawn for his home to be
erected on the lots he purchased a
week or so ago from W . O. Don
ovan. The lots adjoin the pretty
Gilstrap home and Mr. Lankford
says that he is going to erect a two
story home to cost about $3,500
Charley Phillips went to Oak
Park Wednesday, having received
a message telling him that his
residence on the farm had been
burned. The particulars were
meager and Mr. Phillips left at
once to see the extent of the dam
age. He had a good home on his
farm near Oak Park and if the
fire was bad he has sustained a
great loss.
Dr. J. F. Mixon and family, of
Greenwood, Fla., and Miss Fowl
er, of Gainesville, Fla., stopped
over in the city several days last
week and were guests at the homo
of W. H. Page. They are taking a
pleasure trip in an automobile,
and from Lyons they went to Au
gusta and from there to North
and South Carolina points. Dr.
Mixon is a brother-in-law of B.
i V. Pago.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1911.
I h _■ Jail Breaking Question.
In i-Hplv to the article written
lust w-ek by C. W. Driggers in re
gard to thQ escape of prisoners
rrom the jai,l, he says he will offer
a reward of $25 as there has never
been a reward offered. 1 personal
ly offered a reward of SSO for the
capture of the woman besides hir
ing out of my own pocket a private
detective to trace her or to find
out who turned her out. I spent in
cash more than that amount try
ing to locate her. I agree with
Driggers that someone had interest
enough in the woman to turn her
out. as the hole in the wall was
made from the outside of the jail
The second escape was caused by
a defective door in one of the cells,
to which attention has Jjeen re
peatedly called. The Ordinary and
members of the Grand Jury will
bear me out in t.iis statement.
The lust two escapes were made by
the same route —a faulty lock and
a thin brick wall. The claim of
Driggers is foolish and unfounded,
-because I have caught Stanley
twice and in doing so used my
own energy and good money. He
seems to think that there has never
been any of either used. The negro
that escaped with Stanley was ar
rested by me and prosecuted by
Col. Laukf'ud at my expense, and
I fixed the bond on him so high
that his attorneys went to .Judge
Rawlings to have it reduced. Now
Driggers, why did you mention
politics? No one has accused von
of being a candidate, but a guilty
conscience needs no accuser and we
all know that you have been want
ing to run for the last four years.
If you want to run it is your priv
ilege, but you should remember
that mud slinging never wins
friends in politics or anything
else. The escapes that were made
from the jail were unavoidable on
account of the condition of the
building, and the only reason I
can see for the tirade Driggers has
made against me is to satisfy some
petty personal prejudice. I invite
a full and free investigation, de
mand it as it were aud I will be
glad to have Driggers or any jail
expert he may select to come and
see for themselves. It is taking
unfair advantage of me to use
these escapes to injure me with
the people, but I hope an investi
gation will be made and I am
satisfied that such an investiga
tion will prove that I have used
every care and deliger.ee as well
as money to capture the escaped
prisoners. I try hard to do my
duty at all times. '
J. E. Thompson.
Should be Abolished
A great deal lias been said in
the state of Georgia about having
the legislature abolish the offices
of Tax Receiver and Comity
Treasurer; a prominent Farmers
Union man makes the suggestion
that the offices of Receiver and
Collector should be merged and
that one man should attend to
both.
The office of Treasurer was cre
ated long time ago when there
were no banks in the country and
the responsibility of taking care
of the money was great.
The Union man suggests that
the office be abolished and the
money be plced in the nearest
state depository.
This would save the people of
the state over u quarter of a mil
lion dollars annually, so he stated.
“When the reason for a thing,
j ceases the thing itself should
cease,” and if the state depository
will take care of and nay out this
money for the state without
charge, why not let them do it?
The office of County Treasurer has
bred more factional politics *ha t
any other county office. Some of
the middle Georgia counties, real
izing that the position of County
Treasurer is a mere senecure, have
had local laws enacted paying the
Treasurer a small salary in liew of
fees: one large county paid a few
years ago and S2OO 00 per year to
the treasuaer thus saving about
SI2OO 00 to the county. —Rambler.
Additional Locals.
Miss Ora Jones spent n few days
recenaly with home folks down at
Elza.
Don’t forget the movieg pictures
this (Friday) evening. The pic
tures are fine and the chunge in
the arrangement will make it
comfortable for all who attend
JudgeS. P. Smith, from down
on the Altnmaha. whs in tin- city
Tuesday on a short, business trip
The .Judge is one of our most sub
stantial citizens and we are always
glad to see him in town.
This Friday is to be a great
educational day at Swainsboro
and quite a number of our peoplp
are going up there. A special
train is to be run from Collins
connecting with the train on the
Seaboard in the morning and the
rate of fare is to be small.
Get ready and go to Swainsboro
today (Friday). Prof. Monts has
several entries in the different
contests and we are sure that lie
will come back with several prizes.
He is anxious that as many go as
cau get away from home and he
wants all to wear the school colors.
A program of our school closing
will appear in the next. Progress.
At. the present time we are un
able to say whether the entertain
ments will take place at the school
building or at. the Opera House. A
splendid program is being nrrang
ed and on one of the nights a
small charge will be made to de
fray expense of the entertainment.
The teachers are now drilling the
children and they promise some
thing good.
•' Why is it that Lyons dont grow
any faster? That is easily explain
ed to the fair minded man. A few
people hold property that they
wont sell and they wont improve.
They have the land and that is
all. People come here wanting to
locate and they find the choice
lots owned by parties of this kind.
Now we beleive in doing or getting
down and out. Don’t be a stumb- j
ling block in the way of others, i
Let’s all get together and make
Lvons what it should be. We must
all make sacrifices at times.
The Waycross and Baxley scout
cars, picking out a highway from
the north to Florida, were in Ly
ons last Friday and they were en
thuastic over the route so far. In
the party we found the editors of
the Waycross Journal and the
Baxley News-Banner, besides sev
eral other prominent business men
of the two cities. They were met
at the Altatnaha by a party of our
citizens and escorted to Lyons.
One of the cars of the party had
to be left at Baxley and this party
was taken to Reidsville,coming to
Lyons the following morning.
They were royally entertained by
Mr. Gaddard of- the New Lyons
Hotel and they were loud in their
praise of our little city. It is very
probable that Lyons will he on the
proposed highway and it is certain
that our people will co-operate
with all the adjoining counties in
giving good roads.
Special Notice.
The Anderson Local of the far
mer’s Union to the Edmond and j
Wesley Chapel Locals: —
We especially invite all of the
members of each of these Locals
to meet with us on our next regu
lar meeting day which will be on
Saturday before the third Sunday
in May. We will meet at ton o’-
clock a. m., sharp, and we want
.all members to meet with us
promptly. The date is May 20t.h,
1911, we want you with us to dis
cuss important business matters.
Anderson’ Local, No. 1342.
W. 11. Tippett. Secretary.
Have you any unanimity in your
family, Mrs. Jobbs? Not yet ma’-
am; but wb’d catch it. We get
everything that's a-goin’.—Bulle
tin.
Subscription fI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
Misa Stella Scott spent a few
days this week with her sister, Mrs.
F. L. Bowen.
Bevy Thompson, of Findleyson,
was in the city several days this
week mingling with his friends.
Manager Hendricks, of the
Southern Bell Company, spent
Sunday with his mother at Clax
(■>n.
Mrs. V. H. Coursey and little
son, Robert, are spending a few
days this week down on the river
with relatives
A list us Moseley at the New
Lyons Parmacy now has fine ice
pivain nearly every day. It is good,
too. Try some and see.
In the excerpts from ordinances
found in another column there is
an error as to automobile owners.
Only those who have machines to
hire are required to pay the
amount of special tax.
Strayed—One brindle yearling
about a year and a half old, no
marks, last heard from in the J.
T. Coleman settlement. Informa
tion about him will be gladly re
ceived. Needham Smith, Route 8,
Lyons.
Rev. Pafford, the pastor, de
sires us to say that Presiding El
der Jenkins will preach at Leons
next Sunday. The public is given
a cordial invitation to attend the
service and those who go will hear
an excellent sermon.
We Imai that one of our mercan
tile house is soon to move to Reids
ville. We don’t know yet which
one it is but we are satisfied that
the merchant is making a mistake.
We wish him success, however, as
we have a good feeling for all our
merchants.
W. F. Staten, Secretary of the
Wrightsville, Adrian & Lyons
railroad, was in the city several
days this week and he told us that
he is going to be able to give us
some good news at an early date.
He says that things are moving
along fine for the now railroad.
Little Ralph Thompson, eldest
S'ui of our pgpular Sheriff, cele
brated his 4th birthday last Sat
urday. Dainty iittle invitations
were sent out to his little play
mates and Mrs. Ihompson had a
lovely spread for the little ones.
It was a gala occasion and toe
little folks hope that Ralph will
be with them to celebrate many
more birthdays.
Rev. J. W. Kvtle returned home
from Gainesville, G»., Wednesday
morning and he brought the sad
ijews that his sister was dead when
he arrived at her bedside. She had
been a sufferer from consumption
for a long time and she was visit
ing her father when the summons
came. Her remains w'ere laid to
rest near Cleveland, Ga , about
twenty miles north of Gainesville.
By order of the Mayor and
Couucilmen of the city of Lyons
the rate of taxation tor the year
1911 will be as follows: For
school purposes 8 1-2 mills; in
terest on bonds 2 1-2 mills; gen
eral expense 1 mills ;total 10 mills.
This tax is now due and payable
and Clerk of the Council Coiling
is at the office of Williams &
Williams daily to receive the
same. Pay up before June Ist and
save extra expense.
Assistant Road Superintendent
Parker, in charge of the patch
gang, has done a splendid piece ot
work on the sand hill east ot the
I Gordon bridge. He has straighten
! ed the road from the bridge to the
! top of the hill and it is now as
! good as any piece of road in the
county. Mr. Parker knows how to
do road work and his little gang is
i making a show wherever they go.
At the Garden bridge he had a
hard proposit ion before him but he
won out and he is being congrat
ulated by all who bare to travel
that h’ghway. -