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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. -