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THE LYONS PROGRESS. Vol. 8. No. 16. LOCAL ITEMS K Harry Grimes went to Hazel iphiiNt the first of the week to I’work on a couple of automobiles. ft Clayton Grav. of Uvalda, was in she city last Saturday. Clayton is going to school at Douglas and I he is getting along fine. Our good old friend, W. S. Lil liott, from down on the Altama ha, was in the city last Saturday ■> mingling with his many friends. Dr. R. D. McLeod has moved to the home recently vacated by I Col. Goddard. This is one of the I neatest little homes in the city I and it is also very convenient. Charming Miss Mae Graham, of ! Mcßae, has been in the city for a week visiting her sister,Mrs.Mark ' Rogers. She went up to Swains | boro last week to spend a day or <■ so with friends. School closes next Friday and \ the following week we are to have I the commencement exercises. A splendid program has been arrang t ed and it will be found in another | column this week. Superintendent A. P. Thomas desires us to say that beginning Sunday May, 28th, the Baptist Sunday school will meet every Sunday morning at 10 o’clock in stead of the afternoon. Thanks to our good friend. Robert Smith, from down on the Altamaha, for a fine bunch of channel cat fish. They were fine and we are only sorry that we can’t go down and enjoy fishing with our friend. E. L Meadows, of Vidalia, was in the city a few hours last Satur day. Mr. Meadows and his father have gone to attend the reunion at Little Rock and they will spend a week or so at Hot Springs before flat* ruing home. Dr. Bomar is soon to receive the cement for making the blocks for his new building . He says that he is going to put up a handsome structure and we understand that a part of it is to be an up-to-date automobile garage. A. P. Thomas our accommo dating depot agent, left Tuesday morning to attend tho great Bap tist convention now in session at Jacksonville, Fla. This is a na tional Convention and we know that Mr. Thomas will have a grand time Tax Receiver Cave is socn to start out on his last round as will be seen by his notice in another column of the Progress. It will be much better to meet him and give in taxes than to pay double tax on your property. Read the notice and don’t forget the dates. v The first Sunday excursion to Savannah and Tybee over the Sea board will run on May 28th, the rate to Tybee being $1.75 and to Savannah $1.50 for the round trip. The train will pass Lyons about 7 o’clock a. m.. and return ing will leave Savannah 6:30 p.m. The home of Charley Phillips < on his farm near Oak Park, was all that was burned last week and ha says his loss is about S6OO. The fire was caused by carelessness of his tennants in leaving fire in the cook stove to fall out on the floor. Mr. Phillips says he is going to ' rebuild at once. With the closing of our school the question naturally arises what are we to do about increasing the size of our school building before i the next term begins? We have not had room enough during the term just closing, but Superintendent Monts has managed to get along. We cant get along next term, how ever, and something must be done. L Let our people get together on some plan and don’t let them wait f tautil it is too late. Vacation only „ about three months and it f 1 take that time to erect a suit | able building. The Female College. Editor Lyons Progress:—l de sire to express my views through your columns, as to the location of the Female College growing out oftheU.B. I. I understand that Messrs. Garbutt & Donovan have offered a location between Lyons and Vidaiia. This proposition strikes me as the solution of the whole matter. The site above mentioned is a beautiful situtation of the school; the location is far enough away from the cities to avoid objections that would he of fered to the locations in the city, and at the same time have all the ad- vantages that a location in either of the above cities would afford. I understand that this proposition made by Messrs. Gar butt & Donovan carries with it the promise of installing an electric plant on the mill site, furnish the school light and artesian water, and the construction of an elec trict car line from Lyons to Vi dalia, to establishment of a con venient schedule byway of the school. This seems to me to be the best and most logical proposi tion that can be made with any certainty to land the College in this community. I am not in a position to voucli for for correctness of this proposi tion as I have heard neither of these gentlemen make this state ment ; but it strikes me that it will be for the interest of the school and the entire community. With the railroad facilities of Vi dalia and Lyons, with the new railroad that will soon be complet ed from Wrightsville to Lyons, via Adrian, and the electric car line between the two cities, this will be the most accessable loca tion for the people than any other j place. This proposition should j appeal to all who feel an interest ; in the school and the community. An electric car line from Vidalia to Lyons will be a great conven ience, and under such circumstan ces a paying investment. It is to be hoped that the citi zens of both Vidalia and Lyons as well as the entire community will rally to the support of this insti tution and build a school that will be the pride cf the entire country. P VV. Williams. Judge Mason, W. C. Oliver and several others went down to Bell’s ferry on the Altamaha last Mon day to meet the good roads men from Baxley. We see now that the people of both Toombs and Ap pling counties are determined to j have the highway and we will be glad if it will come through Ly ons. Toombs will only have to build about a mile and a little over to reach the river bank, while Appling will have to build all the way from Baxley. The meeting Monday was enthusiastic and we are satisfied that it will mean something for both counties. Mark N. Rogers, one of our good merchants, has decided to move to Reidsville and he shipped his stock there this week . Mark is not going because he don’t like Lyons because he has been a most loyal citizen, but he has been of fered excellent inducements to carry his fine line down there and we believe that he is going to do well. Mark is a splendid fellow and this time the loss to Lyons is gain for Reidsville, We wish you good luck, friend Mark. With an electric car line from j ! Lyons to Vidalia and many hand-1 some homes all along this line, with a great educational institut ion to help out the scene. Say, friends, tliis was a dream of the : writer but it would look better in i reality and it can be made real if the good peolpe of the two cities can get together. It would mean more for Lyons than most any thing we could get up unless it was a great cotton mill. G. W. Lankford went to Cedar Crossing court last Saturday, hav ing two or three cases to try be j fore one of the Justices. Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons. LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1911. Lyons High School Closing. Commencement Exercises Begin on Friday Night, May 19th, at the Opera House. The closing exercises cf the Ly ons High school will begin on Fri day evening. May 19th, at the Opera House, at 8 o’clock, with the drama “ Valley Farm,” pre sented by the 9th and 10th grades. This is an excellent play, and all who are present will be highly en tertained. A small fee of 15 cents for children and 25 cents for grown persons will be chaged for the purpose of defraying expenses in cident to Commencement. On Sunday morning, May 21st, at 11 o’clock, the Commencement Sermon will be preached at the Methodist church by Rev. M. J. Epting, D. D., of Savannah. Rev. Epting will also preach Sunday night, aud we trust that we may have a large congregation to each of these services, but especially to the morning service. On Monday evening ut the Opera House at 8 o’clock, the drama ‘‘A Thorn Among the Koses” will be present ed by the students of the Bth grade. On Tuesday evening at the Opera House the Graduating Ex ercises will be held, beginning at 8 o’clock . Music will be furnish ed for the entertainments each night, by Miss King’s music class. Some special music will be fur nished by the choir for the Sun day morning service. Every body is invited, requested and urged to attend all these services. Col. Herrington to Speak at Vidalia. On Saturday, June 3rd, the lo j cal Chapter, Daughters of the Con federacy, of Vidalia, will cele j brate the birthday of Jefferson Davis with appropriate public ex : ercisee at the Auditorium. r Col. Alfred Herrington, of Swainsboro, will be orator of the day, and quite a number Crosses of Honor will be bestowed. The exercises will begin at 11 o’clock, after which dinner will be served to the old Veterans. The program in full will be as follows:—lnstrumental Duet— Miss Horne and Mrs. Spartman. Song —“Strike for the South,' 1 by Chapter. Introduction of Speaker—by Col. DeLoach. Address —Col. Herrington. Song—“ Just before the Battle, Mother,” —by a quartette of male jvoices. Bestowal of Crosses —by the Chapter President. Song—“Dixie,”—by Chapter. The public generally is cordial ly invited, and we hope to see a full delegation present from all parts of the county. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs. C. A. Loving and Mr. Dan Odom left Tuesday morning in Mr- Sinith’s Cadillac for Jacksonville, Fla., to attend the Southern Bap tist Convention. Mrs. Smith was highly honored by being appoint ed one of twenty delegates from Georgia to the Woman’s Baptist Missionary Union of the Southern Baptist Convention which meets at the same time. The Seaboard Sunday excursions j start up on Sunday, May 28th, and the fare for the round trip will be only $1.50 from Lyons. No change will be made in the schedule except that the train now (leaving Savannah Sunday night at 5 o’clock will leave at 6:30 instead. The fare to Tybee will be extra and we hear that the new Tybee Hotel will open the first of June. The Progress got the finest treat lof the season last Saturday and we are indebted to Mrs. Sherman Bazemore. It was a fine bag of peaches and they were fully ripe. The peaches were of the very early variety and Mrs. Bazemore says that the crop was not good. She j brought us a nice lot. however, and we thank her very much. New Cotton Pest in Toombs. VV. H. Ward, a farmer from down in the Mt. Moriah neighbor hood, brought to the city Monday a small bottle filled with the new cotton wevil that is destroying the young plants down in his neigh borhood. Mr. Ward said that he did not. find the bugs until Sunday and they hud killed over a quarter of his crop in a day or so He savs that he will have to plant over if he makes any cotton at all. The bugs very much resemble the pea wevil and they are very hard, also larger than the regular pea wevil. They are more destruc tive than the boll wevil, it seems, as they kill the plants right at the start and if they are not killed out at the beginning, no telling what will be the result. Mr Ward sent the bottle he brought to Lyons to Congressman Edwards at Washinton, with a re quest that he turn them over to the proper authorities. The en tire cotton belt is interested in the investigation, as almost the same bug has been found on several places in Tattnall county. We un derstand that an expert is to be sent from the* agricultural de partment to Tattnall county and it is hoped that he will ajso come to Toombs We have not heard of the pest on any other place except that of Mr. Ward and hope they w ll not spread over the county. Oak Ridge Dots. R. E. Boyd made a flying trip to Lyons Saturday. George McDonald called to see Miss Annie Thompson last Sun day. Pure white button-hole boquets that so many remembered as the emblem of mother’s day, were dis tributed around here Sunday. A few' of the kind ladies of this community, armed with well fill ed baskets, met at the convict camps Sunday afternoon ard spread a bountiful supper for the prisoners. The time was enjoyed by all that were present. Two Blue Darters. English Eddy School. Fourth month Ireport of the English Eddy !-chool, showing standing of honor pupils: Eighth Grade: —Maggie Mann, 96; Gertrude Mann, 96. Sixth Grade. —Curtis Mann, 97; Herman Mann, 97. Fifth Grade. —Naunie Mann, 98; Mary Mac Mann’ 98; Willie Partin, 96; Wheeler Mann 99J; Estelle Brinson, 98. Third Grade. —Lottie Brinson, 96; Ollie Chester, 94 Second Grade: —Leon Clayton, 100; Martin Chester. 99; Ulabelle Partin, 99; J. T. Dix, 96. Elsie Brizendine, Teacher. Pate Anderson, eldest son of j Constable B. R. Anderson, was severely injuried in a run-a-way Monday afternoon. The young | fellow was driving a colt belong ing to his father and had been up in the Collins’ settlement to buy some hogs. On his return home the colt got frightened, ran a.id threw the young man, injuring | him internally. His father was ; present and he brought his son back heme, where he was given medical attention by Dr. Bomar. We certainly trust that his in juries will not prove serious. 1 1 The old artesian well at the station is to be fitted with a gaso lene pump again and it will be run regularly. The engine and pump is to be furnished by the people, paid for by popular subscription, and the city has agreed to run it regular and to pay the cost of maintenance. This will be glad news to many people. This well is said to have splendid mineral properties and people send here from all parts of the state to get j water. J. C. Thorn berg is to fur- j nish the machinery and he says j he is going to fix it right. Subscription SI.OO. LOCAL NOTES Col. L. J. Cowart went up to YVrightsville one day last week to look after some legal matters for his clients. Co'. C. C. Curry, with his inter esting little family, of Vidalia, were on our streets Sunday driv ing around. Clerk of the Court P. S. Hagan went up to Vidalia a few days ago to spend a few hours with his many friends. Quarterly conference at the Methodist church Monday morn ing, the Presiding Elder being present to preside. F. L. Bowen went to Ohoopee last Sunday to spend the day with friends and relatives and he says that he had a good time. A picnic will be given at the Marvin School House by the school on May 26th. Refreshments will be sold. Everybody is invited to come and bring a basket. 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 vou right.—W. E. Walker, Jr., Vidalia. Ga. Presiding Elder Tonkins preach ed a splendid sermon at the Meth odist church Sunday morning and he was heard by a large congre* gation. He is a splendid preacher and a good Christian worker. The colored ball team went tc Hazelhurst last week and defeated the colored team of that place by a score of 6 to 5. The colored team here is playing good ball and they are winning all the time. 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 3, .Lyons. Manager Meeks and D, D. Mcore, of the Supply Company, went to Ohoopee Sunday to attend a Ma sonic meeting. Mr. Meeks rode the goat for the last time and he says that it was certainly a buck ing animal. J. Frank Darby, of Vidalia, drove to Lyons Sunday in his fine car, bringing his father, two brothers and a friend or two. Frank is running his planer regu larly and supplying lots of build ing material. • John Gray, of Uvalda, was in the city Sunday visiting his broth er. Clayton Gray came up and spent Saturday. Both of these boys are ball players and they want to help a Lyons team out this year. Boys, organize and lets have some good games. Dr. Aaron’s little baby girl fell from the front step last Sun day and broke her arm just above the elbow. A miss-step caused the accident. Dr. Aaron dressed the wound himself and we are glad to say that the little girl is getting ! along as well as could be expected. Lyons was well represented at Swainboro last Friday. Th'rty or forty pupils went and they were cared for by the teachers in the different departments. They all say they had a good time, and Prof. Monts, our Superintendent, was there to see that all went well. Miss Jadie Mae Martin captured the first prize in the recitation contest at Swainsboro last Friday. She was tho only one from Lyons that got a prize but all contestants had honorable mention. Miss Jadie Mae has splendid histrion ic talent, recites like an old schol ar and we were not surprised when we heard that she had won the medal. We hear that she has I now decided to enter the state contest and we are satisfied that I she will win laurels