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The Lyons Progress.
L. W. MOORE. Manager.
Published Every Friday at SI.OO Per Year.
advertising rates.
Local Notices, scts per line each issue.
Kates for display furnished on
application.
Entered at the Postoffice at Lyons,
Ga . as Second Class mail matter.
LYONS CHURCHES.
Primitive Baptist— Preaching at the
church 1 1-4 miles south east of Lyons,
on the third Sabbath and the Satur
day before
Methodist —Preaching every Sunday
at 11 a. m. and H p. in. Except third
Sunday. Sunday school every Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday nights. Rev. N. T. Paf
ford. Pastor.
Baptist—Preaching at the Baptist
Church every first and third Sunday
in each month, morning and evening.
Prayer meeting every Thursday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Y\ W. A.’s meet ev- .
ery Monday evening at 7 o’clock. W.
M. Society, first Monday after third
Sunday in each month, 3 p. m. Sunday
School every Sunday afternoon. J. W.
Kytle, Pastor.
Cross Road Dots.
C. R. Beasley made a flying
trip to Vidaiia Saturday.
Sherwood Boyd attended Sun
day school here last Sunday.
Floyd Moore and Willie Beasley
attended Sunday school last Sun
day,
S. M. Findley and M. P. Foun
tain visited the home of W. D.
Grant Sunday.
Tillman Taylor and Douga!
Reese called at the home of V. D.
Carrol last Sunday.
Mrs. Bloomer Griffin left the
first of the week for Jacksonville,
Ga., to visit her old home.
Willie Beasley called to see Miss
Zeda Moore Sunday. Hurry, Wil
lie, we are hungry for some cake.
Sam and Phanuel Haskins were
in this section last Sunday and
seemed to be having a good time.
W, D. Grant, with his son, Vias
and his daughter, Miss Pearl, vis
ited the home of M. A. Grant in
Lyons last Sunday.
C R Beasley was so excited the
other day that he started in at the
front door and went so fast that
he fell out the back door. It is a
boy and we are glad to say that
mother and child are doing fine
Two Little Pets.
One Satisfied Man —He’s Dead.
The Ponrtsmouth Star has
found one man in the world who’s
satisfied; had all the money he
wanted—at least he WAS in the
wurld, buthe isn’t now. Quite as
might be expected, he’s dead.
Here’s what The Star says: •
The refusal of a fortune has
given novel post mortem fame to
Nathan Thompson, one of the old
members of the Illinois Bankers’
Associatson, which maintains the
headquarters in Chicago. Thomp
son recently died at Prophetstown,
111., leaving a snug fortune of
nearly SIOO,OOO, which might have
been five times as large if he had
been willing, according to the
story. Thompson was one of the
pioneers in Whiteside county and
made money at farming, then at
manufacturing and banking in an
amount which he heleived to be
all one man should have. Then he
was notified some years ago that a
relative in Michigan had died leav
ing several million dollars to a
small number of heirs, and asaing
him to come immediately to claim
his share, which was several hund
red thousand. He did not even
have enough interest in the mat
ter to go to Michigan, but merely
scrawled a note in reply: “Keep
it; I have all I want ”
Since the late Mr. Thompson is
beyond the possibility of having a
hero medal conferred upon him,
the least that can lie done is to
nominate him for the Hall of
Fann—an ordinary monument
would not be fitting.—Chronicle.
L. L McGregor left for Atlanta
Tuesday night, where he goes .• a
representative from Toombs Lodge
Knights of Pythias to the Grand
Lodge now is session in that city.
M anted—Pants and overai 1
operators willing to go to Savan
nah, Ga., good wages and work
all the year around. Address P.
O. Box 416, Savannah, Ga.
The Jail Breaking; again
Editor Lyons Progress.—l de-
space in your valuable paper
to make a few observations on
what our Sheriff is pleased to call
a reply to my former communica
tion on “The Jail Breaking Ques
tion.”
I regret exceedingly that Mr.
Thompson has seen fit to make a
personal issue of this matter. I am
sure he can not show where in my
former article I made any person
al reference whatever to him or
his office, but as he has assumed
in his so-called repls the personal
responsiblity for these frequent
escapes, I presume he is responsi
ble for them; except however the
blame which he places on the Or
dinary lor his failure to obey the
recommendation of the Gland
Jury as to the defnctive lodk on
the cell from which all these crim
inals made their escape, except
the negro woman. That is right;
l Sheriff Thompson, if you are not
to blame, I am glad you have the
courage to say who is guilty of
dereliction of duty in this matter.
No one expects you to carry the
short-comings of any other official
and the only purpose of this dis
cussion is to place the responsibil
ity where it rightfully belongs.
Pardon me, Mr. Thompson, I
did not say that no reward had
been offered for the capture of
any of these escapes ; what I did
say was that so far as I have been
able to learn no reward had been
offered, but lam glad to know
that you did offer a reward of SSO
for the capture of the woman, but
if you had not stated in it your re
ply no l one would have known it,
for lam unable to find a single
person who had any knowledge of
such a reward until the last issue
of the Progress.
Please tell us Mr. Thompson
when this reward was offered,
what means was used to give it
publicity, and if this reward still
holds good; also w'hat private de
tective have you had on this case.
Was this woman confined in the
cell with the defective lock, or was
she given the privilege of the cor
ridors on the night she was dug
out from the inside? Was the in
terest which liberated this woman
on the OUTSIDE looking in, or
on the INSIDE looking out? This
is very important information,
as there is quite a public interest
in these questions, I hope you will
enlighten us
I thank you very much Mister
Thompson for enlightening the
public to the fact that through
your own energy and courageous
duty you twice captured poor de
mented, half-witted Henry Stan
ley. It certainly did take courage
of a high order to do that, and if
you keep up this record I am sure
some of our large cities will find
yon out and place you at the head
of their department of public safe
ty. P’ease inform us what other
notable? captures you have made
so that we can keep the record
straight for a prospective candi
date fer the Hall of Fame.
Now as to my being a candidate
for offiice, will say that I have
never been in fact a candidate
for any office, but I can say with
all truth and pride that I have
been solicited by voters from every
district in the cou •ty to offer for
sheriff at every election since the
formation of our county, but for
various reasons I have always de
clined, and now have no desire to
enter politics, but when Ido it
will be known of all men. and
whether elected or defeated I will
make nothing but a clean honor
aide race, and not stoop to meth
ods used by some of the former
candidates. It is my experience
that as soon as you criticise an
office holder he cries “mud sling
ing” and generally they are the
ones who sling it, and which is
their only reply to honest criticism
just as soon as any one calls the
public attention to their short
comings they yell “mud slinging”
in an effort to distract the public
attention. It is a pity there is not
moiv of it in our county, for pub
lic office is a public trust, and he
who fails to do his full duty as an
officer is a proper subject for leg
islitmate criticism.
I repeat the only interest I have
in this matter is which that every
goodcitizen feels,and it has beeida
| source of great pleasure to me to
hear the commendations of my
fellow citizens in this matter, and
so far as my petty personal pre
judice enters into the matter as
• referred to by Mister Thompson,
"Hit i/YONb PROGRESS, MAY 19, 1911.
will say that I bad a right to feel
alarmed over the condition of af
fairs when there was confined in
our jail a negro who hud been con
victed of the murder of m\ broth
er. and wbc was liable to escape
at anv time. Who under similar
conditions would not feel alarmed
and worried over a condition
which to sav the least has become
intolerable?
In conclusion I wish to say I do
not think it is up to me to con
duct an investigation of these es
capes, but rather to those who are
responsible for them, and were I
in Sheriff Thompson’s shoes an
investigation and report would be
made to the next Grand Jury if I
had to foot the bill.
C. W. Driggers.
Death of John T Worthy.
Lust Friday night at seven o’-
clock at his home in Vidaiia, Mr.
John T. Worthy answered the bee
oning call from across the dark
river. It was a peaceful summons
and it was answered without a
murmur. Our sorrows on earth
are now his pleasures in heaven,
where he will dwell with loved
ones who were waiting for him. To
his loving wife while holding her
hand in it is just before the end
came, he said, “I have nothing to
fear, my way to God is bright and
I am willing to go.”
Mr. Worthy was a member of
the Lyons Baptist church and had
lived a Christian life. He had al
so been a true citizen of Toombs
county. His sickness had lasted
quite awhile and death was not
unexpected.
not, dear ones for his soul
is safe with Jesus, where he will
await your coming. There he will
find loving ones waiting just as he
will wait for you. Dear hearts, if
he only could, he would turn to
you with burning words and gent
ly say, “mourn not for me, my
mourning days are ever and here
around God’s throne I’ll walk,
watching and waiting for loved
ones below.”
Deceased was 60 years of age
and he leaves a wife and three
children to mourn his death. His
remains were laid to rest, in the
Clifton grave yard Sunday after
noon,where a host of friends and
relatives had gathered to pay the
last sad tribute. With loving
sympathy to those bereaved, I am,
A Friend.
A Day of Enjoyment.
Last Friday being one of the se
perfect Spring days, which makes
everybody want to have a good
time, a picnic was enjoyed by
quite a crowd on the banks of
the great Ohoopee river near
Lynn’s old mill. Among those
present were S. P. Carr, oi Vidai
ia, H. T Newton, Mrs. Brocking
ton ami mother, Mrs. L. L. Mc-
Cullough, Mrs. C. C. Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Willis and
Miss Lee . Among the young people
were Carey Aanderson, Fred Wil
lis, Miss Ruth Sumner, Henry
Anderson, Arthur YVillis, Miss
Blondelle Brockington and Miss
Ollie Anderson. Everyone enjoy
ed themselves as much as possible,
boat riding being the chief pas
time of the day. About noon the
fish were fried; and these with
other things that the good ladies
had prepared were spread under a
large oak in the form of a dinner.
Everyone did his or her duty at
this particular time. In the after
noon cream and other refresh
ments were served. Everyone who
participated put his or her stamp
of approval on it and voted for a
repetition of the enjoyable occas
ion in the very near future.
A Participant.
Route No. 2, Lyons.
Sunday school at Mt. Zion is
progressing nicely.
Gillie Moseley called on Miss
Alma Ray Sunday evening.
Henry Anderson, of Ohoopee.
was a pleasant visitor at the home
of Mrs. S. McLean Sunday.
Charming Miss Alma Ray, of
Elza is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Jos. L. McLean, this week.
Quite a few of the farmers are
needing rain on their crops now.
Let us hope we’ll have it soon.
Among those who attended
prayer meeting at Mr. Mill’s Sun
day were Misses Mamie, Lougenia
and “Sweetie” Findley, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. McLean, Miss Alma
Ray, and Messrs. Henry Ander
son, Clarey Warren and others.
Daphne.
| THE LYONS |
I*Barg a i n |
Store! I
Headquarters for Real Bargains. Just received, a full line £
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, 5
Dry Goods and Ladies’ Muslin Underwear,
Crawford and Beacon Shoes, |
The Very Best on the Market.
£ We have a line that will attract unusual attention, and S
S all we ask is that the buyers call and see for themselves. S
The goods are up-to-date, and the prices will suit all. &
£ Remember the place, S
| Lyons Bargain Store, |
jo S. LEVIN, Manager.
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"See Your "Unde Ike,”
” If you want Furniture, Farm !•
” Implements, a good Buggy or ii
“ Household Supplies. He is ii
“ agent for !!
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White Hickory Wagons
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!► but we can “show you.” X
i A Few More Bargains i
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<> ing. Come and mnke an offer ”
i. for what we have that suits yon.
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S. 1. Hussey,
LYONS, GA.
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VIDALIA ICE AND COAL CO.
Manufacturers of Ice and dealers in Coal, Wood, Brick and Lime.
LYONS BRANCH.
Price List of Ice Tickets for 1911,
100 tb Coupon Ice Books $ 60
500 ft* “ “ 2.85 Less than 100 tbs. at time
1,000 ft) “ “ 475 In 100 ft) lots and over
1,000 ft) “ “ 560 Less than 100 ft>s. at time
2,000 ft) “ “ 940 In 100 ft> lots and over
5,000 ft) “ “ 22.50 In 100 tl> lots and over
10,000 ft) “ “ 42 50 In 100 ll> lots and over
We wish to impress on all our customers the importance of using the Coupon Books.
Ice will cost 10 cts. per 100 lbs. more if you do not use the books.
Wagons will start on their rounds at 5 a. m., and will make another round in the afternoon.
On Sundays wagons will deliver ice from 5 a. m. until 9 a. m„ and remain at ice house from
9 a. m. to 10 a. m.
Always have Coupon Book on hand when wagons call to deliver ice, and in case there is no
one there to pull coupons please leave book at or near refrigerator so driver can get coupons.
Prices effective April Ist, 1911. TELEPHONE 91
VIDALIA ICE AND COAL COMPANY.
TO THE TRADE.
Call and let me show you what I have in
the way of dry goods, hats and shoes, high
or low cut, gents or ladies. Groceries, drugs
etc. Walker’s Dead Shot, best known rem
edy for hogse colic. Come, I may surprise
you. I live out in the sticks in my own hut,
drive my own auto-be-mule, fed on home
raised gasolene, drink my own branch water,
burn my own knots, smoke my own cern cob
pipe. Trne I have to haul my goods, but
my haul bill only about equals town living.
Yours for business, '
J. M. FINDLEY,
(Old Rackley.) Lyons, Route No. 2,