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The Lyons Progress
L. W. MOORE. Manager.
Published Every Friday at SI.OO Per 'ear.
advertising rates.
Local Notices. Sets per line each issue.
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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 Bp. m. Except third
Sunday. Sunday school every Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday nights. Kev. N. 1. I ar
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. VV.
M. Society, first Monday after third
Sunday in each month, 3 p. m. Sunday
School every Sunday afternoon. J.
Kytle. Pastor.
Swift Ceeek Doing.
Arnold Edenfield seemed to be
all smiles Sunday.
Lensie Wombles called on Miss
Clyde Coursey Sunday.
Miss Clyde Coursey called on
Mrs.Louvenia Collins W ednesdav.
George Kigbt visited the home
of A- J. Thompson Sunday after
noon.
Miss Mary Coursey called to see
Mrs. Louvenia Collins Sunday
night.
Mrs. A. S. Collins and daughter,
Mies Alice, attended Sunday
school here Sunday.
J. W.Right and two sons, G.B ,
and James, are visiting relatives
near Adrian this week.
Tom Mixon and Costin Wil-1
liauiSOn caljed on Mrs. Louvenia
Collin* Sunday afternoon.
C. C. Coursey and wife went
down to Elza Sunday to spend a
few days with their daughter, Mrs.
Daniel Proctor*
Allen J. Thompson happened
to a very bad accident last Wed
nesday. He fell and crippled
himself very bad. We hope for
a speedy recovery.
\Y r e have a nice little prayer
meeting every Wednesday and
Saturday nights around among
our neighbors. It will be at Bro.
W. A. Coursey’s next Wednesday
night. Everybody invited to
come.
We met last Sunday afternoon
at Coleman’s school house for the
purpose of organizing a Sunday
school, but the superintendent
had to bo away, so we will have to
meet again next Sunday at 3 o’-
clock. Everybody invited to come.
Violet.
Cross Road Dots.
Floyd Moore and A. L. Beasley
visited R. Boyd Sunday.
Miss Gussie Taylor visited Miss
Zeda Moore last Sunday.
Miss Pearl Grant visited Misses
Inez and Natalie Boyd last Sun
day-
George and Albert McDonald
went up to Macon to attend the
picnic.
Floyd Moore and A. L. Beasley
went to the city of Vidalia Sunday
evening.
Miss Gussie Taylor and Tillman
Taylor visited W. D. Grant Sun
day last.
C. M. Grant visited his wife,
who has been staying at his par
ent’s for some time.
Mr. and Mrs Elbert McDonald
visited the home of Mr. and Mrs
W. D. Grant last Sunday.
Jimmie Adkins visited the home
of R. E. Boyd Saturday and Sun
day. Come again Jimmie.
R. E. Boyd and two daughters,
Misses Natalie and Nina made a
flying trip to Lyons Saturday.
Miss Sarah and Dougle Reese
visited Miss Inez Boyd last Sun
day and reported a fine time.
We are sorry to report the ill
ness of E. W. Grant. He had his
collar bone broken and we hope Iv
will soon recover.
The meeting at Center Sundav
was enjoyed by a large crowd.
Those who attended were Misses
Pearl Grant, Inez, Natalie and
Nina Boyd, Floyd Moore, Arthur
Beasley, Sherwood Boyd and many
others we cannot name.
Two Little Pets.
That Jail-Breaking Proposition.
Mr Editor: —In reply to attack
No. 2. of Mr. C. W. Driggers, I
wish tu call your attention to how
he starts off. Now he is ready and
willing to euv that he never made
any personal reference to me or
my official standing. Well, I
guess he will say that about at
tack No. 2, but if he is not refer
ring to me and the office I hold,
then pray tell me who he is refer
ring to, when he speaks of the ja> 1
deliveries and made the broad
misstatement that there had never
been any reward offered for these
escapes. In the second attack he
asks how and where these rewards
were offered. They were offered
on the morning after the deliveries
just as soon as I could get to the
telephone by messages to all cities
and towns where the woman
would likely be caught. Later on
by letters and printed cards
through the mail. I also made a
trip through Burke and Rich
mond counties, in the neighbor
hoods from wherethe woman came
and offered this reward in person,
also offered an additional reward
of SSO for this woman’s capture
before the primary election, as
some of my enemies were seeking
to injure me by starting false ru
mors of her escape. The reason
1 did not publish my reward a.
the county papers was that I did
not think at the time that anyone
in the county knew of the woman’s
whereabouts, but from the fact
that she was turned out by some
one “on the outside looking in”
and not by any one “on the inside
looking out” some one in the
county might have known more
than I thought, so if you
know now, Driggers, where she is,
bring her up, for the reward still
stands. As to the detective, there
are mysteries yet bo reveal about
the escape of this woman, and I
dont care to yet make public his
| name, but if you are close enough
Oil the wat?!) you may be able to
find him out*
Now yon tfy to make it appeal 1
that I am trying to blame some
other officer. I never made such
a statement. I too well know
these things happen in other sec
tions of the country, in counties,
cities and towns where jails are
more closely watched and wr.ere
jailers live in the jail buildings,
much less from jails situated like
ours. You also try to throw off
on Henry Stanley’s mental condit
ion, but it is generally known that
he is harder to capture than any
fugitive that this country has evei
known, a id I very much doubt if
you could capture him if you had
him shut up in a little two-room
house with all you boosters pres
ent to cheer you on with the
words “catch him, Charley, catch
him.”
You also asked me what other
famous captures I have made. I am
not asking or claiming fame for
doing my duty. I only hope to be
as successful in the future as I
have been in the past. Speak'ng
of fame I want to ask you a few
questions along that line. When
and how did you become so fam
ous, to find out that you were .the
noblest and grandest citizen our
country could produce? Wasn’t
you, lint many years ago. a fugi
tive from justice, charged with a
hineous crime? And didn’t you
siuce that time marry the aged
widow of a wealthy, honest hard
working farmer who assisted you
out of that trouble, and arn’tyou
now trying to defeat bis will and
defraud his heirs out of the prop
erty honestly left to them in that
will? Didn’t you try to assemble
a few people at the court house
not many months ago with a view
of organizing a lynching party,
when the strong arm of the law
had then in charge the culprit you
wanted lynched, and twelve
honest and impartial jurors to try
the case? And didn’t you make
the statement in our sister near
city on the day previous to the
last election that you would will
ingly donate SSOO to defeat my re
election? Now how is it that you
can use this broadly circulated
paper to tell the intelligent peo
ple that you are doing all this just
tor the love and through good cit
izenship that you have for your
country without a particle of hat
red or hard feeling you may have
for me or without wanting to run
for office. You infer in your last
article that there had been low
methods used by candidates in the
last election, and want to know
whether if you are a candidate in
i.Vuns MAY 26, lull.
the next election, you are going
to the same lew methods. It
is my opinion and m/
from the mean attack you ure
making on me so early in the
game, that should you be in the
rac- ,ind have an opponent he
would be lucky to come out with
a scalp, much less only having a
poor negro woman turned out of
the jail.
Now Driggers for the benefit of
the readers of the Progress and
those who are not interested, as
well as fc r yourself, as I under
stand that you are paying $5 each
for having those letters written,
let’s stop this controversy through
the paper. After the heirs of U.
H. Harden get through with you,
it may be that you will need this
money. If you have any grievance
come to me personally, or let us
debate it so that those don’t want
to hear it wont be bored with it.
Respectfully.
J. E. Thompson.
Sand Ridge Dots.
We are having some nice weath
er now days.
Miss Maud Anderson called on
Mrs. J. E. Right and sister Sat
urday.
Quay Williams called on J. E.
Kignt Tuesday night of last week.
Say, didnt you get fooled?
Henry Anderson was seen in
this section Sunday. Say, Henry,
there must be some attraction.
John Anderson called down the
road Saturday night. Say, Toba,
there must be some attraction.
Quay Williams called on a cer
tain girl Saturday night but he
got fooled. Go back, Quay, and
come again.
Misß Nora McLean a.id Miss
Lou Anderson called on Miss
Maud Anderson Monday and re
ported a fine time.
There was a certain girl that
seemed to be very happy last Sun
day as she had a boy on each side.
Don’t ask blue eyes.
Fishing must be the order of the
day, as there were several seen go
ing the other day and some one
fell in the creek. Ask N.
Miss Nora McLean entertained
a host of friends last Sunday.
Among them being Messrs. John
Anderon. Lewis Moore, Bill Rew
is Bomar, and Edwin Anderson.
All reported a jolly time.
Baby.
Sharps Chapel Notes.
Will Futch, of Uvalda, spent
Sunday with B. M. Higgs.
Paul Tarver and Miss Josephine
Odom were out riding Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Heckle
went, down to Ohoopee Saturday.
There must be something very
attractive on the river,we see Lon
nie Higgs driving that way very
often.
The showers that have been
coming this week were very much
needed. We hope to have more, as
things are getting very dry.
Don’t forget the sing hete Sun
day afternoon. Every body invit
ed, old and young, widowers and
widows, old maids and batchlor’s.
Prof. B. M. Higgs is the leader.
Mrs. B. M. Higgs and Mrs. J.
H. Ethridge spent Monday after
noon with Mrs. Jennie Thompson.
Mrs. Thompson is in bad health
and we hope for her a speedy re
cover.
The Georgia Summer School for
Teachers.
The Summer Normal School for
teachers, which is conducted in
the buildings of the State Uni
versity at Athens, ha 9 published
its Bulletin anuouning dates June
29 to August 2nd. The faculty is
large and a very able one, and the
outline of work quite extensive.
Among the lecturers from a dis
tance are Dr. Henry G. Williams,
Dean of the Normal College, of
Ohio, and Dr. Lincoln Hulley,
President of Stetson University.
The program seems complete in
excellent courses for teachers and
we hope that many of our teachers
will attend and our schools reap
good returns.
The railroads give reduced rates
which have been made better than
those published in the Bulletin.
Some counties will send nearly the
whole corps of teachers.
An English woman proposes to
organize all the Marys into a so
ciety, and the Columbia News is
minded that Wall Street has long
been engaged in a round up of the
little lambs.
BI THE LYONS |
Bargain!
Store! I
Headquarters for Real Bargains. Just received, a full line 2
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, s
Dry Goods and Ladies’ Muslin Underwear. *
Crawford and Beacon Shoes, |
st on the Market.
attract unusual attention, and S
rs call and see for themselves. S
te, and the prices will suit all. S
rgain Store, |
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“See Your “Uncle Ike,”
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;; If you want Furniture, Farm “
“ Implements, a good Buggy or o
“ Household Supplies. He is
agent for “
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White Hickory Wagons
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“ And many other things that are <>
“ useful. Don’t make a great noise
<► but we can “show you.” “
A Few More Bargains jL
<• In Shoes, Dry Goods and Cloth- “
-- ing. Come and mnke an offer “
<- for what we have that suits yon.
S. I. Hussey,
I 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 ft) Coupon Ice Books $ 60
r>oo ft> “ “ 2.85 Less than 100 ft»s. at time
1,000 ft) “ “ _.4.75 In 100 ft lots and over
l,oootb “ “ 5.60 Less than 100 lbs. at time
2,000 ft* *' “ 9.40 In 100 ft> lots and over
5,000 lb “ “ 22.50 In 100 ft> lots and over
10,COO ft) ,l “ 42.50 In 100 ft) 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 theTTradr
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 brancli 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