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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 21.
LOCAL ITEMS
UZ. Wimberly is at home again
spending a few wpeks down
i’n Florida.
Five or six doses of ‘‘666” will
cure any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 cents.
Dr. I. E. Aaron went, up to Gar
field last Saturday to visit his
mother and father for a day.
Assistant Cashier Henry Mc-
Queen, of the First National,went
to Savannah Tuesday morning to
return with the remains of his
late uncle, R. B. McLeod.
J. A. Sumner, Harry Grimes
and W. C. Oliver went to Swains
boro the first of the week. They
went over to sell a Hudson and we
are told they made the trade.
Tax Receiver Cave is now fin
ishing up his tax books and he
says that the increase in Toombs
will be healthy. We will be able to
give the increase in our next paper
Our repair department is up to
date. Every thing iu Jewelry re
paired High grade watches a spe
ciality. Come to see us, will treat
you right.—W. E. Walker, Jr.,
Vidalia. Ga.
Say, ladies, have you looked at
the stylish Peters shoes at Litliotts
They are pretty and they wear well
Peters shoes for men can be found
at this store also and they are as
good as any made.
Wendell Beasley, of Palatka.Fla.
is" here spending a few days with
hia grand - mother, Mrs. Sarah
Wilks. Mr. Beaslev is a clerk in
the Palatka postoffice and he is a
splendid young man.
Mr. J. L. Jones, one of our
leading farmers and a prominent
member of the Union, went to
Fitzgerald the first of the week to
attend a meeting of the stockhold-
the Union Phosphate Com
p|*y-
Chief DeLoach is now looking
after the closet tax and this tax
should be paid without any kick
at all. Lvons has a very fair
scavanger department and the
small 6um of $1 per year paid for
this work is poor pay.
H C. Willis and his commedian,
Mr. Hannah, have gone to Hazel
hurst where they are to put on a
picture show for a few nights. The
new combination is to come back
to Lyons in the very near future
and put on entertainments for two
or three nights.
“Uncle Gub’’ Cilfton has pur
chased a new Hudson 38 from Oli
ver & Sumner, the Toomds county
agents of this fine car. Mr. Clif
ton has been wanting a car for
sometime and he has certainly
bought a good one. Mr. Oliver
now has another and it is probable
that it will be sold before the week
is out.
A hard hail fell in the neighbor
hood of Berry Hall’s place last
Saturday and we hear that his
crop was badly injured. One man
tells us that every leaf was knock
ed from his c-otton, leaving only
the stalk. Some say that this will
not hurt but we have a different
opinion. Other farmers in the
same locality suffered also.
Some party unknown to the
Progressse.it in a letter purport
ing to be Mt. Moriah dots last
week, signing the name of our reg
ular correspondent to same, and it
was published in part. Every item
it seems, was a fake and we are
offering a reward for the name of
the writer of the dots with proof to
convict. It is a mean person that
will practice deceit in this way and
if we can find out who did the
writing and forged the name ol
our regular correspondent we will
make them sorry it ever happen
ed. Our regular correspondent
denies knowing anything of the
letter and she is anxious that we
party that made use
of heruom de plume and name.
Mrs. Stewart Burned Out.
Mrs. Stewart’s residence >n the
north-eastern section of the city,
was burned to the ground Tuesday
night between eleven and twelve
o’clock, and the family barely had
time to escape from the building '
with their lives after the fire was
discovered. The general impres
sion is that the fire started in the
kitchen, but when the flames were
discovered the entire building was
burning from one side to the oth
er, consequently no one knows
just how it started
Not a thing was saved from the
burning building, the family es
caping in their night clothes and
giving the alarm. A hundred or
more people went to the scene but
they could do no good . They did
get the cow and calf away, how
ever, and turned the chickens out.
Mrs . Stewart is a poor widow
woman, has struggled hard to
make a living and the loss falls
heavy on her. Miss Alice, her
daughter, has only been out of the
hospital a short time and was not
in the best of health. She is a
hard working girl, however, and
was helping her mother in every
way possible. Her young son,
Tolly, had only recently started
in the dray business, and with his
wife, was living with his mother.
He lost everything except his
horse and wagon.
Now, friends, this is a case of
true charity. These people are all
hard workers and they have lost
all. They need assistance. Talk
about foreign missions and the
heathens, here is a case rigth at
our door that must be looked after.
We must help this good woman
get started again . Her loss was
not caused by any fault of her own,
it was an act of providence. vVhat
that means we cannot tell, because
it looks hard that such losses seem
to always fall on those who are
not able to stand them. The fam
ily is without home and without
clothing, we mast get busy at
once. Let some of you who are
charitably inclined get a petition
started, and lets all help just as
much as we can. This is a worthy
cause.
Baptist Sunday School Convention at
Long Pond.
The Sunday school Convention
of the Daniel Association will be
held with the Baptist church at
Long Pond on the sth Sunday iu
July and Friday and Saturday be
fore. A program for the occasion
will appear later.
We trust that every pastor,Sun
day school superintendent and
Sunday school worker within the
bounds of the association will
make a strenuous effort to be at
this convention on all three days;
and that pastors will not allow
themselves to be persuaded into
making engagements to be some
where else on this occasion.
Think of the magnitude of this
work, and how inefficiently it is
being carried on in many of our
churches, and how entirely neg
lected it is by nine tenths of our
church members, and let us come
together and these three days
prayerfully consider way9 and
means for improving our Sunday
schools and of interesting a great-!
er number of our church members
in the work.
W. A. Rivers,
J. D. Rabun,
J. W. Palmer,
Com. of the Association.
Ohoopee and Collins met on the
Ohoopee diamond last Saturday
and they had a fine game of ball. j
Ohoopee won by a score of eight
to five and the boys down there
are feeling good over the victory.
Collins defeated Reidsville and
Reidaville defeated Swainsboro.
conseciuently Ohoopee must have
a pretty good team.
Strayed —White hound with
dark colored spots, yellowish
, black head and answers to name'
of Vick. Seen in Lyons May 29
Reward for return of dog or in
formation leading to her return.
T. L. Ricks, Ohoopee, Ga.
Official Organ .of Toombs County and thb Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1911,
Additional Locals.
Say, boys, that F. would
.be a good addition to the fire de
partment-. It could pull the hose
carts and it would be ready to pull
: at any time.
Jas. Gray and Miss Cft9sie You
mans and Carson Mason and Miss
Ina Coleman went up to Gillia
Spring Sunday and they say thev
had a fine time.
• John Coleman, of Reidsville,
was in the city last Friday a few
hours. He came with Dr Howell,
who spent a few hours w ith friends
here. Mrs. Howell and the boy
wore with the Doctor.
The Lyons Bargain Store is ad
vertising a mid-summer sale to
begin Saturday and thev have
listed some fint bargains. They
want to reduce the stock before
the repair work is started on their
buildidg.
We were fooled >ast Saturday
when it began to cloud up and
show sign of rain. A light shower
came but it was not enough to do
any good in this section and the
corn crop as well as the* gardens
are now suffering ffom dry
weather.
Manager Shae Hendricks, of
the Southern Bell exchange, went
toClaxton Friday evening, return
ing Saturday morning in a Buiok
car. He and a party of friends
left Wednesday morning for a
pleasure trip down to Jacksonville
and other points in Florida to be
gone several days.
The boys said they were going
out hunting a good road to Law
tev, Fla., but they have failed to
make a report and the good roads
bunch in this-section can’t decide
on the highway until this report
is given. Dr. Coleman is the re
feree and it is up to him to report.
How about it, Doc?
As per notice found in an
other column of the Progress, the
stock-holder 9 of the Union Supply
Company will hold their annual
meeting at the Court House in
Lyons on Saturday, July Ist, 1911
at 10 o’clock a. m. A full meeting
is desired as matters of the great
est importance to the Company
are to be discussed.
H. V. Lynn went to Savannah
last Thursday, accompanying his
nephew, Sidney Adams, to the
hospital to be operated on. Sid
ney has been sick for several weeks
and we hope the operation will be j
successful. Mrs. Brown, Sidney’s
mother, went down Sunday morn
ing. and will stay until Sidney i 9
able to come home.
Jesse Brooker, who came here
several months ago to clerk for
F. L. Bowen, and later went to
work at Willson’s Parlor Grocery,
has chosen for himself a sweet
young wife and we hear that he
will not return to Lyons. The
bride is Miss Nicie Jones, a charm
ing young lady of near Jesup and
the wedding took place at the
home of the bride. We are sorry
to know that Jesse is not coming I
back to Lyons, but we extend him !
hearty congratulations and best
: wishes.
I
The first melon cf the season j
came last Saturday and there was I
a shower of melons. Four came m ;
less time than it takes to tell it.
This being the case we had to se
lect a committee to decide on the
Ist and 2nd prizes, judging the
; winner by the class of melon sent
in. Mr. Wiggins was awarded the
first prize, his melon being the
largest and best developed. The
other three were so close together
that we have decided to give them
all a second prize, consequently
each of the other three who came
in sc close as second will receive a
subscription of six months. The
'others are L. B. Edenfield and A 1
L. Wilkes. We misplaced the
address of the third man and we
will be glad that he send his ad
dress at once.
R. Bruce McLeod is Dead.
This is a sad announcement and
it will be a surprise. Deceased
was taken to Savannah last Thurs
day morning by his brother. Dr.
K. D McLeod, and he wa c placed
in the Park View Sanitarium
where he was given all attention
and where he could be under the
care of experienced specialists His
disease was tuberculosis and it was
in a moßt acute form. His recov
ery was never expected, bur, it w as
thought that he would get some j
better for a time as he had done
on several occasions before. The I
end came however, on Tuesday
and his remains were brought to
Lyons Wednesday morning for
burial.
Bruce McLeod was born and
reared right in this neighborhood.
He was a polished gentleman in
every way and he numbered his
friends by the score. During the
last year or so his health has not
been so good, but he has been jov
ial and interesting. He was iu the
insurance business and he had
worked up a splendid business in
that line. He made human na
ture a study and it was a pleasure
to be in conversation with him.
The remains were brought from
Savannah Wednesday morning,
taken from the train and carried
to the home of Dr. McLeod. At
2 o’clock p. m., they were carried
to the cemetery w-here they were
iaid to rest. Quite a crowd of)
friends and relatives were present
to pay the last sad tribute.
was unmarried but, he leaves a
brother, two or three sisters, a
great number of relatives and ,
many friends to mourn his loss, '
to all of whom thej Progress ex- |
tends condolence. Rev. J. W. Ky- j
tie presided at the funeral.
Basket Picnic and Barbcue.
At a meeting of the County
Union of Toombs County held
Saturday, June 10th, 1911, a res
olution was introduced and adopt
ed that we give a grand rally,
with a barbecue and basket din-:
ner, at Lyons on Thursday be- j
fore the fourth Sunday in July, j
the exact date being July 20th.
Prominent speakers of national
reputation will he invited to ad
dress those who attend and we ex
pect to make it a grand day for
the Farmer’s Union. We also ex
pect to have free lemonade, plen-1
ty of iced water and a brass band j
to make music
A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody, farmers, merchants,
and citizens generally, and all
: are asked to bring along well fill
ed baskets to spread on the great
I table.
By order of the County Union.
R. A. Smith, Pres.
A. J. Matthews, Sec. and Tres.
—
Lvons had as guests last Satur
day at the New Lyons Hotel, R.
T. Pickens, Secretary of the
Board of Trade, J. P. Highsmith,
a prominent lawyer, and E. J.
Youmans, a good mads enthusi
ast, all of Baxley, and D P. Wat
ers, a Florida newspaper man.
They came as a committee to con
sult with our people on the bridge
! proposition across the Altamaha.
!It seems that Tattnall county j
i wants the bridge built down near 1
I the mouth of the Ohoopee and
they agree to put up half the |
j cost The people in Appling want
, the bridge at or near Bell’s ferry
i and we are satisfied that Toombs
I can do as well as Tattnall. We i
understand that the bridge will j
cost in the neighborhood of SBO,- I
000 and the plan is to organize a
stock company and build it as a
private enterprise. Appling is
ready to do her shaae and we are
glad to see some of the good peo
ple of Toombs taking tne mutter
up. We have two weeks to give
our answer in the matter and we
must be ready in that time.
Brooks Cowart has left Spring
i field and he is now in Savannah
driving a car for Geo. M. Brinson.
Brooks has had some trouble with
his eyes but we are glad to say he
is getting all right again.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
Miss Adel Peck, of Savannah,
j '• in the city spending a while
with Miss (Geraldine Aaron.
Our ex foreman. Mr. E. S. War
j rock, came in from the country
Just Saturduv and went to Savan
nah to spend a few days.
L'ttle Miss Thelma DeWitt had
a party Monday night in honor of
j her guest Mary Fred Broughton. A
i number of their friende were pres
ent and they spent a most pleas
jent evening.
Paul Cowart went up to Louis
ville, Ga , Tuesday to drive Col.
Jones and his family hack in
their car. The Colonel is in very
bad health and not able to drive
the car himself.
Senator Brown will leave for
Atlanta about Saturday. The leg
islature meets the following week
and Mr. Brown wants to get on
the ground to look things over be
fore beginning his duties.
The bail down in the Rocky
Creek section Sunday did a great
deal of damage. Several of the
farmers will have to plant over if
thev make any cotton at ail and
very few of them will pull any
fodder. The hail was very heavy
and it covered a large area of the
country.
The Model F. is running, hoo
ray, hooray; the Model F. is run
ning and the boys will get away,
To Florida they are going, hooray,
hooray; to Florida they are going
! and they may (?) get there today.
If they don’t get there today, they
sa>, they say; They’ll get there
to-morrcw, hooray, hooray., Good
luck, boys.
We are already beginning to
hear the rumble of county politics
and by the day Superior court
meets in August things will begin
to hum proper. The congressional
race, we understand, is to he
; mixed again, and every offiicer in
the county w’ill have opposition.
It seems funny to us why people
are so hungry for office.
Sycamore Place, the beautiful
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Smith, will be one of the hand
somest places in this section of
Georgia when the new repairs are
| finished. The building is being
remedied all over, with wide ver
andas and many new convenien
ces. It is going to be a handsome
home and modern in every way.
Judge Mason, Clerk Hagan and
Tax Collector Thompson,also She
riff Thompson, returned from the
j meeting of the Georgia county offi
cers at St. Mary last Saturday and
! they say they had a fine time.
Sheriff Thompson came back by
Blackshear and brought Henry
Stanley who escaped some weeks
ago from our jail. Henry was work
ing in a turpentine place and he
says that he was doing well.He ex
pects to get a new trial.
The Southern Express Company
has issued an order that no more
1 “booze” can be shipped to the in
terior points from citities in a
prohibition state. That is play
ing havoc with the Savannah
i blind tigers, but the boys are go
: ing to find away to get it and the
shipments will be decreased very
little if any at. all. We are begin
ning to see boxes of “medicine”
and “groceries” come in on every
j tram now.
Lyons is to have a bottliug
works and a , gentleman from
Swainboro will be the proprietor.
He has rented a home here, also a
place for his plant and he will be
gin shipping his machinery at
once. All the bottling machinery
will be strictly up to date and the
proprietor understands the busi
ness thoroughly. We see r.o reason
why such an industry would not
pay. Now for factory. We
must have one and the local de
mand for ice proves that it will be
a paying investment.