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THE LYONS PROGRESS. Vol. 8. No. 22. LOCAL ITEMS Five or six doses of “666” will cure any casp of chills and fevpr. Pfiff 25 cpi)t,s colored people are to have a great 4th of July celebration in Lyons, and they are issuing hand bills for it this week. Watermelons are getting to be plemiful. Several wagons loaded came to the city last Saturday and they sold at good prices. We had a good rain Sunday and it struck a great part of the county. The crops were all needing rain, too, and they are now looking fine. 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. Sheriff Thompson took the crazy darky he has had in jail for several weeks to Milledgeville last Friday. Alden Odom went along and he says they had very little trouble with the darky. Mr. and Mrs. Ricks, of Alston, were in the city last Saturday on a business trip. We understand they sold their home in Lyons to Manager Meeks of the Union Sup ply Co. This is a nice little home and we understand that it was sold at a bargain. The new school catalogue will will be out this week and we re fer to it as beitig a neat piece of work for a country print shop. This catalogue was printed and bound in the Progress office and we are proud of it. The school however deserves such a catalogue. --' another part of this paper wf be found..the jury Jist for the Aug ’-t term of court. Good men are t : be found on these lists and the gi d jury will be a specially sjflt?ng* o*Je. See if you can find yptir name on the list, and if you dOjfoake your arrangements to come to court. Those who have not subscribed to the school building fund should put down at once so that work can be started on the building We have only two more months to get the annex fiuished and it is going tc take a united effort to do it. Throw aside your personal feel ing and lets have a school in Lyons we can all feel proud of. The New Lyons has cer-; tainly been a popular place with the drummers lately. Manager Goddard has had about all he could look after, the house being well filled from Monday till Sat urday. Mr. Goddard has made many improvements in the hotel and he has tried tc make it comj sortable for those who stop with him. The Farmer’s Union of Toombs county have, decided thatjthey will manufacture their own guano next year and they will apply next week for a charter for their factory in Lyons. They say they are going to put up a plant that will be able to supply the farmers of the coun try and they are going to prepare to make the very best guano. Their supply company has been a success from the very start and the guano factory will be even a greater success if such a thing is j possible. Simon Levin and his little fam ily narrowly escaped injury in an automobile last Sunday afternoon They were going to Vidalia to get a train to Douglas, and on the Matthews hill the car became un manageable, the driver running into a bank. All the occupants of the car were thrown out and the two little children had small cuts on the head. Mr. Levin secured a mule and wagon and went on to Vidalia, but he was too late for the train and came back home in one of Mr. Grace’s cars. The car wal badly wrecked in the smashup. A Few True Facts. Mr. Editor:—As I am long past “school age,” and have no child ren to educate, one might say I have no cause for complaint, but permit me to say just a word in behalf of our Board of Trustees. One naturally supposes them to be men of intelligence, capable of directing and controlling the af fairs of the#chool placed in their hands. These gentlemen km>w moreof school|conditions than The general community, have a much better knowledge of its needs and requirements. If they were sat isfied with the work of the school last year, and thought it wise,and to the greatest interest of the school to re-elect a faculty that had been tried, and known to be capable, why all this criticism and fault-finding? To say the least of it, it isqueetioniug the capability, the honesty and the integrity ot the gentlemen of the “Board.” Besides if fault was to be found, complaint to be made, why wait all this time; why w r as this not done before the election of teach ers? Why was the Superintendent allowed to plan his work for next year, believing he had the entire confidence and co-operation of the community, and then at the eleventh hour spring all this dis turbance, which simply means ruin to the school interests. As to the denominutionalism, I do not suppose tlie “Board” con sidered the church relationship of the teacher. They naturally sup posed they were dealing with the interest of a Public School, not a Theological Seminary. It is the duty of the “Board” to secure the very best, most capable teachers possible for them to get, but when it comes to church relationship— that is one’s own personal privil ege. Suppose the Methodists, J sriould boycott the physicians of our town not because they are not competent, honest, brainy physi cians, but simply because they are Baptists. Suppose this was to be carried out to all the business in terests, merchants, grocers, mark ets and all, Wouldn’t we have a flourshing town?vvouldnt we pose a beautiful spectacle before the w'orld? And yet that is just the condition in which the grumblers and fault-finders would place us. Remember that we live in thr United States of America, under the Constitution given us by ths heroes of 1776, and in which is embodied the right of religious lib erty, and the right to earn our ! dailybread is not to be imperilled ! bv the fact that we are a Metho dist, or a Baptist, or a Presbyter ian, or an Episcopalian, or what church we may have allied our selves with “Old Honesty.” We have a letter from a promi nent citizen of Uvalda announcing that they are going to have a great basket picnic and barbecue on Tuesday, July 4th, and they are extending an invitation to the general public to join them and enjoy the day. They say they are going to prepare for at least four thousands people and they are go ing to have everything good and it will be free. A prominent speak er will be on hand and music will be supplied. The Progress writer hopes to be one of the attendants. Miss Eilen Wimberly and a number of friends enjoyed a pic i nic on Pendleton creek near the j Gordon bridge Wednesday and j they say they had a fine time, i The day was ideal and we hear that they caught enough fish to have a nice fish fry. We didn’t get a list of the attendants but they had two large wagons loaded j besides an automobile and a single J wagon. Ray Loving, who is holding a ! splendid position in Dublin, is at | home with his mother to recuper ate. Ray has worked hard and he is not looking so well, but a short vacation at home will, we hope, briug back his usual good health. Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons. LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1911. Additional Locals. Special Notice. Tuesday being a legal holiday and Monday being tho first day of the week, all the banks ot Toombs county, at Lyons and Vidalia will be closed both Monday .and lues day, the 3rd and 4th cfJuly. Part ies having banking business will please take notice. Notice —The Tattnall Bank, Reidsville, Ga., will be closed on Independence day, Tuesday. Jul> the 4th, 1911 —B. H. Groover, Cashier. Little Miss Annie Lois Cul pepper is at home again and will spend the school vacation. She has been attending school at Sandersville. Mr J. M. jHp, of Arling ton and a prowßent citizen of south-west Georgia, was in the city this week visting his neice, Mrs. W. P. C Smith. Next Tuesday being the 4th day of July legal holiday, both of the L_BR banks will be closed. Those Having banking business will please take notice. P. A McQueen, the hustling editor of the Toombs County Lo cal was in the city several days this week assisting Tax Receiver Cave finish up his books Mrs. R. 8. Willson and the children have been spending sev eral days this and last week in Sa vannah and at Tybee. They will go to Sylvania to spend a few days before returning home. The Macon, Dublin & Savannah railroad, running from Vidalia to Macon, makes a slight change in 4its schedule beginning ’Tgundav. The copy came too late to get in this issue but it will appear in our next. Dr. W. W. Odom is on a spree, as the saying goes, this week, but he has a good excuse for his gaity. He has a fine nine pound boy at his home and it is the first one. Mother and chiid are both doing fine, w r e are glad to say, and the Doctor is being congratulated on all sides. Remember you subscribers who are in arrears more thau one year, after July 15th you will find your accounts in the hands of an at torney in the neighborhood of your home. We cant get to you with a statement because in many places it would cost more than we would get, but money orders cost very little and if you say so get one and take out the cost of the order. You certainly ought to knew how much you are behind. The Progress, along with all the othei weeklies in Georgia, usually takes a week off to celebrate the 4th of July, but we are doing the official advertising and it is neces sary that we get out a small paper anyway. We are going to wait, however, to take our holiday on the week following so that we can attend the meeting of the Georgia Weekly Press Associatian to be j held at Cartersville on the 12th | and 13th, consequently our read- 1 era must not look for much of a paper on the 14th of July. At the regular June meeting of ; the Board of Directors of the First i National Bank, held the other day, ! the business of the institution was gone over and found to be in excel lent shape. A semi-annual divi dend of five perceut on the capital stock was declared and ordered paid and a handsome sum was set aside for the surplus fund. Cash ; ier Sweat and his able assistant, Henry McQueen,were compliment ed by the officials for their excel | lent showing. This bank has never grown in popularity before as it has in the last few mouths, and it is now looked upon as one of the most solid financial institutions in this section of Georgia. J. P. Pughslev, Sr. Last Thursday, June 22nd. just at the close of a beautiful day— as the mantle of darkness was fall ing around us, the news went around that a life had passed out, a career as beautiful as the day that had just ended had also been closed. J. P. Pughsley, Sr , an aged and honored citizen, after a suffering of many months from cancer and some sav a type nf tuberculosis, had been relieved of his pain and suffering and his soul had started on that journey from which no one has ever rettfrfied For months he knew that the end was coming slowly and with Chris tian fortitude he bore his suffer ing. When the end came he was ready to go and up to the last moment he was conscious, calling hisgood wife to his bedside and bidding her a loving good-hve. Deceased was in his 70th year of usefulness and was born in Eman uel county. Early in life he mar ried a Miss Mobley, of that portion of old Tattnall county that now makes a great part of Toombs. From this union there were several boys and girls who are growing up in the footsteps of their noble par ents, He was a consistent member of the Baptist church, lived a noble life and when dentil came to end his great suffering he was taken into the.pearly gates where suffering ceases. The remains were laid to rest in the Lyons cemetery last Friday arternoon, the funeral taking place from the Baptist church. Rev. J. W. Kytle officiated with ease and grace and ’the church was crowded with friends and rel atives, nearly all of whom follow ed the remains to their last resting place in the cemetery. Deceased being an old Veteran the old Vet erans who* survive him acted as pall bearers. In this death Toombs county has lost good citizen, a family has lost a loving head. Our loss, how ever, is a gain on high and we must try to emulate the life so that we can be joined again at the end of time. The Progress extends condolence to those bereaved. The Faircloth School Picnic. Friday, June 23rd, brought to a close a very successful term of school taught by Prof. Youmans at the Faircloth school house in the Cobb's Creek school district. On this day the patrons aud pupils nf the school came logether and had a picnic at the school house in honor of the occasion. Iced drinks and ice cream were served in abundance and were en joyed by all. Also the bountiful basket dinner which was furnished by the patrons of the school. In the afternoon Miss Faircloth who is an accomplished musician, furnished music and thereby ad ded much to the pleasure of the. day. Miss Faircloth was assisted in the singing by the Denmarks and others. A very pleasant time was spent together. Every one came to have a good time and never went away disappointed. All who know Mr. Sam Fair cloth know that he always makes 1 a success of anything that he ever 1 [undertakes and the success of the j picnic was largely pue to his un tiring efforts to make it so. All | who attended appreciate and thank Mr.. Faircloth for all that he did for them. As night came on the party be gan turning their faces homeward after thanking Mr. Faircloth and others for their untiring efforts in behalf of the school and for the pleasure of the day which will be long remembered by all who had the good fortune of being at the picnic. Another school will start in a few weeks. A Visitor. • 4 w. L. Jones, our jeweler, has moved to Pembroke again aud Ly ons is now without a jeweler. This is a fine location for a good man and we want to see one come here and locate that will look after the I work given him. Subscription SI.OO. LOCAL NOTES Mrs. W. T. Chipa has been iu South Carolina for a few days vis iting relatives and friends. Mrs. R. S. Scott and the child ren, of Ocilia, are spending a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Jake Pughs ley, Sr. Remember the Union Supply Company’s stockholders’ meeting at the Court House Saturday. The Official call can be found in anther column of the Progress. The Lyons Loan aud Abstract Company continues to do business and they get money for their cus tomers when they go after it. The Company closed three good loans this week and they have plenty more money to lend good men on real estate. Yes, we are going to have the bottling works and the building recently vacated by the Union Supply Company will be used for it. The bottling works will pay but it it could be operated in con nection with an ice factory it would be a little gold mine. H. C. Willis, the moving picture man, returned home Sunday after giving three performances at Hazelhurst. He says that he did fairlv well and he expects to start out again in the very near fu ture. It is probable that he will give a couple of entertainments m Lvons before he goes out again and we hope the people will give him patronage. M. M. Coleman has great faith in the future of Lyons and he has given the contract for three stores to be erected in the vacant space between the hotel and the Trading Company building. The stores are to be large and roomy and we hear that two of themhave already been leased for a term of years. We haven’t heard who got the contract, but we understand that the walls are to be made heavy so that a second story can be erected at any time as an addition to the hotel. The Masonic anniversary cele bration and basket dinner at Ohoopee last Saturday was a de cided success in every way. Hun dreds of people were there and the good people had dinner enough for many more. The speakers were given every attention. A ball game in the afternoon be tween Ohoopee and Mt. Moriah was very interesting. The editor had prepared to attend the cele bration but we had so much to do in the office that we could not get away. We were very thankful, however, for the special invitation sent us. Sister Folsom, of the Tattnall Journal, took us up last week for saying that business was a little dull in Lyons. Sieter, you don’t know what we meant by a little dull. If Reidsville ever had a busy day that would compare in the least with one of the dullest in Lyons, a whole day when she would get as much trade as Lyons gets in a half of a day, she would have something to crow over. Business generally was nev er better in Lyons than it is right now at this season, but it seems dull after the great rush of the Winter and Spring trade. A rumor has been started that very little repair workwill be done on the old Lyons Ginnery and if such is-the case a move should be started right now to have another ginnery erected in our city before the ginning season. The Garbutt & Donovan gin is in fine shape and it will do its share of the ginning, but the acreage in this country has been greatly increased this year and one ginning plant cannot handle the cotton that will be brought to Lyons if the crop is any ways fair. The editor was told a month or so ago by one of the owners that the old Lyons Ginnery would be entirely rebuilt and we hone yet that it will be done.