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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
VOL. 8. No. 30.
LOCAL ITEMS
sor G dose 9of “6G6” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 centa.
Drs. Thompson and Huie, of
Vidalia, were in the city Wednes
day attending court.
Mr. Haygood, of Fitzgerald, was
among the prominent lawyers at
tending our court this week.
Miss Irene Summers, of Jack
sonville,is here for a week or so, a
guest at the Godwin home.
R. E. DeLoach, County Attor
ney for Tattnall county, was
among the court visitors the first
of the week.
Mr. T. S. Hayward, of the Hay
ward-Williams Co., cotton factors
of Savannah, was in the city the
first of the week.
Cols. DaCosta Patillo, C. C. Cur
ry, C. W. Sparks and DeLoach, of
Vidalia, were among the attorneys
at our court all this week.
Manager Blackwell says that his
bottling works, building and all,
is on wheels. He will get located
in a week or so, when he will be
gin to make all kind 9 of soft
drinks.
The Daughters of the Confeder
acy will hold their regular business
meeting Friday afternoon, Aug
25th, 1911, at the home of Mrs. C.
F. Shewmake All members are ,
asked to be present.
J fSecretary Staten, of the W. A.:
& L. railroad, is in Savannah this
looking after the railroad
business. He is greatly pleased
with the outlook and he says busi
ness will be doing right away.
Young Dan Partin, who is sick
at the home of Dr. Gray, is report
ed to be improving as we go to
press. He has been very low and
for a w’hile was not expected to
live. Good care, however, has pull
ed him through so far and his
friend? now have good hopes of
his recovery.
“Uncle Josh” Lanier, from
down on the Altamaha, was in the
city the first of the week, and with
a wink and a little side nod he
said that in the coming political
fight the Saw Dust district was go
ing to be heard from. “Uncle
Josh” is a pretty good prognosti
cator, too, when it comes to dol
ing out politics. »
The Georgia Coast & Piedmont
railroad >s going to be extended to
Lyons and it wont be a very long ;
time coming either. This road is
being improved and extended to
Brunswick also and it is destined
to be a great trunk line yet. We
have seen other items about the
extension of this road but they
had no foundation.
Manager Goddard, at the New'
Lyons Hotel, has put in a neat
pool table and it is proving very
popular with traveling men. A
pool table is something that fur
nishes innocent amusement for
those who care to while away a
few hours after business and this
one is in the hands of a gentleman
that knows how to manage it.
Chief DeLoach, assisted by Dep
uty Sheriff Collins, landed two
bad negroes in the city calaboose
last Saturday night and Mayor
Smith gave them terms on the
streets One of them gave Mr.'
Collins a hard chase and he was ■
captured only by hard work. Dep- J
uty Collins doesn’t usually miss a
culprit when he goes after one
right.
Hunter Pearce & Battev, the
substantial, reliable, and wide
awake Factors, of Savannah, offer
you the same excellent service
that has convinced many
of the benefits of marketing cot
ton through them. Until you
have tried them, perhaps you are
neglecting an opportunity to real
ize more for your cotton than i
heretofore They respectfully :
solicit y )ur consignments.
A Bit of Family History.
Old Uncle Juck McCullough is a
character that we all kn w and
hoii"r and a bit of his fainilv his
tory. will no doubt, be inter-sting
reading. We give it below his
own language.
“A. J. McCullough and Nancy
Sapp were married in October,
1868, and the Lord blessed them
with 13 children. Seven boys, all
now men, only one of whom has
crossed the dark river. Also six
girls, all grown and one of them
is missing from the fireside, hav
ing been called to her reward,
leaving behind six children. “Un
cle Jack” and his good wife have
eleven living children, eighty-one
grand-children, and not in the en
tire number is there a single de
formity or cripple. Uncle Jack
has lived w-ell, has had plenty and
he thanks God for being so kind
to him and his. Tn addition to the
children and grand-children, he
has twelve great grand-children.
The two old people were members
of the Missionary Baptist church
before they were married and
thev have lived right Their fam
ily history is one to be proud of
and they are people that are hon
ored wherever they are known.
The Progress takes pleasure in
publishing this little bit of fam
ily history, as it speaks well for
the people among whom we are
living.
“Plain Dick” Russell, in his
speech here Monday, was asked
pointedly what bis position was
-outlie prohibition question. He
! answered it without a quiver and
he said he believed in local option,
that he had always thought the
people generally were competent
to govern themselves and he would
not be willing to take away that
privilege. We can’t help but
think that Dick Russell is right.
At any rate he was honest in his
convictions, and for that if noth
ing else he deserves the confidence
of the people. The Pregress would
vote and support prohibition in
Toombs county but we feel that
we would have to let the other
com Pies decide for themselves.
C. W. Brazell is actively work
ing on the stock list for the Alta
maha river bridge and he has se
cured many stock holders. The
people of Lyons and Vidalia
should take a liberal block of the
stock as the bridge will benefit
both, and aside from the benefits
it will be a paying investment j
from the start. From the very be- j
ginning it will pay at least 8 per
cent on the investment and some
' say it will pay a great deal more
One thing is certain, when this
bridge is built, every automobile
highway will lead to it for a river
crossing.
The grand jury this week is a
fine body of men and they are wor
kers too. Dr. T. A. Scarboro is the
chairman and Dan T. Gibbs is the
secretary. They .have a strenuous
session and they are doing some
work that will count- Judge Raw
j lings gave them a splendid charge
and Solicitor General Herrington
is giving them able assistance.
Court is not dragging in the least
and it seems that they are going
to get rid of the worst of the liti
gation.
Architect I. P. Crutchfield, of
•Vidalia, was in the city Tuesday
afternoon to deliver the plans for
the new I Q. Coleman building In
j a conversation with the editor,
j Mr. Crutchfield said he was pre
i paring to move to Macon early in 1
September and in him the county j
will lose a good man. He is
looking for a more central loca
tion, however and we are satisfied
that he has chosen a good one in
1 Macon.
An unruly negro made an at
tempt to cut McHall’s throat last
Saturday night and he is now in
the hands of the law. He is serv--
ing a twelve day sentence on the
streets and besides he will have to
J answer to the grand jury now in j
! session.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1911.
Superior Court.
August Term has Been a Busy One and
Many Cases are being Tried
The August Team of Tournbs
Superior Court convened last Mon
day with Judge B. T. Rawlings on
the bench and Solicitor General
Alfred Herrington in charge of the
prosecutions, lhe Juries were, call
ed, the Grand Jury emapanuelled
and business was started with a
rush. On the first day several cases
were disposed of. two or three of
th-rn being divorce cases. The cal
endar was called and several cases
announced readv for trial.
The Grand Jury organized bv
electing Dr. I'. A. Scarboro as
chairman, and D. T. Gibbs as
clerk. “Uncle Evan Paiker was
made bailiff, and after an able
charge from Judge Rawlings tlrs
body, made up of some of the best,
men in the county, got down to
business. If reports are true they
are having a strenuous time, too,
and they may make a report that
will he very interesting.
One of the most important civil
cases tried so far is that of Hay
ward vs Poe, a cotton case that in
volves quite a large sum. It was
given to the Jury Tuesday after
noon early and on Wednesday
morning about nine o’clock a mis
trial was declared.
The Moore-Darbv damage suit
was to be taken up Tuesday after
noon but Judge Twiggs, one of the
law k T ers in the case had to go to
Atlanta and it went ov-r to Wed
nesday.
These are the two m -t impor
tant cases so far called ai d they
have taken up quite a me tune.
It seems very probable Mo t court
will have to go on into n ;t- week,
as Judge Rawlings seem a to be
anxious to clear the docket of all
old cases.
The criminal docket, which is
rather heavy, was taken up
Thursday morning and it is prob
able that the balance of this week
will be taken up with criminal
business.
Outside the hour or so taken up
Monday by Judge Russell, there
has been but very little time lost. j
The lawyers, however, are all the
time fighting for continuances,
and it is to some of them that a
great deal of the delay in the
courts is attributed.
Missionary Meeting.
The following program has been
! arranged fi r the missionary meet.
1 ing to be held at the Methodist
church Monday afternoon, Aug.
28th, 1911. A general invitation
is extended to the pubic.
Ist—Song, to be selected.
2nd—Scripture lesson.
3rd —Prayer.
4th—Song, to be selected.
sth—Missionary Quiz, by mem
bers.
6th—Vocal Solo, Miss Letha
Williams.
7th—Reading, Miss deLuth Wil
-1 iams.
Bth—Closing song to be selected.
The program will be very inter
esting and the ladies are anxious
that they have a good congrega
tion.
The Glynn Construction Com-1
pany will complete the W. A & L.
railroad and they are to begin work
in the next thirty days. The same
company will also extend the Geor
gia Coast & Piedmont railroad
from Darien to Brunswick and
from Glennville to Lyons. This
means that we will soon have run
ning through Lyons a trunk line
from Wnghtsville to Brunswick
and sooner or later we are expect
ing a consolidation all under one
name. The closing of this con
tract for the completion of the W.
A . & L. is indeed gratifying to the
Lyons people. The deal has been
ion for sometime and since it
has been consummated the people
are feeling a new interest in the
line.
Will G. Partin, of Collins, was
,in the citv Sunday visiting his
many old friends.
Herrington for Congress.
In mass meeting of the citizens
of Swainsboro and Emanuel coun
ty this day assembled, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted :
Whereas, that in the approach
ing election for the Twelfth Con
gressional District, of Georgia
which will take place next August
we had no candidate,gnd whereas,
we have in the Hon. Alf Herring
ton a son to the mam r 1 orn cf
Emanuel county, a man of talent
and ability and one who has served
the Democratic party long an!
faithfully, and one capable of fil
ling any office in the gift of the
peoople.
Therefore.be it resolved, that we
his friends and admirers as well
as friends of good government
hereby present the name of me
Hon Alf Herrington to the voters
of the Twelfth Congressional Dist
rict. and respectfully request them
to give this, our preference, due
consideration, for the high office
of Congressman.
Resolved Spcond :—That the
Secretary of this meeting is 1 >re
bv instructed to forward a copy
of these resolutions to the H<»n
Alfred Herrington at Lyons, Ga.,
where he is now' engaged in the
discharge of his official duties as
Solicitor General 'of the Middle
Judicial Circuit
R> solved Third :—That the Sec
retary of this meeting is hereby
instructed to forward a copy of
these resolutions to each news
paper in the district with the re.
quest that they publish same.
Swainsboro, Ga., Aug. 22 1911.
Lyons is getting a fair share of
the cotton in this section in spite
of the fact 'hat our gins are not
running regular. Our merchants
ha ,T e probably learned a lesson this
season, because they are well satis
fied that they must have a ginnery
next year that will run when cot
ton comes to the city. It seems
hard to see cotton going elsewhere
just because it cannot be ginned
here.
Our subscribers are not paying
upas they usually do. During the
August t-nn of court so far we
! have onlv tr >tten about, fifteen or
twenty out of a total of over a
thousand that are behind. Friends
you must pay up or the postoffice
department wont let us mail your
paper. If you dont want to pav
just drop a card so that we will
know what to expect.
Hon Tom Watson is to lie in
| Reidsville on Thursday next, the
31st, and will address the people.
An invitation is extended our peo- ,
nle to go over and hear him. He
has promised to come to Lyons
soon and an effort is being made tc
bring him here Wednesday, the
30th. Up to the hour of going to
press we had not heard from him
on the subject.
The Minter-Smith Hardware
Company is still branching out.
They purchased last week the
hardware business of Leader &
Rosansky, of Vidalia, and for a
time at least if not permanent
they are to conduct a branch of
the Lyons store in that city. Mr.
J. B. Johnson will be in charge
and he will be a good man f • r the
place.
The old Lyons Ginnery is not
quite ready for business yet but
Mr. Wimberly is doing his best to
get ready before the week is out.
Some of his machinery has been
lost in shipment and it has caused
the delay. The Garbutt & Dono
van ginnery has only been run
ning three days in the week but
they are beginning to gin regular
now.
We bear that a young man from
Athens, Ga., is here to rent the old
Rogers stand in Scarboro building,
: and that he will soon open a fine
line of dry goods and clothing in
it. Th 9 young man is a jew, it
seems, but he is a business man
and we can only say that he is
coming to a good business point
and he will find there is always
i room for one more if he is ahustler.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL NOTES
Mr. J. S. Easterling, of Reids
ville, was in the city Wednesday
mingling with his many friends.
Dr. Norris and Miss Ora Joues
went up to Graymout Sunday
morning to spend the day with
friends.
Mis 9 Schellie Prince has been in
the city for several days visiting
friends. She was a guest of Mrs.
W. P. C. Smith.
Mr. Bowen, our market man, is
all right again and he is now fur
nishing the people with fine fresh
meat all th 9 time.
Miss Pearl Thompson left last
Thursday for her home, after
spending several weeks here with
her many friends.
Millard M. Wilke, of Bruns
wick, came the first of the week
and he will spend several days in
Lyons with friends.
J. J. Lane, from down in the
Marvin neighborhood, has as a
guest this week, his brother and a
friend from up in South Carolina.
They came Sunday night and they
will be here for a week.
Col. Kent, of Mt. Vernon, de
sires us to say that they are to
have a Farmer’s Institute in that
town for a week very soon and he is
anxious that the Toombs county
farmers go over and take part.
M. A Grant, the ice man, has
bought the Phillips Grocery store
and he says he is going to carry a
line of fresh groceries all the time.
He is branching out and we hope
that he will build up a good trade.
John A. Coursey, of Ailev, was
in the city the first of the week.
John say 9 that if he dont sell his
lots next to the Union Supply store
he is going to build on them right
away. They are certainly valuable
lots.
W. C. Oliver went to Savannah
the first of the week and he has
arranged to handle the Chalmers-
Detroit automobles in this section.
This machine is one of the best
made and they are putting up a
popular priced car that will be
popular.
Mr. Geo. Kight and Miss Alice
Collins were quietly married in
Lyons Monday evening late. The
groom is a son of J. W. Kight,
and the bride is a daughter of Mrs.
A. S. Collins. We congratulate
the young couple and wish them
much happiness and prosperity.
Mr. Penuel, our new stock deal
| er, has arrived and he will move
| his family here as soon as he can
; find a house to live in. He says
that he will have a car load of fine
mules here by the Ist of Septem
ber and he will also have some fine
horses shipped down from Ken
tucky.
A letter from Hon. Thomas E.
Watson to his representative now
in Lyons, tells him that Mr Wat
son will not be able to visit
Toombs county until sometime in
September. During September,
however, he says he will come to
Lyons and address the people on
live issues of the day.
Hon. J. Pope Brown, one of the
leading candidates for guberna
torial honors, was on the streets
of Lyons last Saturday afternoon.
He had made a speech at Yidalia
and came down here to spend the
afternoon. He is a brilliant mau,
and a friend to the farmer so they
say and he is going to have a
strong following in the election.
People all over the country may
brag about sugar cane at this gea
son, but we have in our office the
boss cane. It is of the ribbon cane
variety and it has 11 full joints
and they are very large. It was
raised by Mr. J, B. Graham, of
Ohoopee, and he says he has a good
patch just as large as the one he
brought here. Mr. Graham i 3 a good
farmer anyway all his crop is good
this year.