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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 36.
LOCAL NOTES
5 or 6 doses of “666” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 cents.
McNatt & Mcßride have a
change in their advertisement this
week and it will be interesting to
those who want to trade.
Mrs. VV. C. Alsup and the baby
came Tuesday morning and they
will spend the Winter in Toombs
with friends and relatives.
Hiram Clifton, we understand,
has bought the Ricks place now
occupied by Harp Collins, and ho
is going to have a neat home made
out of it.
Mrs. H. C. Willia will occupy
the Seals home recently vacated
by the Grimes boys, She is hav
ing it repaired and it will be a
comfortable home for her.
For Sale —One shingle mill com
plete on good location, ox team,
timber, bolter,drag saw and every
thing needed. Snap for good
man Adress Box 184, Lyons, Ga.
John Jackson and T. D. Ricks
have the contract to move the old
Coleman store and they are now
on the job. Both are experienced
and they will soon have it out of
the way.
September just gone has left a
record that will be hard to beat.
It was the hottest September in
many years, and in spite of the
prognostications October has Come
in with the hot wave still on. How
we would like to see a change.
Mrs J. A. Sumner went to Rin
con this week to spend several
days with her brother and his
family. The baby was taken sick
Tuesday and she retijrned heme
with it. We certainly hope the
f illness will not prove serious at
all. ft
We sorry to learn that J.
B. Johnson, manager of the Vida
lia branch of the Miuter-Smich
Hardware Company was quite
sick several days last week. Later
reports, however, sav that he is
able to be up and around the
store.
How glad we are to know that
the political bee is sleeping in
Toombs county just at this time.
We heard lots of politics a few
weeks ago but the matter has been
hushed up. Let’s hope the matter
wont start up again for several
months.
Dr. I. E. Aaron went to Atlanta
the first of the week aud while
there he purchased the swellest
line of Holiday goods that has
ever been shown in Lyons. He
bought for the old and young and
he will have something that will
attract everybody.
The Lyons merchants are look
ing unusually pleasant these days.
They are doing a fine business
and they are collecting up fairly
well. The slump in cotton has
hurt some but business is good
anyway. Lyons is a good place
for trade anyway and the farmers
know it.
The great crop of cotton is not
going to materialize if all sections
of the country are in the same
shape with Toombs county. Our
farmers are going to do fairly well
but the late crop of cotton has
been cut off by the caterpillars.
Lots of fields have been cleaned up
entirely and by the first of Decem
ber there wont be a lock of cotton
to pick if pickers can be had to
get over the fields.
Hunter Pearce & Battey, 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
inflecting an opportunity to real-
more for your cotton than
heretofore They respectfully
solicit your consignments. i
Annual Meeting VV. B. M. U.
Program for Sixth Annual Meet
ing of W. B. M. U., Daniel Asso
ciation, tc lie held with the W. M
S., Mt. Vernon Baptist church.
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12th
and 18th.
THURSDAY MORNING.
11.30 — Devotioual service and
greetings. Mrs. C. A. Mason.
11.45 — Response, Mrs. W. H.
McDaniel.
11.50 Report of enrollment com
mittee
12—Superintendents report.
12 15 —Message from our district
vice-president, Mrs G H. Wil
liams.
12.30 — Adjourn for lunch.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
2 -Devotional exercises, Mrs. W.
A. Rivers.
2 10—The Associational Union.
Mrs. M. D. Mason.
2.30 — Responsibility of the local
W. M. S., by Vidalia W. M. S.
3 Missions in Foreign lands,
Mrs. M. B. Calhoun aud Mrs.
G. H. Williams.
3.30 Missions in the home land,
Miss Marguerite Nunnally and
Mrs. J. W. Kytle.
8.50 — Our training school, Miss
Blanche Bradley and Miss Clara
Lake.
4 Adjourn.
THURSDAY EVENING.
7.30 — Our Sunbeams .
B—A sermon, by Rev. J. A. J.
Dumas.
FRIDAY MORNING.
11.30 Devotional exercises, Miss
Clyde McArthur.
11.45 Missions in Georgia, Mrs.
J. O. Gough, State Missionary.
12.15—H0w shall our people know,
Mt. Vernon W. M. M.
12.30 Adjourn for lunch.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
2—Otir young people, Y. W. A.,
Sunbeams, Royal Ambassadors,
Mrs. J. O. Gough.
ROUND TABLE.
1 Did our departments of young
people meet their apportion
ment this year? If not, why?
If so, how?
2 What can the W. M. S. do to
develop these young people in
missions?
3 The place of the Y. W. A. in
our denominational colleges and
high schools.
4 Do our girls leave these schools
with a practical knowledge of
the W. B. M. U.? A knowledge
of our state andS. B. C. mission
work and field? And with a
fine uplift on general spiritual
lines? Have we any responsi
bility in this matter?
Delegates will send their name
and time of arrival to Mrs. C. A.
Mason, Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Fulton Smith,
Supt. Woman’s Work Daniel Ass.
Sharpe’s Chapel News.
Sav, Paul, what is the matter
you don’t come to Sharp’s any
more
Misses Cora Page and Martha
Dees were out driving Sunday af
ternoon.
There will be prayer meetiug at
; Mrs. J. H. Etheridge’s Sunday.
Come everybody.
Cleave Conley’s baby has been
very sick for the past week. Glad
to say it is better.
Next Saturday and Sunday is
quarterly meeting here. Every
body cordially invited.
S. L. Rowland went to Reids- i
ville last Wednesday. He says
he sure had a nice time.
John Mclntyre and family from
Vidalia spent Saturday night with
his sister, Mrs. J. J. Odom.
Mr. and Mrs. B . M. Higgs went
over the river Saturday to see
their son, Jap Higgs. Returned
Sunday afternoon.
Macky Odom went to Wrights
ville Sunday. There must be
something enticing up there.
Hurry up, Macky, we all want
J some cake,
Sun Beam. I
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1911.
All Day Sing «t Conner’s Church.
Y\ h are requested to publish the
foil wing announcement of an n'l
day s4ng to take place at Conner’s
Chunjß, about two and one half
miles from Cobbtown on the sth
Sundav in October, the 29t.h day
A cordial invitation is extended
to the public and all are asked to
carry along well filled baskets.
The program will be about as fol
lows : V
1— Arrangement of Teachers
and Leaders, by E . L Cobb.
2 Arrangements of all parts of
music bv committees. Prof. Cow
art and E. L. Cobb will appoint
committees to see after all parts,
two people for each part.
B—Song by Prol. Cowart, fol
lowed by prayer by Bro. J. A.
Stephens.
4—Read out leaders and teach
ers’ names and call for voluntary
leaders.
The following is a list of the
leaders so far. Prof. Mell Cowart,
Foreman, Prof. A B. Connor,
Assistant Foreman, Lester Hol
land, J. C. Crow, Linton Barrow,
Virgil Sikes, Mathew Powell. Louis
Crow, Reppard Cowart. Vannie
Wrenn, Harley Rewis, Grady B'>v
i ett, Cleave Hendricks, Elza Cole
. man and Milligan Collins.
The organist will be arranged
on the morning of the sing In'
Profs. Cowart and Connor. Any
one who might want to speak w ill
be given the opportunity.
Everybody come and enjoy the
day with us, and don't fail to
bring a well filled basket.
*"«6 .-_L ' . M,. ■
The icS b'dSiildSS in t/yoiv? eemS
to go from bad worse instead of
improving. The fact tit't »*«•* has a
man on the wagon that flout serve
hardlyhalf the people a: d those
who do get service getshort weight.
Our people have to pay well for
the ice they get, too. It seems
that the person who buy with the
tickets gets this short weight and
the man who pays in money gets
all that is coming to him. We
want the Vidalia factory to have
the business here as long as we
have no factory but we want them
to have a man to look their
business that, will deal honestly
with the people.
The County School Board held
its regular monthly meeting Tues
day and the attendance was very
good. Nothing of extra importance
was before the body and they fin
ished their work early. In Prof.
Brantley Toombs county has a
Commissioner that looks after his
business and he dont give the
Commissioners any trouble either
Rev. J. W. Kytle announces
that be is to start a protracted
meetiug on the sth Sunday and
in this meeting he will be assisted
by Rev W. J. Barton, a distin
guished divine from Ocilla. This
meeting will be a good one and
Rev. Kytle is anxious that the
membership of the church give
him every assistance possible.
The Akridge Auto Company is
advertising iu this issue of the
Prcgress. This firm is composed
of E. J. and P. L. Akridge and
they are both pretty good repair
men. They are located in the old
Grimes building and they are fit
ting it up to do business. They
say they are guaranteeing their
work to give satisfaction.
Manager Levin, of the Lyons
| Bargain Store, is having some neat
signs painted in front of his store.
He believes in advertiseing and
the only way to make advertising
pay is to put out signs so the peo
ple w-ho read the advertising will
know where to find the advertiser.
Every merchant in the city should
put up signs.
Flour as good as the best at
$4.85 per barrel and 6 pounds of
fine green coffee for $1 at the
Union Supply Company. Other
goods in proportion. They are
anxious that you call on them
'■ when in the city trading.
The Killing of W. H. Coleman
Editor Progress:—Please print
the following statemen* fora poor
oroken hearted bov: On Mondav i
night., tht- 25th of this month, the J
molt terrible scene this bov ev*-r
witnessed was when poor Mr. Cole- 1
man fell dead without a word or
moan as a result of a pistol shot
fired from my hand Oh ! my God,
what a pity.
We had just received in s .m*
new pistols that morning, and
among them were two pearl hand
led ones which created much ex
citement during the day, and one
which he had been keeping at his
house, but brought it to the store
last Saturday morning, the 23rd,
and that night a young man came
in and asked to rent the pistol un
til Monday, and Mr, Coleman let
him have it and sold him some
cartridges to go in it. He went
out and did not return until about
dark, brought the pistol back and
handed it t? Mr, Coiemau With a
full round of cartridges, and fi©
did not tell him it was loaded. He
took it and laid it in the show case
with the new one 9, and as I have
said before, the new ones which
created so much excitement were
still lying there and people look
ing at them had. been snapping
them a great deal during the day
us people will do in looking at
them. We started to close and
. Mr. Coleman said “we’d better
put them things ill the safe, 1 * and
and I said “you Walit Intake yours
to the house, dont you?” and he
said, “yes, I reckon so,” and then
sa*d “no, I believe I will leave it
down here and maybe we can sell
it” so I picked them up, four new
ones andlhe old one, and picked
up the old one last, taking the four
in my left arm picked the old one
up in my right hand and thinking
that they were all empty, as we
never did put one in the case load
ed as I know of, and Mr. Coleman
had just stepped up two or three
steps and picked up the lamp to
come back to the iron safe, and I
pulled the trigger as we had been
snapping them before. It fired, and
the poor fallow fell, broke the
lamp, set ill-- store on fire and
him in it dying, the fire being be
hind the counter between me and
him and not a soul in the store
except me and him. And just to
think I have killed a man. My
God, what a pity. May God bless
that poor widow and children that
I have made, and all others but.
especia'ly I feel burdened for
them. Young men take warning,
take warning from this, and be
careful with pistols, for death lies
therein. I w ill close a9 I am in a
hurry to get this off on this mail.
Lovingly to all concerned,
Lawrence Williams.
Soperton, Sept. 27, 1911.
Around Almwell.
Cotton Picking is the order of
the day in this section.
Alex Thompson made a business
trip to Vidalia Monday.
N. B. Atkinson, of Normantown
made a flying trip to Vidalia Sat
urday.
Arch Carpenter, of McGregor,
attended preaching at Aimwell
Sunday.
Neal Hughes and wife visited
the home of J. T. Nunn Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs N. A. Coursey vis
ited at the home of Everett Tailor
Friday and Saturday.
Jesse Baker, First Coleman and
Buster Lewis attended preaching
at Aimwell Sunday night.
The protracted meeting here
last week, which was conducted by
Rev’s. Brown and Shepherd, was
quite a success and was largely at
tended .
Hugh Taylor and Mack Williams
were rushing there best girls Sat
urday night, Misses Fannie and
Emma Yomans, of Collins. Hurry
up boys, we are all getting cake
hungry. Two Girls.
R. M. Garbutt went to Savan
nah the first of the week on a busi
ness trip.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
L. D. Osborne was in the city
Sunday mingling with his many
friends. He says that business is
good in Vidalia.
!
The stray mule advertised by
W. H. Page has not been located
yet and Mr. Page is offering a re
ward of $25 for information about
the mule now.
Perry Brown got into the seed
market Tuesday and he raised the
price one dollar per ton. Sol
Moseley is his buyer and he is
getting quite a little seed
For Sale —One twenty horse
power engine, Leffel make, in good
condition. Will sell cheap to a
quick purchaser. Address A. H.
Hardy, Jr , Elza, Ga Route X.
As an advertising medium the
Progress is “it.” Mr. R. A.
Smith lost his overcoat one day
l«9t week oil the public road and
a five line local found it at ouce.
Ed Parker has taken a position
with the Minter-Snnth Hardware
Company at Lyons. Ed is a good
boy and we are satisfied that he
will make good iu the hardware
business.
Say, while you are trading, try
“Uncle Ike’’ for household goods
and farm hardware. He has a few
odds and ends left over from his
dry goods and shoe stock, too.
that might please you,
Charley Phillips is taking td
the hardware buriness like a duck
takes to water. He is with the
Oliver Hardware Companv and he
is arranging the stock so that it
can be seen to advantage.
Our two Jewish stores were clos
ed last Monday on account of a
holiday of the Jewish faith. Mr.
Levin went to Douglas to visit
friends and Mr. Ashendorf went
to Savannah to spend the day.
The Garbutt A: Donovan Gin
nery caught fire Tuesday morn
ing but by prompt action on til
part of those in charge the dam
age was slight. The ginnery is now
running at full blast and is doing *
good work.
Powers & Mozingo, the real
estate and insurance agents, are
building up a nice business. They
are pushing the real estate part
right along and they will bring
several good settlers to Toombs
county this fall.
The strike on the Georgia &
Florida railroad is playing havoc
with the mail down in the lower
end of Toombs. All our good
friends down there get their mail
nut on a route from Uvalda and
they havent had any mail down
there since last Thursday.
R. M. Sutton, of Sutton &
Smith down at Johnson’s corner,
was in the city Tuesday afternoon
on hi 9 way to Savannah. He says
that he is getting in a fine line of
goods new and he is going to be
gin telling the people about them
soon through the columns of the
Progress.
We are sorry to learn that Capt.
T. J. James, President of the W.
A. & L. railroad, is quite sick at
his home iu Adrian and that little
hope for his recovery is entertain
ed. We hope the old gentleman
will get all right, because if he
should dit, South Georgia would
lose a good man.
We have it from good authority
that up tc the first of last week
the gins of loombs county had
ginned just a little over 1700 bales
of cotton during the season and
we also have it from excellent au
thority that the Seaboard agent
at Lyons has received for shipment
from this point about 900 bales
so far. This is a good deal over
half of the cotton of the county
that has been ginned and it shows
that Lyons must be a favored
market with the farmers.