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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
VOL. 8. No. 40.
LOCAL NOTES
5 or 6 doses of “666” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 cents
D. F. Clarke, the Vidal ia Mar
ble dealer, wa9 in the city one
week on a business trip.
Assistant Cashier McQueen, of
the First National, went to Vidal
ia Sunday to mingle with relatives
and friends.
Don’t fail to hear Dudley M.
Hughes, who is a candidate to re
present us in Congress, on the Bth
of November about noon.
Our friend and neighbor, P. H.
Patrick, has been on the sick list
for a week or more. At this time
he is able to be up and about and
we hope that he will soon be al
right again.
Mr. R. P. Sweat, former cashier
of the First National, will leave
about Saturday for his old home,
Nashville, Ga. We are sorry to
see leave and our good wishes
go with him.
Judge Denuis D. Moore has
moved his family back to his farm
in the Blue Ridge section. Judge
Moore said he liked Lyons and
the people hero, but that his farm
was needing his attention.
Construction work has really
been started on the new I. Q.
Coleman building and the con
tractor says that he is going to
rush it to completion. This is go
ing to be a nice business house.
Mr. O. C. Penuel wenttoßeids
ville last Friday afternoon and
spent Saturday with his family.
Mr. Penuel is on a trade to sell
his holdings down there and he
says he will then move to Lyons.
For sale —The neat home now
occupied by Mr. O, C. Tate, nice
ly situated, has six rooms, electric
(Ityli'ts aud water, one block from
db*ot If you are looking for a
home in Lyons and want a gen
uine bargain see or write Mrs Ellen
Brown, Lyons. Ga.
Col. C. Howell Mann, from
down in the lower section of the
county, was in the city Saturday
and Sunday mingling wiih his
many old friends. We hear that
the boys are after Col. Mann to
get into politics but he wont
either deny or affirm the rumor.
The Progress will soon want a
young man that desires to learn
the printing business. The salary
will be small to begin with but it
will mean education and a trade
for the young man. We want a
boy that will stay when he begins
until he has learned and we want
the parents to be willing. Come
and see us or write.
A rumor came to Lyons Wed
nesday morning that young White,
the Savannah convict that was
working on the Toombs county
gang, had escaped the night before
and that he rode a mule away
from the camp. The convict was
not much good but if he has got
ten away it is very probable that
he will be captured before the pa
per gets to its readers.
Sunday while out at the Sing,
the editor aud his good lady were
taken in tow by Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Thompson, Jr., and we had a
splendid dinner. Mrs. Thompson
is a most pleasant hostess and
she knows what to arrange for an
occasion of the kind. Several
ethers joined in at her palatial
board and all voted Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson excellent entertainers.
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
neglecting an opportunity to real
ize more for your cotton than
heretofore They respectfully
solicit your consignments.
From the Far West.
We have just had a letter from
our friend Christian Williams,
who is practising law in Silver
City, Idaho, and as it has political
significance, we want to let the
people see what he thinks of nat
ional politics. Chris is a close
observer and what he says can be
taken as being close to facts. As
the letter personal we are
only giving extracts:
“Have you noticed the progress
that Wilson boom is taking? Are
you not aware of the fact that it
is nothing but a deal to push
Clark out? Did you know that
the majority of honest democrats
are for Mr. Clarke and are wait
ing for the South to come forward
in a body with Mr. Clarke as the
flag bearer?
Politics are hot in this state
with the fight against Harman and
in favor of any progressive, but
at the same time all the odds
are in favor of Wilson with Mr.
Clarke as a close second. The
leading Democrats have split be
tween the two, that is to say, Har
mon or a progressive. The state
chairman, John Nugent,is in favor
of Wilson because Bryan is and
Judge Perky isbacking the Har
mon fight.
Nugent told me a few days ago
that the State was lined up for
Wilson or some other good pro
gressive Democrat and a day later
Judge Perky informed me that she
would go for Harmon by a big ma
jority.
Now I am reliably informed that
this is the condition of the entire
North and West, then for God’s
sake why dont you Southern Dem
ocrats get busy and send a solid
delegatien to the Convention for
Mr. Clarke? To do it you must get
buey at once.
The entire north-west wants
to do something for the Southern
Democrats and if you do not take
advantage of this opportunity, I
am afraid that it will not present
itself for years to come again.
I have been closely allied with
the political conditions of the
West since I left home and I am
frank lo say that Hoke Smith has
more organizing ability than the
entire bunch of Democrats in the
north-west. Mr. Smith is spoken
of as a vicepresidential possibility
and his name is almost a house
word he stands so high.”
J. Perry Brown has sold his dry
goods and grocery business to Mr
W. ,T. Warnock, of Towns, Ga.,
and the purchaser took charge
last Saturday. Mr. Warnock is a
merchant of experience and he
has taken over a business that is
well established aud popular with
the people. He says he is going
to put in a fine stock at once and
prepare to do business right. The
selling of this business does not
mean that Mr. Brown is to retire
altogether. He will now give his
entire attention to selling wagons,
buggies, sewing machines, pianos,
organs, harness, etc. He will also
deal in feed and grain and will fit
up the ware house to carrv a large
stock. He is a valuable man in
Lyons and we can’t afford to let
him quit business.
Two of the longest stalks of
sugar cane we have seen this sea
son were brought to the Progress
last w’eek. The first one measured
10 feet and 3 inches in length and
it was brought by H. G. Keel,who
said he had plenty more equally
as long. The other was brought
in by H. A. Galbreath and it
measured just a little over an inch
longer than the first. Both of
these gentlemen have fine cane
crops. Mr. Keel also brought a
yellow cane about 10 feet long, or
as long as we have ever seen in
this section.
President Taft has issued his
proclamation naming Thursday,
Nov. 30th, as the day on which
the nation should give thanks and
the Governor of Georgia will no
doubt issue a proclamation nam
ing the same date as Thanksgiv
ing day for Georgia.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1911.
Additional Locals.
Mrs L. D. Osborne came down
the oth*r day and spent a few
days with her parents, Mr and
Mrs. Godwin.
A great many Lyons people
went out to the Singing Conven
tion at Center Sunday and they
say they had a fine time.
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.
The Vidalia factory has cut out
the Lyons ice delivery and our
people who want ice now will have
to order by express. We must
have an ice factory and then we
will be independent.
A baud of horse traders have
been camped out on the Clifton
still. They are called Gypsies and
it may be that they are, but any
way our young people have been
enjoying visits out that way.
Dr. Geo. T. Gray was called to
Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, a
letter from Mr 9. Godwin saying
that her son, John Luther, was
growing worse. We hope the young
man will booh be alright again.
Simon Levin, of the Lyons
Bargain Store, is putting up a
neat sign. Simon has a good line
of goods and he is selling cheap.
He wants business, too, and he in
vites the people to trade with him.
T. D. Ricks has moved his fmn
ily to the house next to the Prog
ress office on the east. Mrs. Rb-ks
is preparing to open a board ng
house aud dining room, and we
are satisfied that she will find
plenty of patronage.
Julien Morris is now cutting
meat at the City Market. Mr. Nail,
the new owner, says that he is go
ing to try to supply all those who
want to trade with him and he is
going to have the very best meat
that can be secured.
Mr. A. Z. Mozingo, of the in
surance and real estate firm of
Powers & Mozingo, has been
through Tattnall and Bullock
counties looking after insurance
business. He is a real hustler
and we are glad to say that this
firm is doing well.
The Progress had a note that
Rev. J. D. Rabun would preach at
the Coleinau School House Sun
day, but in some way it was left
out. Mr. Rabun came, however,
and he had a good congregation.
He is one of the best ministers
we have ever heard aud he is a
favorite with the people in aud
around Lyons.
Congressman Dudley Highes,
who is a candidate for Congress
from this district now, will be in
Lyous on Wednesday,Nov.Bth,and
will speak here in the interest cf
his candidacy. He will have to go
to Congress soon and he will have
very little time to do any cam
paigning in the new district. The
people of Toombs county shou'd
come out and hear Mr. Hughes,
The new bank building commit
tee met last Tuesday and w-e hear
that they accepted the plans for
the new banking house and they
decided to locate it where the post
office now stands. The building,
is to be a handsome one aud they
will have a new postoffice room al
so if the government will use it.
We did not learn whether the con
tract for the building had been let
or not.
C. M. Grant, from down near
Center aud a brother of M. A.
Grant, of Lyons, lost his little
three mouths old baby last Sun
day. The child was brought here
for treatment about ten days
ago but it was too far gone for
medical skill. The remains were
carried out to Center Monday
afternoon and laid to rest. We
sympathize with the bereaved
parents. 1
Little Emmie Harden Dies.
The death angel called at the
h'Mne of Lawrence Harden on the
28rd of October and claimed their
little daughter, Emmie, aged
about four months. She was ill
about five weeks from whooping
cough and she was given every at
tention. The good Lord was ready
for her, however, and all we could
do would not keep her with us.
God knows best. He gives and
takes away and we must take con
solation in the fact that we will
meet again sometime and then
there will be no more parting.
The little babe was sweet and
precocious and it had a 'warm
place in the hearts of all ardund
it. Tts death has left a breeze of
sadness, we will miss it so much.
The remains were laid to rest at
Mt. Moriah on Monday afternoon
and it now sleeps bes’de loved ones
that have gone before. May we
all live such a life as will insure
us a home with this dear little
babe that is now “safe in the arms
of Jesus. A Cousin.
Congressman Hughes to Speak in
Lyons.
\Y*e are requested to announce
that Congressman Dudley Hughes,
a candidate to represent the new
12th District, of which Toombs
county is a part, will address the
people of Toombs county on the
morning of November the Bth, in
Lyons, shortly after he gets here
over the Macon, Dublin & Savan
nah railroad. He will probably
como down from Vidalia in an au
tomobile and will arrive here
about 12 o’clock. \tf<.
He will return to Vidalia\ “ the
afternoon and make arothY* ad
dress in that city. Congressman
Hughes will have very little time
to make a canvass of the new dis
trict and we hope that a large
crowd of our people will go out to
hear him on the Bth inst, next
Wednesday, about the hour of
noon.
Our young friend, Ray Loving,
has taken unto himself a good wife
and he has made a selection that
is both congenial and appropri
ate. Ray is one of the best boys
that Lyons has ever sent out, and
his good lady was Miss Willie Mae
Boswell, one of Dublin’s fair
est and most accomplished daugh
ters. She is a member of one of
the best fam/ies, highly connect
ed and a society favorite. The
groom was young, being just about
twenty, but he was older in the
experience of life. He had entered
the business world and he has
made good. His bride was just a
little more than eighteen, but she
is highly educated, a gem in the
matrimonial market, as it is
usually termed. We congratulate
Ray upon his choice and right
here we must say that the young
lady made no mistake. May suc
cess and happiness be the potion
of this happy young pair.
The Union Guano Works is
rounding into shape very fast.
The Union boys say they are go
ing to mix guano that will be suit
ed to the soil in this section and
they are going to sell at a fair
margaiu of firofit. The Company
will soon give out the contract
for their plant and they will be
ready to operate by January Ist.
Mr. Hines, secretary of the lum
ber trust, may be an expert sena
tor maker, but he is too modest
to hang out his shingle and ad
vertise the business. Besides it is
merely a side issue with him.
B. F. Brown is offering some
real bargains this week and it
looks as if the people will benifit
by calling at his store. Mr. Brown
carries a splendid stock and it is
all new.
“Duned and delivered” is Col
onel Watterson’s comment on the
result in Canada. Alliteratively
speaking that- is the best criticism
we have seen.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
Miss Sal lie Kate Collins, came
up from Reidsville and spent sev
eral days of last week with her
pareht9.
The coal yard hasn’t shown up
yet and those of our people who
want coal are having to order it
themselves.
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 1.
The Baptist protracted meeting
did not start because the revival
ist could uot get here. This meet
ing will be held later and it will be
announced through the Progress.
The Lilliott Bros. ,are merchants
that will win out. They do busi
ness in a business way, handle a
fine line of goods and they have
one price to all. Give*them a
call when trading. *
Mrs. E. M. Godwin left Mon
day night for Gainsville,Fla.,to be
with her son, John Luther. She
had a letter saying that he was
suffering with fever and we hope
she found him better wheu she ar
rived at the college.
No candidate yet it seems, but
t hey are just afraid to announce.
We heard a dozen electioneering
and we heard others telling how
they hud been persuaded to run
at the Convention the other day.
Boys, come on out and let the
people see who you are.
The bad weather is playing
havoc with road making but Sup
erintendent McLeod is on the job
and he is looking out for every
section of the county. He can’t
be working in every section at
once, however, but will 'get
around just as fast as he can.
D. W. Thompson, our tax col
lector, says that he is not going
to make his last round until the
latter part of November and he
is going to visit several sections
of the county not usually visited.
W'llie seems to want to accommo
date the tax payers as much as
possible.
Cold rains set in Tuesday and
we understand from the farmers
that quite a little cotton in the
fields has been badly damaged.
Some say that they are uot going
to finish picking at all unless the
price gets better. If this rain
continues it will be almost useless
to pick any more at the present
prices.
Will D. Upshaw camo Wednes
day and lectured at the Opera
House in the evening. His subject
was “John and his hat,” and it
was a good one During the lec
ture he did not fail to define his
position on the prohibition ques
tion. “Earnest Willie” is pop
ular wherever he goes and he can
always entertain a crowd.
In Bpite of the bad weather cot
ton rolled into Lyons Tuesday.
One farm sent ten bales, an
other sent eight and several farm
brought in from four to six. Up
to twelve o’clock nearly a hun
dred bales had been received be
fore night fifty more had come
in. Lyons has received so far this
season over a thousand bales more
than at thesame timelast season.
Judge Mason was in the Blue
Ridge section the other day look
ing over the roads and he says that
he is going to have something do
ing in the road repairing up there
very soon Judge Mason has been
handicapped in his road work for
a year He has only a small force
of hands, entirely too small to be
divided, and he has not had money
enough to have the work done by
contract. He is getting a few
more hands now and besides he
has more money and he is doing
his best tc get over the county.
Quit kicking and give the Judge
time. He will soon show you that
you have no cause to kick at all.