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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 43.
LOCAL NOTES
sor 6 doses of “666” will cure
v %any case of chills and fever.
'’Price 25 emits.
Colfif'arrish and Cashier Mitch
ell vWf, to Savannah Sunday to
spend the day and they reported a
pleasant trip.
j Our old friend J. S. Lanier,
from down in the Elza section,
was in the city the first of the
: week mingling with his friends.
L. J. Cowart went up in South
Carolina last week to look after
some legal matters for Jas. H
Cowart, returning home Sunday.
Mack Wimoerly save that he
will not run the gin on Thanks
giving day and he wants the farm
ers who patronize him to keep
their cotton home on that day.
Chas. A Garbutt and his excel
lent wife weat down in Bryan
county and spent several days
with Mrs. Garbutt’s relatives last
•week. Charley had a deer hunt
•while he was down there and he
brought back a fine pair of buck
horns.
H. T. Kirkland, one of the good
down in the Stanley set
tlement, brought the finest green
cane we have seen this season. It
was long and very large, and Mr.
Kirkland says that h* 1 has about
2000 stalks like it. He is making
syrup this week.
4 Dan Odom and D. M. Dun woody
went down on the islands near
Darian last week to join several
more parties in a deer hunt They
killed several fine ones and Messrs.
Odom and Dunwoody brought one
home. The editor enjoyed a fine
piece of it, for which we return
thanks.
* Strayed—One horned cow with
red sidrt® .lid white streak down
back, some white spots about
■bees and forehead. Marked
swallow-fork in each ear and
should have found a calf in Janu
ary. Will give reasonable reward
fdr information leading to her
I‘lturn. O. F. Osborne, Elza, Ga
JfThe editor was in Atlanta the
flfst of the week on a short, busi
ness trip and while there called at
the different political headquar
ters. We must sav that we found
a strong “Little Joe” sentiment all
ajpund and we are now beginning
tn believe that we are to have a
year more at least of “Little Joe”
aj|d good times. The anti and
prohi fight dont seem to be caus
ing any great stir where we were
at.
Col. C. Howell Mann is in the
•race for Ordinary and has placed
his|announcement in the Progress
tbiß week. Col. Mann is known by
nearly every citizen of Toombs
county and he needs no introduc
tion from us, but we must say
that he is eminently fitted for the
position and if he is elected the
county’s affiars will be iii good
Col. Mann is making an
active campaign and he is going
to be a b rd one to turn down.
In tl / primary to be held on the
7th of December we are also to
/ ijfimnate a candidate for Labor
fjlmmissioner. This is a new of
fice created by the last legislature
aSd it is-an important one. The
candidates at t Mr. H. M. Stan
ley, of Dublin, and Joseph Mc-
Carty, of Savanah, both good men,
bat the former, Mr. Stanley, is a
neighbor, a resident of our new
congressional district and a gentle
man who you only have to know
toi appreciate. He is specially fit
j|Bd for the position to which he
ijipires and we hope the good peo
ple of Toombs county will remem
ber to put a vote in for him at the
primary. We will vouch for Mr.
IKanley, good friends, and you
i»ill be pleased at having done
jjiour duty w'hen he is elected to
the office and you find what a no
ble son of Georgia you have hon-
Do Bit fail to vote for H. M.
Stanley fo»f Labor Commissioner.
Oak Ridge News.
Cotton picking is still the ordm
1 of the day.
Jack Lane spent Saturday night
with JudS' n Anderson.
W. T. Mayo and wife were in Ly
> ous shopping last Saturday.
Cane grinding is the go in our
section and we are all going to get
sweet.
Several of the boys and girls of
, this section are going to start to
school after cotton is picked.
T. D. Bicks and family attended
' preaching at the Hard Shell
church near Lyons last Sunday.
W. T. Mayo and family spent
last Sunday at the home of L. L.
i McCullough. Come again friende.
Lester James attended preach
ing at Cowan’s Chapel Sunday
1 evening. Say, Lester, there must
be some attraction up there.
Solomon and Bomar Anderson
went to a cane grinding Saturday
night and their mule got loose and
, they had to walk home. Say, boys.
, don’t talk to your girls so long
next time.
Among chose out horse back
riding Sunday afternoon were
Lemuel Findley, Sollie and Bomar
Anderson, Misses Lula Anderson
and Annie Cowart. All reporta
good time.
Cotton Picking Boy.
Judge Mann Announces for Ordinary.
After consultation with numer
ous citizens of Toombs couuty and
at the instance of whom, coupled
witi; an honorable ambition to
serve my county in the capacity
to fill the unexpired term of the
late Judge Mason, whose demise
we all deplore, I hereby, after due
consideration, announce myself a
candidate for the office of Ordin
ary . which anelectic i is called by
an*order of the Clerk of Superior
Court, as required by law, to be
held on the 7th day’ of December
next. And I most respectfully
solicit the support and influence
of my friends and fellow citizens,
if you consider me to be capable
of filling said position and worthy
to fill the exalted office to which I
aspire. If elected, I assure the
public that it shall be the croWn
ing ambition of my life to con
duct the business of said office ag
reeable to law, with eye single to
the best interests of the county
and every section thereof, with
wisdom, justice and moderation,
as God has given me the light to
see it, with sobriety, honesty, in
tegrity and perseverance.
Respectfully,
C. H. Mann.
Announcement for Ordinary.
To the White Voters of Toombs
County:—
Through divine providence, the
Ordinary’s office of Toombs coun
ty has been made vacant and au
election to fill the vacancy will be
ordered for Dec. 7th, 1911.
Believing I am qualified to fill
this important office, I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for same.
In making my announcement I do
not set forth a platform of
“catchy” principles in order to
obtain votes that I might not
be otherwise entitled to, but
simply ask the support of every
white citizen of my county, with
the promise to faithfully, impar
tially and economically adminis
ter the affairs and every duty of
the office to the very best of my
ability. I am familiar with every
detail of the business of the office
by reason of assistance I have
rendered therein, and will need no
schooling if elected.
Soliciting your support, and for
the upbuilding of our county,
materially and otherwise,
Your fellow-citizen,
Dan T. Gibbs.
The oldest active physician in
Maine is Amos R. Dunlap of Rip
ley, who is nearly 93 years old. Dr.
Ripley has been practising medi
cine for 60 years.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1911.
Additional Locals.
Harry Champion, cf Savannah,
was in the city Tuesday mingling
with his many friends.
Geo. Aaron, with his wife and
children, came over in his Max
■ well car last week and went down
, tn Letford to visit Mrs. Tuten.
They returned home to Garfield
Tuesday.
J. E. Usher, from down near
thp Elza neighborhood was in the
city-the first part of the week.Mr
TJsher is pushing his patent churn
and he is selling quite a few coun
ty rights now.
The brick work on the new I Q.
Coleman building has been com
pleted and the front of this build
ing is about as neat as is usually
found in a small country city like
Lyons. It is an ornament to the
city.
Mr. John Heery, of Savannah,
has been in the city this week and
we understand that he is quiet'y
doing work for the local option
candidate for Governor. We hard
ly think he is firing the woods
any, however.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Inman, of
New York, came Sunday night
and they are spending a few days
with Mr. Jnnman’s father at tin
home of R. L, Page. Mr and
Mrs. Innman have been on the
Mexican border for several months
and they say they are certainly
glad to get back toward home
again.
The Seaboard is puttin'; on a
new schedule beginning in x' Sun
day and on the night tram they
will have sleepers running n rough
from Savannah to Montgomery.
The night train going west, will be
about an hour later at Lyons and
this will cause us to miss our
night mail. The other trains will
not be effected to any.great extent.
The activity in connected with
the VV. A. & L. railroad is more
than pleasing to the Lyons people.
Some rail is expected in a day or
so and an engine has been secured.
The work of connecting with the
Seaboard is being done this
week. Boys, the W. A. & L mav not
be finished to Wrightsville right
away but it is going to be built
and it will also be an important
road for Lyons.
Occasionally one will hear the
remark, “I wish I was out of this
town,” and one feels like saying
“I wish you were” for a man who
stands ou the street corners, chew
ing and spitting, telling obscene
stories, cursing the town, finding
fault with hi is grandmother be
cause she was a woman, claiming
that the merchants are a lot of
thieves, that the doctors and news
paper men would skin a man to a
finish and a whole lot more, is a
nuisance and a abomination.
Oranges as good as any in the
country can be grown right here
in Toombs county. Mr. W. C.
Oliver brought to this office on
Tuesday a bunch with two oranges
on it and this bunch was taken
from a tree grown from the seed
in his yard. The oranges were
sweet, too, as fine as any we have
ever eaten and while the tree is
small it had about forty-five fine
oranges on it. There is no doubt
but what oranges can be grown
here and the quality is fine, but
it requires great care.
Special Notice.
Brethren of the Farmers’ Union
of Toombs county, please remem
ber on the next regular county
meeting, come and meet with us
one and all. Business of import
ance, winding up the old year,get
ting ready for the new. All locals
at the first meeting in December,
act accordingly. Dear Brethern
be wise as serpents and harmless
as doves.
Yours fraternally,
R. A. Smith, Pres.
J . L. Jones, Vice-Pres.
“Uncle Evan” Parker’s Birthday.
On last Monday, November 20th
Unde Evall Purker celebrated bis
75th Inrthdav by calling his child
ren, grand-children, neighbor.*
and friends together at his home.
About. 10 o’clock a. in , they be
gun to come in buggies, wagons,
automobiles and ofher ways from
every direction . About noon Mrs.
Parker and other ladies began to
load the table, which was some 30
feet long, with the good things for
the inner man. After a very ap
propriate prayer and blessing by
Rev. Ben Walker, and the invitu
tion for all to partake of, well,
Mr. Editor, this scribe needs a
word painter to give anything like
justice to what our eyes beheld.
Pork sausage, chicken prepared
in every conceivable way, turkey,
pies, cakes, oh, my, cooked and
flavored to suit the taste. The day
was as beautiful as a May morn
ing, with the gentle zephyrs bring
ing sweet odors from the flowers
Uncle Evan and I undertook to
count his graud and great-grand
children. We got somewhere be
tween 30 and 40 and he thought of
some more in Florida, some in
Johnson county, Ga., and we
quit. We felt like the Psalmist
when he exclaimed, "behold,
how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell togather in unity, like the
dew of Herman as it ran down
the beard, even Aaron’s heard.”
AIW all this, the time came
for us all to say good-bye.
We w ished the day to be longer,
hoping Uncle Evan Parker may
live longer though in the evening
shades of life, to enjoy other cele
brations with his dear wife child
ren, grand aud great grand-child
ren, friends and neighbors. Last,
but not least, only in number, the
old Yets that yet remain shat were
by his side at the battle of the
wilderness, fronting the enemy’s
bullets, wheie Mr. Parker lost his
arm. Yours truly,
J. L. Jones.
Cross Road Dots.
Ossie and Mary Thompson visit
ed Nina Boyd Sunday.
Professor Pace and class had a
sing at R. E Boyd’s Sunday night.
James Coleman entertained Pro
fessors Pace and Wilks Saturday
night.
Hilton Williamson, and Mrs.
Ida Seers visited Mrs. John Carr
Sunday.
Mathew and Lester Sharp,of Ail
ey Route 1., visited R. E. Boyd
Sunday.
Homer Anderson and wife, of
Lyons, attended preaching at Cen
ter Sunday.
Lester and Miss Mindy McGill
were at the sing at R. Boyd’s Sun
day night.
Messrs. Salter and Warnock, of
Minter, Ga , spent Saturday night
with R. E. Boyd.
We thank the Racket scribe for
taking enough interest in our puz
zle to answer it. Will send an
other soon.
Mrs Moody McDonald has been
suffering for the past week with
an abscess in her ear. Hop- she
will soon recover.
Willie Ramsey, of Towns, Ga.,
and Mrs. Basbee, of Wmnsboro,
S, C., were welcome guests at the
home of R. E. Boyd Sunday.
What is the matter with you,
Correspondents? Wake up, send
us the news every week. It sure
helps to make the dear old Pro
gress newsy. *
Prof. John A. Wilkes has taken
a class at Center. He will begin
the 7th of December and teach
twelve days. Prof. Wilkes is a
pupil of Prof. Pace.
Professor H. M. Pace and some
of his scholars were at Center Sun
day. There were a great many
people to hear them sing and we
sure heard some sweet singing.
Two Blue Darters.
— ;3 r*
One of the largest of the Sea
board’s freight engines was wreck
ed at the west end of the switch
Wednesday. No o.ie hurt.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
i Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Odom are
moving to the cottage recently
vacuted by W. L. Coleman.
about Frank Brown’s great
sale that is to start Saturday. He
is putting his entire stock on sale
at first cost.
Mrs. Dr. McLeod and the child
ren spent several days last week
over at Cobbtown with Mr. and
Mrs. John Coleman.
Mrs. F. L. Bowen and her little
baby boy babe both been quite
sick this week, but we are glad to
sav they are better as the paper is
going to press.
F. M. Smith went to Dublin
in his car last Sunday and will
spend the week looking after his
interests in the Southland Ve
neering Works.
Capt. Lawrence, chief engineer
of the W. A. & L. railroad, is
here and he has moved headquar
ters to Lyons He says it wont be
but a few days now before the
road will show up proper
We are requested to announce
that all the stores in Lyons will
be closed nex*. Thursday, Thanks
giving Day, and the merchants
want their customers to under
stand that no goods will be sold
ut all.
Rev. Pafford will finish his
year’s work at the Methodist
church with Sunday’s service and
during the next week he will leave
for the annual conference. It is
hoped that the entire membership
of the church will go out to hear
his discourse Sunday.
You friends in the country, and
in the city too for that matter,
don’t forget that we all want to
vote for H. H. Stanley for Labor
Commissioner. He lives right in
the neighborhood, is a “Cracker”
like the balance of us and he will
make us a splendid Commissioner.
B. F. Brown has decided to go
out of business and he is offering
his entire stock of goods at cost.
Mr. Brown has a page advertise
ment in this issue and he means
business. He says that he don’t
intend to leave Lyons but he has
other prospects that h'e thinks are
better than merchandising.
“Uncle Josh” Lanier from down
on the Altamaha, tells us that Tol
Parker and his little patch gang
are doing some fine road work
down in the Saw Dust district. Tol
has beed down there only a short
time and they tell us that he has
built nearly two miles of fine road
in the county. He got his school
ing * under Ex-Superintendent
Johnson and he knows how to do
the work at a very small cost.
A negro republican chairman
has been sending out a call for a'
meeting to be held in the new
twelfth district and on the back
of the letter he is advertising Chas.
Blun & Co., liquor dealers, of
Jacksonsville. Quite a few of the
letters have fallen in the hands of
white people and we regret that
the leaders of the Republican
element in our new district are so
corrupt as to send out such a cir
cular.
Mrs. Fulton Smith is at home
again after attending the W. B.
M. U. Convention at Rome for a
week and a stop over in Atlanta
where she was a guest at the home
of J. R. Smith and her sister, Mrs.
Nell Griffin. The ladies of the W.
B. M. U. will bo glad to know that
the Union of the Daniell Associa
tion won first place on the Honor
Roll of the Southeast Division.
This division is composed of 16
Associations and 884 churches, in
cluding Savaunah, Dublin, Way
cross, Tennille, Eastman aud
other large churches. Mrs. Smith
was re-elected Superintendent of
Woman’s Work in the Daniell As
sociation and Mrs. G. H. Williams,
Vice-President of the South-east
Division.