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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.