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THE LYONS PROGRESS. Vol. 8. No. 45. I LOCAL NOTES f sor 6 doses of “666” will cure I “7 case of chills and fever. r Price 25 cents. Mil and Mrs. f lisby Clifton are aVbMie again and for the present thejMtre guests at the handsome home of Col. Giles. Warnock Bros., & Co., succes sors to the Lyons Trading Co., and to J. P. Brown, are selling oranges and grape fruit by the wholesale. Lost—Somewhere in Lyons, one 7 jewel Elgin watch, size 12, thin model double case, with short plain chain number of same known but not to be given yet. Hand some reward will be paid to finder if brought to the Progress office. Anstus Moseley, at the New Ly ons Pharmacy, has put in an out fit for dispensing hot drinks and he serves hot chocolate, beef tea, tomato and clam boullion, and various other hot beverages. They are fine, too, this cold weather and will be popular. Contractor Reagan is hustling the new bank building and he has a foreman in Anderson Huggins that knows how to hustle work The work is first class, too, and this buildiug. though small, will be one of the prettiest in the city. W. A Hart, one of Vidalia’s good citizens, was in the city the other day mingling with friends. We are of the opinion that Mr. Hart has a political bee buzzing around but he won’t tell us any thing about it yet. He is a good man, however, and one that will make a good public servant. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Godwin de sire us to express to their friends and neighbors in and around Ly ons tehir heartfelt thanks for the care and attention and the many shown the family djjrfng |he severe illness of their son, John Luther. He is up now and the family feels that the peo ple have certainly been kind to them, being always ready to help at all times. Miss Gussie Belle Rawls.of Dub lin, who was elocution teacher in our school snme years ago, is at present a guest in the palatial home on Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith. Miss Rawls promises us something good in amateur dra matics in the very near future at the Opera House She is now re hearsing a play and we ap satis fied that it will be good. The date of the play will be Tuesday night Dec. 12th. “Scenes from the Union Depot” is the name of a new play that is to be presented at our Opera House next Tuesday evening by local talent. Miss Gussie Belle Rawls i 9 rehearsing the. young people and her splendid ability is already known in Lyons. The play is a farce comedy and there will be about thirty-eight characters. The proceeds will go partly to the school and the people should turn out in great numbers. Mrs. E. L. Brown, who has been out in Texas with her son for sev eral weeks, returned home Mon day night, bringing Spencer and his little family with her. Spencer was in the last stages of consump tion and it seems that he only came home to die, as a few hours after he arrived, the death angel took charge of his soul. The end came quitely. He has battled against the disease for several years, work ing, however, nearly all the time. He gave up only a few weeks ago and now he is resting on the other side of that dark and dismal shore He leaves his aged mother, sever al brothers and sisters, and his loving wife and two children to mourn his loss. His remains were laid to rest in Lyons Wed nesday morning and his funeral which took place at the Baptist church, was largely attended. The progress extends condolence to bereaved. Cross Road Dots. Mrs. Taylor and Miss Sallie Ab uev went to Vidalia Saturday. Varn Carroll had Tghtning dob put on hi 9 house the past week. Who can tell us what two chap ters in the Bible are just alike? Messrs Wilke9 McDonald and Evans visited R. E. Boyd Sunday evening. Homer Anderson and wife, of Lyons, spent Sunday with Mitch Fountain and wife. Mrs. R. E. Boyd and Natalie, visited Miss Annie Pfeffer in Vi dalia, Saturday afternoon. Miss Annie Thompson spent Friday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thompson. John Barlow and Miss Sarah Reese were married Sunday after noon. We wish them much hap piness . There will be an all day Sing at Center church Sunday,- led by Prof. John A. Wilkes. Come and help us sing. Thanksgiving has come and gone, many a turkey walks alone, moaning the sad, sad fate of its dear and loving mate. Rev. J. Webb will preach at Poplar Head school house Sunday. There w'ill be two sermons, one at 11 o’clock and one at 7 o’clock. R. E. Boyd and wife went Sun day afternoon to see James Tootle. He has been sick for several weeks. At this writing he is very low. but we hope he may get well. Two Blue Darters. Sharpe’s Chapel Notes. Prayermeeting will be at B. M. Higgs Sunday night. We are sure having a long cold spell, real hog Rilling time. Mackie and Josephine Odom at tended church at Mt. Moriah Sun day. Cotton picking will soon be a thing of the past and no one will be sorry. S. L. Rowiand went to a Candy Pulling at G. T. Thompson’s last Friday night. Miss Matildia Lynn has return ed borne after spending a while with Mrs. B. M. Higgs. George. Stanley and wife from down on Rocky spent Thanksgiv ing with Mre. J. H Ethridge. Lonnie and Charley Higgs both have a new run about. Hurry girls and see who gets the first ride. A large crowd attended prayer meeting at the home of Mrs. Eth ridge Sunday night. Among them were Misses Lula and Carrie Thompson, Alice McSwain, W. A. Higgs and family. We have been requested to ask that everybody that’s going to put presents on the Christmas tree bring them between 9 and Bo’clock. Boys dont forget the girls. You know they all like to get presents of? a Christinas tree. Sun Beam. At the Blue Ridge polling place on Thursday young C. A. Tharpe had his neck severely cut by a Mr, Rollison, We could not get any of the particulars of the difficulty, some saving there was none, that the cutting was an ac cident. Young Tharpe was brought to Lyons and Dr. Aaron dressed the wounds. It is said that he is not dangerously wounded at all. Charley Phillips has returned home and he gave us the sad news that his mother died on Tuesday. She was eick only a short time and he got to her bedside only a short time before she died. The vote in Toombs county for Governor was sc close that it was not comfortable. The majority for Joe Brown will he less than ten votes. The vote of the county was small. Col. T. J. Parrish was a busi ness visitor to Savannah on Thurs day, returning the afternoon train. Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons. LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1911. “Little Joe’’ for Governor. News from all over the State Indicates that lie has bad a Landslide. “Little Joe” Brown will be Georgia’s next Governor and the telegrams received from all over the State as late as this (Friday) morning show that he will have nearly two votes to oue more than his nearest competitor. He has carried some seventy odd counties and Pope Brown, who ran next, got only about thirty. “Plain Dick” lost out right at the wind up, his organization having »eeui ingly gone to pieces. This election means that Geergia will have a sane administration for at least one more year, that prosperity will again visit the State. The pen pie have not made a mistake. For Labor Commissioner it seems that H. M. Stauley, of Dublin, has the call. The weekly newspaper men of Georgia were behind him and it seems that they have won out. This is not a surprise, however, because the weekly newspaper men of the State can win out anytime if they will consolidate and it seems that this time they were as a unit. Mr. Stanley is all right and the State will have a good man at the head of Commerce and Labor. Special from The Savannah Press to the Progress this (Fri day) niornii.2 tells us that the electoral vote of the State sor Governor will be J, M. Brown 200, Pope Brown 100, R. B. Russell 60. Joe Brown carried at leuet 'wo thirds of the counties and lie h'-n --self wa9 surprised at the mugui tude of bis victory. The official count of 10.-mbs county gives the vote to Judge Russell by a very small plurality less than 25 votes. Thi9 is a sur prise. as late last night it was re ported for Joe Brown D. T. Gibbs Elected Ordinary. In the county election held Thursday Dan T. Gibbs is elected Ordinary of Toombs to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Geo. T. Mason. It was a warm fight, however, between Mr Gibbs and Judge Howell Mann, the plurality for Mr. Gibbs being only about 84 votes. He carried the 1586th district by 100 votes, the 89th. district by 16 vo f es the 1192nd district by 18 votes, the ls2lst district 37 and in 1408 rd he made a tie, each one getting 31 votes. In Vidalia Judge Mann got a plurailitv of 8 votes and in the 43rd he got a majority of 89- As the race was principally be tween Gibbs and Mann we will give below an unofficial count of their vote: 1536th district—Gibbs 125, Mann 25. slst distict —Gibbs 106, Mann 114. 43rd district —Gibbs 20, Mann 109. 15215 t district —Gibbs 60,Mann 23. 39th district —Gibbs 46, Mann 29. 1403rd district —Gibbs 39,Mann 13. On Thursday afternoon while the election was going on several of the prisoners in the jail broke through the faulty cage door, picked out through the wall and made their escape. One of the prisoners would not leave and he came to the city as fast as he could and gave the alarm. The county dogs were brought in and a short time after Clif? Atkins one of the escapes was caught about three miles north of Lyons. Two of the other are out yet but it is proba ble that they will be captured also. The first thing the new ordinary should do after being sworn in is to repair this cell door and make the jail safe. If you want oranges for Christ mas see Mr. Warnock. He has purchased the output of one en tire grove and he is selling them :at reasonable price. Put in your I order now. Raeket From Rackley. Frank Wrenn was a business vis i»or to S illmnre Monday. J. J. Wrenn and wife spent Snti at the home of Elza Bazernore. Miss Lena McCullough, of Ly ons visited home folks Sunday J. H. Mosely was a business visitor to Dtirdeuville last week. Miss Daisy Mills has been quite sick with fever but is improving. J. M. Wrenn and wife visited re latives in this section oue day last week, R. L. Wrenn and wife attended preaching at Connor’s Chapel last Sunday. Little John Findley has been very sick, but is about to be all right again. Misses Lougenia Findley and Bertie Collins were in Oak Park Sunday last. Jack McCullough and sister, Easie, visited the sick at Mr. Mills Tuesday night. J. M. Findley and A. S. McCul lough were business visitors to Lyons recently. Mrs. R. L. Wrenn is spending this week with her prrents, R. B. Findley and wife, Mr and Mrs. W. J. Wrenn and children visited at the home ofM. T. Collins Sunday last. Millard Findley and Mi-.s Lot tie Hagan, of Lyons, visited in tliis section Sunday last. Schley McCullough, of Oak Park, spent Satuedav at the home of his grandfather, A. .T. McCullough. Pineapple. Cross Road Dots. Jim Coleman went to Alston Sunday. Floyd Moore and wife spent Sat urday night with his parents. Messrs Carrol and Moseley vis ited Aleck Thompson Sunday. Mrs, Bertie Carrol spent Sunday with her parents Aleck Thompson and wife. Sherwood Boyd went to Alston to preaching Sunday taking Mis 9 Carrie Blocker with him. Sherwood, In*-z and Nina Boyd went to a cane grinding at Mr. Seaborn Reese’s Monday night. Cane grindings are all the go with us now. Mr. Editor, von and your worthy staff come down and help us have a “sweet” time. Mrs. M A. Grant and children, of Lyons, will spend the week with Mr. and Mrs. McDonald while Mr. Grant is in Savannah attending to business. A good number of farmers in this section are so disgusted with cotton, that they say it will be “hog and hominy” with them an other year. These dots should have been in the Thanksgiving issue of the Progress . Let us all return thanks to our Heavenly Father for the blessing bestowed on us the past year. Two Blue Darters. We certainly sympatize with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Meeks upon the death of their sweet little babe, which occurred at Towns, Ga,, the first of the week. Mrs. Meeks had gone over to Towns to visit her father, who was ill, and while she was there the little babe was taken sick and in spite of all human hands could do, it died. The sad news came to Lyons iust as we were going to press and we certainly extend sympathy. If the paper is a little late get ting to you this week remem ber we are holding back to give you the news of the election. Our paper is dated Friday and we us ually print on Thursday so that readers will have it on publica tion day. This week we will not print until Friday as we will not be able to get the news until late Thursday night. W. C. Oliver was a visitor to Rincon Thursday and stopped in Savannah a few hours on his re turn. Subscription SI.OO. LOCAL ITEMS M imager Meeks, of the Uniou Supply Company, has been over j at Scotland for some days start another Union Supply Company. Two weddings in oup week is a good record for Lyons and we hear in a round about way that others are in sight One good thing about it the girls are tieing up with home boys. Don’t fail to see the play at the Opera House next Tuesday even* ing. Some of the best amateur tal ent in the city will be in the cast and the admission fee will be only 86 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. Mr. Phillip Morris went down on the Altamaha Monday with E. B. Jackson on a fishing trip and he was brought back Wednesday in a serious condition suffering from erysipelas. We are glad to sav he is better as we go to press. Dr. Lucas, a prominent young physical) of Louisville, Ky., was in the city this week and we are glad to know that he will locate here permanently. Dr. Lucas will be associated with Dr. Bomar and he will find a splendid prac tice to begin with. Mr. J. A. Williams, of Bryan county, a cousin and former part ner of Mr. Z. P. Williams in the turpentine business, came up last Saturday morning and we under stand that he is going to move his family up here. He is not in good health and lie is in hopes that the change will be beneficial. Mrs. Jones, a good old lady liv ing down near Cedar Crossing and mother of J. B. Jones, Elton Jones, W. B. .Jones and Mrs. G. T. Mason, died the first of the week. She had been sick for a long time and the death was not unexpected. The Progress ex tends condolence to the bereaved ones. W. B. Durst, a former citizen of Lyons now of Gainesville, Fla., was here several days recently on a business trip and visiting his brother, John Durst. W. B. now runs a large maching shop and foundry at Gainesville and we are glad to know that he is doing well. He was seemingly in the best of health. There is net a better machinist in the country than W. B. Durst and the people of Gains ville have seemingly appreciated this fact. Mr. Hiram Clifton, one of our wealthiest naval stores operators, and charming Mis 3 Georgia Lee Martin, eldest, daughter of Mrs. Freeman Jones were quietly mar ried at the home of the bride’s mother in Lyons, last Sunday af ternoon at five o’clock. These young people are both popular in our little city and the marriage has not been unexpected. Rev. J. W. Kytle preformed the cere mony in his usual good style and the young couple left on the east bound train a short time after for Savannah and Florida points to spend their honeymoon. The Progress extends congratulations and best wishes. Mr. Clisby Clifton and charm ing Mios Alma Talley were mar ried last Saturday morning, Rev.J. W. Kytle performing the ceremo ny. Mr. Clifton is the eldest son of Judge John H. Clifton, and a popular young man, ai.d his bride is the charming and accomplished daughter of Mrs. E. J. Giles. Col. and Mrs. Giles came in with the happy young people and the party drove up to the Baptist parsonage, where the knot was tied while they were in the automobile. Immedi ately afterward they went to the handsome home of Col. and Mrs. Giles, where a splendid dinner was enjoyed. The young couple board ed the east bound train that after noon at Ohoopee and they will spend their honeymoon in Florida. The Progress extends cengratula tions.