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fTHE LYONS PROGRESS.
01. 8. No. 49.
jr 5 ' LOCAL NOTES
6 doses of “666” will cure
case of chills and fever.
Ffjfce 25 cents.
Sidney Adams, of Mcßae, spent
the holidays at home with his
fllatives and friends.
; For sale at a bargain—Two
young Jersey heifer calves. Apply
to F. M. Smith at Lyons.
1 Jim Anderson, the mail carrier
of route No. 8, has moved to the
city and is occupying the house
vacated by R. E. Bishop.
Sunshine at last! but with it
comes a severe cold snap. It is
better, however, than rain and the
people look a little more cheerful.
The State election is only a few
days off and we hope every voter
will go to the polls and cast a bal
lot for Joseph M. Browu and for
Hal Stanley.
Elmer Akridge, we understand,
has gone to Atlanta to take his old
position in the automobile busi
ness. We have not heard yet who
will take the local garage.
, Lost, Strayed or Stolen—One
red B#eckled bird dog about 1 year
old, ms last seen in Lyons on
Thprafiay. Answers to name of
BrittJwill pay toward if returned
to me> Lester Clifton.
Theistockholders of the W. A.&
L., rafroad company are to hold
a verylimportaut meeting at Ad
rian ifxt Wednesday, January,
10, 19K,and it is hoped that every
share If stock will be represented.
In site of the hard times and
the.weather the Christmas
Lyon 9 was good. On Sat-
Christmas the peo
plAhere in droves and every
c ‘ fc y had
bcwimM he could look after.
The* was nothing doing in pub
lic sal® last Tuesday and it seems
that wj are to have very little do
ing if .anything at the next sales
,day. Snort orders are now taken
for everything levied on and in
such c>ses very few buyers are at
tracted.
For-Sale at a Bargain—A neat
five room house near the depot
land situated on several splendid
lots. If you want a good home in
Lyons 1 will almost let you make
ivour own price. Apply to John
•Durst jlLyons.
Deistel & Cole, the Panama
Canal entertainers, will put on
their Canal lecture with moving
pictures and descriptive slides
this (Friday) night. They have a
splendid entertainment and the
people should patronize them .
{ ' Deistel & Cole, the amusement
promoters, have at last received
iheir canal films and they are now
retting ready to start out on a
•our of the State. They give a
iplendid entertainment and we
ire satisfied the people will give
ihem patronage.
Superior Court is near at hand
ibd from what we can hear the
docket, both criminal and civil,is
roing to be heavy. Every lawyer
in the citv seemingly has his
lands full of civil business. The
fury list will appear in the next
?sue of the Progress.
was “all shot up” on
uturdky night before Christmas
r nd it was done by boys and men
mt nwunt no more harm than
w 1 Wr„. and the city is very much
iu a financial way and
fj e done is all to be re-
I'jEyrftiny season continues and
, iyjwitting the farmers in worse
Inwtion every day. Several have
picked out what cotton they
id this will now be almost a
taVloss. The future looks a little
ne to many but if they will put
i a bold front and go to work
■?ht they will come out of the
lire.
The Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank.
The stockholders of this new fi
nancial organization met in the
Aaron building last Tuesday and
they organized by the election of
the following Board of Directors:
W. C. Oliver, B. B. Newton, J. P.
Brown, J, 11. Cowart, D. Coe, L.
A Thompson, G. W. Meadows,
W. E. Meeks, W. L. Stanley, W.
€L Dickerson and J. L. Thompson.
The full $25,000 stock subscrib
ed was represented at this meet
ing either in person or by proxy
and it was harmonious from be
ginning to end, all being enthusi
astic over the prospects ahead.
After the stockholders’ meet
ing the newly elected Board of
Directors were called together and
they organized by electing B. B.
Newton as President, W. C. Oliver
as Vice-President and L. A.
Thompson as Cashier, all being
good men and the latter an ex
perienced banker.
The application for the churter
was sent immediately to the prop
er authorities in Atlanta and the
promoters hope to be ready for
business in the next thirty days
at least. In the meantime work is
progressing on their handsome new
building, which they hope to have
completed early in February.
This new banking institution is
owned almost entirely by the lo
cal merchants and farmers of the
county, the latter being in the
majority as stockholders. It will
start out with flattering prospects
and that it will be a success is a
forgone conclusion.
Our young friend Harry Talley
went down in Bryan county dur
ing the holidays and brought back
as his bride a most charming
young lady, formerly Miss Laurie
Williams. Harry is one of our
good boys, holds a responsible
position with McNatt & Mcßride
and stands high in the estimation
of all who know him. His bride is
well known in Lyons where she
went to school and graduated.
She is a daughter of Dr. Williams,
of Bryan county, and a neice of
Judge P. W. Williams of our city.
She is a most charming little lady
and we are glad she is back in
our city The Progress extends
congratulations and best wishes
to both.
“Uncle John” Clifton is the
only one so far tliar has thought
of the editor in a very serious way.
“Uncle John” knew we were hun
gry and he brought us the nicest
sack filled with erpareribs and back
bone we have seen in a long time.
“Uncle John” has a heart as big
as his body and he is a friend that
we are proud of.
The Editor is very thankful to
Dr, J. Q. Clifton for an invitation
to assist him in dovouring a fine
turkey on New Years’ day and we
are only sorry that other engage
ments kept us from accepting.
We hope the Doctor will think of
us again sometime when we are
not in the same position.
We want our country corres
pondents to get busy now and send
us ths news every week. Help us
make the Progress entertaining
for the next twelve months. We
want a weekly letter from every
section of the county and we will
furnish the paper free to the
writer.
•
Tax Collector Thompson has
been good to the people this year.
He has not vet finished the tax fi
fas and he says that he wants to
give the people all the time he
can. He says that collections have
been poor and it looks like that he
will have several hundred fi fas to
issue.
L
Mrs. W. H. Towery, of Gaines
ville, and Prof. A. S. Kvtle, of
Jenkiusbuig, Ga., came and spent
the holida; s with their brother,
Rev. J. U. Kytle. They are
splendid p< ople and they seemed
to enjoy tt eir stay in our little
city. | j*>
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1912.
A Christmas Murder.
Only One Man, of Five Aarested, is Held
for Trial
But one man, Bu9ter Eason, of
the five arrested for the murder of
Miss Maggie Newsome at English
Eddy, this county, was held with
out bail on the murder charge
following a preliminary hearing
here Thursday. The four others
against whom warrants had been
sworn out by Miss Newsome’s
father just prior to the hearing,
were released at the order of the
justice of the peace, C. A Rogers,
the state having withdrawn prose
cution.
A number of witnesses were
heard, chief among them Henry,
Tal and Lamar Spivey, Miss Nettie
Newsome, age 22, sister of the
slain girl, and Mel Rollings, who
was at the Newsome home at the
time and just prior to the killing.
The testimony was to the effect
that Miss Newsome, who was 18
years of age, was shot to death not
very far from her home and in the
road, following a statement by
Eason that she and her siater’would
be Sorry in an hour’ if they did
not do as he requested, accompany
him to the home of Henry Spivey,
where Miss Maggie Newsome was
wanted to furnish music for a
gathering.
Miss Nettie Newsome stated
that Eason appeared to be drink
ing when he, with one or tivo oth
er men, came to the Newsome
home shortly before the shooting.
He knocked on the door and told
the girls to come out. They refus
ed and Rollings, who was there,
went out and talked to Eason,
who went away
Later they heard some shooting
up the road towards the Spivey
home and M>es vi aggie Newsome,
saying that, she “was goinfe to
Spivey’s,” ran out. of the house
and up the road. More shots were
heard and then, Miss Nettie stat
ed she heard a surrey paws their
home and heard Eason’s voice
saying “Let’s stop and ‘get’ the
rest of them.” Then she heard
Henry Spivey calling out that
Miss Maggie bad been shot and
asking that a light and some wat
er be brought.
Rollings stated that when he
wentoutside the Newsome home
to talk to Eason, the latter told
him if the girls die not go to Spiv
ey’s they “would be sorry in an
hour.”
He asked Rollings to try to get
the girls to go but Rollings stated
he told Eason he could not. make
them go. Then Eason, he said,
left and sometime later, when the
shooting was heard, Miss Maggie
ran from the house.
It was shown that the girl was
shot through the body with a pis
tol bullet ai.d died very quickly.
The arrests were made by Sher
iff J. E . Thompson very quickly
after the report of the shooting
reached him. He had the five
locked up and held them until
the coroner ordered them held on
the charges, Eason of murder aud
the four others of being accessor
ies after the fact. The four men
who were not ordered held after
the preliminary hearing were John
Poole, Elijah Poole, Lonnie Salt
er, and Frank Mason.
AM five men in the hack swore
that the pistol shooting was at the
Spivey home, from which they had
just left. Prominent men testifi
ed to the good standing of the ac
cused and the case was submitted
to the judge without argument.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Toombs County
Bank was held the 80 ult., and the
same officers and Board were elect
ed to serve for another year. The
affairs of the banK were shown to
be in excellent condition and..
good dividend wo# voted, besides
a handsome sdm was added to the
bank’s reserve fund, This bank is
not so old but it has rC splendid
record and-it is uoW> considered
one of thf strongest banks in
south-eaiyp&eorgia:
A Joyful Occasion.
We were invited to attend on
the 30th day of December the
-celebration of the 65th birthday
of our good friend and neighbor,
Mr. J. H. Jones, who is a prosper
ous farmer and Veteran of the war
between the States, also enjoyed
the occasion, as the gray haired
Veterans of the war engaged in
social conversation on general
topics, with occasionally some
incident of war times of the long
ago times that tried the men’s
nerves.
Among those present were the
children and grand-children of
Mr. and Mrs. Jones, viz: Iwo sons,
W. V. and Jesse Jones, und seven
daughters. Mrs. W. C. Davis,
Mrs. C. P. Autrey, Mrs. R. A.
Sanders, Mrs. Clifford Banks, ull
of Elza, Mrs. Victor Coursey and
Mrs. Norris, of Lyons, and Miss
Bessie, still with her parents, the
only one not married. All the sons
in-laws except Mr. Coursey und
daughter-in-laws, together with
21 grand-children, went to make
in part the happy throng.
Climbing the tall pecan tree, en
joying the pecans in happy glee.
At dinner time we were conducted
by our host to the dining room,
where a table something like 30
feet long was, where the mother
and daughters had the most sump
tuous dinner spread we have ever
seen. Every thing including large
turkeys with everything else iu
great profusion, prepared in the
most artistic style, which we all
highly enjoyed, and did ample
justioe. We would have been glad
if ye Editor could have been there.
When the day had passed and we
took our leave we congratulated
the fond mother thanking her
for her hospitality, and wishing
the tacher many returns of the
occasion .
As we turned homeward we
thought with David in the 145th
division of Psalms. “The Lord is
good to all and His tender mer
cies are over all His works. He
openeth His hand and satisfieth
the desire of every living thing.”
Rev. J. A. Sanders.
Down in Bullock county they
are talking of Lee Moore to oppose
Charley Edwards for congress, but
Lee is sensible. He says he has
been a candidate for Solicitor
General for two years and he sees
no reason why he should quit. He
knows, too, that Charley Edwards
is going to be a hard one to beat,
but then Lee is going to have to
buck up against Alf and this is an
other bad stump i:i his political
road. Lee Moore is a good one,
however, and he is going to have
a strong following.
Hunter Pearce & Battey, the
substantial, reliable, and wide
awake Factors, of Savannah, offer
you the same excellent service
that has covinced many of the
benefits of marketing cotton
through them. Until you have
tried them, perhaps you are neg
lecting an opportunity to realize
more for your cotton than hereto
fore. They respectfully solicit
your consignment.
Some person opened our gate
Thursday night and liberated our
two cows and calves. One is a
reddish black Devon and the other
a dun and white graded Jersey.
One calf is a female about the col
or of the mother and about ten
i months old. The other calf is al
j most black with a white tail end.
Will pay a reasonable price for
their return to our lot.
The Spriug term of our High
SchoqU»egina < todfty and we under
stand thar the enrollment is larger
than ever before We have the
beat school We city has ever had
lid w®tfre only sorry that we have
net improved the school building
as it should have been improved.
Germany is the largest potato
preducing coutry in Europe; its
yield last year was 1,600,000,000
bushels.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
G. W. Leverett, of Vidalia, was
in the city Tuesday mingling with
his friends.
Mrs. Ola Scott, of Tifton, is at
home spending a few weeks with
her mother, Mrs J. P. Pughsley,
Sr.
Col . C. VV. Sparks, of Vidalia,
was in the city the first of the
week looking after some legal
matters.
Onr good old friend, Mr. Ryale*
sient the Christmas holidays at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. P.
H. Patrick.
For rent —On shares of for sure
rent, one three horße farm and one
two horse farm. Apply to R. C.
Gilps. Ohoopee, Ga.
VV. F. Staten, of the W. A. &
L. railroad, was in the city thn
first of the week and went to At
lanta on business connected with
the line.
Misses Willie Bomar and Wil
helmena Diestel, who were at
home for the holidays, have re
turned to their studies at Mil
ledgevil le.
G. W. Meadows, Jack Jackson,
Stuart Talley and several more of
the prominent citizens from in
and around Ohoopee, were in the
city T nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Talley are
for the present stopping at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. W. W.
Odom, where they are at home to
their many friends.
Our young friend, Clyde Odom,
who is attending the Tech school
at Atlanta, came home for the
holidays and returned to his
studies Sunday night..
M. A Grant has rhoved to Jesup
and we understand that he ha 9
accepted a position with F. A.
Thompson as a turpentine worker.
We certainly wish him success in
his new' home.
Mrs. John Durst, we are sorry
to say, is suffering with her throat
and lungs and the physicians have
suggested a change for her. Mrs.
Durst is an excellent little lady
and we hope that she will soon get
all right again.
“Uncle Ike” Hussey has a new
message to the farmers in this is
sue and it should prove very in
teresting. “Uncle Ike” is going
to give away free a two horse steel
beam plow. Read his advertise
ment for particulars.
j We are sorry to know that Rev.
Kytle is to leave us in the next
week or so. Our good Baptist
friends have not yet found a pas
tor to succeed him but they are
looking around and we hone they
will get a good man.
Comity politics are slow open
ing up. We thought we would
have at least a half dozen an
nouncements for this issue, but
every prospective candidate seems
to lie waiting for the other fellow
to come out first. Remember, boys,
that it is the early bird that gets
the worm.
The Fanners and Merchants
Bank will soon be ready for busi
ness The stockholders met Tues
day to organize and they are now
ready for the charter. This will
make the third bank for Lyons
and some say it is too many, but
we dont think so. We need all
the hanks we can get and this one
is going to be popular from the
beginning.
Ben B. Newton and J. L. Sut
ton, from down in the Elza sec
tion, were in the city Tuesday
mingling with friends and attend
ing to business. The boys are talk
ing of Ben Newton as the next Or
dinary and w« are of the opinion
that he will be in the race. Ben is
one of the county’s best men and
if he does get into politics he is
going to be hard to turn down.