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Vol, 8. No. 50.
LOCAL NOTES
Col. Pratt Williams, of Vidalia,
■was in the city a short time last
Wednesday.
sor 6 doses of “666” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 cents.
We are to have a tented mins
trel show in Lyons next week and
they say it is a very good one.
Alex McQueen, of Vidalia, was
in the city a few hours Wednesday
afternoon visiting his brother.
Mrs. J. P. Pughsley, Jr., is re
ported to be in a serious condition,
under the care of two physicians
We certainly hope that a change
for the better has taken place ere
this ard that she will soon be up
again.
For Sale at a Bargain—A neat
five room house near the depot
and situated on several splendid
lots. If you want a good home in
Lyons I will almost let you make
your own price. Apply to John
Durst, Lyons.
The city election is less than a
month off and no one seems to be
taking any interest iu it. If eve
rybody else is satisfied the pres
ent administration is good enough
for us and we are willing to go on
without a change.
The ministrel show that is ad
vertised to be here next Wednes
day will be in a tent and while
the performers are mostly colored,
we are told that it is very enter
taining. The show will be here
for one night only and we are sat
isfied they will get good patron
age'
Levin Brothers, proprietors of
the Lyons Bargain Store, are put
ting on a great closing out sale.
They say they are going to con
solidate all the houses in one at
Douglas and the stock here must
be sold. Read their .advertisment
on another page.
Kelly & Derieu, the comedians,
with their company of entertain
ers, were here the first of the week.
Monday night was so bad that
they did not appear, but on Tues
day night they gave a very good
performance. It was something
to laugh at and the audience
seemed to enjoy the pleasure.
Messrs. Cole & Diestel presented
their lecture on the Canal work
lust Friday night and it was heard
by a good audience. It was a suc
cess, too. meeting with the ap
proval of ev.ery person in the
house. The pictures were extra
good. Messrs. Cole & Deistel
have a splendid entertainment
and we are. satisfied that they are
going to make a success on the
road.
It seems that the general elec
tion in Toombs county last Wed
nesday was a'most forgotten. In
several districts the polls were not
opened at all on account of high
water in the streams and even in
Lyons and Vidalia the voting was
not enough to count. “Little Joe”
is the governor, however, and he
will be inauguarted at a special
session of the legislature on the
24th.
R. J. Partin is a candidate for
Sheriff and he has placed his an
nouncement iu the Progress Bob
Partin was Sheriff of Tattnall
county once and he gave splendid
satisfaction. He has also served
the people of Toombs and it is not j
necessary for us to recommend
him. He is a good one, howevor,
is well educated and if he is chos
en he is going to please his con
stituency.
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 yon are neg
lecting an opportunity to realize
more for your cotton than hereto
fore. They respectfully solicit
your consignment.
,
THE LYONS PROORESS.
Jury List February Court 1912.
The following is a list of the
Jurors—Grand and Traverse,
drawn to serve for the February
Term. Toombs Superior Court.
, All parties whose namss are on
said list will appear at the Court
House in Lyons, Ga., atlOo’clock
a. m , on the 3rd Monday in Feb
ruary. 1912.
GRAND JURY.
W P C Smith, B B Newton, L
Clifton, J L Jones, T H Johnson,
W H Page, A H C Mann, R C
Giles, S B Meadows, Geo N Math
ews Sr, II E Mathias J Wade John
son, Geo B McLeod, S J Bland,
J H Cowart, E P Bomar, J P Col
lins, V B Herring, A G William
son, J F Murchison, W J William
son, E L Meadows, Z P Williams,
C G Anderson, J M Wilkes, Dan
W Gal breath, T R Lee, D P Aver
itt, R S Sharpe, C N Walker.
TRAVERSE JURY.
E R DeWitt, G A Thompson,
D L Mathews, B H Grace, T A
Blocker, Hiram Clifton. W S Har
den Jr, ,T A Kitchen, J H Mosely,
F L McCullough. II B Graham,
Jno M Meadows, J W Meadows, J
W Anderson, H T Newton, C C
Mosely, W A Hart, S TBoyd, C S
Davis, W L Mitchum, W F
R G Surrancy, F E Long, Joliu
Lee Meadows, H T Taylor, D J
McSwain, A P Thomas, W O Don
ovan, G W Harrison, .IN Patrick,
Eli Mincey, F M Smith, I P
Crutchfield, J A McDildea, J T
Thaxton, G W Mattox, Dess Gray.
J. E Thompson, Sheriff.
Attention Veteransl
January 19th is the day for be
stowal of Crosses of Honor by the
U. D. C. Application for twenty
five crosses hu6 been made and
it is hoped that this number
may be received by the veterans
on date of bestowal. „ _
Dinner will be served to the
Veterans at a place to be desig
nated later. A program suitable
to the occasion will be rendered
and dinner served immediately
after. Badges will! be given the
Veterans which will admit them
to the dinner. The hour at whicn
the exercises begin will be publish
ed next week.
It is hoped that a strong attend
ance of the Veterans will indicate
their desire for the Crosses. All
Veterans are cordially invited.
Mrs. C. F. Shewmake, Cor. Sec.
Robert Toombs Chapter.
A rumor is going the rounds
that some of our boys are gamb
ling and that they are doing it in
their offices and rooms. Boys,
quit right now. Your names are
public and they are only held back
because you belong to good fami
lies and no disgrace is wanted.
We don’t know you but others do
know you and if you don’t quit
some of you will have to make a
quick get-a-way or serve a sentence
on the gang Take it from the
Progress that the people know
what is going on,
Our lawyers are all getting busy,
or have been busy, with suits for
the Spring term of the Superior
court and if we are correctly in
formed there will be seven! hun
dred suits filed. This don’t mean
that the country is in such bad
bad condition. It means the peo
ple are slow paying their obliga
tions . The country is not near in
such bad condition as one would
judge bv such failures to pay. We
j have had harder times and are
j going to have them yet.
Everybody is talking hard times
and it is wrong. Os course the low
price at which cotton sold has de
moralized things of some extent,
but we are not in such a bad con
dition after all. Put on a cheer
ful smile and get to work. We
have the resources and we WILL
get along all right.
Brice Anderson is now a regular
deputy sheriff as well as constable
and he has been kept busy lately
looking after serving papers for
the sheriff. Brice makeß a good of
ficial anyway.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1912.
Singing Convention.
To the Singing Classes of Toombs
County;—
A little less than 3 months and
our next Convention of Singers
will again assemble at Ohoopee,
to enter, I hope, one of the liveli
est contests ever witnessed in this
section of Georgia for the prize
which I will offer to the class, ren
dering the best music to be judged
by competent judges. The prize
will be a beautiful banner with
this inscription: “The Best
Class.”
The contest will begin prompt
ly at 10 o’clock a. m., on Sunday.
Those wishing to enter this con
test will pleuse write ine at least
30 days before the sth Sunday in
March so I can enter their names
upon the program as they come in,
to be published two weeks before
the convention meets. The text
book adopted at our lust conven
tion was “The Fountain of Life,”
published by Bazemore & Kennedy
at Colling, Ga. The books cost
$3.00 per dozer, and they are now
on sale by G B. Johnson, Agt..
at Ohoopee. Ga. I iike it much
All contestants will be required to
use this book. In order to be
better prepared tor the concert
singing after the Contest and also
before, the business session will
be held on Saturday before in or
der that we may not be hindered
in our Sunday’s work. I am look
ing for seme of Georgia’s best
singers. I hope to have Mr. TaU
man and Mr Vaughn here with
us. I hope every church in this
good county of ours will get busy
and send a elassto compete fer this
banner. Respt. submitted,
G. W. Meadows, Pr^s.
Mad Dog on the Streets
Quite a little excitement was
created on the streets of Lyons
Saturday when it waa.fi oorted l hat
a mad dog was running around
loose and that it was biting and
fighting every dog or other animal
it met in the streets. Late in the
day the dog was killed, but not
until after it had bitten several
cows, many dogs and one man,
Lester Clifton, the owner. Lester
was bitten several times,and after
he learned what was the matter
with liis dog, he d-cided to go to
Atlanta, have the head of the dog
examined and if it was suffering
with hydrophobia he was to take
treatment. He and his brother,
Hiram Clifton, went Saturday
night and on Sunday the head of
the dog was examined. It was de
cided that it was hydropnohia and
Lester was given the treatment.
He returned home Monday morn
ing and he was confined to his bed
several days since. The experts
claim that he went in time to
counteract the disease and we are
certain that he will soon be all
right again.
It is very seldom that a case of
hydrophobia shows up at this sea
son of the year,but this was seem
ingly a clear case and all the dog 9
bitten have either beeji killed or
are being closely watched, and one
or two valuable cows that were
bitten are under surveilance.
.
Mrs. S. F. Wietman Dies.
On the 7th inst. at 4:15 o’clock,
in Alamo with her daughter, Mrs.
Pliny Johnson, Mrs. S. F. Wiet
man, wife of Rev. S. F. Wietman
of Surrency, departed this life af
ter an illness of about nine weeks.
She was born in Tattnall county
about 1853. She was a faithful
Christian of the church of her
choice —Methodist— and a good
loving mother and wife. She left
several children and her husband
to mourn their loss. She was lov
ed and admired by all who knew
her. Her children are Troy and
Mrs. Lonnie Dubberly, of Glen
ville, Mrs. Butler Coleman, of
Ohoopee, Mrs. J. P. Johnson, of
Alamo, Ernest, Mellie, George
and Miss Grace, of Surrency.
*Ve pray God’s blessings on the
bereaved ones and bless her sacred
memory. Haw Thorn .
Come to Lyonß to trade and get
the worth of your money.
Ohoopee News.
M IBB Annie Belle Scott spent
last w«ek in Vidalia, visiting
friends and relatives.
J. B. Drake and Wife of Alamo
are spending a few days with
friends and relatives.
Miss Stella Scott has returned
to Milieu, after spending the
holidays with home-folks.
Otto and Johnnie Lee Meadows
of Vidaliu spent a few hours in
Ohoopee Sunday morning.
Miss Emma Cowart returned
home Sunday after spending sev
eral days with Miss Malvina Sapp
Prof. Jarrett and wife have re
turned home after spending sev
eral days in Tennessee with rela
tives.
Little Miss Alice Johnson is
expected home after visiting her
brother Belden in Wad ley for a
month.
J. P. Johnson came down from
Alamo Sunday afternoon and
spent a few hours with friends
and relatives.
Dan Anderson’s sister from
South CarQlina, has returned
home after spending some time
here with relatives.
Next Singing Convention, sth
Sunday in Murch at Ohoopee, two
days, Suturday before, book to be
used “The Fountain ot Life.”
Can secure them from Geo. B-
Johnson at Ohoopee,
Butler Coleman and G. B. John
son went up to Alamo Sunday
evening to assist in the prepara
tion for the burial Mrs. S. F,
Weitmau, whose corpse was car
ried down next morning and in
terred in cemetery at Glennville.
The Town of Ohoopee elepted
officers Saturday, and they pro
pose-. i.n their administration this
year to run the business economi
cally and sLc;ctUv and udyo
lorum and a special tax, and
faithfully administer ail the
functions of their court. The
officers elected areG. W. Meadows.
Mayor; J. S, McCullough, W. J.
Hall, J M. Meadow's, W. O. Tal
ley, Aldermen We wish then a
prosperous 1912.
“Haw Thorn”
Wax Hill School.
The following is the Honor Roll
of Wax Hill school for December:
Seventh Grade—Luna Wolfe,
Lula Belle Partin, Sallie Partin.
Fifth Grade—*Bennie Wolfe,
Sallie Kate Wolfe, Kennis Wolfe,
Nell Wolfe.
Fourth Grade—Bob Partin, John
Wesley Wolfe.
Firstgrade— Willie Wolfe. Theo
dore Connor, Melton Partin, Joe
Henry Wolfe.
Mrs. Elsie Brizendine Hall,
Teacher.
Jas. T. Coleman is a candidate
for Tax Receiver and his announ
cement will bo found in another
column today. Mr. Coleman is one
of the county’s good men, popu
lar in every section, and we are
satisfied that he is going to make
a splendid race. He is competent
tor the position in every way and
we tuke pleasure in recommend
ing him to the people of the coun
ty. If Jim Coleman is elected taxi
receiver the county taxes will be j
returned right as near a3 it is in j
his powor to get them.
Several of our people started to
Adrian Wednesday to attend the
meeting of the railroad stock
holders. Owing to a washout they
failed to get through and the meet
ing was posponded. This meet
ing was most important and we are
glad to|know that it will be hramo
nious. All factions are seemingly
coming together at last and it
means the quick construction of
the line.
•
We are late this week because
we have an extra run of advertis
ments and the Sheriff brought in
all his levys for the February sales
day. After this we will be on
time if nothing, happens in the
office.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
R- E. L. Mann, from the Per
ry’s Mill section was in the city
Thursday on a business trip
For rent—On shares of for sure
rent, one three horse farm and one
two horse farm. Apply to R. C.
Giles. Ohoopee, Ga.
Mr. E. Clifton and some of the
boys from down on the Altamaha
were in the city the other day
mingling with friends.
It is now against the law to kill
deer, squirrels and several other
kinds of gamp ano the hunters
will have to be careful.
Miss Geraldine Aaron is at home
again after spending several we eks
in Savannah with friends. She
says that she had a fine time.
Ed Parker is now with the Min
ter-Smith Hardware Company at
Vidalm and be says that thev are
doing a nice business up there.
VV. O. Shuptrine is preparing to
put on a great clearanoe sale on
Jan 20th a:.d in this sale he is
putting prices down ypry low.
Watch for the announcement in
our next issue.
Mrs. Frank Scott, of Ohoopee,
was taken suddenly ill Thursday
night and as we are going to press
she is reported to be in a serious
condition. Dr. Odom was taken
down there to attend her.
E. B. \\ arnock, of Towns, who
has been here for several weeks
with his children, has gone back
to his home. We certainly hope
that Mr. Warnock will move to
Lyons in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson went
to Jacksonville to spend the holi
days with their daughter, and
from there they went to Hawkins
ville to visit a son. They are now
at home again and they say they
had a fine time.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Lyons is to he held at
their banking house next Monday.
Every stockholder is invited to be
present. See official call in another
column of the Progress.
“Uncle Ike” has struck a pop
ular line in giving away the two
horse plow'. Several of the fanners
are handing in solutions to his
puzzle and we don’t know, but we
think there will be more than one
that will solve the problem.
Our High School still grows, the
attendance being larger now than
ever before. Prof. Monts tells us
that he ha 9 many new scholars
/or the Spring term and there will
be many more yet. We must have
a larger school building and we
hope that the people will Come to
gether on the proposition.
The heavy rains through this
section have certainly paused a
great loss of cotton y e t in the
field. Several planters were hard
ly half through picking and they
have about decided now not to
pick any more at all. The grade
would be so low that it would
hardly pay the cost of picking.
Our good old friend, .Judge Mc-
Intyre, of Vidalia, is has
been suffering with a cancer on his
face for years and he was also get
ting along in years. Judge Mcln
tyre was one of the best men in
the county. He has officiated at
more weddings than any other one
man and he was loved by all.
Peace to his ashes and consolation
to his good family.
Otto Deiatel, of the Central Am- *
erica Lecture Association, was in
the dity Wednesday and he tells
us that his amusement feature is
meeting with popular favor when
ever they go. They have been at'
Vidalia two nights this week and
had large crowds and from there
they go to Kastman. Theirs is a
lecture that is strictly education
al as well ns entertaining and we
are satisfied that they will make
good wherever they go.