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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 9. No. 5.
p. —-
LOCAL NOTES
Dr. E. P. Bomar was in Savan
nah Monday on professional busi
ness.
Rev. C. E. Cook is at Collins
this week conducting a Missionary
Institute.
sor 6 doses of “666” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 2*5 cents.
Mrs. F. J. Garbutt, of Sanders
ville, is a guest of Mrs. R. M.
Garbutt for a few days. r
Mrs. C. A. Loving went to Dub
lin last week to spend a few days
with her son, Ray, and she says
she had a fine time.
For sale at a sacrifice—A good
work horse. No reasonable offer
will be refused. Call on Dr. J. Q.
Clifton, Lyons, Ga.
The registration books are open
and you should register before
you forget it. You cannot vote
this year unless you register.
Mrs. F. M. Smith went tc Ailey
the first of the week to visit friends
and while there made an address
to the ladies on Mission work.
Notice—The Tattnall Bank, at
Reidsville, Ga., will be closed on
Washington’s birthdav. Thursday
the 22nd of Feb. 1912. B. H.
Groover, Cashier.
During Court week W. L. Tid
well, the popular Jeweler, will sell
good watches and repair watches
and clocks at Dr. Aaron’s Drug
Store. Lyons, Ga.
Joe W. Lewis, who was so sick
with pneumonia a week or so ago,
has recovered and he was in the
. city Monday. He has two children
very sick but they are im
ft proving, we are glad to sav.
Congressman Edwards is always
trying to do something something
for hie district, and is never idle.
Charlie is a tireless worker and he
is now in position to serve his
constituents better than ever.
Next Thursday, the 22nd, being
Washington’s birthday and a legal
holiday, we are requested to say
that both the Lyons banks will be
closed. Parties having banking
busiuess will please take notice.
The Cuthbert. Leader says: Pub
lishing a newspaper would be far
pleasanter if the public were as
eager to accomodate the editor as
they are to have them accomodate
them. This is not a knock but an
observation.
Strayed—From my home on
Tuesday night, one red horse mule
abot four years old weighifig
about 850 or 900 lbs. Reward for
information leading to its recov
ery. Address C. A. Tharpe, Ly
ons, Georgia.
Rev. Hamick, cf Macon, will
preach again at the Baptist church
both at morning and evening ser
vices Sunday. He has been here
several times and those who have
heard him say he is fine. The pub
lic is invited to the services.
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.
C. F. Shewmake is to open a
«it family and fancy grocery
rein the Mack Wimberly build-
J next to the Aaron Drug Store.
The store is small bus Mr. Shew
make says he has plenty of ware
room and he is going to carry a
nice line of goods. He is experienc
ed in the line and we wish him
success The store is now being
fixed Uj4 a new front built and
many improvements made.
“A No. 1.”
The World’s Gretesf Tramp Spends a
Night in Lvons and Tells his Story.
Have you seen “A No. 1” paint
ed on boards or fences along the
railroad right of way, or carved
artistically into shanties, water
tanks, etc? Watch for it, and you
will be surprised to notice for how
many years some of these marks
have been decorating those above
mentioned place. It is a queer
sign, yet it means that “A No. 1”
the world’s most famous tramp,
has passed through ancl he has left
behind him his mark showing the
date and direction that he was
journeying. This man whose only
■known name is this sobriquiet,
“A No. 1,” visited Lyons last
Thursday and made a personal
call on The Progress and gave
some very interesting experiences
of his roving life,
“A No. 1” is well known to all
the railroad men . He has hobo
ed sine 1883, 495.226 miles, and
he has spent only $7.51 on rail
road fare.
“I was here twenty years ago,
said “A No. 1” and have been
here several times since. Twenty
years ago they were talking about
building a new railroad here, one
to come in from the north but I
see it has not yet been built. Gee,
he said, “how your little city has
grown. When I was here there
was not a brick structure and this
was a junction of the ‘Sam’ and
Central roads. This is the most
progressive looking place I have
seen since leaving Cordele. “A
No. 1” stopped off of No. 74 at
Mt. Vernon Thursday morning
and he did not like the place,
so he walked to Lyons. He is not
a beggar, far from it, but he is a j
wanderer.
He has been around the world 3
times. He is a linquist, speaks 1
and writes in four lanhuages. He !
has prevented more than 20 wrecks j
wears a S4O suit of clothes and a j
gold watch, keeps IPs name a sec- |
let, does not chew, smoke drink
or gamble.
A tramp gave him his name in
1883.
“Kid you are all right,” dec
lared the older one, at the end of
a particularly hard journey. “You
are A No. 1.” The title has since
stuck and the wanderer has more
than lived up to it, for if ever a
hobo’s life could have been said to
be a success, it is of that fellow.
He travels in overalls and jumper
but after arriving in a town divests
himself of these and appears in a
neat suit. He is always clean
shaved and has a very prosperous
appearance.
He has a memorandum book
full of cards and letters given him
by railroad officials. Many of
these state that he has prevented
the possible loss of human life
and property by telling train oper
ators when beating his way of
broken car wheels or other disar
rangements and he has prevented
serious wrecks ar.d disasters. He
has been in five wrecks, but luck
ily, has never been hurt.
He also has an autograph letter
from Jack London, the author,
telling of their companion ship on
the road together in 1894.
During his travels “A No l”has
learned .to speak four languages—
English, German, French and
Spanish. His parents were of the
French and German nationalities, j
but he was born in San Francisco. I
His toilet is complete, though it!
takes little room to carry it. It!
consists of a toothbrush, soap,
comb and a few bther necessities.
His carving tools are two knives,
kept very sharp. Blackening and
shining rags occupy a part of his
pockets, also a pocket edition of
Webster’s dictionary, a rather
strange book for a tramp to carry.
He always keeps himself scrupu
lously clean.
There is something about the
man that aside from the distinc
tion which his remurkable career
carries, that is strangely appeal
ing. It is perhaps the humanity of j
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Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1912.
Public Installation.
On Momday night last the
Knights of Pythias had a public
installation at the Opera House
and it turned out to be one of the
most interesting entertainments
of the year. The installation cere
mony was conducted by Rev. C.E.
Cook, and after this ceremony,
Hon. F. H. Saffold made the best
most instructive speech on Pyth
ianism that the writer ever heard.
It was a literary gem and those
who heard it went away feeling
that Pythianism was something
to be proud of. Col. Saffold is a
speaker of note anyway, and on
this occesion he seemed to take an
extra interest. His whole heart
and sou! seemed to be in his ad
dress and the audience was entire
ly with him.
After the installation and ad
dress, the members of the lodge
with the ladies were invited to the
New Lyons Hotel where Mine
Host Goddard, who is also a
worthy Knight, had arranged as
fine a banquet as has ever been
set before a party. The ’able
was arranged in artistic style and
the dining room was decorated for
the occasion. The menu, fit for
a King, was as follows.
Olives. Celery.
Oyster Stew
Roast Turkey with Dressing.
Cranberry Sauce.
Wheat Bread. Biscuit.
Saratoga Chips.
Green Peas, Creamed Asparagus Tips
on Toast.
Sliced Onions. Sliced Tomatoes.
Potato Salad.pound Cake, felly Cake.
Ambrosia. Coffee.
The bill of fare was not only serv
ed in the best style but it was pre
pared as it should be and served in
; excellent order. Everything was
j splendid and it was most enoyable
Those who participated in the
I banquet were: Rev. C.E. Cook
! and daughter, W. C. Oliver and
w'iie with their daughter, Miss
' Nettie Oliver, L. L McGregor and
I wife, J. M. Norris and wife, L.W.
Moore and wife, J. A.Sumner, and
wife A. P Thomas and wife.E.G.
Floyd and Miss Guesie Montcrief,
C. A. Rogers and Miss Jessie Kin
man. Dr. A. L. Mosley and Miss
Venice Hussey, H. M. McQueen
and Miss Flora Belle Gray, A. T.
Page and Miss Jadie Mae Martin,
E. F. Parker and Miss Ellen
Wimberly, Hon. F.H. Saffold and
Col. T. J. Parrish.
Coming to Lyons.
Dr. J. E. Masrow, the well
known eye-sight specialist, will be
in Lyons Monday, Feb. 19th, for
one day only.
This will make the 12th visit of
Dr. Masrow to our county, and
he needs no introduction. Dr.
Masrow has examined the eyes of
thousands of people of this. State
and hundreds in this County, the
benefits received by those wearing
his glasses havebeen ino9t phe
nomenal.
Beware of the man who travels
from town to town and has no of
fice. You have all heard of Dr.
Masrow’s great work, and many
testimonials telling of the success
he has had in fitting glasses have
appeared from time to time in the
papers. Those who got glasses
from Dr. Masrow in the last few
years, and if they need changing he
will change them free of charge.
Iload Superintendent McLeod
j tells us that he fished a county
i mule out of a freshdug well at the
j new camp on the Marvin road near
town last Sunday. The mule was
blind and was used to haul the
dinner wagon. At night he is usu
ally tied up but during Saturday
night the mule got loose and wan
dered into the well that was being
dug. It was about twenty feet deep
and the mule fell in backward.
The convicts had to make two at
tempts before they got him out
and then the mule walked off like
nothing had happened. The water
in the well covered the mule ex
cept a small portion of his head
and it is a wonder that the ani-
I mal was not killed.
In The Hands of Insurance Men.
|
“Big Six Crew” of Georgia Life Arrived
in Lyons Mondat Morning.
“The Strongest in the South”
is the slogan of the “Big Six
Crew” of the Georgia Life Insur
ance Co., of Macon, that arrived
in Lyons early Monday morning to
work in our section for ten days.
These gentlemen are all hustlers
and come direct from cue home of
fice of this big Southern Insurance
Company at Macon, and from all
accounts so far they have set a new
mark for writing insurance in
Toombs county. They have written
up to-date over one quarter million
dollars in applications in Toombs
county and they arestill on the job.
Mr. Knight, the manager, in
forms us of the new double benefit
policy now being sold in our sec
tion as the acme of perfection, and
no other contract approaches it in
liberality, and and in fact it has
no equal You are sure tu be called
on by these gentlemen sooner or
later and you can do nothing bet
ter for the welfare of your own
family and business than to give
them a hearing, as we should en
courage home Insurance Compan
ies. In the party with Mr. Knight
are Messrs. C. W. Avant, N. A.
Avant, A.J. Wismer, J. A. Peery
and J. C. Smith.
Mt. Moriah News.
A. L. Drake visited his brother,
R. J. Drake. Monday of last week.
C. C. Taplev and wife called at
the home of J. M. Tapley Satur
day.
Miss Laura Belle Drake visited
Mrs. Clisbv Clifton Friday after
noon.
Miss Annie McCarty called on
Miss Laura Bell Drake Monday
afternoon.
Mr, aud Mrs. Clisbv Clifton
i attended Quarterly meeting at
Marvin Saturday.
Miss Hattie Tapley spent a few
1 hours at the home of Mrs. E. J.
, Giles Friday afterneon.
M IBB Edna Bowen, from Reids
■ ville, spent Saturday night and
> Sunday with home folks.
1 Among those who attended the
sing given by Miss Berta Bargeron
1 were Misses Laura Belle Drake,
| Jennie Mullen; Messrs Kemp,
Tom, Oscar, Ward, Herman, and
Fred, Benton, Minzie Drake and
Uriah Harden. Plow Boy.
Parker School House News.
Tom Spell called to see his best
girl Sunday.
. J. T. Page made a business trip
to Lyons Thursday.
Miss Lillie Yoemuns is spend
ing a while here witn her brother.
Miss Xenia Partin spent Satur
day night with the Misses Parker
The school here is progressing
nicely under the careful manage
ment of Prof. Buttrey.
We are still having cold and
rainy weather and some of the
farmers are still trying to finish
picking cotton.
Owing to the bad weather there
was a small attendance out to
hear the new pastor at Wesley
Chapel Sunday.
Among those who visited the
school Friday were Misses Ruby
Scarboro, Fannie Spell,Pennie and
Ethel Parker, Dortha Page, Alice
Carr and others too numerous to
mention.
Violet.
Thirty hunters lost their lives
in New England from various
causes during the season. Judg
ing by this report, amateur hunt
ing is anything hut a healthy
sport.
A shipload of potatoes has ar
rived in New York from Scotland.
Possibly the shortage in New York
is due to the number of spuds
thrown at the Irish players.
Now is a good time to lay in a
supply of mosquito bite remedies.
They ought to be cheap.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. T. D Ricks, next to the
Progress, will feed all who come
to her next week and we are told
that she serves a fine meal.
Mrs. James Anderson has ar
ranged to take a few boarders dur
ing Court week and those who call
on her will be well cared for at a
reasonable price.
We have for sale several fine
horses and mules, all acclimatized
and in good condition. They will
be sold very cheap and if you want
good stock call on H B DeWitt,
at Lyons.
John Durst was called to Savan
nah Wednesday morning on ac
count of the severe sickness of
Mrs Durst. She was taken with
pneumonia, but we are glad to say
she is recovering.
Dr. Masrow, tne eye-sight spec
ialist, will be at the New Lyons
Pharmacy next Monday and he
wants all who are suffering from
eye trouble to call on him. See
his card in another column.
J. H. Morris, at The City Mar
ket and Restaurant, is preparing
to feed the hungry during Court
week. He is getting in a supply
of fine fish and oysters and he will
have other good things also. He
wants tjie Court visitors to call on
him.
The stockholders of the Union
Supply Company are requested to
meet in Lyons next Tuesday, the
20th, and every one is urged to be
present as business of the great
est importance will be transacted.
The Board of Directors will meet
on the same date.
Next Monday night the ladies
of the Uvalda Baptist church will
have an entertainment consisting
of etereoptican views of Pilgrim’s
Progress and illustrated songs by
“Uncle Charlie.” The admission
will be only 25 cents and all who
can are asked to attend.
We are requested by Mrs. E. P.
Bomar to sav that the ladies of
the Baptist Missionary Union will
meet at the home of Mrs. Dan
Odom next Monday evening at 3
o’clock. All the ladies interested
in the work are earnestly urged to
be present at this meeting.
The ladies of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy will serve
oysters, sandwitches aud other
lunches in one of the vacant stores
next Monday and the price will
be reasonable. The Court visitors
whowant somthing nice real quick
should hunt the ladies up. They
will be treated nicely and the re
ceipts will go for a good cause.
Ordinary Gibbs went to Atlanta
last Saturday and his mission was
to secure more road workers for
Toombs county. He was cordially
received by the Prison Commis
sion and we , are satisfied that
Toombs will soon have a good
force. Judge Gibbs is always look
ing out for the county and our
people. He is the right man for
the place.
Burglars got in some work at
Uvalda last Tuesday night. They
robbed the safe of a Mr. Calhoun,
getting about S4OO, and they tried
the safe of the Minter-Smith Hard
ware Company, opening the heavy
door and badly damaging the in
ner door They failed to get it open
and it is thought that they were
scared away. No one seems to
| know’ who the theives are or where
they came from.
Sunday’s paper tells us of a
John Corbett that was arrested at
Valdosta for robbing the mails,
and of the trial and plea of
guilt with a fine of SIOO. Several
of our folks are wondering if it ia
the same young man that lived
here with his brother, X. H. Cor
bett last year or the year before.
The young man had the same
name but he was seemingly a per
fect gentleman. We are hoping it
is another John Corbett.