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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 9. No. 6.
w~ LOCAL NOTES I
5 or 6 doses of “660” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 cents.
A. L. Oliver, of Rincon, came
over Tuesday night and spent a
day or so with his parents.
W G. Partin, manager of the
Collins Hardware Company, wag
in the city Wednesday mingling
with his many old friends.
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.
Dr. J. E. Masrow, the eye-sight
specialist, has moved back to Sav
annah and he wiil soon open a
handsome office again. He was in
Lyons this week and he did a
splendid business here.
John Durst went to Savannah
Sunday and we were glad to hear
him say that his wife is getting
along splendid. She is improving
rapidly and it is hoped that she
will soon be able to leave the san
itarium.
Strayed—From my home on
Tuesday night, one red horse mule
about four years old weighing
about 850 or 900 lbs. Reward for
information leading to its recov
ery. Address C. A. Tharpe, Ly
ons, Georgia.
J. T. Ragan, the contractor,has
decided to make Lyons his home
and he has fitted up permanent
offices in the Aaron Building. Mr.
Ragan is an architect as well as a
contractor and we are satisfied
that he will do well in our city.
Strayed or stolen—From a stall
irujhe Aaron stables in Lyons on
ffSfidav night last one black mare
about twelve years old, in fair
condition, about 15 hands high.
Had uo marks except a swollen
ankle on left front leg. A reward
wiil be paid for her return or in
formation leading to her return to
J. H. Morris, Lyons, Ga.
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.
The Union Supply Company is
at the same old stand and Mana
ger Mathews says that they are
not soon likely to surrender. He
says they are just now getting
ready to do business. Shoes at
cost. Stoves, buggies and wagons
away down low. They are offer
ing bargains and they are asking
the people to give them a call.
They will have a new advertise
ment in for our next issue.
H on. R. Lee Moore, of States
boro, who is a candidate for Solici
tor General of the Middle Circuit,
was in the city Monday meeting
the people and talking of his can
didacy. Lee Moore is one of the
brightest attorneys in the dietrict,
popular wherever he becomes
known and when he makes his an
nouncement he will begin an act
ive campaign. Col. Mo6re says
that his announcement will ap
pear in a week or so.
Cashier L. A. Thompson, of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank,has
double cause to be happy this
week. He opened the Bank Mon
day morning and had a splendid
pannage, but the happiest fact
he was tbtfckking all the
time of a fine nine pound assist
ant cashier around at his home.
The little stranger arrived Sunday
night and Levy &aid he was almost
ready Monday morning to come
dowu and look after business. We
congratulate Mr Thompson and we
are glad to add that mother and
boy are doing splendidly.
Sharpe’s Chapel News.
Quite a large crowd attended
Sunday school here Sunday.
Charlie Higgs called at the
home of Eddie Higgs Sunday.
J. J. Odom and Bill Tarver made
a flying trip to Vidalia Friday.
Hugh Galhreath and wife called
at the home of John Odom Sun
day.
Prayer meeting every Saturday
night at the church. Every body
invited.
Alfred Webb and wife called at
the home of B. B. Watts and wife
Sunday.
Mrs. Watts spent Saturday and
Sunday with her mother. Mrs. J.
J. Odom.
M iss R. D. Odom is spending
the week with her grandmother,
Mrs. A. J. Mclntyre.
Prayer meeting next Sunday at
the home of J. H. Ethridge. Ev
ery body invited to come.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Joiner attended
prayer meeting Sunday night at
the home of B. M. Higgs.
Misses Edna and Ethel Gal
breath spent Sunday with Miss
Mattie Hughes. Come again.
Mrs. A. J. Mclntyre, of Vidalia,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
her daughter, Mrs. J. J. Odom.
Wiley Phillips and wife and S.
J. D. Hall spent Sunday at the
home of J. J. Odom. They report
a pleasant visit.
Misses Josephine and Ruby Od
om, Bessie and Camilla Ethridge
attended the 9ing at the home of
B. M. Higgs Friday night.
Mackie Odom, Victor Higgs,
Lonnie Higgs, Hugh Taylor, John
Berington and Mack Williams all
attended a pound party down neur
Coll ins Saturday night.
Sunbeam.
To the Voters of Toombs County.
Owing to the fact thatl am en
gaged in the turpentine busi
ness, also having recently pur
chased quite a large farm, I feel
that I could not do justice to my
individual business, and that of
the county of Toombs also, and
for this reason, I have decided to
come out of the race for Sheriff.
It has always been my heighest
Ambition to do my best at any
thing I should undertake, and
there is not anything that would
please me more than to serve the
good people of dear old Toombs
County, but for various reasons I
have come down . Thanking the
good people that gave me encour
agement to make the race, and
believing R. J Partin will fill the
office with refinement and justice
to all, and make a& goodan officer
as we could select in the county,
I heartily endorse him to the peo
ple. Again thanking yon. I an,
Respectfully,
Seaborn A. Hall.
Union News.
Timmons Tomlin called on
Miss Mattie Hughes Sunday.
D M. MCCarty and wife spent
Sunday with Miss Lila Tarver
Miss Mamie Saudi ford sure look
ed good Sunday but she looked
disappointed.
Sunday school at Union was en
joyed by a Jargp crowd. Come and
join the Sunday school with u&.
Paul Tarver has a new horse.
Look out, girls, he is coming.
Wonder who is going to take the
first ride.
Mack Williams took Miss Mattie
Hughes and Lila Tarver out to
ride recently and they enjoyed
themselves fine.
Lewis Tomlin called Miss Lula
Thompson Sunday and they’ did
look lovely. Hurry, Lewis and
give us some cake.
The Ben Hill boys have gone to
farming. If you aH get any more
ou them than they they do on you,
you will have to get up before day.
Casey Jones.
One of the most fragile things
n the world is a New Y ear resolu
tion.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1912.
Superior Court.
(jreat Crowds in Attendance and Quite
a Little Business Disposed of.
The February Term of Toombs
Superior Court, convened Monday
morning at nine o,clock with
Judge Hawkins, of Dublin, on the
bench, Judge Rawlings being so
sick that he could Dot appear.
Solicitor General Herrington was
on hand and it only took a short
time to organize.
The Grand Jurev, made up of
as fine and intelligent a body of
men as is ever seen together, or
ganized by electing S. B. Meadows
as Chairman and V. B. Herring
as secretary. They then came into
court and were charged in excel
lent style by Judge Hawkins. The
charge was not so flowery, but
it was comprehensive and to the
point. The jurors seemed to give
excellent attention and the charge
will help them in their work
The work of the court was taken
up promptly and only for the fact
that Judge Hines and Gen. Mel
drim, both of whom are associated
with several of the most impor
tant cases, had been excused for
the term, a greater portion of the
docket would have been cleared.
As it was. however,much business
was transacted. Judge Hawkins
seemed to be anxious to have work
done and he had the co-operation
es every court official.
So far the caees disposed of are
only of minor importance, but
many of them have been cleared
never to be heard from again, and
before the w r eek is out it seems
that most, of the litigation, except
ing the casps in which Judge Hmes
and Gen. Meldrim are interested,
will be settled.
On Thursday morning the case
of the State against W. L. Darby
was set for trial, but it wus nec
essary to postpone it to a future
term, owing to the absence of sev
eral attornevs and some of the
witnesses. The jail cases are be
ing tried as we are going to press
and in our next issue we will be
able to give full proceeds.
Judge Hawkins has made many
friends in Toombs county* He is
not so strict, yet he means business
and the lawyers seemed to know
that he could not be led around.
He made every effort to clear the
docket and he certainly did his
part of the work.
We have it from good authority
that the grand jury has probed in
to the killing of tne Newsome girl
down at English Eddy and that
indictments have been returned
against every one of the parties
that were discharged at the pre
liminary hearing as well as the
one in jail. It seems now that
Buster Eason, Elijah and John
Poole, Lonnie Slater and Frank
Mason are all to face a jury under
the charge of murder. 'Phis is
about the worst case that Toombs
county has ever had and it seems
that the good people want it sift
ed to the bottom.
We are reliably informed that
Solicitor General Alfred Herring
ton will be acandidateto succeed
nitnself and that his announce
ment will appear in a week or ho.
Alf has served the people long and
faithfully and it is going to be
hard for them to turn him
down at. the polls. He is here this
week holding court and incident
ally he is telling the voters of his
coming race.
Jas. A. Pughsley and wife, who
went off last, week to attend the
meeting of the Retail Merchant’s
Association at Atlanta,came home
last Saturday and they say they
had a fine time. While they were
away they met many salesmen
from Eastern houses and they se
lected their Spring and Summer
goods.
Mr.Yeomans, from near Collins,
was in the city the first of the
week mingling with his many
friends. He was accompanied
by his son, who was at one time
assistant in the First National
Bank,
Lyons Primitive Baptise Dots.
A large crowd was out to hear
Bro. Lewis Sunday.
Guam hauling is the order of
the duy in this section.
L B. Hackle and wife attended
preaching at Ohoopee Sunday.
Mackie Odom attended preach
ing at Ohoopee Sunday night.
Tom Boyd and wife visited their
parents at Alston Saturduy and
Sunday.
Harp Col 1 ins and family called
on M C. Collins and family Sun
day afternoon.
R. J. Session spent Sunday
night with Mackie Odom and re
ported a nice tune.
Mrs. H. A. Galhreath and
daughter, Miss Ednu, visited Mrs.
Duncan Odom Monday.
Tom Taylor attended preaching
at. this place Sunday and dined
with Miss Susie Lewis.
Say 1 Alice, what, was the trouble
vou were not at church Sunday?
You must have had special com
pany.
Guess what, bov it was that went
home with the school children
Monday afternoon. Don’t ask
Pearl and Ethel.
Guess what bov and girl it was
that went to the wood pile to get
wood Monnav evening and got
tired and sat down to rest.
Quite a large crowd attended
preaching at this place Sundav.
Among them being Misses Redle
Watts. Bessie Ethridge, Lillie
Collins, Susie Lewis. Messrs.
Buster Lewis, S. L. Rowland.
Willis Watts, Tom Taylor, Fred
Kemp and several others too num
erous to mention.
Two Little Red Bird.
Cedar Grove News.
Quite a large crowd attended
church at Ohoopee Sunday and
heard a good sermon.
George Fortner, Misses Lila
Stanley and Vera Mayo visited
Miss Lula Anderson Monday.
Geoge Fortner and Miss Lila
Stanley visited Miss Ellie Lane
Sunday and reported a pleasant
time.
Judson Anderson and Miss Vera
Mayo were out riding Sunday.
Hurry up, Judson, and give us
some cake.
J. B. Anderson and daughter,
Miß9 Maude, and Miss Gussie
Cowart spent Sunday at the home
of E . D. Anderson
J. B. Anderson is moving his
saw mill down on the Altamaha.
He says if he can get, his mill away
he will have a better time going
to see the girls We hope him
great success.
Wonder what three boys it was
that took both their be9t girls to
Cowan’s Chapel last Saturday.
We thought there was going to be
a double wedding. Just ask C. C.
B. C. and H. A. about it.
The party at Edd Orr’s Monday
night was enjoyed by a large
errwd. Among them being Joe
Lane, Miss Gussie Cowart. Jack
Lane and Miss Annie Cowart,
George Fortner and A!iss Lila
Stanley and others we can’t re
member. Black Eyes.
Mr. J. M- Thomson, cashier of
the New York Life Insurance
Company at Savannah, was in the
city the other day looking after
i some business here. He is a splen
did young man and the company
he represents has quite a little
business in and around Lyons.
Robert L. Lewis, of Baxley, was
in the city the first of the week
mingling with many of his old
friends. Mr. Lewis is selling
guano now aud we were glad to
hear him say that he is very suc
cessful in the business.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dasher are
entertaining a strange little lady
up at their home. The little
stranger came Tuesday morning
and we are glad to say that moth
er and child are getting along fine.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
Good meals served daily, by
Mrs. Walker, near P.H. Patrick’s.
25 cents.
Bo sure and hear Rev. W. G.
Aliaben Thursday night, Dr. F.D.
Ellis Friday night and Dr. W. Nr*
Ainsworth on Sunday morning
and night at the Methodist church.
One of the good citizens of the
county now serving on the jury is
Mr. J. F. Mureheson, of Vidalia.
All the gentlemen are good men,
and we cant speak for one with
out mentioning all. Mr. Murche
soii is manager of the Vidalia Bug
gy Company.
It now seems almost certain
that court will run into next
week. Quite a number of crimi
nal cases are to be heard and three
of them are cases of murder. Be
sides a member of the grand jury
said that new indictments were
being returned right along.
Mr. Duggan, a special worker for
the State School Comiseioner, was
in the city this week and made an
interesting talk to the Grand
Jury on education. Mr. Duggan
promises to return to Lyons for an
Institute early in April and he
wants the people generally to be
come more interested in public
school work.
Joe Lewis, a good citizen living
about 8 miles north of Lyons, has
had a relapse from pneumonia. and
very little hopes are entertained
for his recovery. His first case
was ge.vere and he recovered suffi
ciently to come to Lyons,and this
trip caused his relapse. We cer
tainly hope that he will recover.
As per our announcement last
week the Farmers and Meschants
‘nank open for business last Mon
day morning and 't has had a
splendid run of business all the
week. It is doing business now in
a corner of the W. C. Oliver &
Son hardware store but they will
move to their handsome new bank
ing house in a very short time.
Read the advertisement in another
column
A postoffice inspector was in
the city last week and he caused
our postmistress to make different
rules as regards office hours. She
now closes the office as soon as
the West mail comes in and dont
open any more until seven o’clock
in the morning. Under this new
order we dont get our night mail
from Savannah and we are begin
ning to hear a little grumbling
from the patrons.
We are hearing of three proba
ble candidates for Representative
from Toombs county but so far
none have come square out for
the place. The three being promi
nently mentioned are Dr J. M.
Meadows, of Vidalia, Geo. W.
Meadows, of Ohoopee, and Wim
berly Brown, of Lyons. Either
one of the three would represent
the county in good style, but there
may be others yet. In fact a move
is on foot to bring out Hon. John
H. Olifton, so we are told, and he
would be a hard man to turn
down. Judging from the timber
offered Toombs will have a srood
representative anyway.
Judge Hawkins, of Dublin, is
serving on the bench at this term
of Toombs Superior Court, Judge
B. T. Rawlings being sick and un
able to come. Judge Hawkins is
business from beginning to end
and he has dispatched much busi
ness at this term of Court.He dont
stand for mis-trials and as a con
sequence several verdicts have
been returned that might have
been in the mis-trial column. He
dou’t take a bit of foolishment,
has very few words generally, but
his jury charges are plain and eas
ily understood. Our people like
Judge Hawkins and if we are ever
taken from Judge Rawlings’ juris
diction the people are already talk
ing of wanting to get in the Dis
trict with Judge Huwkius.