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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 9. No. 8.
A LOCAL NOTES
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sor 6 doses of “666” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 cents.
The Y. W. A.’s of the Baptist
church will meet at the beautiful
home ot Mrs. F. M. Smith next
Monday night and a full attend
ance of the members is desired.
We have for sale several fine
horses and mules, all acclimatized
and in good condition. Thev will
be sold very cheap and if you want
good stock call on H. B. DeWitt,
at Lyons.
Our friend’’Bob” Williams has
resigned his position with the A.
B. & A. railroad and he will go to
LaGrange to enter business. Bob
is a bright young man and he is
making his mark in the world.
We are leaving out this week
sevral important communications
to make room for legal matters.lf
you do not see what you sent to
the Progress in print, remember
it will appear in the next issue.
Wanted —One reliable salesman
to sell Carrara House, Barn and
Bridge Paints, twenty-five yearß
the standard of quality. Salary or
Commission. Sample outfit free.
The Camara Paint Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.
Col. F. F. Goddard left last
Sunday night for Birminghom on
a professional trip. He was called
there by a firm of saw mill owners
and his business is to check up
and report on a very large propo
sition.
The W. A. & L. receivership
hearing took place before Judgo
Rawlings Wedneday and it result
ed in a change of the business
management of that road. It will
still Ptay in the hands of receivers
these receivers will be Mr
3®wland, of Wrightsville, and
W. C, Oliver, of Lyons.
The Mcßae District Epworth
League Conference will convene at
Methodist church to-night (Fn
nay ) It seems that the attend
ance is going to be large and we
hear that the local Leaguers have
arranged a special week of pleas
ure for the young folks, The pro
gram appears in another column
of the Progress.
? Warnock Brothers & Co., have
a change l n their advertisement
this week to which we direct atten
tion. This firm is a uew one in the
city but the boys are hustlers and
they are going to do business.
They bought out the J.P. Brown
store and they have put in a hand
some new line of goods' Read the
advertisement.
The new city “dads” at a meet
ing last Saturday night, decided
ta cut in half the salary of the
Mayor and the pay cfjthe council
men. They also agreed to cut the
salary of the Clerk and Treasurer
andftry to combine them. The sal
ary of the Marshall will remain as
it is. This new Board promises
some reforms and we are anxious
to see them get to work,,
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- 1
lecting an opportunity to realize j
more for your cotton than hereto- I
fore. They respectfully solicit
your consignment.
Little Bessie Cook, who was sick
many weeks with fever, which lat
er turned into pneumonia, was
called to the unknown beyond last
Fjflkiy. She was the youngest
dJiSghter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B .
Cook and a bright little girl Her
remains were carried near Gray’s
Landing on the Altamaha river,
where they were laid to rest in
the family burying ground. We
deeply sympathize with the pa
rents in their sad bereavement.
Epworth League Conference
Os the Mcßae District to Convene in Ly
ons Friday Evening.
The Mcßae District Epworth
League Conference will convene
in Lyons at the Methodist Church
this (Friday) evening at 7 :30 o’-
clock and the following will be
the program of tho meetings as ar
ranged by the committee:
Friday night at 7:30; opening
service and address of welcome by
Rev. C. E, Cook.
8:30 p. m., Social at the home
of Mrs. W. A. McNatt.
Saturday morning at 9 o’clock,
reports from Leagues.
I. p in., Discussion of Differ
ent Departments, led by Miss Mil
dred Cannon and Mr. W. H. Pitt
man, of Macon.
7 :80 p. m., Sermon by Rev. G.
F. Austin, of Hazelhurst. Subject
“The League and the Cross.”
Sunday, Sunrise Service.
11 a. m., sermon py Rev. C. M.
Ledbetter, of Mt. Vernon.
Sunday night at 7:30, Consecra
tion Service, led byC. L. Shepard,
of Fort Valley.
The public generally is invited
to attend every service.
Mt. Moriah News.
Quite a large crowd attended
church here Sunday.
J. M. Meadows and wife of Ohoo
pee, visited Mrs. E. J. Giles.
Miss Leola Stanley called on
Miss Bertie Bargeron Sunday.
Harry Talley and wife, of Ly
ons, attended church at this place
Sunday.
Miss Edna Bowen, of Reideville,
spent Saturday and tounday with
home folks.
Quite a large crowd from here
attended church at Sharpe’s Chap
el Saturday.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the skillful management of
Prof. J. W. Holliday.
Claude Drake, of near Lyons,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his brother, R. J. Darke.
I will ask “Two Blue Darters”
to read their Bible again and see
if the word “Religion” doesn’t ap
pear five times. Now can you tell
us which is the shortest chapter in
the Bible?
Among those who attended the
sing given by Miss Laura Belle
Drake Sunday were Misses Ola and
OakieTapley and Willie James,
Messrs S. J. James, Oatis Tapley,
Ihompson Wing and Claude
Drake. Plow Boy.
Mass Meeting Called.
As chairman of the County
Democratic Executive Committee,
I hereby call a meeting of the
Democratic voters of the county to
be held at the Court house in Ly
ons, on Saturday, Mar, 30th, 1912,
at 11 o’clock am., the purpose of
said mass meeting being to select
a new Executive Committee to
serve for t*he next two years and to
discuss the date of the coming pri
mary. It is hoped that every
Democrat in the county will try to
be present to take partin the deli
berations. By order of
C. A. Rogers, Chairman,
L. W. Moore, Secretary.
“Billy” Harden has entered the
political field again as a candidate
for tax collector and he has placed
his annoucement in the Progreees.
Mr. Harden served the county one
| term and he made a splendid re
j cord, yet at the polls he was turn
ed down for a second term. This
was not doing him justice accord
ing to the long custom and his
good friends have persuaded him
to get in the fight sgain. His
announcement should have ap
peared last week, but the day be
fore the Progress was printed he
was caught on a jury and could
not get out or send a message. We
recommend Mr. Harden as a good
man for the place and we are satis
fied that he is going to run a good
race, and we want to add that we
dont think the county could get a
better man as tax collector. 1
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912.
Ohoopee News.
J. H. Cowart was in Ohoopee
Sunday.
Allen Kitchen was in Ohoopee
Monday.
Tate Newton and wife were in
Lyons Saturday.
Butler Coleman and wife visited
parents at Stucer Saturday,
and visiting her many friends at
Stucky Higgston and Vidalia.
Hon. S. B. Meadows, of Vidai
ia, was in town Tuesday on busi
ness,
J . B. Johnson and wife, of Cobb
town, visited parents in Ohoopee
Suturday and Sunday.
Misses Emma Cowart and Lois
Johnson are v'siting their brother
and sister at Cobbtown.
Willie Humphrey has opened
up a pressing club at the Wietman
old store and does good work.
Caleb Rollison visited parents
here Sunday, returning Monday
to resume his studies at Douglas.
We are glad to see P. Y. Dan
iel up and able to resume his bus
iness again after several days ill
ness.
Perry Stripling runs a barber
shop in C. C. Anderson’s store
every Saturday and gives good
satisfaction.
Misses Blondelle Brockington
and Charlotte Johnson went up to
Alamo last week. Miss Johnson
remained over with her brother,
M. L. Stephens, our police and
efficient Post-Master, has his lum
ber on the ground and is build
ing himself a nice cottage opposite
the Baptist church.
Our Singing Convention con
venes in Ohoopee on the sth Sun
day in March and Saturday be
fore. It is the biggest thing in
the county and it is expected that
everybody bring “big baskets” to
help feed the immense crowd.
Contesting classes will dompete
with each other Sunday morning.
All will sing together in the after
noon, only one book to he used,
viz: The Fountain of Life No. 1
It can be got from G. B. Johnson,
the Secretary. Each competing
class is to he of Toombs county and
not mingled; i. e., every class is
to be made up in a certain com
munity, school orchurch. No non
resident has a voice in the contest
ing classes, but any one from any
where may join in Saturday and
Sunday afternoon. We anticipate
a nice time ard a large crowd, and
as it is every-body’s business, we
think that bvery-body should be
interested in every-body’s having
enough to eat. All are invited.
We are looking for the clever face
of our genial Editor. Sure, we
are. Haw Thorn.
Cross Road School
Mrs. Hattie Page spent last
Monday with home folks.
Wonder what has become of Lu
ther Kight. We did not see him
Sunday.
J. M. Edwards and G. W. Page
made a business trip to Lyons last
Saturday.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the careful management of
Prof. Partin.
We are sure having lots of rainy
weather now and it makes the
farmers sick.
W. G, Page and his brother,
Mike, went to Savannah last
Thursday night.
G. R Sanders and his son, Tom,
spent Sunday night at the home
of J . M. Edwards.
Little Gladys Harden spent last
Sunday with little Annie Edwards
and report a fine time.
Alviu Pittman has purchased a
new buggy for himself. Look out.
girls, lets see who gets the first
ride.
Miss Cleola Edwards and sister,
Mollie, spent last Tuesday with
their sister, Mrs .Hattie Page, and
report a fine time.
Richard Milan and his friend,
Mr. Shuman, called on Miss Mol
lie Edwarda Sunday last and they
enjoyed themselves very much.
Yellow Rose.
Grand Jury Presentments.
Good Woik Done bv this Body at the
Febrnary Term of Court.
Lvons, Ga., Feb. 27th, 1912.
To the Hon orable K. J. Hawkins, j
Judge Superior Court:—
We, the Grand Jury, drawn and
qualified for the February 1912,
term of the Superior Court
beg to submit the following pre
sentments and recommendations,
to wit:—
We have appointed a committee
toexamine the Justices and Notary
Public’s hooks and they re
port as follows: We, the commit
tee, appointed to examine the
books of the Justices of the Peace
and Ex-Officio J.P’s of the varici 0
districts of said county, beg to
make the following report: We
find them all neatly and correctly
kept, except we find on the crim
inal docket of T. T. Horn. N P.,
and Ex-olf, J. P., for the 51st dis
trict, and on tt.e criminal docket
of F. L. McCullough, N. P.,
and Ex-off. .J P , of the 1192nd
Dist., each shows that the Sheriff
was allowed the sum of $2 00 for
making euch arrest, when the law
allows him only $1 75 for an ar
teßt. Respectfully, J W O’Neal,
J L. Jones and Z. P. Williams,
Committee
We appointed a committee to
inspect the County Buildings and
other property of the County, and
they report as follows. We, vour
committee, appointed to examine
the Court House and Jail br-g io
' submit the following report We
find the jail as neat and clean as
possible to keep it. We find the
plumbing work and sewerage in
■ bad condition and recommend that
it be fixed at once. We further
find that the locks in part of the
jail are unsafe and we recommend
that the Ordinary employ a com
petent man to fix same at once,
> ulso recommend that a stockade
he built around the jail, and rec
ommend that the jail he supplied
with large heaters sufficient to
keep the jail comfurtably warm.
, We recommend that the sewerage
; he repaired. We find the Court
House in good condition except
! the leakage in the roof which we
■ think is caused from the opening
or window just under the dome.
We recommend that this opening
• be closed. We find the County
Farm in charge of Geo. Willis,
and find on hand about 100 bush
els of corn and 100 bushels of sweet
potatoes, one cheap mule and 20
head of hogs. We examined and
found the convict camp in good
sanitary condition. Ye find that
the county physician has not been
discharging his duty in visiting
the camp as required by the law
and recommend that the Ordinary
look into the matter and have him
visit the camp as often as the law
requires Respectfully, W. T.
Mayo, J. F. Murchison and T. H
Johnson, Committee.
We find from investigation of
the tax digest that there are quite
a number of acres of land in the
countv that has not been returned
for taxation for several years, and
we urge our tax collector to thor
oughly investigate this matter
and issue executions against such
defaulters as the law directs.
We recommend that Ann Glis
son’s pension be reduced from $8
to $5 per month and that Andy
Collins’ pension be discontinued.
We further recommend that the
following he paid as follows: Jno
Driggers $5 00, Samuel New SIO.OO
Thos. Hvatt $lO 00 Mrs. Beulah
Bryant SIO.OO, Mart Herrington
$5 00, Jno Poole $5.00, Isaiah
Nunn $3.00, Josh Edwards $3.00,
Wade Hampton $3 00 per month.
We recommend that Hudgins,
Co., of Atlanta, make a survey of
the county and a map at $1 50
per square mile the cost not to ex
ceed $50000; map to show the
number of acres in each militia
district and the total number of
acres in the county, also showing
streams, roads, school houses and
school districts.
IPresentments, continued on 2nd page.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
Whero there’s a will there isgen
erally away to try to break it.
Brooks Cowart went over to
Springfield the first of the week
to eheud a day or so with friends.
Freeman Jones, who is sawing
at a large mill near Cairo, Ga.,
was at home several days last week
mingling with his many friends.
Remember the tailor at the
store of Warnock Bros., & Co.,
Friday and Saturday. He will have
find samples and his work is
guaranteed.
Spring stvles ii. millinery are
already beginning to show up in
Lyons. Mrs J. A Pughsley has re
ceived a special early line that she
is displaying. She has bought a
fine line of ready made hats and
it is probable that she will have
some help to make up special or
ders.
Warnock Bros., & Co at the old
Lyons Trading Company stand,
will have a first class tailor at
their store on Friday and Satur
day to take orders for suits made
to measure. They will guarantee
satisfaction and if you want a
Spring suit dont, fail to give them
a call.
G. W. Lankford went to San
dersville Wednesday to represent
the W. A. & L. idterests in the
receivership hearing before Judge
Rawlings. We want to see the
matter settled some way bo the
road can be finished. We under
stand that several other roads
want the proposition.
i CC. Coursey is a candidate for
County Treasurer and he has plac
ed his announcement in the Pro
gress. Mr Coursey lives north of
Lvons right near where he was
, born, and he is well known by
many of our people. He invites
investigation of his past life and
we are satisfied he will abide by
the result. He is a good man,
competent and a cripple. We cheer
fully recommend him to the peo
ple.
Wily H. Phillips, of Vidalia, is
a candidate for Ordinary and he
is telling his wishes in this issue of
the Progress. Mr. Phillips is a good
man and a man of his word. He is
a home lover, too, and has not
been over a great part of the coun
ty. He is competent to fill the
position of Ordinary and is well
connected throughout the county.
He says that he does not know
many people outside of his own
neighborhood, but we find that he
has a strong following all over the
county. He is all right ai d we
recommend him to the people.
We heard a stranger say the oth
er day that. Lyons looked delapi
dated and the remark made us
studv a little. This stranger did
not mean the business section,
but his remarks were applicable
to the residence section. All the
streets are in bad condition, fen
ces around some of the prettiest
homes are out of repair and paint
is needed everywhere Say, friend,
if you own a nice home in Lyons
make it look neat on the outside
ae well as on the inside. The out
side appearance is what counts
and we want every citizen in Ly
ons to have pride in the city.
Sol L. Rowland and Miss Alice
McSwain drove off from the home
of the young lady last Wednesday,
Feb. 28th, and went direct to the
home of Rev. House, at Vidalia,
where they were tied up in the
matrimonial vows according to the
very latest style of the church.
Sol Rowland, the groom, is quite
a model young farmer, works hard
and is pleasant. He has a host of
friends and is all right. Mrs. Row
land is the eldest daughter of Levy
McSwain. She has been going to
school in Lyons and she won many
friends in the city. She is quite
accomplished and a most pleasant
little lady. The Progress extends
congratulations and best wishes to
the happy young pair.