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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 9. No. L 9.
LOCAL NOTES
A splendid barber chair for aaG
cheap. It. ia in Yidalia and can
be seen at any time. Address J
H. Watts, Lyons.
Chas. A. Garhutt, the Buick
agent, sold his No. 10 car the oth
er day to a Mr. McArthur, of
Higgston, Charley will now walk
until he can get a new one.
We carry McCormick binders
in stock for sale, on one, two and
three years terms. Phone us if
you need one. Phone 92, Vidalia
Buggy Co., J. F. Merchison, Mgr.
Regular meeting of the K of P.'s
next Monday night and they will
have work in two ranks. Every
member in good standing should
be on hand to assist in this work.
Dave Jarriel is doing a livery
business with automobiles. He has
a very good Buick cs»r and he will
have a second one in the buiness
very soon. He is expert at re
pairing too and is running the ga
rage at Lyons.
Our postmistress is expecting a
post office inspector here any day
now and after he passes on the
new postoffice we are almost satis
fied that the lobby will be left
open at all times so that box rent
ers can get mail.
The new ordinance enacted last
week by the Council is proving to
be all right. We were a little
afraid it could not be enforced but
it seems that the officials have
things well in hand and we don’t
see near as many boys on the
streets at night now as before.
The Pastime Amusement Com
pany with their talking pictures
and “Baby Frances” have been
all the week and they give
vJ?out the best entertainment of
the kind we have ever had in the
city. The patronage was splendid
and our people were all pleased.
The Yidalia Undertaking Com
pany with J. F. Murchison as
manager, have an advertisement
in this issue of the Progress. This
concern handles all kinds of bur
iel supplies and they will gladly
fill orders from any section. Read
the advertisement in another col
umn of the Progress.
Dr. Moore, of Kentucky, was in
Lyons several days this week look
ing over the field with a view of
coming here to locate. He has
been practising several years and
we would be glad to have him as a
citizen. If he decides to come he
will probably join forces with Dr.
Bomar. Dr. Moore has made a
special study cf surgery and his
reputation in that line is splendid.
We are told that we are to have
several local laws offered at the
next General Assembly and we
think it about time that the peo
ple should know what is going to
be asked for. It seems that an ef
fort will be made to put Toombs
county in the Dublin Judicial Cir
cuit, then another bill will change
the road law and still another bill
will provide for county commis
sioners. We have not seen either
of the bills but we suppose they
will be published in time for the
people to express nn opinion on
them.
Congress has decided that we
are to elect the United State Sen
ators hereafter by a direct vote of
the people. We have always con
tended that it was the proper thing
to do and we are not at all afraid
that Federal control at the elec
tions will cause any trouble with
the negro. It is a bugaboo that
'■&L4 organs are flaunting before
Tm common people to cause a sen
timent against the measure but it
wont have any effect. The negro
is not a factor in politics in the
South any more and the people
need not be afraid that the United
States government will try to force
them on us. The editors that write
such slush don’t believe it them
selves.
City Affairs.
Editor Lyons Progress:
As some of the members of the
former City Council have taken
exception to tne communications
of the Committee on Finance and
the Committee on Accounts which
were published in your last week’s
edition, I. as the author of these
communications, desire to state
that no reflection was intended for
any of these gentlemen, and it
gives me pleasure to so state, for I
yield to no % oue in my deference to
my fellow-man whq*i it comes to a
matter of this kind. The former
Mayor, Mr. Smith, informs me
that some of these old bills had
never been presented for payment
to his administration, and he sure
ly thought the records would show
the amounts due the city by lights
and water users, as well as the in
debtedness of the City to all part
ies.
If the records which were turned
over to me give this information I
have been unable so far to find it,
and in this connection I desire to
say that I think it was the duty
of the former administration to
have given us a statement in de
tail, showing the amount of the
liabilities of the City at the time
the present administration assum
ed control, and also a statement
of w'ho. was indebted to the City,
and in what amount. Had this
been done the present administra
tion would have known, on assum
ing office, the exact financial con
dition of the City’s affairs, and
what they would have to provide
foil There is absolutely nothing
in this matter to reflect upon the
honor and integrity of any one,
and it was not so intended.
In this connection I think it
would be only proper to publish
the report of the former City Clerk
and Treasurer, covering their pe
riod Df office, which is herewith
given :
Statement of City Clerk of Ly
ons, Ga., from March sth, 1910, to
March 7th, 1912.
To City Taxes paid in 1
' $10,985.69 1
Lights and Water, Business Taxes,
Special License, Fines, Street Tax
es, Closet, et al., $8,823.94
Total $19,759.63
(Signed) J. P. Collins,
City Clerk.
Report of Treasurer, from Mar.
sth, 1910, to March 7th. 1912.
Receipts:
Amounts received trom J. P. Col
lins, Clerk, $19,765.59
1910.
Mch 9, Note $492.55
Sep 15, “ 812.00
Nov 8, “ 737.13
Feb 28, G. W. Lankford .$200.00
Balance due W. T. China,
Treasurer $4.43
Total $22,011.70
Disbursements:
1910.
Mch 1, Overdraft, Dan Odom,
Treasurer $124.63
Warrants paid 21,88707
Total $22,011.70
The above is a copy of these re
j ports, and I trust this explanation
will be satisfactory to all concern- j
i ed. F. F. Goddard.
City Clerk .
Round Timber Dots.
Chopping cotton is the order m
this section.
Among those that went to Sav
annah Sunday wereG. W. O’Neal, ,
Walter Phillips and Henry O’Neal, j
Leon McLeord had his best girl
out riding Sunday afternoon.
Hurry up, Leon, and give us some
cake.
The ice cream supper at H. H.
O’Neal’s Saturday night was en
joyed by a large crqwd. Among j
those present were Mrs. A. O’Neal
and children, Ezra Green, Miss
Janie O’Neal, J. C. O’Neal and
wife, Leon McLeord and others
too numerous to mention.
5 or 6 doses of “666” will cure
any case of chills and fever.
Price 25 cents.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1912.
W here are the Game Wardens?
Editor Progress: —Will you
kindly tell me what has become of
those fish and game wardens?
There was a mighty hurry bluster
and great commotion about the
time the wardens of Toombs coun
ty were appointed. Great things J
were promised by them, but of
late I hear nothing from then. But
this being the season when people
take vacation, I judge that they
are off for their annua! vacation.
The fish and game law has reached
the place where it was destined to
reach; that is men of honor and
lovers of law and order are estoped
but the violators of all law, both
of God and man, have things as
they want them Whileyou and
me, and the peaceful law abiding
citizens are busy at our usual uvo- :
cations, trying to do the right:
thing, the idler, tne law breaker,:
the distrcver, the man of con-!
science that has no respects for!
law or order, sleeps m the day and
in his wicked slumber conceives
how to get a mesa of fish quick ;
so about 4 in the afternoon he is
seen moving around like a snail,
getting his crowd and his dyna
mite, ready to kill every fish in
Pendleton creek and Ohoopee
river, and if he could, he would
kill all from head to mouth and
! taxe just such as he wants and
throw the balance away.
And when ypu and I take our
wives and little children down to
the river in order to recreate our
selves. and perhaps catch a few
fish, low and beho.ld, all have
been killed bv these crooks. No
longer than last Friday night,
while I was sitting on mv porch,
resting and taking my usual
smoke, I heard two distinct ex- !
plosions in Pendelton Creek some 1
» here near the Crosby place about
8 o’clock m the night. These
scoundrels can and must be caught
and the hair set on them proper.
I have a few men posted and I
think ere long we will be able to
land a few of these night hawks.
I am going to take the matter
up with the State Game Warden
j and see if more vigilance can’t be
used in this direction. This
crime can and should be stopped,
and the guilty parties severely
delt with. I appeal to every good
citizen in this good old county of
ours to help get busy and let’s
catch these lawless people.
Respectfully,
G. W. Meadows.
High School Commencement.
Lyons High School will close
Friday, May, 24th. The musical
concert will be held in the Opera
House Friday evening, beginning
at 8 o’clock.
The commencement sermon will
be preached Sunday morning at
II o’clock, m the Methodist
church, by Rev. H. L Grice, of
Macon. The graduating exercises
will be held in the Opera House
Monday evening beginning at 8
o’clock.
There will be no charge to any
ofjthe exercises, and the public is
cordially invited to attend all.
We would certainly be glad to
! see a full house on Sunday, for I
am sure we shall hear something
helpful and elevating from Bro.
Grice. While there will be no
charge to any of the exercises a
collection will betaken up Sunday
morning to help defray expenses
! incident to Commencement. We;
j would be glad to have a liberal
I contribution at this time.
Everybody cordially invited and
urged to attend all the exercises,
as your presence will lend much
encouragement to our school work.
R. M. Monts.
Wanted—Teachers.
SCHOOL TEACHERS—I have
the questions and answers of the
last seven State school examina
tions in print. Will mail them
all for one dollar. Descriptive
circular free.
B. S. Holden,
Box 7. Ei.lijay, Ga.
Watt’s Creek Locals.
M. M. Brown and wife spent last
Sunday with Ins daughter, Mrs.
Talmage Collins,
Glitzy Ward and wife visited
his father Saturday night and re
mained over until Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Dossie Anderson and child
ren have returned home after a
visit to'her mother. She reports
a nice time.
Miss Sallie Webber and Mr. Ed
enfield were out riding Sunday. I
didn’t have the pleasure of seeing
them but I heard from them.
Our school is progressing fine
under the management .of Miss
Mattie Mulling, of Cobbtown.
She boards at the home of Edd
i Morris.
Attross Nail and wife entertaiu
led quite a crowd at their home
i last Sunday afternoon. Come
'again, friends, you are always
welcome
Rev. Mikell, of Groveland, will
preach at Edmond school house
the 4th Sunday afternoon at four
o’clock. Every body come and
hear him.
Well, Mr. Editor, it is raining
in our section this morning and
the old farmers can restagain. and
give General Green a chance. I
heard one farmer say a few days
ago that he was going to have his
crop shot f ff to get something out
of it.
B. B. Williamson and wife, and
B. E. Grier and wife went to the
creek fishing Saturday night and
the way they did pull in the finny
tribe. Mr. Grier said his wasu’t
finny much, as they were three
i large eels. Go again’ Ed, may be
I your luck will change.
Opal.
Tattnall Pond Dots.
W. D. Murray was out riding
! around Sunday.
1 J
The meeting at Marrietta was
nice and a large congregation at
tended.
Guess who was in Lyons Satur
day of last week horse trading.
Ask W. J. Murray.
Tom Watson Sapp had his best
girl out to church. Hurry Wat
son, we all want some cake.
Well, everybody is glad to see
9ome dry, sunshiney days, old
“General Green” was about to
! get us.
Mrs. Ronie O’Neal is spending
this week with her cousin, Mrs.
Maggie Wilks. Hope she had a
jolly time.
We are glad to say that Mrs.
Mitchum, who happened to the
luck of getting her arm broken, i 3
slowly mending.
Mrs. Margaret Coe, Mrs.
Maggie Wilks. W. L. McLain,
Misses Ollie and Sallie McLean
were guest 9 of Mr. and Mrs. \\ . J.
Murray Suuday of last week.
Early Guesser.
U D C.’s to Celebrate.
Monday. June 3rd, being the
birthday of Jefferson Davis, Presi
dent of the Confederacy, it is ob
served by the U. D. C's all over
i the land. The local Chapter is
| preparing a pleasing program for
; this occasion. The exercises will
i be held at the Opera House begin
! ning promptly at 2 o’clock. Some
lof the veterans live quite a dis
tance from the city and the exer
cises will begin promptly at the
time appointed so that these vet
erans will be able to attend. Din
ner will be served te the \ eterans
as usual, by the ladies ofthe Chap
ter. Mrs. C. F. Shewmake,
Cor. Sec. Robert- Toombs Chap.
Acting Tax Receiver Collins has
finished his rounds and he will be
at the Court House daily now' un
til the date for closing the return j
books. He says that many people
have so far failed to give ia their
holdings and unless they come
forward before the closing day,
they will be classed as defaulters
and be double taxed.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
B. R. Anderson & Sou now have
the stables in the rear of the Ho
tel and they are putting in some
nice teama.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Murphy and
the children went to Americua the
other day on a abort viait to rela-
and friends.
Roger L. Brown, who ia with his
Southern Bell Co., at Auguata,
was in Lyons visiting his relatives
and old friends several days this
week.
A little Shepherd female puppy
left me at the baptizing on Swift
creek Sunday and if you have her
or have seen her, please let me
know. B. R. Anderson, Lyons.
Fishing parties have been numer
ous all this week and every party
seemed to be able to get plenty of
fish. The creeks around Lyons are
wbll stocked 4 now and we hope
that the dynamiters and limers
can be kept out.
Mr. G. W. Vann, who has been
here for the last two weeks with
his daughters, left Wednesday
morning for North Carolina,
where he ia now working. Mr.
Vann said he had a fine time while
he has been here.
Mr. R. C. Powers,with the Citi
zens’ Bank at Adrian, was in the
city Thursday looking up some in
formation about the W. A. & L.
He says he thinks the Receivers
will lie able to make a pleasing
announcement in the very hear
future.
We were in Vidalia last Satur
day and met many of the good
people. About the busiest place
we found, however, was the Cocoa
Cola Bottling Works. Manager
Thaxtou was head over ears in
work and was running his machin
ery in full force. He puts up all
kind of carbonated bottle goods
and it is as fine as any we have
ever tasted. His Cocoa Cola is
splendid and we are only sorry
that Lyons is not in his territory.
The Silver Tea at the Parsonage
| last Friday night, given by the la
dies of the Methodist church, was
a society event of the season. The
attendance was large and the re
freshments were fine. Something
over $32 was taken in at the door
and this sum was used to improve
the Parsonage. Everybody that
attended the entertainment had a
good time and many expressed
themselves as anxious that the la
dies repeat the affair at an early
date.
The closing exercises of the Ly
ons High School begins Friday
night in the Opera House with a *
Concert. On Sunday w'e are to
have the Commencement Sermon
by Rev. H. L. Grice, of Macon, a
distinguished Baptist minister.
On Monday night the class exer
cises will take place at the Opera
House. Those to graduate this
term are Solomon Youmans, Lot
tie Hagan, Sallie Page and Prath
er Clifton. This will end one of
the most successful terms in the
history of the school, but we look
1 forward to still better work dur
ing the next term as Prof. Monts
| is to remain at the head of the
school.
Our people will be amazed to
know just how much it takes to
run the little city for a year. By
reference to the communication
from City Clerk Goddard, appear
ing in auother column, it will be
seen that nearly twenty thousand
dollars was spent during the laßt 2
years and we are satisfied that ex-
Mayor Smith was a close financier.
We are told that it will take more
than this sum for the next two
years because many improvements
are being planned. We have
wondered how a commission form
of government would do for Ly
ons. In one way it would be a
benefit because it would do away
with factionalism in city politics.