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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 9. No. 26.
LOCAL ITEMS.
L. D. Osborne came down from
Vidalia Sunday and spent the day
with relatives and friends.
IP Mrs. Dr. Gray and several oth
ers went to Tybee to spend Sunday
and we know they had a fine time.
For Sale—Cheap for cash or
will exchange for real estate, a
good automobile. For particulars
write Box 184, Lyons Ga.
Sidney Adams came home from
Hagan Sunday, and on Monday
he went to Reidßville to take a
position on the Tattnall Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Thomas,
and their little girl came down
from Vidalia Sunday evening and
spend a few hours with Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Thomas.
W. T. Ivey, who has been away
on a vacation for a week or ten
days, is back at home again. Mrs.
Ivey and the children will be away
a week or more yet.
For Sale —The best yellow pine
shingles, cheap for cash. Send
wagon to mill on the J. Alexan
der lands near Loss Anderson’s
home, or write J. J. Lane, Uval
da, Ga., route 4.
G. W. Meadows, of Ohoopee,
was in the city Saturday. He says
that we made a typographical er
ror in his article last week. The
word : ‘flash” appeared where it
should have been '‘feast.”
Mrs. E. A. Humphries, with her
two children and her mother,Mrs.
McConnell, of Hapeville and Col
lege Park, respectively, were in
the city last week visiting her
Mrs. B. F. Brown.
'Manager Willis, the moving pic
ture man, says that he is arrang
ing to put on a series of picture
shows in Lyons. He is fixing his
machines up now and will give the
first performance in a very short
time.
Say, you citizens, have you been
approached about the organization
of the building and loan associa
tion? You must help this organ
ization along if you want Lyonß
to grow. The money you invest
in it will be the best investment
you ever made and you will see
the effects right now.
We want it distinctly under
stood that wo are not fighting
county commissioners if the peo
ple want them. The Progress is
standing with the people, wants
what they want, but we do think
the new law that is to be put on
us should be published in full.We
won’t charge a cent for the publi
cation.
The first open boll of cotton for
1912 came to the Progress office
Friday and it was from one of the
Garbutt & Donovan farms. The
bolll was well matured though it
was small and the cotton was dry
and of good staple. This boll was
brought to the office by Chas. A.
Garbutt and it is quite early when
the season is considered .
Col. Brooks Cowart, of Toombs
county, spent last Wednesday and
Thursday here attending to busi
ness matters. Col. Cowart has
decided to locate in Springfield
for the practice of his profession
and has secured offices over the
Exchange Bank where he will
soon be permanently settled. Mr. j
Cowart has made a brilliant rec
ord in his examination and pro
fession since his admission. He is
man full of energy and is
one of the most prom
ising young attorneys of this sec
tion of the state. Springfield and
and Effingham county are to be
congrated that he has seen fit to
cast his lot along with them. Mr .
Cowart will be here permanently
not later than August the first. —
Springfield Herald. We are sorry
to know that Brooks is to leave
Lyons and we wish him much suc
cess in his new home.
On the Altamaha.
The Progress man spent several
days recently down on the Alta
maha, and those good people did
see that we had a fine time while
down there. We left Lyons Mon
day morning, the Ist, landing first
at the pleasant home of Mr. Har
rison Clifton, where we enjoyed a
splendid dinner. From there we
went to the hospitable home of
Mr. John Deistel and then to the
river. It was a fishing trip that
we went on, and with help of our
good friends Otto Deistel, Perk
Clifton, Mr. Reynolds. Mills Pow
ell, Oilie Ganey and ‘‘uncle Gub”
Clifton, we did get the fish. We
had ’em fried, stewed and every
other way, and we must say that
the boys know how to get them.
While down there we looked ov
er the farms and we found that
the good farmers down in this fine
country are not so down hearted
as we find them in some sections.
We found fine crops in every sec
tion and most of them were in fine
shape. Once in awhile we would
see a little grass, but the general
average was good. Mills Powell
finished his crop just a few days
before we went down. Mr. Rey
nolds was doing his last work.
Messrs Harrison, Roscoe and Tom
Clifton were well up and on the
old Clifton homestead Tood Sharp
and his brother have a crop that
is good to look at.
Back this was on the Marvin
road we saw some fine crops, too,
especially on the Curry, Sutton,
Hardy and Durden places. Perry
Banks, too, was well up and in
fact the farmers down in that sec
tion have nothing to grtimble
about. The section of the country
that we visited is certainly a gar
den spot in this great common
wealth and the people are the kind
that take a stranger and make
him feel at home.
On Thursday morning, the 4th,
we went to the pleasant home of
Mr, Gub Clifton, had a hearty
breakfast prepared by that prin
cess among ladies, Mrs. Roscoe
Clifton, then in the handsome
machine of our good friend ‘‘Un
cle Gub” we were whisked back to
Lyons. The trip was a fine one,
pleasant at all stages and we are
anxious for the time to come when
we can repeat it with more time
to remain with our good friends.
Oak Park Locals.
H. R. Williamson went to Au
gusta a few days ago on busiuess.
Millard Findley and sisters
from around old Rackley, visited
here Sunday.
C. E. McCullough and daugh
ter spent Sunday here with friends
and relatives.
Mrs. G. C and Maggie William
son went to Stillmore one day last
week on business
Miss Fannie Sewell and cousin,
of Augusta, spent a few days last
week here visiting Ruth Cain.
J. M. Wrenn and family spent
last Sunday night with his broth
ers family returning Monday.
Messdames J . J, and R. L. Wren
spent one night last week with
their son and brother here. Come
again when you can’t stay so long.
Revs. Miller and Hodges are
holding a series of meetings here
now anti we are told it will last
the entire week. Hope they will
do a lot of good here.
J. ,T. Wrenn and wife spent last
j Tuesday night here with their son
who has a very sick baby at his
home. We hope the little fellow
will soon be well.
Mrs. J. J. Powell attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Billie
Warren over at Stillmore last Sun
day evening. We extend condol
ence to those bereaved.
We heard a young man that
don’t live here say the prettiest
girl he had seen in a long time
was visiting here the first of the
week, and I can agree with him
too. Now guess who she was.
Blue Bell.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1912.
Education in Georgia. .
Education in Georgia will make
a distinct advance if the bill is
passed that hus been presented at
this session of the legislature by
Representative J. Randolph An
derson of the First District autti
orizmg Kindergartens in public
schools. Many boards of education
in the state ure awake to the nec
essity of having Kindergartens in
the schools if the proper founda
tion is to be iaid and the full val
ue of public education realized,
but under the present laws do not
see their way clear to introducing
it. A permissive bill such as that
proposed, which also provides that
specially trained and accredited
Kindergartens only shall be em
ployed, will do away with at least
one difficulty in the way of public
school Kindergartens and will
make the next step easy.
The United States Commission
er oi Education, Hon. P. P. Clax
ton, who was for so many years
head of the Summer School of the
South and is thoroughly familiar
with educational conditions in this
section of the country, is a strong
supporter of the Kindergarten and
declares that “it ought to become
a part of the public school system
of every city, town and village in
the country.” Dr. Claxton points
out that a Kindergarten is a vital
factor in education in more ways
than one, and mentions among
them its influence on general
teaching methods in the schools.
With the Kindergarten as a bas
is the schools soon lose that de
vitalizing formalism that hampers
so much of our attempted educa
tion and learn to look forth for
growth from within as the test,
rather than conformity to a stand
ard. The Kindergarten takes ac
count of the whole child and feeds
the spirit while it strengthens the
body and trains the mind. Such
an ideal within the public school
system tends to carry over into
the whole scheme and to counter
act that danger which springs
from its strength, the tendency to
regard the child as mere intellect
to be disciplined and informed
rather than a human being, many
sided, for whom education should
be an instrument for growth in
thoughtful and noble living
Some Advice to the farmer.
I would like to make a few sug
gestions to the farmer as to how he
can help in big and little ways to
make his wife, as she ought to be,
the happiest aud best contented
woman on earth.
If there is a telephone line in
reach of you, have phone put in
your house. If there is none, get
together with your neighbors and
build one. It will pay you as well
as give pleasure to your family.
Get to work on the good roads
in your community, if you haven’t
them already. Then get a gentle
horse your wife can drive and see
that it is at her disposal at least
once a week. Get a buggy for her
to ride in instead of having to use
the old heavy farm wagon.
Subscribe for one or two good
magazines for her.
Make her your business partner
and consult with her about every
thing. The chances are she has
just as much sense and business
judgement as you have and she
may have more.
And remember that anything
you can do to increase your wife’s
health and happiness will increase
your own and that of the whoie
family.—Mrs. Lillian Brooks Gat
lin, in The Progressive Farmers.
New Design on Coins.
Washington.— The design of
the 5 cent piece which has been
jingling in the pocket of American
citizens for many years, does not
coincide with the treasury depart
ment’s conception of art, and it
will be changed in its entirety.
Secretary Mac Veagh decided to re
place the Goddess of Liberty on
the nickel with a buffalo. The re
verse of the new coin will contain
the head of an Indian.
Sardis Items.
Crops are in very good condition
through this section.
Wearehuving some very un
pleasant weathe-r now.
George Barfield made a business
trip to Alsou Monday.
George Barfield and wife called
cn J. I. Clark and wife Saturday
night.
Wonder what three boys it was
that got caught in a watermelon
patch Sunday?
Odus Coplin and Bob Johnson
called on John O’Neal’s boys last
Saturday night.
Mitch Coplin and his charming
little wife call on his father, T.J.
Coplm, Sunday last.
E. G. Clark and Odus Coplin
attended Sunday school at South
Thompson Sunday last.
Hiram Johnson and wife were
pleasant visitors at. the home of
W. D. Clark and wife Sunday last.
Charlie O’Neal and wife were
the pleasant visitors at the pleas
ant hone of Mrs. O’Neal’s parents
Sunday.
We are glad to say that our
friend, Ira Turner, who has been
so very low with pneumonia, is
up again.
Jonas Barfield called on W. J.
H. Foster, and wife Saturday
night. Come again friends you are
always welcome.
Uncle Richard Johnson is visit
ing his daughter near Helena this
week, and will return about the
middle of the week.
Mrs. Willie White and her little
grand son, from Hazelhurst, are
visiting her sister,Mrs. I. C.Clark
a few days this week.
We are sorrv to say that our
friend, James Love has been on
the sick list for the last few days,
but we are glad to say that he is
getting better now.
Wonder what has gone with the
writer of South Thompson Dots?
We have not seen any news from
South Thompson in some time.
Wake up, you writers, we readers
like to get the news from all parts
of the county.
Mama’s Pet.
Cedar Crossing News.
Sam Bland haß 70 acres of fine
corn.
v Belle Bland is visiting her sis
ter at Midville.
Max and Jesse Bland were in
Lyous Thursday.
Fete Dees has 28 acres of as fine
cotton as any mau around here.
C. R. McCorkle is attending the
Masonic meeting this week in
Waycross.
The big rain and high winds
blew lots ot corn down around
here Monday night.
Jesse and Max Bland have fin
ished the telephone line between
Cedar Crossing and Lyous.
Rock Spring school is growing
every day with pupils starting to
school, and the school is getting
along fine.
Sam Bland has returned from
Atlanta, his health much improv
ed and we are glad to see him for
a better man never lived in this [
county.
Rev. Barnett begun the protrac
ted meeting at the Baptist church
Sunday. He is a good preacher
and a lot of interest is being taken
in the meeting.
Earl Gruce has about 20 acres
in cotton not a stump in the field.
He took up the stumps and it is
pretty to see such a fine field of
cotton and no stumps or trees in
the field.
Mrs. Earl Grace has 100 frying
size chickens and the writer has a
good time eating chicken pie,
fried chicken and chicken stew,
oh it is good eating now for it is
good old Summer time.
Mr. Morris, of Bulloch county,
has been in the city several days
visiting his father, Phillip Morris,
and his brothers, W. H. and Virgil
Morris.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
G. B. Johnson and daughter,
of Choopee, were in thf* city last
Saturday.
It is Mclntosh county’s time to
supply the State Senator this year
but we have not heard whether
they have a candidate or not. Mc-
Intosh has some good men and we
want to see them send one to the
Senate.
The restaurant is running again
in the City Market stand and Mr.
Hardy is fixing it up in good style.
He suys that he is going to have a
nice place and he is going to serve
meals that will please the people.
Go there and eat when you are in
the city.
Rev A. J. Gillreath, living at
the Baptist parsonage, Lyons, will
be glad to render to any one any
service possible in the selecting of
Toombstones and Monuments to
mark the last resting place of their
deud. He has consented to repre
sent one of the largest Monument
concerns in the south. Can fur
nish almost any shape or kind of
stone at favorable prices to the
buyer. You will do well to see
him before selecting. He will
go to see you, if you drop him a
card.
Mr. A. P. Thomas says that on
his recent visit through the north
east he could plainly see how much
good a Board of Trade would do
for a growing city. He is after
us to advocate the re-organization
of this body in Lyons, but we
feel ashamed to mention it. We
have talked so hard for a Board of
Trade and we have been laughed
at for our pains that we cant work
with any heart. We will say how
ever, that a Board of Trade is a
necessary organization in any city
that wants to grow.
The people are alive to the Coun
ty Commissioner proposition and
they say they are going to put up
a bold fight unless the bill is pub
lished so they can see what kind
of a law is proposed. We are of
the opinion that if the bill is fair
and it allows the people to say
who they want for the commis
sioners the fight would not be so
strong. We can’t see, however,'
why this county should have them
as it means only additional ex
pense on the tax payers.
Senator J. P. Brown was at
home last Saturday and he said
that the Tippins bill would prob
ably pass, but that it would be
vetoed by Gov. Brown and that it
would be impossible to get it
through over the vetoe.Gov. Brown
says that he will sign the bill if it
is referred to the people, but the
fanatics are afraid to trust the
judgoment of this great body. We
favor prohibition, but like Gov.
Brown, we believe the people
should be consulted in this mat
ter now to settle it for all time to
come.
Cress Road Dots.
Arthur Beasley, of Jesup, is vis
iting friends here.
W. D. Grant visited R. E. Boyd
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Tom Griffin, of Lyons,
spent the week with D. A. Taylor.
Misses Sherwood, Fountain and
Boyd visited Mrs. J. T. Coleman
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Davis and Misses Boyd and
Sherwood spent Thursday with
Mrs. L. T. Haskins.
Mrs. D . A. Taylor has gone on
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Ben
Beasley, near Jesup.
We think one of our young men
has too many spokes in his wheel.
Ask D. R. how many spokes.
The protracted meeting at Cen
ter church begins Saturday. Bro.
Rogers expects to have some good
help,
Mrs. W. M. Davis and children
have returned to their home in
South Carolina after a few weeks’
visit here.
Two Blue Darters.