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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 9. No. 28.
LOCAL ITEMS.
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R. M. Gar butt weut co Savan
nah the first of the week on a
short business trip.
W. C. Oliver and G. W. Lank
ford went to Vidalia and Dublin
on a short business trip last week.
Rev. J. W. Kvtle. of Abbeville,
was in the city the first of the week
shaking hands with his many old
friends.
R. H. Walker, of Appleton, S.
C., was in the c’tv one day last,
week looking after his property
interests.
Assistant Cashier Henry Mc-
Queen, of the First National Bank,
went off on his vacation last week
and he spent several days at Indi
an Springs.
Col. W. E. Brown went to At
lanta Tuesday night to spend a
few days and to look after some
local measures that are now pend
ing before the Legislature.
M rs. S. M. Aaron, our postmis
tress, went to Savannah last week
to attend the Convention of post
masters. They all had a fine time
and Mrs. Aaron did not get back
home until Monday.
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.
The building boom is again
striking Lyons and this time it
will mean new residences. We
know of at least a half dozen that
will be erected in the next few
mouths, and when the Building
£nd Loan Association is organized
|fcj)ere will be equally as many
more. Lyons will come yet.
“The Deestrict Skule” will be
presented at the Opera House
Tuesday evening July 30th, under
the auspices of the U. D. C. This !
play has a cast of about thirty!
characters. Some of the most
sedate citizens will help represent
the “skule” of fifty years ago.
“Laugh and the world laughs with
you.” If you can laugh come to
“skule” Tuesday evening prompt
ly at eight (8) o’clock and see the
“scholars” assemble.
All of our correspondence near
ly came in this week on Wednes
day and the paper was full.
Friends, we don’t want to leave
out your letters, but the paper
must come out on Thursday and
when everything comes in on
Wednesday we can’t get enough
type to set them. We are leaving
out several letters because we can
not get them up this week and we
ask all the writers to send in the
items earlier next week.
Rev. A. J. Gillreath, living at j
the Baptist parsonage, Lyons, will j
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
dead. He has consented to repre
sent one of the largest Monumeut
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.
Our young friend W. P. Cifton,
son of Harrison Clifton, slipped
off from his friends last Friday
and returned Monday with his
wife. He was married a Miss Mc-
Donald, a charming Brunswick
girl. “Perk” is one of the good
, boys down about Marvin and he
chosen as his life companion a
most charming little lady. She is
originally a Tattnall county girl
of splendid parentage. The mar
riage was a little surprise, but
the happy couple were welcomed
home by a splendid party of
friends, and hearty congratula
tions offered. “Perk,” the Pro
gress joins many others in ex
tending hearty good wishes.
Four County Commissioners.
Editor Progress . Through
oversight or otherwise, you left
out or omitted to publish my let
ter iu full. I appreciate your
corrections in spelling and bad
grammar, as Ido not hold more
diplomas from the colleges of
North Georgia than I need, how
ever as this question m one of
vital importance to the tax «dyers
of Toombs county,the truth should
come out on both sides, and noth
ing suppressed that will throw any
light on the road building of our
cofinty. Lets be fair, as the truth
!is mighty and will prevail. The
part you failed to print was the
most vital of mv letter, as it delt j
with the cost of the present ad- \
I ministrational (or Ordinary) and ;
the .would be cost of commission- ,
era. However, I was a little in j
error, us I said the Ordinary re- j
ceived S3OO, per annum, whereas j
he only gets $265 over his usual
commission as follows:
$3.00 per day inspecting the
road 4 days in each month in
whatever district the road ma
chine is in. This, up to the pre
sent, applies to the Lyons and
Vidalia districts, as but iittle has
been done in the balance of the
county. I also showed a saving
under commissioners, as 3 com
missioners at $3 00 a day 12 days
in each year would add up
SIOB against $254 or a saving of
$156 per annum to the tax payers
of the county.
Now, this is a small saving, but,
in my judgement, this is but a
small item compared to the sav
ing if we had a board of fair mind
ed commissioners who had moral
courage, back bone, and manhood,
also business ability to take charge
of the affairs of the county and run
it, not in the interest of any one
man or set of men. but for the
good and best interest of the citi
zens of the entire county as a
whole. Resptfully.
G. VV. Meadnws.
Cross Road Dots.
Messrs Orr and Nunn visited R
E. Boyd Tuesday.
Thomas Thompson spent Sun
day with M. N. Fountain.
Mrs. R. E. Boyd spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. T. Coleman.
Messrs Moore and Benton were
guests of W. H. Hardeman Sun
day.
Mrs. L. T. Haskins spent Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. R. E. j
Boyd.
Misses Sherwood andßoyd spent
a while with Mrs. M. N. Fountain
Sunday.
Homer Anderson is ail smiles, j
It is a fine girl baby that brought j
the smiles.
R. S. Boyd attended the tent i
j meeting at Harden’s Chapel Thurs-
I day evening.
John Barlow and wife, of East
man, spent the week end with the
latter’s father. Seaborn Reese.
The concert at Center was well
attended, the pupils are doing
credit to their teacher, Prof. .T. A.
Wilks.
Sunday afternoon Willie Beasly
and Miss Zeeda Moore, Joe Roberts
and Miss Cynthia Moore were un
ited in marriage, Rev. Rogers and
Johnson officiating.
Rev. Johnson is assisting Rev.
Rogers in the meeting at Center.
Much interest was manifested at
the morning and evening services
Sunday. We pray for a pentecostal
shower.
Two Blue Darters.
A newspaper reporter recently
interviewed thirty successful busi
meu of his town, and discovered
that all them had been strictly
governed and frequently flogged
by their parents when boys. He
also interviewed thirty seven bums
and ascertained twenty seven of
them were mama’s darlings and 3
were raised by their grandmother.
Lay on the strap.,—Ex.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, .JULY 26, 1912.
Hon. Dudley M. Hughes.
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Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, Mem
ber of Congress trom the Third
Georgia District, has proven him
self a real friend of the people.
Born on a farm in Twiggs county,
Georgia, October the 10th 1848,
his early life passed in agricultur
al pursuits and even after enter
ing the political arena, continuing
the active management of his
plantation, he knows the needs of
the farmer and has always been
an earnest advocate cf the im
provement of their condition. His
most noteworthy accomplishment
during the present Congress has
been his co-operation with consis
tent support of Mr Lever in the
agricultural demonstration bill.
This bill provides for an extension
of the demonstration system of
the late Dr. Knapp, cost to he
born equally by the State and
Federal governments. It passed it
would unquestionably work won
der? toward improving the general
agricultural conditions and thus
directly tend to relieve the present
economic situation which is the
most pressing of ail great issues
now before the,American people.
Whether Mr. Hughes is successful
or net in his efforts to obtain the
passage of this true people’s meas
ure, unstinted praise must be be
stowed on him for his perseverence
in their behalf
By the redistricting of Geor
gia, Mr. Hughes has been trans
ferred to the new Twelfth District,
and we expect him with us again
next term, as its first Representa
tive. —National Democrat.
Cedar Crossing News.
School at Rocky Springs is get
ting along in apple pie order.
The big meeting at the Baptist
church closed Saturday. Had a
( good meeting.
Messrs Poole, Haskins, McCul
lough and McSwain, from Cedar
Crossing are sending to school at
Kocky Spring school this Summer.
Miss Mattie McSwain, the beau
tiful and accomplished daughter
of J. F. McSwain was married on
Thursday morning at 9 o’clock to
Thomas Hester, of Mt. Vernon.
Only a few friends were present.
They left on a bridal tour to Jack
sonville, Fla.
If You want to be Well.
Breathe deeply. Breathe pure
air. Stand erect. Fill the lungs
full and hold a minute. Let the
breath out slowly. Do this seve
ral times at intervals during the
day. Sleep with your wiudows
open. If it is cold have plenty of
cover and wear a woolen night
cap, as do those who sleep out of
doors A screen may be neces
sary if the bed is where the wind
blows upon you. Pure air is
health.
Teachaf of infant geography
class —John Mace may tell us what
a strait it.
John Mace—lt’s jus‘ th‘ plain
stuff ‘thout nothin in it.—Judge.
Georgia State Fair.
The new 1912 catalogues of the
Georgia State Fair are now ready
to mail out to those who are in
terested in the coming State Fair,
which will be held at Macon, Oc
tober 10th - 25th, 1912.
The catalogue of premiums show
$12,000 in cash premiums for this
Fall’s Fair. This is a big increase
over former years, and it is intend
ed to make this the best Fair ever
held in Georgia.
The shows fchat will he here, 46
in number, will surpass all former i
■ years and they will be of a high |
j grade of instructive affd moral |
j shows. The number of free acts-
I will be many and there will he an j
j abundance of elegant music from i
! high class professional bands.
The Poultry Show this year will
be the greatast array of f .mousj
birds ever shown at a State Fair,
many birds coming of national
fame to Compete for the many
cush and other prizes.
VV'. E Dunwoodv bus been elec
ted as President for his third term,
his previous record of two very
successful Fairs having fitted him
for th° place, and while he is a
very busy man, director in several
large Macon institutions, as well
as President of the Standard Brick
Company, he is never too busy to
talk about the Fair.
Harry C. Robert, Secretary and
General Manager, is also serving
his third term and with these two
at the head of the organization
and a Board of Directors compos
ed of some of Macon’s livest wires
all Georgia will look for the great
est and best fair we have ever
held.
E. H. Hyman is Director of
Publicity for the 1912 Fair and i
will send out weekly news letters
to all tl e press, giving them the
latest doi.,gs of the 1912 Fair.
Those wanting premium lists
should write to the General Man
i ger and they will he sent at once.
God is with the Loyal.
Loyal is the quality which
prompts a person to be true to the
thing he undertakes. It means
definite direction, fixity of pur
pose and steadfastness.
Loyalty supplies power, poise,
purpose, ballast and works for
health and success.
Nature helps the loyal man. If
vou are careless, slipshod or indif
ferent, nature assumes you wish
to be a “nobody” and grants your
desire.
Success hinges on loyalty. Be
true to your art, your business,
your employer, your house.
Disloyalty removes it from you.
Whether anyone knows of our
disloyalty it is of little moment,
! either one way or the other. The |
j real point is, “How does it affect j
j ourselves?”
Work for the worker; Love for:
lover; Art for the artist.
The menial is the man who is
disloyal to his work.
No man ever succeeded in busi
ness, or can who “wears the dial
off the clock.” Such an one may
not be disloyal; he may merely be
uuloyal: but he is always ripe for
a lay-off, and always imagines
some one ‘has it in for him.’ The
only man who goes unscathed is
the one who is loyal to himself by
being loyal to others.
Loyalty is a great lubricant in
life. It saves the wear and tear of j
making daily decisions as to what!
is the best to do. It preserves bal
ance and makes results cumula
tive.
The man who is loyal to his
work is nut wrung nor perplexed
by doubts. He sticks to the ship,
and if the ship founders, he goes
down a hero with colors flying at
the masthead and the band play
ing.
The hospitals, jails, asylums
and sanitariums are full of disloy
al people —folk who have been
disloyal to their friends, society
and business.
Stick! And if you quit, quit to
tackle a harder job.
God is on the side of the loyal.
—The Maiu Messenger.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
Miss Annie Lou Brown is visit
ing friends in Bartow for a week
or so.
Mrs. Reid and daughters, of
Savannuh, were here Sunday vis
iting Mrs. Durst.
Sheriff Thompson went up in
Emanuel county Monday to vis
it his sister for a few days.
Miss Sula Truette, of Ailey, was
! in the city Saturday and Sunday
j visiting Miss Estelle Collins.
; Miss Annie Aaron, of Scarboro,
| is in tne city spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs, W. H. Mor-
I ris.
Sheriff Thompson, A. S. Odom,
j Hiram Clifton and wife were all
visitors to Savannah and Tybee
I Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. VV. O. Donovan
were riding around our streets the
other day and visiting friends in
our city.
Cashier Rountree, of the First
National Bank of Vidalia, was in
the city a short time Tuesday af
ternoon.
J. B. Johnson and Dr. Llyod
Darby, of Vidalia, were in the city
several hours on Wednesday
mingling with friends.
Misses Sal lie Kate and Helen
DeWitt are at home again after
spending a week or so with friends
and relatives at Brunswick.
M. K. Carter, editor of the Ha
gan News and Glennville Adver
tiser, was in the city the first of
the week on a short business trip.
The merry-go-round is here and
it is to be located on the vacant
lot next to the power house. It is
a neat outfit, too, and it will get
some business In Lyons.
Mrs. E. M. Godwin was strick
en with something like apoplexy
last Tuesday evening and she is
now in a critical condition. She
is under the care of specialists
and we hopp that she will recover.
J. Clifton Wilks, one of “Uncle
Sam’s boys, is at home for a week
or ten days. Clifton is looking
fins and h’s many friends were
glad to see him. Fcr the past
year he has been located at Ft.
Mott, N. J.
i Col. Jack Williams, we are sor
!rv to say, is yet in a serious con
dition, though he is some better
than he was a week or so ago. We
sincerely hope that this splendid
young man will soon recover his
usual good health.
What a pity that some one don’t
j look after the cit,v hook and lad
i der property. No one seems to
take any interest in it and all the
ladders and buckets are gone. It
will be needed sometime and theu
the advice of the Progress will be
thought of.
Eason Collins has resigned his
position at the exchange on ac
count of his health. Eason can’t
stand the night work and the Sou
thern Bell people should have kept
him on day duty as he is the most
j competent operator we have ever
; had in the exchange.
We had the great Passion Play
shown in pictures at the Opera
House last week and we are told
that it was very well patronized.
Arrangements are being made to
have pictures at least one night in
the week and we hope the people
will show their appreciation by
good patronage.
People are beginning to ask
who the game and fish warden
for Toombs is since Warden Mc-
Queen has moved to Savannah.
The hunting season will soon come
in and the services of the Warden
will be needed . This is a very im
portant office in the county and
if Mr. McQueen has given it up
some cne should be appointed.