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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 9. No. 29.
LOCAL ITEMS,
Chief Collins spent Sunday at
Tybee and he said lie had a fine
time in the sea.
Clinton and Roy Giles went to
Savannah and Tybee Wednesday
to spend several days recreating.
New fixtures are being put in
at the postoffice which adds to the
looks greatly as well as to the con
venience of the patrons.
Mrs. W. A. McNatt, we are sor
ry t.o sav, has been on the Bick
list for several days and we are
hoping for her early recovery.
Lost —Some where on the streets
of Lyons, a bar pin containing the
letters, E. L P. Finder will
please return same to Miss Lurene
Pughsley, Lyons, Ga.
For Sale —The best yellow pine
shingles, cheap for cash. Send
wagon to mill on the J. Alexan
der lands near Loss Andersou's
home, or write J. J. Lane, Uval
da, Ga., route 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jarriel went
to Savannah and Tybee Sunday
and they say they had a fine time.
Mrs. Jarriell stopped off at Col
lins on the return and spent a few
days with relatives.
WarnocK Bros. & Co., are hust
lers after trade and they have a
line of goods that is attractive. In
spite of trie dull times they sav
trade with them is very fair and
they always seem to be busy.
J. H. Morris has moved his
family out of the old Coleman
house next to the Progress office
he is now living in the neat
Lie home belonging to liib broth
er, V. H. Morris, over near the
cemetery'.
V.D. Williamson, who has been
a sufferer for several months with
some kidney trouble was sent to
Savannah by Dr. Bomar, his local
physician, the other day, where
he is to receive special treatment.
We hope he will return i:i good
health.
Mrs F F. Goddard is in Hen
dersonville. N. C., where she has
been for the past three weeks en
joying the delightful climate of
the Mountains of Western North
Carolina. Mr. Goddard leaves for
Hendersonville this afternoon and
will return to Lyons about the 15
of August.
Ou the tickets for the August
primary, besides the regular state
house candidates, wi'l appear the
names of R Lee Moore and Alfred
Herrington, for Solicitor General,
C. W. Sparks and John H. Clif
ton for Representative from
Toombs County, and Dudley M.
Hughes for Congress. They haye
all paid the primary fees.
Judge D. T. Gibbs has made the
tax levy for Toombs county and
it is just a little more than it was
last year The notice will he found
in another column. We are proud
to say that Toombs, the youngest
of many counties in this section
of the state, has about the least
tax rate and our rate includes a
special road tax also as well as
special levy to make repairs on
the Court House. Toombs county
is all right in every way and we
see no reason for not feeling proud
of being a citizen.
The Moseley Hardware Co., with
C. C Moseley as proprietor, suc
cessors to the Oliver & Son busi
ness. has placed a half page adver-
A ment in the Progress soliciting
V«\iare of the public trade. Clem
ent Moselv was reared in Lvi ns
almost, has grown up among the
people and he is a bright young
man. He is filling in the already
large line of goods carried and he
says that he is going to treat the
people right as to prices and qual
ity of goods. The advertisement
this week is merely an announce
ment of the change in the busi
ness, but it is well worded and
worthy of careful persual.
Ohoopee News.
Geo. Snell is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Cox.
J. B. Cox of Long Pond, is vis
iting his brother, M. J. Cox.
Gillie Mosely, of Lyons, spent
a few hours here Saturday eve.
Miss Annie Belle Scott, of Vi
dalia, is visiting friends here,
Kemer Duffield and wife, of
Collins, spent a few days last week
here visiting reiatives.
John Anderson and family, of
Tattnall county, spent Saturday
and Sunday with their parents,
M. A. Holland and wife.
J. K. Meadows and wife will
leave Saturday night for Richland
where they will several days visit
ing relatives and friends.
Judson Anderson, Jack Lare,
Perry Stripling, Champ Cowart,
Cicero Huckabee and Lester Tames
spent last Sunday at Tybee.
Miss Blonde’le Brockington left
Sunday afternoon for Andrews, S.
C., where she will spend several
months with friends and relatives.
Among those that attended the
meeting at Mt Zion Sunday from
here were Clarence Cox, Misses
Blcndelle Brockington, Vera Mayo
Emma Cowart, Lola Meadows,
Lillian Seau and Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Herring. Haw Thorn .
Dr. Barrows Here Next Week.
Dr. H. A Barrows, the eye spec
ialist, will be at the New Lyons
Hotel on Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week. Patients now
under treatment.are requested to
call as early us possible for re-ex
ammation on Wednesday,
It is a great pleasure on our re
turn visits to be greeted by our
patients with words of commenda
tion for the resn'ts they have se
cured under our treatment. There
has npver been a complaint, but
always words of praise. Why will
one continue to suffer from head
aches and local eye troubles when
wo can and do relieve every case
promptly and permanently?
Dr. Barrows’ method of fitting
glasses is different, and his work
always lias a purpose in view ; it
is positive in its good results. Do
not fail to see him next Wednes
day or Thursday at the New Ly
ons Hotel.
A Card of Thanks.
We d esire to thank the good I
people of Lyons, and also some of
our country neighbors for their
kind assistance during the sick
ness and death of our darling
habv, little George Fuiree. We
hope for them a long life, health
and prosperity.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wombi.es
Wo understand that it has been
decided not to trv to move Toombs
out of the M iddle Circuit this time
but it is almost settled that we are
to have four terms of Superior
Court a year. The Grand Jury
will sit at only two of these terms
unless some matter of importance
will call them and the four terms
will be in August, November, Feb
ruary and \ ay.
The first bale of cotton of the
1912 cr<>p was sold in Savannah
Wednesday and it brought 30Jf
per pound The hale was grown
on the farm of A P. Petwav near
Eastman and it was well matured.
It was about five days later than
the first bale last year.
J. A. Williams, of Jacksonville,
Ga., and J. S. Carroll, of Milan,
are down this week visiting reia
tives and friends in the South
Thompson section. They are look
ing out for locations and we would
be glad to have them.
Miss Frankie Lou Partin, of
Cedar Crossing, is spending sever
al weeks at the home of Dr. Gray.
Mrs. A. V. Mozingo and little
son, Wilbur Gray, are visiting
her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Gray.
Miss Winnifred Gilmore, of
Baxley, is visiting Misses Leola
and Rosa Gray.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
r.YONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912.
Additional Locals
Wanted —Several large families
to do general farm work. Write
at once or see J . L. Sutton, Elza,
Ga.
Senator J. P. Brown was at
home Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, returning to his legislative
duties Monday night.
The merry-go-round is drawing
good crowds nightly and so far it
has been very quiet and orderly.
It is a pretty good outfit, and is
run by a very clever old Confeder
ate soldier.
Clifton Wilkes, who was here
last week visiting relatives, left
Suturday night to re-join his regi
ment in New Jersey. Clifton stands
well in the army and he is work
ing himself up.
Miss Flora Belle Grav has gone
to Florida and will be away until
December visiting nearly all over
the state. She will lie in Jackson
ville until after the wedding of
her cousin. Miss Bertha Oliver,
which takes place the 14th of
August.
W. O. Shuptrine and wife and
R. S. Willson and wife left Mon
day afternoon for Baltimore,
Washington, New York and other
points. They will be away for
about two weeks and we know
they' will enjoy the trip.
Col. Christian Williams, who
is practicing law and making a
great reputat ion away out in Ida
ho, surprised his many Lyons
friends with a visit, this week. He
came in Wednesday afternoon and
will remain a week or so before
returning to his western home.
Rev Cook, the Methodist min
ister, was called upon last Sunday
to tie the knot that made two
young people happy. The parties
were G. W. O’Neal and Miss Ag
nes Findley and theceremony took
place at the parsonage. The Prog
ress extends congratulations to
the happy young couple.
One famer, whose name we mis
placed, says that he lias so far cut
the army worms out of his
plac9. He says that one day last
week he noticed all the treee full
of worms arouud his place and he
immediately went to work to burn
them. They did not get to his crop
and he is glad.
Willis, the automobile livery
man, makes schedule trips between
Lvcns and Vidal la now. He leaves
Lyons in his cat every morning in
time to catch the Georgia & Flor
ida and Macon trains, and he re
turns every evening after the Ma
con train goes into Vidalia. In
the day he will make special trips
to any part of the county. ‘Phone
him if yon want good automobile
service.
Remember the annual Seaboard
excursion to Savannah and Tyoee
will run next Tuesday, August 6.
Excursion tickets will be sold for
three trains on that date, the one
going down in the morning, the
special train passing Lyons at 8 p
m , and the regular truin at 5:40
in the afternoon. The fare for the
round trip is only s2and the tick
ets are good five days Seats are
promised all passengers and good
order will be maintained on the
truin. This will lie the last popu
lar price week day excursion of
the season.
The Vidal ia policeman that shot
up Col Parrish’s car just simply
because he wanted the driver for
an alleged violation of the speed
laws, is to leurn something we un
derstand. Percy Akridge was the
driver, and he voluntarily went
back to stand trial, und he aavs
they put it to hiu» hard for a vio
lation they could hardly prove. Be
the boy guilty or not guilty, it
was not sufficient ground for the
action of the officer and a heavy
fine put on Percy looks a little like
prejudice. What a pity that these
two good towns can’t get along
peacefully.
Cedar Crossing News.
Henry Bland has as tine water
melon patch as you generally ever
see.
J. K. Poole and two sons are
spending this week in Wrights
ville.
Our school ut Rock Spring is
reaching its 40th number, andthey
keep on coming.
John O’Neal has about 25 ucres
of as fine cotton as any man. He
is a good farmer and citizen.
William Conner lias 85 acres in
cotton and 25 in corn. All the
crops look well for the time of
the year.
It is good old hot summer time,
but the writer keeps as busy as a
bee and how time goes by. It will
soon be Fall.
Rev. Woods big meeting closed
at Clarks’ Chapel Tuesday night.
Several joined by experience and
several put in their letters.
Friday is a big candy treat for
the pupils and patrons of the Rock
Spring school. Once a month our
teacher gives us a candy treat.
G. W. McGeehee has a fine crop,
25 acres of fine cotton and 80 acres
of good corn. He is an extra good
fellow and no better farmer ever
lived.
Henry Carrol is one of our choice
neighbors and good farmers. He
made 80 bales last year, 1000 bus.
of corn, and his crop is better this
year than last year.
George Morris is another one of
those fellows wfio is hard to beat.
He has an extra good crop, is a
hard working man and lie can
number his friends by the score.
Harold Gibbs, the mail man on
route 2, his equal is hard to find.
He is a favorite of everybody on
his line, no better and a more ac
comodating young man ever lived.
W. D. Clarke has a fine crop.
His cotton can't be beat, and his
corn is a? fine as anybody’s. Mr.
Clarke is an extra good farmer
and a good man. He is a big heart
ed man, believes in good schools,
and is always willing to do his
part. __ • *
Earl Grace has a fine 8 horse
farm as can be found in the 43rd
district He made last year 40
bales of cotton and 2000 bushles
of corn, and his crop this year is
much better than last year. He
will make between 50 and 60 bales
and 3,000 bushels of corn.
T. 0. Walker has a fine farm
and I never saw a better crop for
the time of the year. He has
some fine peaches, the good old
yellow summer peach, and it i&
peuch pie, good jersey milk and
fried chicken at T. O. Walker s.
He liveß as well as any man id
Toomhs county.
English Morris has a fine crop
of cotton, corn and peas Last
year he made 17 bales of cotton to
one mu'e and a plenty of corn to
do him, and his crop is much bet
ter this vear than last year. He is
a good fellow and a good school
man. He believes in sending to
school. A good echool in a settle
ment speaks well for the people.
Special Notice.
To my Friends and Patrons:
Oil and after Snprember Ist my
store will be known as a spot cash
store to everybody I believe this
to be for our mutual benefit.
Prices will be reasonable for the
qua'ity of goods offered.
There will positively be no par
tiality shown to any person, re
gardless of their worth Your
money will be cheerfully refunded
in case anything Bhould not fit,
etc Please remember this notice
and save yourself emharressment.
W. O. Shuptrine.
Paul Trammell is the only
business man on the Railroad
Commission. Why beat him with
a lawyer and have only lawyers on
the board?
Who inspired the opposition to
Paul Trammell? Are the corpora
tions afraid of him? Keep him
where he is.
Subscription SI.OO.
LOCAL ITEMS
Moving pictures at the Opera
House two nights next week and
the very best pictures are to be
presented.
We are glad to announce that
Mrs. E. M. Godwin is improving
vpry rapidly and is now able 1, to
sit up a little.
The merry-go-round leaves Sat
urday night, so we are informed,
and if you want to ride go down
there some evening this week.
Rev. C. E. Cook is off this week
conducting a rival meeting at
Rogers Chapel and we hear that
the meeting is a decided success.
Wanted—At once, carpenters,
masons and laborers. Good wages
and steady work for all. About
SBO,OOO in contracts now under
wav- Write or wire J. T. Ragan,
Lyons, Ga.
A. S. Moseley has shipped from
Lyons several car loads of heef
cattle lately. The shipments go
to Augusta and w« understand
that Mr. Hosely finds that city a
very good market.
In just one month more cur
public school will open and we
would like to see the building im
proved. What a pity that we
can’t have an auditorium before
the school opens this time.
R L. McGill, one of the good
farmers from down on route No. 2
from Vidalia, was in the city
Wednesday. He was accompani
ed by his brother, A. B. McGill,
who is now located at McLaurin,
Miss.
In the House of Representatives
the members voted to create Kent
county on Tuesday by a very large
majority. This county is to Ue
taken from Montgomery county
and it wi'J leave the older county
in very bad shape.
John A. Perrv, who has beeu
working for the Seaboard at Mont
gomery, was at home this week
and he will take a position about
the 15th at Vidalia. He is a tele
graph operator and we hear that
he is a good one.
Judge Gibbs was called on to
try a lunacy case on Wednesday
that was rather a sad affair. It
was that of Mrs. Hardy, wife of
A H Hardy, Sr., who has been
losing her mind for the last two
years. The testimony proved
conclusive that Mrs Hardy has
an unbalanced mind and it is hop
ed that expert treatment will be
for her benefit.
The Southern Bell company
have sent a force of hands to Ly
ons and they are running a new
line from Dublin to Savannah
through this exchange and rebuild
ing the line to the corporate limits
on the Cedar Crossing and Marvin
roads. The exchange here is giv
ing very fair service now and sev
veral people are putting in new
phones.
Miss Kathleen Williams, who
spent several weeks with the Mis
ses Ouzts, left last week for her
home in Greenwood, S, C., much
to the regiet of the friends she
made in Lyons. She was accom
panied on the trip by Miss Grace
Ouzts,who will spend a few weeks,
and Miss Lucille Miles, of Louis
ana, who is to visit for a few weeks
before returning to her home.
“The Deestrick Skule” is the
I title of a play presented by local
talent at the Opera House Tuesday
night under the auspices of the
local chapter, U. D. C. r lhe at
tendance was not as good as ex
pected, but the ladies made a neat
sum to go toward the park. These
ladies are working hard to give Ly
ons a public play ground and they
should be encouraged on every
side. The play presented was a
farce comedy and those that went
laughed a full share. Every char
acted was well taken and the peo
ple were well pleased.