Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-06
OUR NOMENCLATURE
QUITE INTERESTING.
People With Odd Names Who Live
In Americas.
SMITHS. JONES fAND BROWNS
Are Multitudinous, but There are
Others Whose Names are Out of
the ordinary View the List aud
See if Your Name Is There.

A glance at the directory of Americas.
recently issued, discloses a nomen-
clature as varied as one could we'll
imagine. A perusal of the pages con-
tanning the names of citizens is especi-
ally interesting.
First, we are considered q peaceful
people; but are we let us see:
Away on the horizon we count Is
Forts, equipped with CannoGs, l
Winchester, Gums and 8 Bowmen.
There were Fites but only 3 Hits,
and while Stay there was but one
Slade during 10 Battles. See
Bun across II Fields we behold
more pleasant spectacle.
The landscape discloses IA Hills, 3
Knowles, IS Lanes, Parks, Marshes,
Hightowers, 7 other Towers, q Pools,
Q Bowers,9 Brooks crossed by Fords,
and upon the Waters of which 10
Ships float maiesticlIIy.
During Summer we had Raines,
but beyond 2 Clouds bright RAYS are
now clearly visible.
And there is something left # carni-
val royalty, for we still have with us
Kings,2 Princes and Pages. Among
the others here s have Witt but only
one can really be called Wise,
Out in the Woods are to be seen 2
Hoggs. Harris, 3 Kidds, Campbells,
Hawkes., Peacock and 10 Martins,
while the Hornes of the Hunters
make the welkin ring as the SKIN
ners prepare the Hvdes.
Though healthful city, Americas
presents only 2 Hale, Hardy and
3 Weekly citizens.
Probably this is attributed to the
scarcity of fruit, as the list shows
nothing but Leamons, Berrys and Sim
mons, and all are Small and Green,
The favorite game here appears to be
Craps, and while 10 Wynn at the
game only are Wright, though many
are Worthy. Tn the entire aggregation
of players only 2 Steele.
There is only one Winter, but this
has already caused Shiyers as the
Hale is driven by the Winn from the
West and North. J.
We are an industrious people, for
there are Carpenters, Turner's, "a Mil
lers, 5 Joiners, 3 Ooopers, MAYORS to
fasten on Picketts; Sawyers, 30
Taylors, Wheelwright, 81 Glovers.
This being "dry" town we have
but one Brewer, though IA Marshalls
watch him.
AS the legislature repealed the dog
law we have but few Lambs, protect
ed by Shepherds and Scherer, while
1 Weaver, who is not WEIGH, Will ask a
Furlow until business improves bit.
Already he has enjoyed 3 Holidays
with the Redmen here.
This is the Anglin season. and 10
Cooks, using 81 Cobbs and 4 Coles,
prepared 1 Fish having Firms very
Crisp and Dunn, with the aid of Potts
having the necessary Hooks. See?
Among the Loving ones who came
to the feast were 8 Parsons and Popes.
They had Driver and rode Miles in
Barrow.
The vehicle was overturned in Lowe
place in the Rhode, and by a Chance
their Cheeks received many severe
Quits against the Flints which were
piled in Heaps nearby.
Three Simpsons, armed with Speers,
came Rushin to their assistance, and
Sheats spread upon piles of Hay and
Rice gave them comfort without rails
ing Cain or making a Noyes.
Some 200 or 300 Smith and Jones' are
here, and they are White, Black, Brown
Green and Redd as to color.
There is much else in the directory
to Bragg upon, all of which is New, but
without Boring those who Read we
will ring the (curtain) Bells and Dodge
the 3"White" Balls Hurley-ed at us by
an outraged public.