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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-18
CITY TAX NOTICE

The books for the collection of city
taxes Tor the current year, 1911, are
now open for the payment of taxes
due. Please call and pay taxes.
H. w. WEAVER,
Clerk & Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-18

Read the want ads.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-18
Notice To Ladies!

Mrs. Mary p Avery, of Chicago
announces that on Wednesday and
Thursday until 4 o'clock she will have
on sale at the Windsor Hotel a choice
selection of the newest and most ar
tistic Pillows, Table Runners. Center
Pieces, Laces. Etc, from the latest
fall importations Odd and beautiful
things for Christmas gifts for every
member Of the family.
The ladies Of Americas are invited
TO come and see these articles and
are perfectly welcome to the ideas
though they may not wish to make
purchases Just now. Lessons will be
given free of charge. 1921
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-18
Attention Sir Knights!

Attend meeting of De Molay Com
mandery No. 5, knights Templar, at
your asylum tonight, at o'clock. By
order of A B. Howard, Commander.
A. G. MILLER, Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-18

Babies first learn to crawl, and
some men never seem TO get over
that period.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-18
ATTENTION LAND And timber
INVESTORS

Before making further purchase
look at The Armstrong Plantation, IN
Crisp county, Ga.-15 IL lots, about
$3.50 acres; goo acres of this in Vir-
ginia timber Lands begin IL mile
south of Coney on S. a. L. Three lots
on river, bluff Gust across from Old
auguenin Place, in Sumter county,.
See agents Americas, Cordele, or ad-
dress
0. A. ARMSTRONG, BOX 3O5
BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA.
2S-1m
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
GRAND REGENT BURR
VISITED LOCAL ARcANIANs
Addresses Norwich Council Tuesday
Evening on Work Of the Order.

Norwich council, No. 100, of the
Royal Arcanum. had Grand Regent
John M. Burr of Norwalx as a spe-
cial visitor at its meeting at the Buck
ingham Memorial, which had one of
the largest number attending in some
time, including Regent W. T. Curry
and four others from Thames council,
No. 1851, which had been specially in
yited for Tuesday evening
Regent George F. Adams presided,
welcoming the visiting grand officer
and the brothers from the other co1n-
ell in this city. Grand Regent Burr,
who has reputation as one of the
best speakers among the present
grand officers, addressed the members
in his usual apt and acceptable man.
ner. Among the other things he told
the Arcanians was that Connecticut
would get credit for 40 new members
in the present grand council year,
which shows that the councils are
beginning again to enlist new mem
bcrs after the check given their eff
forts in this direction by the rate
changes Of more than year ago.
The meeting adjourned in time to
allow Grand Regent Burr to depart
by the boat train.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
Hospital Buildings Nearly Completed
Work is Progressing Well-Hearins Appropriations
for Next Two Years Comes up Soon-Matter Of
Reduction in Hours of Employment for State In
situations

The finishing stage is being reached
on the buildings at the Norwich State
hospital and it viii be but short
time now before they will be ready
Tor occupancy. The work is prac-
tically finished on the nurses cottages,
though there remain a few details to
be completed and the painting to be
done. On the other buildings the
steam fitting is practically done and
about all that remains to be DONE
though this stage of the work is apt
TO be delayed. The inside work is
well along in all buildings.
The hearing has been set for the
18th of April before the appropria-
tion committee of the legislature for
the matter of appropriations for the
hospital In regard to other matters
The indications point to the fact that
this legislature Is going to be hard
pne to secure appropriations from,
but a liberal sum for the local irsti-
hutton is hoped for and will be work
ID for, in order to carry on the work
which is being done and provide
enough for new buildings to cover the
coming two years.
In regard to the matter of making
the hours of Dor for state employees
eight hours, Superintendent Pollock
feels that anything along that line
will meet with his favor, but to have
\ bill put through which will make the
hours Of work only eight will mean
I heavy expense to the state. At the
Institution 1t will mean the increas-
ing Of the pay roll from s25,000 to
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
STATE CONVENTION
Knights Of Columbus Eighteenth An
nuAi Session at Torrinatcn.

State Deputy Mnllfgan of the knights
OF Columbus has issued the following
notice to the knights of Columbus:
Brothers.: The eighteenth annual
session of the Connecticut state coun-
ell, knights of Columbus, will convene
in the opera house at Torrington on
Tuesday morning, May 8. 1911, at 1890
o'clock sharp.
Each subordinate council will be en-
titled TO two delegates. namely, the
grand knight and a past grand knight.
Aiternates should be elected for these
two representatives. and may be chosen
from the third degree insurance mem
bership at large of the council.
Councils having no past grand
knight may elect any third degree in
surance member in good standing as
the second representative.
Financial secretaries will kindly fill
ont the enclosed credeEtia1 cards. af-
fixing the seal of the council thereto.
and givs one to each delegate, one to
zach alternate, and return the nth to
!. K 0rlsN. state secretary, P. O. box
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
OFFICERS AT FORTS
Ordered to Report for Examinations
for Promotion.


In Mondays army orders are three
of interest hereabouts. Capt. Lawrence
s. Miller is ordered to Fort Monroe,
April :. for examination for promo
ton; Capt. Roderick L. Carmichael
is ordered to Fort Monroe on the same
day for the same purpose and Second
Lieut.. Hollis LeR. Muller is ordered to
Galveston April IL for examination for
promotion.
Captain Miller is stationed at Fort
Wright. Captain carmiachel was for
lnerly stationed in this district and
Lieutenant Muller is stationed at Fort
Niche. but is now at San Antonio.
Another order of interest is that as
signing Second Lieut.. e. Francis
Riggs, Eighth infantry, to Fort Riley,
for duty with the Sixth field artillery,
at the conclusion of his present tenn
porary duty at the Washington bar
racks. Lieutenant Riggs has spent
every summer at New London at his
fathers estate on Ocean avenue.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
MT. PLEASANT STREET SENIORS
Entertained by Miss Beebe at Home
in Leffinaweli.a

There were about 25 members of the
senior class at the Mt. Pleasant street
school who spent a day in the coun-
try Tuesday as the guests of Miss
Beebe, a member of the class, who
invited them to her home at Lefing-
well. They had pleasant time on
the trip to and fro, large hay wagon
being offered them on the way out,
which they eagerly accepted. At the
farm the day was delightfully."- spent,
Trading Cove brook inspected and a
happy time enjoyed. Refreshments
were served By Mrs. Beebe.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29

$4,000, and possibly more This
would be for this institution alone
while for the other state institutions
the amount would soar high. The
house chairman on the committee on
labor has suggested that q committee
be named to visit the institutions and
investigate the hours so that a sub
stitute bill may be presented which
will meet with the committees APP
prevail. 1t is hardly probable, state
those familiar with it, that the present
bill will pass. At the local institu-
ton at the present time the employees
get one day off in seven, members OF
have one hour of every day, while
those in the senior class have two
hours off each day. The hours OF
employment here are practically the
same as in similar work outside the
institutions.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29

woman who lived alone in two. bare
and dingy rooms, was found dead to-
night with bank books in her hand
oag showing deposits on more ina
were bills totaling S311. Two trunks,
locked and strapped, which the blus-
coats brought to. light from the dusty
depths of a spacious closet, are be-
lieved to contain other valuables- Her
fortune is estimated at $4,000 by the
janitress of the building, who say 3
the recluse confided in her.
The dead woman is Mrs. Augusta
Freitag. For two years, neighbeys
say, no visitor had crossed her
threshold. Sc had kept the two rooms
for five years and until two years age
her husband lived with her.. They
separated and his whereabouts are
now not known. A chair, a bed, a
table and an oil lamp all of the
cheapest make, We're the only articles
in the rooms.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
Pennsylvania ROAD
INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK
$100,o00,000 Added for New Equip
sment and Construction Work.

Philadelphia, March 2s.-More than
sixty per cent. Of the stock of the
Pennsylvania railroad company was
voted at the election today in favor
$500. 100000 to $500, 100000. Eight
hundred and eighty-eight steckhoId-
ers voted in person and 5,02s,5Ss shares
were voted by proxy.
1t was announced that only $40,-
100000. of the 5 100. 00n, 00D increase will
$ls.ooO,ooo will be added to an au-
thorized stock balance of s22, goo, 900
already on hand, making $40,000.ooo to
be devoted to the purchase of equip
ment and for the construction, i'm
prevement and expansion during the
year.
William H. Barnes, George Wood,
and G. Stuart Patterson, the direc-
tors whose terms expired today, were
reelected.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
OWLS WILL HAVE sIc-s
CLASS TO INITIATE
Twenty Applications Received Tues-
day Evening-Change in Officers.

Norwich nest, No. 1s5s, Order of
Owls, received twenty applications at
its meeting on Tuesday evening in
Owls hall, which makes it look as if
the nest would have class of 40
at least for the special initiation which
has been arranged fer Sunday after
noon. Applications at the half rate
for which the nest has had dispen-
sation, will be received up to Friday,
which is the date limit for the spe-
cial dispensation
President Ashley T. Boon presided
and two changes in officers were made,
brought about by resignations. DR.. G..
A. Boon was elected to the vacancy
left by John H. Barnes, resigning as
past president; J. J. Quinn took Will
liam Gleason's place as sentinel. Both
We're duly installed in their Offices.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
COURT susfAlNs WILL
OF GENERAL DODGE
New York Banker left Practically
Entire Estate to Charity.


New York, March 2S.-The will Of
Gen. Charles Cleveland Dodge, a vet
eran of the civil war and member
of a well-known banking Arm, who
died last November, leaving practi-
cally his entire estate to charity, was
upheld in a decision of Surrogate CO.
halan today The contention of son
and daughter that the will might
be regarded as invalid because of an
indefinite provision for corporation
which should take charge of Mr..
Dodge's holdings in the Cape Cod ca
nal and distribute the income among
charitable and religious institutions,
was denied
The Cape Cod canal is a proposed
cut across Cape Cod, for which Gen.
eral Dodge held promoters contract
Since it has not been determined what
return may be expected from his hold
ings, the value of the estate is in
doubt
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
FAIRvIEW RESERVOIR
MAKES SIx-INcH GAIN.
Is Now POS Inches Below High Water
Mark and is Expected to Gain Six
Inches More.

When measured on Tuesday by Su-
perintendent Cookery. Fairview reser-
voir was found to be 206 inches below
high water mark, gain since Monday
of six inches, and it is expected that
there will be another gain of six inches
before the full benefit of the storm is
received. At Meadow brook the water
is 30 inches above the 24-inch pipe,
which is pouring in a full stream at
Fairview and which will continue for
day or two before the effects of the
storm abates.
The rainfall from o'clock Monday
afternoon until Tuesday morning, the
rain having ceased soon after mid
night, was 80 of an inch, making a
total for the storm of an exact inch.
This is 3.35 inches for the month.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
TRIO OF BROKERS
UNDER INDICTMENT
Were Raidsd Monday for Using Mails
to Sell Worthless Stock.

New York. March discharged with
fraudulent use Of the mails in Induce
ing 8. Riddell of McCloud, w Va,
and other persons to invest in shares
of the California Diamond Oil COM
pany, Archie l.. Wisner and his broth
err, Emmett $. Nisner Of this city, and
John j. Myers of San Francisco were
indicted by the federal grand jury late
today.
The three men operated as A. L.
Wisner & Co.. and following raid of
their ofIlces on Fifth avenue yester-
day the postal inspectors estimated
that transactions in excess of $4,000, :
900 throughout the country had been
s s ~ ~ re co q s,as during the
inspectors It was fraudulently claimed
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
FIFTH COMPANY MEETING
Held at Armory for Weekly Drill
Baseball Team Defeated tho West
Ends.

At the armory on Tuesday evening
weekly drill, following which there
was some shooting at the range, but
the remainder of the evening for the
most part was given up to an indoor
baseball game between the Fifth com
pany team and the West Ends, the
strongest opponents the company team
has had this season. They had one or
more league players with them, but
the Fifth company team won, II to 2,
in a fast game, which lasted but 81
minutes. The Fifth company players
play together we'll, the team work
counting in the end. and have defeat
ed all corners thus far.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
ROUND TABLE HEARS
TALK BY REV. D. B. MAcLANE
Guests of Miss Florence Fellows This
Week at Horne in Grove Street.

The Round Table held it's session
on Tuesday evening with Miss Flor
ence Fellows at her home in Grove
street. with large number in at
tendance. No programme had been
arranged, it being left open for an
address, and Rey. Donald b. MacLane
of Taftrille was secured to give his
address on Folk Song and Song Folk,
which was heard with deep interest
by the members of the organization.
There was a short business meeting,
when routine matters were discussed.
Refreshments were served.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29

that the oil shares were an absolutely
. safe investment, because they were
protected by a special guarantee fund
which included gilt-edged securities
worth 100000.
The Wisner brothers were unable to
secure bail tonight and were locked
up in the Tombs. Myers is under ar
rest in San Francisco
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
Jonah,s Good Judament

hurting boquets at JONAH who, after
investigating the interior department
of whale, had the good sense not to
go about the country lecturing about it.
Buffalo Times.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
Not Qualified for Politics.

Peter H. Freeze Of Bloomsbury, Pa,
celebrated his SD birthday by saving
wood continuously from a. m. until
Z D. m. Evidently he has never joined
a wood sawyers' union. Chicago
Record Herald.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29

44o. Hartford, Conn, not later than
April Is, 1911.
Ali petitions, resolutions, amend
ments to the laws, etc, must be in the
hands of the state secretary at least
ten days previous to the date of the
convention.
Headquarters of the state officers
will be at Conley's inn.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
Out of Thar Element

Some of our generals at the front
must feel dreadfully out of place with
out their mahogany desks.-Washing
ton Post.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29

Our army in Mexico continues to
maneuver between the bunk and the
mess table.-Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
Can't Freeze Him Out.

Reports from the east lad .us to
believe that Doc Cook Is frsst in
vaudeville. But it will take a mighty
cold reception to give him cold feet.
milwaukee Sentinel.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29

Everybody Willing TO Wake VI.
A scientist says poverty will soon -
bygone dream. Which is cheering
considering that it is a present night
Constitution.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
LIVED IN POVERTY,
LEFT OVER $3.50

Little Old Woman Had $31f Hemmss
in Her Pettiooats.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29

Postum Cereal Co. Ltd, B.ttls Greek. Mich. U $ a.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
A woMAN's APPEAL

To all knowing sufferers OF rheuma
tism, whether muscular or OF the
Joints sciatica, lumbago, backache
pains in the kidneys or neuralgia pains
to write to her for home treatmen'
which has repeatedly cured all of these
tortures- She feels it her duty to send
it to all sufferers FREE. You cure
yourself at home as thousands will tes
tify-no change of climate being ueces
sary. This simple discovery banishes
uric acid from the bloody loosens the
stiffened joints, purifies the blood, and
brightens the eyes, giving elasticity
and tone to the whole system. II the
above interests you, for proof address
Mrs. NJ. Summers. Box R, South Bend
Ind.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
THE BALLAD OF READING GAoL

Oscar Wilde.)
Yet each man kills the thing he loves
By each let this be heard.
Some do it with bitter look,
Some with a flattering word.
The coward does it with kiss,
The brave man with sword!
Some kill their love when they are
young,
And some when they are old;
Some strangle with the hands of Lust
Some with the hands of gold;
The kindest use knife, because
The dead so soon grow cold.
Some love too little, some too long
Some sell, and others buy;
Some do the deed with many tears
And some without sigh;
For each man kills the thing he loves
Yet each man does not die.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
FOES OF CHARTER.
Continued From Page y

means was needed, and desired by a
majority of the voters, it was a
wrong and an outrage that they
should be compelled to submit to the
evils they labored under for another
year, when the change might reason
ably be effected within month. If
there were leeches on the treasury
vicious revenue system, imperfect
police regulation-in the opinion of n
majority of the voters, to be gotten
rid of only through change in the or
ganic law, they were entitled to have
the change made as soon as it was
practicable, and every day they We're
forced to submit to a continuance of
the evils beyond that period was so
much arbitrary oppression by the
council. We can imagine no public
necessity justifying the postponement
of the election, and it is not admissi-
BILE that their conduct shall be excused
by the councilmen assuming that a
majority Of the electors did not want
the election called, or that it would
involve useless expense. That was
question to be settled by the cleo
ton, and it could in no other way be
settled. The law gave the electors
the right to have the election, and to
have it in a reasonable time, and its
unnecessary postponement was in vio-
lation of that right"
To see that the above cases are in
point it is only necessary to remem-
Der what our aldermen have done and
are doing Eight months ago a ma
jority of the voters ordered them to
call a charter election, and up to this
time they not only have failed to do
it, but at their last meeting they turn
ed down an ordinance that fixed the
date for the final charter election on
Sept. 8, 1912. That ought to prove
that the four aldermen who voted
against the ordinance do not intend
to call any election at all, if they can
help it, and it is plain that the man.
damus suit brought by Charles Herr
is the only chance the electors now
have for getting their rights enforced
We believe that our courts are as good
as they have anywhere and the above
decisions will show the electors what
good grounds they have for believing
that their suit will be successful.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
FOUNDERS DAY.

Today is the anniversary of the
birth of Andrew Carnegie and last
evening the board of directors of the
Durango public library sent tele-
gram congratulating the sturdy Scot,
and wishing him many happy returns
of the day.
Durango citizens have reason to be
proud of the neat little building on
Second avenue which has been fitted
up so artistically and is increasing
III value to the town each year. That
the library is appreciated is evident
from the number of persons using it
daily.
The telegram is as follows:
Durango, Colo, Nov. "a, 1911.
"Andrew Carnegie, Esq,
SO East Ninety-frst Street,
New York City, N. Y.
"At this the seventy-fourth mile
stane o yer life's journey the Board
o. Directors o. Durango's Public Lii
brary offers heartsome congratula-
tons and trusts ye may be able to
cav yer ain girr past mony mair.
''R. Macleod, Secretary"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cofield left yes
terday morning for Mancos where
they expect to locate. The former is
an attorney and expects to enter at
once on the practice of his profess
sion. Mr.. and Mrs. Cofield arrived
about two months ago from Alya,
Okla, coming to Durango for the ben
eft of Mr.. Cofield's health, which has
improved considerably. The Award,
Okla, Tribune of recent date refers
to Mr.. Cofeld as former receiver
of the United States land office at
Alva and a prominent and popular
official.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

John and Anna were married yes
terday. John won Anna away from
VIII and Henry, although either are
Teally better looking, for the reason
that he hired his rigs. when he took
Anna out riding, from the San Juan
Livery. Anuf 2 mother said to Anna
"Any young man who exhibited as
good judgment in the matter of livery
rigs, as John does win surely make
Good Husband" This is the True
Story of how John won Anna.
N25-1t-nc
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
X """ ."a..aw.w.wwa
AT THE CHURCHES.
. a""a sa.a#am mma#w IL

Salvation Army Meetings
Sunday school at 10 a. M; holi-
ness meeting at II a. M; street meet
ing at 3 p. M; open air service at
7:15 p. M; salvation meeting at p.
m. Meetings every night in the week
except Monday. Special program on
Thursday night (Thanksgiving). Re-
freshments will also be served You
are invited to attend.
NJ. G. SAINSBURY, Ensign.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27
Baked At Cold Steel.

81 wouldn't let doctor cut my foot
off" said H. d. Ely, Bantam, Ohio,
although a horrible ulcer had been
the plague of my life for four years.
Instead | used Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
and my foot was soon completely cur
ed" Heals burns, boils, sores, bruises,
eczema, pimples, corns. Surest pile
cure 25c at all druggists.