Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-11
TALES OF THE TOWN
TOLD In A few Lines.

TOLD In A few Lines.
Pencil Stubs Picked Up at
Random.
Worlds Almanac Encyclopedia and
Hicks Almanac for 1911 just received.
Holidays Book Store.
With paved streets, Americas will
impress visitors most favorably and
it will be a long stride in the direc-
ton of the progressive city class.
Back upon the dear old job, the city
employee feels pretty good, thank you,
and settles back in his berth for
another year of great prosperity.
A season of glorious sunshine is
this for Americas, with just suffi-
cient touch of frost to insure the safe
ty of the peach crop.
Only picture to your mind the bust
ness streets of Americas all paved
| throughout, and then tell the council
to wake ur anu 10 it,
Next Friday will be the thirteenth
of the month. Will it prove an un-
fortunate day for riders on the Ameri-
Gus water wagon?
A New Jersey justice has decided
that it is not a crime to steal an UNI
brella on a rainy day OF course,
it was not his umbrella.
Mr.. Carnegie says he is still en-
barrassed by riches. Some Americas
folks would be glad to relieve him
of his embarrassment.
The restrictions thrown around the
sale of mi beer by the Americus city
council is just 'leetle" tighter than
heretofore
With three large canning plants IL
full blast here in June and July next
Americas will be peach of town"
if the crop is good.
The city council has created the Of
fee of city marshal and city sanitary
inspector under one head A very
wise provision.
There is one thing to be said in ia
vor of the burglars pistol. The de-
ceased victim never claims he didn't
know it was loaded"
Talk up that concrete bridge over
the Seaboard railway at Lee street.
This should be one of the first i'm
prOvements of the year.
There are four applicants for the
job of street overseer. his position is
filled by the street committee of coun-
Gil, having jurisdiction.
Americas, socially, is in a quiescent
state just at present Even it's widest
devotees do not seem to rally at "the
bridge" - s53
You can't buy friend a drink in Ia
coma, Wash, under the anti treating
law, and what is worse, friends can't
buy one for you.
1t is just, perhaps, that the plumb
ers should get all the plums; and
equally logical that the rest of the
people should be plumb busted.
More corn and lass oratory is the
slogan of the South and a good one it
is. Us for the corn contests rather
than the oratorical.
The grilled coon who went through
the courthouse hopper yesterday will
row put aside the bones for a bit of
real work ON the roads
The city and county pesthouse has
been PUT in condition for any patient
who may be sent there, bust just now
there arc no occupants.
An Atlanta woman publishes in the
newspapers that she is not married
Here is either a brave woman or an
anxious one.
Eggs are selling in Americas at
80 cents per, where certificate from
the board of health is not demanded
by the purchaser.
The reelection of DR.. Chambliss as
city physician is a merited compliment
to very faithful and conscientious
official
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most effectual Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. it
allays the cough, relieves the lungs,
opens the secretions and aids nature
in restoring the system to a healthy
condition. Thousands have testified
tc its superior excellence. Sold by all
dealers.
Elastic currency may be all right,
but what most naonla naad 10 adhaoiua