The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
BESSEMER PEOPLE
 GET FREE MONEY Three Men Receive Gifts of The
 Age-HeraId FOUND WITH THE PAPER The Scheme By Winch The Aee-Herald Gave Away Three Two-Dollar Bills In Bessemer Created Con-
 siderable Interest.

R. M. Mingea, S12 Nineteenth street, agent White Swan Laundry.
 R. c. Borden, 516 Eighteenth street, North Bessemer.
 B. F. Calhoun, 509 Twentieth street, barber at A. M. Milner's shop.
 Bessemer, Oct. 2S.-(Special)-It was a neck finish in Bessemer for the Age-Her- aids envelopes containing crisp two-dol- lar notes of Uncle Sam's latest issue. There were so many people on the streets between 12:30 and l o'clock this after noon with a copy of the mornings issue in their hands that it was hard to sep arate the winners from those who were not fortunate enough to be seen first. The defeated in every case had a warm hand for those who were born under a luckier star, and nothing but Age-Herald was on the lips of Bessemer people througout the day.
 Three representatives of The Age-Her- aid went to Bessemer. Each one had an envelope containing two dollars. The in structions to each were to give 1t to the first person seen between 12:3O and 1 o'clock, no matter what the age, color or sex might be.
 At 12:3O o'clock the representatives were in different sections of the city and were out of sight of any one who had a paper in his hand. Representative No. 1 mace the Bessemer State bank his starting point. He did not take many steps before he saw man in front of him with a paper. Fastening his steps the represen- tative of the paper soon caught the man and asked him what paper he was read ing. The stranger was rather startled at such a request, and said: Its paper that l always read-The Age-Herald. have taken 1t for a number of years and consider it one of the most substantial dailies in the country. Why do you ask the question:"
 With smile on his face The Age-Her- aid representative asked the stranger his name, at the same time profferng him a legal size envelope which contained $2. The man receiving it is R. c. Borden of 516 Eighteenth street. By this time he was surrounded by group of friends whb said the treats were on him. He gra- ciously acknowledged the gift, saying that he had forgotten about 1t being Saturday, the day set aside for the distribution of free money.
 Representative No started at Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street and had walked only square or two when he caught sight of R. M. Mingea, standing in the door of the Bessemer branch of the White Swan Laundry. He had finished ItdulilS litc IiOIniiS pdBtl di5d WdS noiu- ing 1t in his hand. thinking probably luck might come his way. In this he was not mistaken, and he was soon the center of a group of friends who congratulated him on his location when The Age-Herald man reached town.
 Representative No. 8 made the city hall headquarters until the appointed time and then took a walk down Eighteenth street, which was deserted Before he ra9nha1 GapOnd ha cauOhf SiRbt of man with paper. but it turned out to be a foreign periodical. Only one other person could be seen on Second avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. This was an aged woman with a paper folded over something. On reach ing her it was seen that it was an old magazine sheet.
 When Nineteenth street was reached the first man to bob up before the man with the money was B. F. Calhoun, barber who works for A. M Milner. He was standing In front of the shop and was in a stopped position, evidently looking for The Age-Herald man. A paper of Satur- day October 2S, was in his right hand
 Hardly had the eyes of the man with the envelope left Calhoun, who is very bright mulatto, before he saw so many -Heralds that he was blue in the face The street was full of small boys with the paper opened and spread across thelr body. In numerous doorways could be seen merchants and others with paper in their hands. The barber was the Rip Van Wrinkle In the case, though. and he graciously receipted for the money. He Is a married man and numbers his white friends by the hundreds, many of whom, called at the shop to congratulate him when they heard he was a days work icher for being seen first.
 Quarterly Conference.
 The fourth quarterly conference will Ae held at the First Methodist church in this city tomorrow night. Presiding Elder s. l.. Dol,bs will preside in the confer ence and it is desired that all the mem- bers attend. The Rev. I. l.. Britain, pas tor of the church, will conduct the usual service at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The usual services will be held at the other churches in the city conducted by the resident pastors. The Rev. l. O. Adams will preach at Trinity Episcopal church morning and night. The Rev. R. C. Gilmore will conduct the usual ser vices at the First Presbyterian church. The regular services will be conducted at the First Christian church by the pastor. the Rev D. P. Taylor. The Rev. R. 6. Gavis will preach as usual at the First Baptist church.
 Grand President Coming.