The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-01
Think DIVIDEND
WILL Be HANDSOME
BeSSemer Receiver Expects TO
Recover 100000
MRS. LINDSAY is FOUND
Appointment of Or. Lewis as Post
master at Bessemer Has Met With
General Approval-Other
Bessemer News.

Bessemer, January 31.-(Special.) 1.-THE
decree of the court, ordering the receiver
of the Bessemer Savings bank, to accept
the proposition of ]. N. Carpenter to pay
ST. goo which the receiver was seeking to
recover, is taken as meaning that the
probabilities are good for the receiver
obtaining the 100000, the original amount
which the receiver was suing for.
From all indications the prospects are
bright for the payment of the greater por-
ton of the amount due the depositors in
the next dividend, a dividend of % per
cent having been paid Few months ago.
The proposition of Mr.. Carpenter to Re
ceiver George II. Stevenson offers to pay
the receiver of the bank the money re-
ceiyed by him. his son, N. Y. Carpenter,
and Carpenter and Dicks. Mr. Carpen-
ter states that he makes the offer solely
for the reason that his honor and in
tegrity have been questioned in Birm-
ingham and Bessemer and not that he be-
lieved himself to be legally bound for the
money.
Trotter and Odell of this city are the
attorneys for the receiver
Mrs. Lindsay Is Found.
Mrs. William Lindsay, of Sloss, who
mysteriously disappeared from her homo
at Sloss yesterday and for whom
searching party were looking all night
and today was found this afternoon at
o'clock at the home of a friend ON
Nineteenth street in this city
7 hoo from a
slight Illness for the past few days, hay
ing gone to the family physician yester-
day to obtain some medicine.
Mrs. Lindsay is the wife of William
Lindsay, pumper at sloss mines, and
has several children. Before her mar
riage she was a Miss Hunter 1t is re-
called that about twenty years ago Mrs.
Lindsay and her mother were blown over
1900 yards by cyclone, both escaping
without injury.
Directors to Meet.
The annual meeting of the directors of
the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land COM
pany will be held next Thu sday in me
offices of the president II. L. Badham, at
Birmingham. This meeting was postponed
from last Thursday morning when the
stockholders met in regular meeting and
elected directors.
Appointment Pleases.
The appointment of Dr. George L.
Lewis by President Roosevelt to the Bes-
semer postmastership to succeed f. M.
Johnson, the incumbent, whose term ex-
pires February %, has met with the gem
eral approval of the people of this city.
In his application for the position DR..
Lewis had the endorsement of the state
republican referees, the state republican
organizations, all the Industries in Bes-
semer, and it is estimated fully 80 per
cent. of the business men of the city.
Dr.. Lewis removed to Bessemer sew
eral years ago from Athens, Ala. Since
his residence in this city he has taken
a prominent part in the industrial and
social advancement of the city. He has
served on the Board Of Aldermen and In
other positions of honor and trust.
For the past several years he has taken
a leading part in the republican politics
of the state. He is chairman of the beat
republican committee and has served as
a delegate in several state conventions.
Personally, DIR. Lewis has most pleas
ant and affable address. He has the
tact of making and holding friends and
is popular alack with democrats and re-
publicans.
rendered Banquet.
Tonight at the Grand hotel n. o. Nell
son, of Chicago, president of the Besse
mer Soil and Pipe company, and William
Ivey, another official of the company,
rendered banquet to employees of the
plant, a large number of Bessemer citi-
zens being invited to attend. The occas-
ion being held in commemoration of the
S9rd anniversary OF the establishment of
the company.
An elegant feast was provided and
over two hours were spent around the
board.
st ok OF Goods Sold.
The entire stock of goods of Fl. Cold
berg & CO., which firm filed a petition in
bankruptcy a few days ago, has been
sold to Erlick & Lefkovits. the price be-
ing 1910. The liabilities of the firm are
said to be about $1,000.
Will Lecture Wednesday Night.
President n. o. Nelson of the Bessemer
Soil and Pipe company, the well-known
millionaire and philanthropist, will de-
liver a lecture tomorrow night at Library
hall on social and economic subjects The
public is invited to attend.