The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
A NEW BANK ORGANIZED

A NEW BANK ORGANIZED pr. c. w. Patterson, Pastor of the
 First Presbyterian Church at Mont
 eomery, Is Dead-Was
 Leading Churhman.
 Montgomery, May 2S.-(Speclal.)-Con- gressman John II. Bankhsad did not spend as much as his successful opponent, Capt. R. r. Hobson, in the race for tho dem ocratlc nomination for Congress in the Sixth district, but the cost to him was the rather neat sum of s1G96, which will fall all the heavier that he was defeated. Cap tain Banlshead has Just filed his account with the secretary of state, sworn to before Benjamin Vail. a notary in Wash ington. It presents the following de- tails:
 Democratic committee assessment. .$2)0. % Printing in newspapers and circu-
 lars ......... ............ ...a.. 563 g Clerk hire .. q. .. .. . . .. .. .. $50 % Railroad fare .. .. :. .. .. .. :. e. 65. 75 Hotels .. :. .. .. . .. .. q. .. .. . T060 Livery bills .. . =. . .. .. :. .. S500 Telephone and telegraph .. :. :. ;. 21.oo Postaee ..l., ..as..t., 2to.W Stationary. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 65 50
 Total :. .. .. .. .. .. :. .sl, ,696. 00 io so Is seriously considering the idea of run ming for one of the succession nomina- tions in the race for the United States Senate and the belief is he will announce his candidacy before Congress adjourns. New State Bank.
 The Bank of Wllmer Is one of the new enterprises of the state. having just been organized at the prosperous little name- sake of the late lamented Bishop Wilmer In Mobile county, with capital of $25, 600. of which s15,000 has already been paid In. The incorporators include some of the best business men or the community, l among them being c. M. Luce. II. Bran nan and about twenty others. It Is given the right to do all business incident to the business.
 The Dothan Live Stock Guarantee com pany has been incorporated at Dothan with capital of 5000. The incorporators are J. R. G. Howell, John Sanders. J. R. Young and B. G. Farmer. The object of the company, stated in its charter. is ito indemnify live stock" The West End Building company of West End, suburb of Birmingham, has been reported to the secretary of state, with capital of s1O.00o. The incorporators are c. W. Mills, E. P. Rosamond and A J. Rowan.
 R. L. Crosby has been appointed q notary public and justice of the peace for Beat Il, Houston county. and John L. Ray notary in Birmingham. Warm Fight at Selma. hard fight for the office of justice of the peace in Selma has been transferred to the office of the governor, and has at tracted some of the leading men of the county to the capitol The vacancy was caused by the unfortunate mental illness of Justice Moody May who is suffering from an accident, and as result of which his office was declared vacant by the probate judge.
 The opposing candidates are W. R. Sha- fer and Paul Carson. both well known and possessed of active followers The friends of each came to lay the claims of his champion before the governor and he has been giving them much of his time during the time they were here The office in town like Selma is quite valua- ble and there Is usually a hard fight for it. It Is likely there will be little delay in making the appointment as the officer is needed.
 The governor has just come out of q contest for the probate judgeship in Will COX county where he named q man other than one regarded as a leader He found that he could not get things as he thought they should be with the two factions so energeticaly at work, so he went outside so to speak, naming q man acceptable to all but not made the hero of any fac ton
 Schools Do We'll. State Superintendent of Education l. W. Hill has returned from Troy, where he attended a meeting of the trustees of the State Normal school and talks in fatter- ing terms of the work being done by Dr. F. M. Shackelford and his associates He is especially pleased with the result of the establishment of a manual training department which is making It's way rap idly into favor.
 Howard Griggs, superintendent of the city schools or DOthan was Tn the office of Superintendent Hill today and reported his town and his school prosperous beyond the aforetime hope of their friends and supporters. The year has been one of the best in the history of the schools and Professor Griggs is expecting better things from now on.
 Nine companies of the Fourth infantry of the Georgia National Guard have been given permission by the governor to come to ha mi tO intend thf
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