The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
.0PEL|KA BANKERS
 ELECT OFFICERS
Opelika Cotton Mill Stock holders Also Meet-Child
 Accidentally Shot

Opelka, January n.-(Special) The year 1911 was a record breaker for busi- ness done by the three banks of the city as shown by the healthy dividends de- elared this week. The First National de- clared a dividend of per cent. or s10,000, and carried to the surplus fund $s5.oo0. making the capital stock and surplus fund now sSO0,OO0.
 The Bank of Opeika's net earnings were above 12 per cent, the capital stock being s1OOO0O. The total capital stock and surplus fund is now sf14,OO0. In the election of bank officers there were some changes made. MT. J. B. Fielder was elected president of the Bank of Opelika, J. B. Greene, first vice president; I. Well of Montgomery, second vice president; C. M. Canon, cashier. MT. T. D. Sam ford resigned as president to resume his law practice, but remains with the bank as chairman of the finance committee. MT Canon succeeds Mr. w. M. Hopson, resigned, to resume the brokerage bus- ness. The board of directors elected by the stockholders are: T. D, Sanford, B. W. Williams, l. Well l.. M. Trawick, M. R. Meadows. J. A. Jones, w. w. Will Hams. C. r. D. Taylor, R. M. Greene, J. ". Williams. J. B. Filder. w. R. Watts. ". II. Melton. II. c. Gift and ". M. Hopson. The directors elected by the stockholders of the Farmers National bank are c. N. Hodge, c. G. Mitchell, L. A. Whatley. W. M. Pulliam, J. E. FL lington, J. c. Palmer, ". T. Andrews, J. E. Hackney, w. E. Davis II. A. Bedell, J. M. Burt and G. N Hudmon, Jr. The old officers of the bank were reelected as follows: w. G. N. Hodge, president; W. T. Andrews and J. G. Palmer, vice presidents; J. k. Hackney, cashier. The First Natinoal bank directors and officers were reelected follows: Directors: w. o. Harwell, w. E. Davis, John Smith. T. II. C. Jernigan, H. A. Bedell, N. P. Renfro. F. M. Renfro and Orrin Brown. Ir. M. Renfro. vicd jsdent. and Orrfn Brown. cashier. et'oi
 Indicating the prosperity of this city and section is the excellent condition of the local banks. The total capital stock and surplus funds of the three banks is s472,oOo. The total deposits are sl,2 ,543 36.
 The Opelika Cotton mills stockholders yesterday reelected the old board of di-
 
 B. Greene. c. c. Torbert, II. IT, Mccall. M M. Mccall, B. B. Ross of Auburn, E. NJ. Oliver of Lafayette. The mill officers were also re-eected M. M. Mccall, pres ident and treasurer; II. II. Mccall, seere- tary and acting superintendent. The year 1911 was q fairly good one for the mills, reports showing the last six months ma ximum production in it's history. The mill was run on full time practically the entire year, something that can be said but by few mills in the south.
 The directors of the Farmers Alliance Co., operative association, organized in 1888, having authorized capital stock of $50,000, met yesterday and declared an s per cent dividend. The old directors were reelected by the stockholders today
 A peculiar accident occurred yesterday at the home of John Strozier near New Harmony, in Chambers county. when his little 6-year-old daughter was shot in the hip. The child had placed some wood in the grate and with other children were playing in the room. Suddenly an explo- sion was heard and the little Strozier girl lay injured with a bullet in her body. There was a cartridge, appearing to be a .32, in the wood she placed in the grate and in the explosion the bullet penetrated her hip lodging in the body.
 The Robert F. Lee chapter, United Daughters of the Confectionery, will ob- serve the birthday of Robet E. Lee Fri day. January 19, with reception at the Clement hotel to the Confederate Neter ans. members of patriotic societies and friends.
 Beginning next Sunday the Sunday dis tribution of mail at the carriers windows at the local postoffce will be discontin- ued, this by order of the department
 After being in session since Monday, the grand jury for the January term of the Lee dounty court of law and equity re- turned partial report this morning, re- turning 29 true bills. Two of these are for murder in the first degree, both ne- groes: Barrow Reid charged with killing another negro. Lige Flournoy, at Farm vile a few months ago, and James Echols,, on the charge of killing another negro. Will Arthur Fuller, between Opelika and Auburn last week.
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