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Banks That Have Resumed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The following National banks, which recently suspended payment. have been permitted to reopen their doors for business: The First National, of East Portland, Ore.; the First National, of Decatur, Ala., and the Lemars National, of Lemars, la.
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National Banks Resume. WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-The following national banks which recently suspended payment have been permitted to reopen their doors for business: The First National Bank of East Portland. Or., the First National Bank of Decatur. Ala., and the Lemars National Bank of Lemars. Ia.
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LOCAL NOTES -Lovely nights. -Wells are reviving. -Full moon on the 25th. -Business is looking up. -Fine harvest weather. -Fall opened yesterday. -Vacation days have ended. -Early fall weather is predicted. -Fall was ushered in on the 22nd -Send the children out to Sun day school to morrow. -Sweet potatoes are getting plentiful. -The First National Bank of Decatur has resumed business. -Crop gathering progresses vigorously. -Farmers are making hay while the sun shines. -City schools open the first Monz dap in October. -Our merchants are receiving new goods. -Merchants who advertise furnish bargains to customers. -News reaches the city of the death of John Mason out west. -The Anderson & Dement Drug Store has a business boom con tinually. Do not wait but call and get your winter suit while prices are low, W. A. WEEDEN. -Rev. E. M. Jones will begin a series of protracted meetings in h is church Lakeside M. E to morrow night. -We congratulate Rev. Alfred McCally ou his Washington ap. pointment, wishing him success therein. I have just received a new stock of fall samples of the latest styles at a low price. W. A. WEEDEN. -As the nights lengthen and the winter season draws nigh we may look for a revival of the Ivy Leaf Club. -Our Street Superintenden should look after the approaches to the colored city school and get the places filled up that otherwise will swim the children in mud during the rainy season. Don't fail to call and examine my line of $3,00 pants. W. A. WEEEEN. Best baker's bread fresh from the oven at MRS. E. DENTLER'S. -If all employers showed that tender regard and esteem for their employees as has been most noticeable in Dr. A. B. Jones toward the late Emanuel McCally through his sickness and death all would be well between labor and capital. -For fresh candies, fruits, nuts and the best of every thing in the line of contectioneries call on MRS. H. SCHOLLE, Jefferson Street. -The great dry goods establishment of A. R. Campbell & Co., whose fall announcement occupies a prominent space elsewhere in these columns, is one of the institutions of Huntsville Its history runs back to 1865. By honest dealing and an accommodating spirit this house has grafted itself in the good graces of the public.
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DEPOSITORS RECEIVE MONEY Precautionary Move Taken Today By 1st National As precautionary move to protect its depositors, the First National bank suspended business this morning. on vote of the board of directors taken at meeting last night. All depositors were expected to receive their funds in full as soon the affairs of the bank can be liquidated Assets on which funds could not be immediately realized were understood to have brought the cash reserves of the bank to point where officers and directors felt interests of depositors might be endangered, with the result that the directors voted last night to suspend business. at least temporarily, today. There was some talk of reopening the bank at little later date, but nothing definite had been done this morning toward that goal. The capital of the bank is $200,000 and deposits in excess of $700,000. all of which are believed to be amply secured by assets and was felt that all depositors would recelve the full amount due in comparatively short time.
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APPOINTED BANK'S RECEIVER Takes Charge Soon Of Affairs Of the Closed Bank B. Soper, already well known in this section. has been appointed receiver for the First National Bank in Decatur. Mr. Soper handled the liquidation of the First National Bank Hartselle and is well acquainted in Morgan county and thus is sent to Decatur to liquidate the affairs of the First National here. The receiver was expected to arrive during this afternoon to take up various matters in connection with the affairs of the bank being turned over to him and he will take active charge within few days. At present the national bank examiners are busy in checking the condition of the bank, but their duties here will be completed very shortly.