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LUCKY IF THEY GET HALF. Bank of Beaufort Depositors to Receive 40 or 50 Per Cent. Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 20.-The depositors of the Bank of Beaufort are busy filing their claims against the estate of William H. Lockwood, the late owner and proprietor of the institution, and Col. Thomas Martin, Master of Beaufort County, acting under an order at chambers issued by Circuit Judge Townsend, is in temporary charge of the affairs of the bank. It seems to be the consensus of opinion that the depositors will be paid on a basis of from 40 to 50 per cent. During the next twenty days Col. Martin will receive claims properly certified and at the expiration of that time he will report amount of claims and amount of available assets to Judge Townsend, who will order the money disbursed pro rata among the creditors. The liabilities of the bank as reported by a board of appraisers approximates $46,000; while the assets, including notes and real estate in the town of Beaufort, will not reach $30,000. The scarcity of money consequent upon the suspension of Lockwood's bank is causing a deal of apprehension here.
