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SAMBO SMILED WHEN IVIDENDS ME HIS WAY Every ot negro one met on the streets yes ay had a smile on his fac or her at was of the "won't come off" ty and it was a matter of commer this unusual display of sunny sm es. The reason was easily arrived at when it becare known that a dividend of 20 per celt. had been declared for the benefit q the creditors of the defunct negro bank known as the People's Bank. The affairs of this bank have been and are being straightened out by the HatileΕburg Trust and Banking Company, which was appointed receiver in the matter of the failure of the Peolle's Bank, and through the conseratve and careful management of the leceiver the depositors in the negro bnk will be greatly benefited. Mr. L. Bennett, cashier of the Hattiesung Trust and Banking Company, as devoted a great deal of his attentin to the matters of the defunct ank and to his energies the preser Promising outlook for saving S a larg Percentage of the money of the deposor's in the negro bank, is due. All iay long negroes beseiged the Hattisburg Trust and Banking Company offices and were paid their 20 r per nts dividend as soon as they made for al application. It will take some tin, to pay off all the credit S as some ave not yet learned of th ir good flor ne. di
