On Page 3 of last week's Cabinet we carried a photograph of Robert Rogers making the last transaction at the Bank of New Hampshire branch in the Mont Vernon General Store. Another piece of our history, of our heritage, bites the dust. The days when the local banker was your next door neighbor are long gone. Sure, our neighbors still work at the bank, but our neighbors no longer own the bank, and that's kind of sad. Even in New Hampshire, banking is big business, too big to keep a branch at a small town store.
Progress is wonderful, of course, but it comes at a price.