The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-14
The sixpenny Savings Bank.

| This Institution, We rejoice 10 near, u
sill increasing il, popularity and nselui
ness. Children are here tau. hi the beneliis
of economy aud industry by The niosietfeci
/ ual aud a.reeabIe mrnns, alIt The success
of one dcposilor generally induces several
NOR. 10 come forward with their siNpenny
earnings. Since The bank was opened, ll'
July. $50, ,963, 10 have been deposited by
. 2l3 deposilois. -,
The evenings Of deposi; are Mondays
Thursdays aud Saturdays. but IL The bust
ness continues TO Increase IL /, has lately
| i, will be uecessary 10 keep open all the
,im. day n, well as evening, as many ol
,hs I.pos;,ors are women aud children a'''
small BOYS, and we noticed while ptesei''
SATURDAY evening that many Of them came
| from Tar up town,
O,e lady aud her three girls came mp 10
d.nos,; Si29 for the use OF the children.
Nv husband,n said she, "slarled loI
California today and lett this sum Tor
spendn. money. want TO put IL whe'e
nv children can have the advantage oi u
if / should be taken away from them before
he returns."
Two bright manly boys came from dis
ian, street To make an addition to he lille
sum already in bank A. they retired, we
heard one of Them say, "Now, sls," and a
sweet, modest liile girl OF nine or Ten came
forward. and said, please, sir, VIII yon
lake this and give me bank book T. nhd
IN, held oui her hand with % cents. Ger
lanly, INV dear, il il was nol quarter aS
much. What i, yuur name! All you aie
sisler TO those boys"
.Y.s sir, she Is our .isier, aud she heain
Us talk about The Savii.s Bank, aIid she
.aid, Why cant save my money loo, a"d
su ,he game down with u,."
These cases of The force of example are
exhibited very day. -,
~. noticed ony three drafts made while
we were present; one drew my uo'"'s'
n WAS th-. savings al several mvliihs.
"Nill you please 10 give ii 10 me /" so'''
sirp :.
"Ceriainly, bu, why do you draw II
uut ~
IL am oul of work now, aud am go'',9
home To INV mother; aud thought ! Wou"'
take il to her all in gold II is no' ol'eh shr
sees 50 much money IN the county. h",
besides, want to show the boys, and tell
Them how and where kept il. Tor they take
The papers NJ there. auL have read abou'
IN. Sixpenny Savings Bank."
Ala iiule social supper, given by MI
Miles, n, The Cooper House, opposite The
bank. on Friday evening, 10 HE OLD ain
new ,ru.,ees, several Interesting Incidents
wee related.
Mr.. Miles said ,ha, Ee believed he owed
hi. .u,re.s in business To The Influence ola
S,yiu.s Bank upon his mind when a boy.
M. r.c,iy.d li,le sums ul money Tor caiiy-
ing ou, bundles Of leather, which ne uepos'
iied until il reached The sum oi SIX dolias'
and that sum he has sill ~ bank, accnihu'
Ia,iur interest, and as often as his mind re-
cur, 10 il, reminds him oiihe advantage OF
ea,ly savings and lrugaliiy lhro' llie: Al
derman Punly gave credit 10 MIR. Miles iot
having originated The idea Of The pleselil
institution. aud in connection with himself
and Mr.. Leggei, carried il though The hrs'
slruy.le. in which they had been assls'edp py
several gentlemen present.
Mr.. Smali related an anecdo'e OF seve'a'
d,n,,,i,o,s who came OF one Saturday evch-
ing not long ago, 10 draw out 'he'r ,honey.
Seeing SD niauy OH the same erlallu, ho''r
of whom had aiven The required len days
notice, led 10 inquiry. #,
"Sil,n said The boy in his shit sleeves, u
wan, to buy u new coat. This boy wa''''
a new pair .! boots, this one pair ol shoes
This ritI has lusi her bonne, and shawl we
nll want money, Tor we can gel no pay, To-
ni.h,-we have jus, been burnt out at Har-
per's.' -, ..,
Another time, said Mr.. L., | was very
much interested IN the story oi u little 2i'i
who came 10 draw ou, twenty-five cen'S'
tho SUN total OF her deposit.
"Why do you wish 10 draw II on' :,
Z" Because my fubrr is on, ol work, anu
he has been looking iol letter all day nom
n man who owes him some money, and now
i, is niyhl aud the letter has nol come, ana
we have noue oil US had any food 10 day,
except the baby, and father said ne did "ol
know what we should do Tomorrow, or how
we should live over Sunday, and ! told nun
abou, my quarter in The bank, and that !
would 30 and sc, il, and perhaps he would
be able to 20 TO work next week"
She was no; allowed 10 draw her quarter,
and i, is anile unnecessary to say how ma
nv other quarters slle carried home III lis
sieal.-N Y Tribune.