Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-20
cURIosITIEs OF BANKING.

/ cURIosITIEs OF BANKING.
Interesting Facts about Unknown De-
{ positors in Maine Savings Banks
T over in the las. part Of the report of the
: Savings Bank Examiner for the present
/ year, quite unnoticed, We suspect by those
who consult the document for matters Of
/ present interest, is little department DC
cupying four or five pages. which has a Gu
rious. even if it has no immediate interest,
as 1t surely cannot, to persons now living
fhi' is tubular statement giving a list of
depositOrs who have not made deposit or
Withdrawn any part of their deposit for
period of twenty years" This list also give.
the last known place of residence of such
parties it'll the date of death, where such
event is known, ard the name of the various
state banks in which such deposit now re-
mains This list is included in the report by
authority of special act passed ~ the Legis-
lature in 1884, providing for its publication
in all cases ''where it does not apply to the
deposit made by any person known to the
bank 10 be now living"
! Nine of the Maine Savings Banks are car
rying su h accounts, viz Hallowell, Gardi-
ner, Bath Auburn, Maine, Portland,
| Portland, Saco aud Biddeford, South Ber-
wick and Wiscasset. Two of the above
banks have three unknown depositors, each
one has four; one has five; one has four
teen; two have sixteen; one has twenty five,
and one has one hundred and two. Thi.
las. is the Maine Saviags Bank, Portland,
whose accounts with the unknown or de-
ceased depositors are mostly small, no one
reaching over SsS7.ls, the largest amount
to the credit of any one depositor
unknown depositors, and the Gardiner Saw
ings Institution twenty five. The largest
account of this nature in the lIalowell bank
is S8i7 %, TO the credit of the heirs of Susan
l. Boynton whose last place of residence
was in California. In the Gardiner Savings
Institution are three accounts of over one
thousand dollars each viz: Lucy f. Loring
Gardiner, 81 1927 81 Abigail Hatch Lowell
Mass. 81 ,2S3 go and Albion Ross, Bowdon-
ham, deceased. sl,s3i.l9. The largest IN
claimed account in the Por land Saving.
Bank. stands in the name of Harriet Cassitv
Hampton, N, B.. dating from March p,
Bank, 81 100 l2 stands to the credit of Mary
Roberts, Lebanon. In most instances the
amounts to the credit of each dep0sitor are
small, ranging from sl95 to Ss47.09. num-
erous accounts being below five dollars. The
earliest date appearing in the above named
lists is October 10, 1852 OF the one hun
dred and eighty-three unknown or dece ased
depositors in these Maine banks. eighty four
are names of women. In only thirteen in
stances are death. of the persons known
May l6, 1864 Matthew Stewart. Il Maine
Regiment, of Richmond, made deposit in
the Maine Savings bank, Portland, and it
now amounts to S29l.s5. And, by the way
Richmond people seem to have been quite
extensive depositors in thi. bank the names
of forty-two residents of this town appear
ing in the lists, the largest individual account
being that of James A. Chase Sss7.ls.
Four residents of Richmond were also de,
positors in other banks. In three
cases the depositors were members
of Maine regiments. In one instance it is
mentioned that the depositor. was 'colored'
his name being John c. r PARIS and his
deposit in Maine Savings bank now amounts
to 50 Is. When last known two of the de-
positors were in California. one in New
Brunswick, and the residences of six were in
other states than Maine. One Swede, Bene.
dictus Johnson, has a deposit in the Portland
Savings bank, dating from Nov. a. 1866.
and amounting to sl62 As, Several in
stances occur where money was deposited by
persons for others whose names are given;
and pathetic interest attaches to several
accounts which were evidently opened by
parents for their children, several of which
are given, and of which the fol-
lowing are examples; ABBY and
Emily NORTH Charles A, and
Harry Durham !" Charles E., and Emma
f. Moody" Many of the names given are
those not commonly met with at esent,
among them were Keeling, Christian, Par
ritt Rugg, Fone, Chabot, Classify, Kelcher,
Russworm and Philpot.
What is to be done with the almost twenty
thousand dollars in the Maine banks whose
/ depositors are unknown; rhsse accounts