The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-07-13

/ executive officers is generally recognized and
the assets of the bank are handled in the most
conservative yet legally profitable manner.
A general banking business, as well as saw
ings, is transacted, and the facilities enjoyed
for covering every branch of the business
are perfect. The Orleans Trust Company
operates upon Il capital of $4,000. At the
close OF business on June 30, 1894 the total
amount OF deposits, representing 1,1SS de-
positors, was S277 $4,000. which is an in
! crease of over 100000 and ia depositors
since Jan. |. 1894. And this was true, as the
directors intimate in a circular to the stock
holders, lat time when something different
might reasonably have been expected" The
rules and regulations of thin model institution
are of the most just and equitable character.
enabling the depositor to feel perfect security
and to realize that his savings will meet with
a safe and judicious investment. The eXecu-
tive officers of the Orleans Trust Co., are
Messrs. G. A. Prouty, president: Benz. Hin
man. vice president and PJ. Farrell, treas
urer. The directors including the president
and vice president. are Mes.rs. j. A. Prouty.
seymour Lane and o. c. Miller. The people
will ut once recognize in this list the cream
of Newport's capitalists and business men
men whose words are as valuable as National
Bank notes. President G. A. Prouty is well
known throughout the larger portion of New
England as one of Vermont's most brilliant
lawyers. He was born in Newport in 1853,
and has always lived here. He graduated
from Dartmouth College in the class of 1875
and afterwards studied one year at the Ale
gheny Observatory, of Allegheny City, Pa,
with a view to becoming an astronomer.
Failing health compelling him to return home
he subsequently entered the law office of !
TheOphlus Grout and was admitted to the |
bar in February 1873, when he became a
partner with Mr.. GretrS4Thly relation was
Prouty discontinued the practise Of law a,sn until
July D.. 1882, which date really marks the
beginning of his remarkably successful career |
as an attorney. About six years ago he ac-
cepted the position of attorney for the Rut-
land and the Central Vermont Railroads and |
his exceptional work in that capacity is well
known. Locally Mr.. Prouty has long been |
one of Viewpoints foremost citizens, having |
held about all the offices within the gift of |
his fellow townsmen and villagers and was Il |
in the Legislature of 1888. At /
present he is reporter of decisions for the /
supreme court of Vermont. Aside from his
banking interests Mr.. Prouty is the owner of
excellent electric light plant, which |
is described elsewhere in this issue, and a |
director in the NOR Granite Co., one of YER
mont's most flourishing wholesale granite
firms. Vice President Human is a native of
Derby and has always lived in this vicinity,
his ancestors being old settlers of Derby. He
was deputy collector of customs at Newport
four years under President Harrison, and is a
gentleman of considerable prominence in
ocal affairs. He is one of the executors OF
he Horace Stewart estate, who was one of
he weathie>t men of this vicinity. Treas
irer =. j. Farrell, to whom belongs
vcry large share of credit for
he prosperity of the Orleans Trust Co., was
,orn in Canada in 1861 but has been a contin-
lous resident of Vermont since the early age
If two wears. He was admitted to the bar in