Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
State News Items.

Rev. Henry +. RuSCedU, one or the
Oldest Congregational ministers in
the state, died at Quechee last Thurs
day, aged eighty three years. He was
a native of London, England, and has
been pastor at Quechee for the past
twenty one years.
Bishop Charles II. Fowler of Min
neapolis will preside at the next an
nual session Of the Vermont confer
ence at Barre, to be held next April.
At this session clerical and lay dele
gates will be elected to the general
conference that meets at Cleveland,
O., next May. g.
Mr.. Maggie, an old gentleman from
Swanton, was walking to SWanton on
Monday of last week on the Central
Vermont track, when he was run
down by a wild engine and instantly
killed. His remains were brought to
Swanton and after being placed in
casket by Undertakers Smith and
Tilley, were taken to his home. He
leaves family.
The appeals of the Rutland railroad
from the Judgment of the chancery
court of Franklin county in favor of
the Central Vermont railroad were
dismissed in the United States su-
preme court last Monday for want of
1ur1S01CUtOn. Inc Controversy O6-
tween them was as to the payment of
state taxes upon a certain part of the
property of the Rutland Company in
cluded within it's lease to the Central
Vermont Company.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Association of Road and Trotting
Horse Breeders was held on Wednes-
day of last week. The following were
elected members of the executive
committee for three years: DR.. w.
Seward Webb of Shelburne, w. S.
Bailey of East Hardwick, WV. Grout
of St. Johnsbury, E. r. Hayes OF
Brandon, G. T. Chaffee of Rutland,
and E. S. Adsit of Burlington. The
executive committee will meet at
Brandon. December 10, for the cleo
ton of officers.
The annual report of the state in
spector of finance just issued, for the
wear ending June 80, shows a material
growth and prosperity in the condi-
ton of the savings banks and trust
companies of the state. There are at
present forty three savings institu-
tions in Vermont, including twenty
two savings banks, eighteen trust
banks and trust companies, two CO.
operative savings and loan associa-
tions. and one investment and guar
antee company. The Home Savings
Bauk of Burlington has been organic
ed for business during the year. The
number of depositors in all savings
banks and trust companies in the
state June 80, was 81, 486, an increase
af 5 ,247 during the year. Of these,
SO, 500 are residents of Vermont and
had to their credit $25, 617 1888.
This is an increase of 81, 1888, 9O3. SO.
The resident depositors number
ed 1884, and had deposits of 81, 1885,
844 go, an increase of $447 ,505.5S. The
total deposits increased 50, 436. 4OS. 81.
The average amount of deposits to
each depositor is $311.88, an increase
of So SO; the average amount to the
credit of resident depositors is 1896 IA,
and to non rsidents $435.72; there are
2,O31 of the 81 800 class of depositors,
who had to their credit 81, 148. 5O2. 40,
or an average of 50, 042.5 So The
amount of state taxes paid bv the
savings banks and trust companies
during the year is $191, 1886. So. The
! dividends paid depositors in savings
banks as interest was 1878, 813.57, an
increase of $40, 720.89 over 1894. II
banks have paid four per cent, seven
four and one-half, one five and one
half, one three and three fourths.
Sixteen of the trust companies paid
to $50, 800, an average of a little less
than six per cent on the capital stock
of 1881 ,48O. Eleven paid six per cent,
two eight per cent, two ten per cent,
and one five per cent. The amount
invested in Western mortgages is
SIC, 559,239.24.