The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-08
"BANK OF LAURENS."
ORGANIZED AND WILL BE READY
FOR BUSINESS EARLY In NO
MEMBER.
A Fine Board OF observation-disclosures
EIected-A List OF the Stock
hOlders-Details OF the
Organization.

"The Bank of Laurens" was organ
lied last Wednesday, at a largely at
tended meeting of stockholders in DR..
IL. NJ. Gaines Office in this city.
No assembly of business men was
ever held in Laurens more significant
than this of the business prosperity of
Laurens county and city. 1t included
numbers of gentlemen who have ao-
cumulated money by hard work and in
telligent management on the farm, in
merchandise and other pursuits. No
one who saw this assemblage would
lose faith in farming in Laurens nor in
the thrift and enterprise of our people.
Col. B. w. Ball presided at the meet
ing. The following board of directors
were elected:
j. r. Minter, Farmer and ca~pitalist),
Laurens; w. =. Nash, (farmerl. Clin-
ton; j. III. Sullivan, (merchant), Lau-
rens; j.. F.. Sloan, (farmer,) Young's
Township: l.. III. Wilson, (farmer),
Gross Anchor; r, Il. Dunlap, (farmerj,
Mountville: Frank Hammond, banker
and capitalist,) Greenville; W. Hugh
Workman, (farmer). Hunters Town
ship; j.. M. Philpot, merchant, Lau-
rens: b. NJ. Caine, (capitalistl, Laurens;
o. b. Simmons, %(merchant), Laurens;
and j. j. Pluss, (merchant,) Laurens.
More than twenty per cent. of the
capital has beer paid in.
The capital stock, fifty thousand dol
lars, has all been subscribed.
immediately after the organization
Of the bank q meeting of the board of
directors. was held and the following
officers yer unanimously elected:
president, DR.. f.. NJ. Caine: vice presi-
dent, O. B. Simmons and cashier j.. j..
Pluss.
The German American Trust and
Savings Bank was made the CORES
pondent Bank in Charleston and the
Hanover National Bank the cores
pondent in Flew York City.
1t will be noticed that in the direc-
tory every section of Laurens county is
represented.
PRESIDENT.
Dr. e. NJ. Caine is acknowledged to be
II ofthe most'successful business men
in Laurens. He is q large land-holder,
planter, has been q commercial travel
Ter and broker, and was for u long time
engaged in mercantile pursuits at
Mountville. He has been uniformly
prosperous in his ventures. His success
pin organizing this institution is the
highest possible testimonial to the es-
TEEN and confidence in which he is
held.
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. OBJ. Simmons is one of tho larg-
est dry goods merchants in this part Of
the State and is interested in stores
here and at Greenwood. He is q popu-
lar and we'll informed business man.
II CASHIER.
No man in Laurens is more widely
or more %favorably known than
Mr.. j. .. Pluss.- Coming from Swift
has built for himself not only a fine
business reputation but is also wellt
known for public spirit and sagacityl
His name would add weight and conf
dence to any enterprise.
OPENING II BANK.
The bank has bought the store for
merly owned by DR.. Cainc next door
NORTH of Philpot " Fowler on the east
side or the square.
The remaining eighty per cent of the
stock is to be paid on the first of No
vember and Immediately then the bank
will begin business. The vault is to be
constructed at once and Office furniture,
desks, etc, will be placed as soon as
possible.
THE STOCKHOLDERS.
The following are among the stock
holders:
e NJ Caine, j. j. Pluss, Frank Ham
mond, John A. Herndon, j. II. Minter,
j M Philpot, o B Simmons, J II Sulii-
van, S NJ 81 E III Wilkes, II B Crews,
j w Fowler, G. w Shell, A H Martin, j
A Copeland, G S McCravy, II L Irby,
CT Written, j III Wharton, J G An
derson, b a Sullivan, A Sullivan, G
NJ Mills, w p Brown, B w Ball, l. w
Simkins, FL Y Simpson. j @ Owings, j
S Bennett, J d Mock, r L Henry, S d
Childress, G w Moore, w p Chiidress,
J Fl Garrison, Calvin Harper, NJ T
Simpson, II Nj WATSON, @ B Bobo, j S
Craig, A N Poole, AP Brown, w a
GARRETT ] T. Patterson, j l. Boyd, B r
Austin, M B Crisp, G J. Fuller, Foun-
tain B Martin, w Fl Workman, Nj G
Poole, I'd Lipscombe, James G Hit, G.
r Wallace, Mary f. Shell. Sue + Gray,
Jas Wham, l. S Bolt, l. II Roper, G W
Babb, TIE Babb, Joseph Pearce, Hen
rietta Wilcutt, j b Written, r Il
Wright, w A Owens, j III Richardson,
John a Madden, j @ Mcdaniel, b f
@ Pitts, j G Sullivan, VIM d Sulli-
van, l. A McCord, j r Willis, II e
Ewart, S Craig, a Bequest, w "A
McClintock, VIM M Bird 81 Co.. Y l.
Poole, Samuel Simpson, w e Nash, l.
w Ramage, Joseph Jerry, w r jerry,
d. Smith, f NJ Settler, j II Bolt, j
a Jones. V A Jones, G D Young, j j
Young, EF Taylor, a G Workman, j
a Davenport, T j Davenport, j fl Hun
ter, II B Bell, II b Craig, Ed Bolt, D
NJ Garrett, f. II Owings, w J Hunter,
James l. Orr, j NJ McGee, III Schew-
ing, ID II Counts, l. III Wilson, w II
Smith, Minor w Smith, w, b Parsons,
J A Westmoreland, r j Hughes, Abra-
ham N Cook, Mrs. f. l. Cook. Dora
Cook, j l. Sloan, B f Leonard, j A
Riddle, III K Aiken, J S Hunter, G II
Duckctt, q NJ Sullivan, George w
Egan, Caroline Savings Bank Of Char
lesion, CO Witte, G. Walter McIver,
T. w 81 George a Wagenor, Geo L Stff-
fins n Sons, j II Jones, Alex King,
German American Trust and Savings
Bank Of Charleston.
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh
that contain Mercury.