Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-30

$. ,Mulliken. James W; Bradbury, Rich
ard D. Rice, Samuel Titeomb. benjamin
Thomas Lombard: Frank Davis, L. 4.
Titcomb, =. x; Robinson. George w.
James S. Manley. J. s.. Turner. and
James Bates. and the only gentlemen
who were connected with the bank in
any way at the commencement of the
second year of its existence who are. now
living are Hon. James w. Bradbury,
Rev. Daniel c. Weston and Orrin VIII
hanson.
At its second annual meeting in 1850, the
report of its treasurer showed its depos-
its to be s6.492.05. 1t declared dividend
Of three per cent. It ADDED to it's list
Hamlen, Freeman Barker, Watson F..
Hallett. John Mulliken. r. T. Bosworth,
Sylyanus Caldwell. Henry Sewall. w. J.
Pierce. freeman Barker and w. J. Kill
bourne are the only two gentlemen in
this list now living:
dent and William A: Brooks was elected
as his successor. The following gentle
men were added as incorporators: H. A.
Hedge. and Charles A. Lambard
Mr.. Woart was a distinguished lawyer,
cultivated and polished gentleman, who
tine resPset and
granuchildren are still living in our
midst. When Mr. Woart left the bank
it's total assets were $12.S7S.50.
At the annual meeting in 1852 o. c..
Whitehouse. John Dorr. : Newton Ed
wards j. w. Cofren, 8. s. Brooks. and
E. G. Doe were added to the list Of In
AT the annual meeting in 1854 no incor-
porators were added. Neither We're any
added at the annual meetings in 1855. in
A. G. Fuller. resigned his position as
| secretary and treasurer, and William Il.
| Smith was elected as his successor. Mr..
| Fuller rendered invaluable service to the
| bank in its early days, never receiving
a salary exceeding one hundred dollars
per annum. lending to the institution the
influence of his character, and 1t was
with great regret that the officers OF the
| bank acceped his resignation.
1t is well to note the condition of the
| bank when William r. Smith became its
annual meeting in 1857 showed that its
| whole number of depositors was 1044 from
the commencement of the operation of
| the bank. The number of depositors then
| was five hundred sixty-nine, who had on
deposit $79.2l0.14. At the annual meeting
George w. Stanley was elected an asso-
ciate eincorporator, and James 8. Manlev
members of the board of trustees.
In 1858. after the bank had completed
| the first decade of its existence. Artemas
| Libby and Dean Pray were elected assoc
| ciate incorporators, and ARENAS Libby
| was added to the list of trustees. From
August. 1858. until now the following
gentlemen have been ma4e incorporators,
| many of whom have died. some have re-
moved from the city anu some have with
drawn: Daniel I. Pike. w: s. Badger,
Joseph a. Holman. John Fl. Hartford, Il.
jamin G. DAVIS, II. W. Bradbury. Len
dall Titcomb. Daniel A. Cony. Joseph n.
Manley. G. g. Ballard; b r. Parrot
ridge. Arson +. morrill,, J: Frank Pierce,
HoIway: Erastus Haskell, Henry 8. Os-
good. Charles ,; Morton. Edwin Y. Dud-
Charles 8. Hichborn. l.. G. Cornish. VIII
I liam c. Ellis, Charles e. Nash. George
w. Martin. Herbert NJ, Heath, Samuel
Y. Lane. Joseph Joseph + Badger sage Eichar char, ?
j Manloy. Charles II: Mason. Thomas ]
| Lynch n. Perley Milliken. Horace T.
Bowdltch; william II: WILLIAMS. Oliver
blanchard. Frederick Cony. F.. g. Kins.
man. Charles F.. Sturtevant, A. r. Par.
rottr J. K. Gould, ]. T. BodWell. o. c. s
Davies, G. 3 s:,. Rurleagh: +; W. Plaisted
= In ISIS the bank had in resources $ss,
5S05S. and the whole number Of deposit
ors up to that date had been li2s. Tn.
seventy-five, and the number left wa.
. five hundreu fifty-four. The Who'll,
amount Of deposits since the organixa
ton OF the bank announce g ta!42
. years was SIS, $3.50. leaving on deposi
'' During the next decade various change
took place III the members Of the trus
( resignation. and their places being file
E | from the Incorporation. In May. 1851
u william A: Broois feslgned tie presi