The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-10

The First, Third and Traders Ma.
tional banks and the Dime Savings
and Discount banks held their annual
meetings yesterday, and the County
Savings bank and Scranton Savings
bank also held meeting recently. The
reports read at all of these meetings
showed very gratifying condition of
these institutions. All enjoyed a pros
porous year.
Tho First National bank reelected
this board of directors: George L.
Dickson. George b. Smith, w. II.
Storrs, w. +. Hallstead, w. w. Scran-
ton, John Jermyn. r. F.. Torrcy. ]. A..
Linen. They will meet Saturday morn
ing, Jan. 13, for reorganization. and
elect officers. The old officers, James
A. Linen, president: George L. Dick
son vice president. and Isaac Post.
cashier, will probably be reelected.
The Third National bank stockhold-
ers, at their meeting yesterday re-
elected these directors: William Con-
nell, Alfred Hand. Thomas II. Wat
ktns. Henry Relin, jr., George II. Cat
lin, !. Ben Dmmicl., James Archibald,
Luther Keller and J. l.. Connell The
officers are. William Connell. presi-
dent. Henry Pelin, jr.. vice president,
William Fl. Peck, cashier. Out of 4
possible 1000 shares 1.S2S were voted.
A meeting will be held by them next
Monday to reorganize and elect otfi-
GERS. During the year $4,000 has been
added to this banks surplus.
THE TRADERS BANK.
At the Traders National hank, the
board of directors. was also reelected.
1t consists of j. r. Porter, Charles F.
Matthews, Hon. w. w. Watson. Joseph
]. Jermyn. I. A. Finch, NJ. S. Kem-
merer, l.. w. Morss. Charles Schlager,
G. L. Chittenden. j. II. Steel, L. J.
Robinson, F.. s. Jones.
j. II. Porter was again elected presi-
dent; Hon. w. w. Watson. vice presi-
dent, and F. l.. Phillips, cashier.
The ID. 10 bank stockholders met
yesterday ate .noop, and after an ad-
dress made by the president, Charles
Du Pont Breck. in which the general
prosperity and most advantageous year
of the institution was briefly reviewed
elected as the board of directors
Charles DUPONT Brock. Reese G
Brooks, A. l.. Francois. e. J. Lynett
George B. Jernyn. Solomon Goldsmith
Hon. w. J. Lewis, NJ. Fl. Dale. c. H.
Schadt, David Spruks, j. w. Carney
c. s. Seamans. James Fitch. Thesa
gentlemen then held short session
and organized by rejecting Charles
DuPCnt Ereck, president; Reese G.
Brooks, vice president. and Il. J.
Lynett, secretary.
The Scranton Savings bank stock.
holders, Monday afternoon met. and
like all the other banks reelected the
board of directors, who will meet
Saturday morning to reorganize. The
directors elected were: S. r. Price
George H. Catlin, James Archibald
Frank NJ. Spencer, a. B. Blair, James
w. Oakford, William p. Kiesel, w. d
Kennedy and F. L. Peck.
PROSPEROUS YEAR.
This bank has had very pros.erou.
year. the cashier submitting a report
which showed that the depositors ha(
received over $40, 500 in interest, during
the year, and also that the usual ter
per cent. dividend to stockholders hat
been paid and $4,000 added to the
surplus account.
The County Savings Bank and Trus
company stockholders met Jan I, an
reelected as the board of directors
Hon. L. A. Watres, William +. Hall
stead. Orlando s. Johnson, Edwart
P. Kingsbury, August Robinson. Ever
EFT Warren, John P. Kelly. The otft