Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06
VERMONT NATIONAL BANKS
Abstract of Their Condition When Last
Inspected Patents to Vermonters-
Customs Decision of Church
S,atnarv

Washington, oct. 30.-The abstract of
the condition of the National banks of
Vermont at the date of last inspection by
the examiners is made public in the of
flee of the comptroller, showing the fol
lowing: The average reserve held was 1909
per cent. as against 17.19 per cent. at the
previous inspection of July IL. Loans and
| discounts had increased from Sl2. S4S, 3lS to
| Sl3, 500, 300. gold coin had increased from
$i29.4ii to xi, Oh; and the total specie from
1888. 657 to $7l9, 729; individual deposits from
| Sl2,01l $50 to 81, 40, go and lawful money
| reserve from 1896 $50 to $3.50, 367. This show
ing is regarded at the treasury depart
ment as an unusually good one.
A patent has been granted to Charles
w. Drown Of Brattlcboro. VT, for n bride
bit. Perley l.. Kimball has assigned to
the Vermont Farm Machine company of
Bellows Falls. VT, his rights in a patent
for a centrifugal separator. Charles II.
Grant and A. L. Grant of South Ryegate,
VT, have been granted a patent for n
trace hook, and William NJ. Holden Of
Barre, VT, has been granted a patent for
a pneumatic tool.
William Clowse has purchased OF o. NJ.
Stevens at Hardwick, VT, the ~lattcr's
rights to d patent on IL shade roller
brackct.
The civil service commission here an
nounccs that IN examination will be held
at Malone. N. Y, on November 10 to es-
tablish an eligible list from which post
Office clerks and letter carriers may be
chosen tor service at Malone, where free
delivery is to be established on Deem
Der /. Applications must be filed at the
Maline postoiltce before the close of bust
ness on November 10 next. There will be
four carriers and two substitutes at Ma
lone. The town will have 81 letter boxes
and six package boxes.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury o. l..
EnAIltAa boa Ds,tttAN "a tt . ta tn .-1
lector Of customs at Burlington, VT, IL
rccting him as to the amount of duties
tollcCtable on church statuary so-callcd,
consisting of statuettes made VariouslY OF
plaster of Paris and of earthly substances
These articles were manufactured by 7.
Carll of Montreal and brought into Bur
lngton last July. The collector assessed
them as duitable at from 30 per cent To
10 per cent and the duties were liquidated
accordingly. The auditor for the treasury
department, however, differed with the
collector as 20 the amount of the duty, as
there are two decisions of the board of
appraisers as to the amount of duty col
lcctable in such cases. The auditor held
that ii should be 50 per cent or 81 per cent
ad valorcm. according as to whether the
statuarN is decorated or undeCorated and
the acting secretary upholds the auditor
in his contention. The collector has aC-
cordingly been directed to roliquldate the
entries and collect the higher rate.
The political reports brought to this
city Indicate that one native Normontcr
is having d hard row to got back to CON
gross this year, 1t is Representative John
T.. Corliss of Detroit, Mich. who is a
member of the interstate ana foreign com
merce committee. He Is n native of Rich
ford, Vt. The probabilities are that he
will pull through but not without d tor
rife fight.
Allen II. Robinson of St. Johnsbury, Vt,