Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-31
Organization Of The State
Trust Co. Completed.
Hon. John F. Hill President
Of the Institution.
"a'sF Street Banking Rooms will Open 10
Public About August |.

"A meeting of the State Trust Co. the
organization Of which was authorized
ny the last Legislature. was held in this
city Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock and
'e Hiai organization completed and
oiieeIS were elected. The new banking
toiifahy Will occupy spacious quar-
oh water street and the bank will
PROBABLY open for business about Aug.
ihe rooms are being entirely newly
furnished and a screw door safe will
" Installed. This safe will be absolute
| ~ burglar and fire proof and will be
'ii' Only on" of the kind in this section
| of the State.
| me state Trust Co. is capitalized
at Soo'ooO. all of which is paid in and
the company will conduct a general
banking business. and every convent
ehce VIII be offered that is consist nt
Win safe and up-tO-date banki ing
hethodS. The officers elected at the
| meeting of the corporation Monday af-
ternoon were as follows:
Presidcnt-John f. Hill.
Vice president--ThOmas J. Lynch.
Treasurer-George c. Libby.
Irustces-Greenleaf II. Stevens Geo.
w. Nlckery. John f. Liggett. Arthur A.
Haincl. Fred G. Kinsman. Arthur w.
whitney, s. w. Philbrick, Fred S.
Thorne, Treby Johnson Thomas J.
Lynch, William Penn Whitehouse, AL
fert Nj. Spear Percy Vickery Hill, Will
nam L. Haines. Nathan Weston,
Frederick II. Parkhurst. Reuel J.
Noyes, Guy o. Nickcry, William G.
BoGthby, John +. Hill and Frank w.
Kinslnan.
Clerk-George C. Libby.
All of these gentlemen who will oc-
cupy official positions and who COM
prise the board of directors are promi-
nent business and professional men,
and under their jealous guidance it APP
pears that the new venture can not
be other than successful. Greenleaf Il.
Stevens is the present judge of the
probate court, former sheriff and State
senator. William Penn Whitehouse is
at present associate justice of the Su-
prelne judicial court of Maine, an able
Jurist and is now Interested in othaT
banking institutions. George ". Wick
cry IS connected with the Vickery &
Hill Publishing Co. He is an active
business man and a director in the Au-
gusta Loan & Building Association
Albert NJ. Speap associate justice Of the
supreme judicial court. isaa resident of
Gardiner, and is largely interested i'm
many business enterprises. John L.,
Ligsett is the youngest member of the
board of trustees. He is extensively in
terested in Western ranches and i'm
several other business enterprises Per-
cg Y. Hill is a director of the A., W. &
G.. Ry. and has business interest in
the Nickery & Hill Publishing House |
The other directors are equally prom |
inent. William Il. Haines of Watcrville |
is a successful lawyer, at present q |
member of the House of Representa- |
tives and interested In various business
and industrial enterprises. Rev. A. A. |
Hamel is the pastor of st. Augustines |
church in this city. He is q keen bus |
mess man and an able representative |
of his people. Nathan Weston is |
member of the firm of Russell < WeS- |
ton. one of the largest dry goods houses |
in this county and q thoroughly pro- |
gresSiVe and successful business man. |
DR.. +. G.. Einsman Is at present a |
member of the Legislature, connected |
with other banking institutions, a di-
rector of the A., w. < G. Ry. and con-
nccted with the Capital Drug Co. Fred |
II. Parkhurst of Bangor Is at the head |
of q prosperous trunk manufacturing |
Industry, q member Of the House Of |
Representatives. and has Just received |
the nomination of his party i'm Penob