Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-01-13
BANK ELECTIONS.
Changes in Union Trust Co. and
Burrill National Bank.

Changes in Union Trust Co. and
Burrill National Bank.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Union Trust Co. yesterday,
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, John A. Peters; vice. president,
Henry w. Cushman; treasurer, Leon
ard M. Moore; assistant treas
urer, Henry H. higgins; executive
board, J. A. Peters, H. w. Cushman, !,
L. A. Emery, A. w. King, M. Gallert, j..
o. Whitney. M. Y. McGown was con-
tinued as bookkeeper; A. A. Joy, discount
clerk; Mary E. Holmes, stenographer;
Hazel B. Holmes, assistant stenographer.
Mr.. Moore, who succeeds Mr.. Cushman
as treasurer, is native OF Prospect Har
Dor, son Of the late Capt. 8. q. Moore; he
came to the bank in 1891, starting at the
foot Of the ladder as clerk, later becoming
bookkeeper, then teller, then assistant
treasurer, and now becomes treasurer in
place Of Mr.. Cushman, who resigns to be-
come president of the Merrill Trust Co.,
Of Bangor. Mr.. Moore's election is
everywhere regarded as . well-deserved
promotion and the natural result Of hard
and faithful work, unfagging interest and
unswerving loyalty.
Mr.. Higgins has been with the bank for
about ten years, and his election, too,
is in the line Of promotion. For several
months past Mr.. Higgins has been in
Lubec setting in motion the wheels of the
machinery Of the new trust company of
that town, holding the position Of as
sistant-treasurer. He expects to return to
Ellsworth about Feb. 1.
The Union Trust TO. was organized in
1907, taking over the business of the First
national bank of Ellsworth, which was
organized in Dec, 1857, with the late
Chief-Justice Wiswell as president. On
his death Arno w. King, now an associate
justice Of the supreme court, was elected
to the presidency, and remained in office
until the bank was changed over into
trust company.
The Union Trust Co. is one of the most
flourishing banking institutions in Maine,
and has among its directors some of the
keenest financial minds in the banking
business.
The stockholders of the Burrill national
bank held their annual meeting yester-
day, and elected the following board Of di-
rectors: Charles c. Burrill, 8. ]. Morrison,
F. Carroll Burrill, o. w. Foss, Lewis Hodg-
kins, c. r. Burrill, F. o. Silsby, j. II.
Patten. Charles c. Burrill was elected
president, F. c. Bnrrill president,
and Edward F. Small cashier.
Mr.. Small succeeds James E. Parsons,
who resigns on account Of i'll health, after
a faithful term of service of twenty-one
years as cashier of the bank, following
seven years OF service as cashier
of the banking business Oh c.
c. Burrill. Mr. Parsons was in
Mr.. Burrill's employ for nine years
previous, making continuous associa-
tion of thirty-seven years with Mr.. Bur-
rill. On his return to Ellsworth he will
be connected with the bank in an unof-
ficiai way in an advisory capacity.
Mr.. Small has been with the bank for
nearly ten years, and has by faithful ser
vice, worked his way up from office boy to
the responsible position he now holds.
The Burrill bank is comfortably settled
in its handsome new quarters on Main
street, and since it's removal has made
handsome gains in its business.