Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-01
Capt, lennueI Slower Of
PejepsCot National Bank
OF Brunswick Resigns After SO
Years. Faithful Service.
Quaker Marriage for First Time in
Years In Brunswick.

Brunswick, Me-, Sept. oJ.-(SpeciaD.-
After serving as cashier of the Pejep-
scot National Bank tor a period of 3S
years Capt. Lemuel H. Stover today
rendered his resignation and tomorrow
will sever his connection with the i'll
stitutlon, Which he has served faith
fully and well. Capt Slower, who has
the distinction of being the Oldest ma
as he believes that he is now entitled
to freedom from the many cares of the
banking business. His service of near
~ 40 years is greatly appreciated by
the directors and it was with great re-
gret that they accepted his resignation
at their meeting this afternoon.
At the time Capt. Slower became
cashier the bank had just suffered a
loss of $4,000 and many predicted it's
failure. Capt. Slower during his Ser
vice as cashier has handled the affairs
of the bank in an able manner and
within a week has had the pleasure Of
having the directors announce that
next spring that the bank with the
Topshan and Brunswick 25-Cent Saw
ings Bank, which occupies the same
rooms, would move to new and en-
largeG quarters in the Perry block,
Which has been purchased by the Saw
ing Bank.
Charles /, Giveen has been elected
as cashier of the Peiepscot National
Bank and Herman l.. Slower, the
younger son of Capt. Slower, has been
elected treasurer of the Topsham and
Brunswick 25-Cent Savings Bank to
succeed the retiring official Both of
these young men have been connected
with the banks for years and have the
confidence of the directors and trustees
of the institutions
1.-The parties above named were
joined in marriage at Brunswick this
18th day Of September. A. d. 1909. after
the order of Friends. Charles w. Web
her, clerk of Durham Monthly Meet
ing Of Friends" Thus reads the return
on the bottom of a marriage certificate
received at the Office of the town clerk
this neon. The contracting parties
were Miss Marion A. Goddard and Will
liam A. Bailey, both of this town. They
are both members of the Friends
church at Durham and for the first
time in nearly a quarter of a century
the Quaker form of marriage was used
in Brunswick
Joseph Forth received a badly JAM
med and lacerated right wrist while
working in the Maine Central yard this
noon. While shifting cars Forth
caught his arm between a draw bar
and q pin. Fortunately no bones were.
broken but the flesh was badly cut Is
stitches being necessary.
Louis Normand. who for nearly a
quarter of a century was a member of
the Brunswick police force, died very
suddenly of heart disease at 10 o'clock
tonight. aged "a. Mr.. Normand was re-
tired from active service about two
years ago ard since that time had
been one of tie members of local
fruit concern. He returned Thursday
evening from his business, apparently
in his usual good health, and ate a
hearty supper \ widow, two Isons,
Louis of Waterville and Henry of
Brunswick, and Il daughter, Mrs.
Henry Provos- of Brunswick, survive.
Mr.. Norlrand for many years guard
I'd that section of the town in which
the Maine Central depot is located and
was well known to the travelling pu.-
lie. He Was also we'll known to the
members of the many classes which
graduated from Bowdoin College dur
ing his many years of active service.
and who are now scattered throughout
the " Orld