Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09

', The new granite company is doing
work for parties in kentucky, Iowa,
Texas and Illinois. In addition to
the names already mentioned the
company have employed Samuel Lew
is, James Reed. Charles Boivin, and
Louis Reneaulp to work in their sheds.
General Jocelyn. who was frequent.
ly in Barton last year during the iil-
ness of his sister, and subsequently,
in closing up her estate, has been liv-
ing at the Hotel Astor in New York
since November Mrs. Jocelyn and
daughters sailed recently for Alex
andria to spend the month of -Febru-
ary and March in Egynt.
The Roy, Asselin Company are en-
ploying the following men in their
stone sheds: j. S. Lyons, j. Sim
mis-, P. Malone, e rthur Paradis, A.
r. Bird, John Castouguay, Alex Day,
Alfred Boucher, Jr. Gordius Bedard, Fe-
lix Grenier, Pat Brogall, Joe BegoId,
Geo. Lamoureux, Honore Boucher,
Alfred Chabot, and C. LaFluer.
Other help will be added later. The
company have ordered seventeen car
loads of granite from Barre, and are
using lot of Barton granite. The
machinery all seen to be firstclass
and starts up nicely and everything
looks promising.
The following report is taken from
a Los Angeles (Cal.) paper, and
shows the standing of the American
Savings bank of that city of which
! L. J. Hartman, for merly cashier or
the National bank here, is a cashier.
Every handsome folders have been
sent out by the American Savings
! bank, a branch of which is located at
| First and Cummings streets, and we
give below few of the statements
| contained in the folder The security
of depositors is the proper proportion
of the capital stock to the amount of
deposits, and not to the size of the
bank. Our capital stock is S240, OOO.
Our deposits-Sl, 800, 600. Or in other
words, proportion of one to eight
/ The average of three other large Los
Angeles banks is l to 18 and some in
stitutions have deposits of Is to Is
times their capital stock.
The call of the state bank examin
ers on November 16, 1869, published
in the Los Angeles newspapers showed
theAmerica1 Savings3ank held 233 per
cent of its total deposits in cash.
The average cash held by the other
five largest savings banks in Los An
geles was 163 per cent. Owing to the
fact that we carry these heavy cash
reserves we can accommodate our
customers when others cannot. We
were one of very few banks who die
not borrow money in 1907.
We have Jour capital and your de.
posits lnveste1 in first mortgages and
realized on if needed, and not in build
ings and expensive fixtures. We
have 5000 depositors. We have in
creased about SO per cent in deposits
since January the first. 1909. We in
vite comparison of our statement with
that of any of the other savings bank!
in reference to capital stock, conserva
tism, and cash on hand. Our loca
business men have found the bank
people very pleasant and agreeable tt
deal with. Mr.. Hartman, the ioca
cashier, Is conscientious gentleman
and very prompt with his transac
tions. We naturally rejoice in tn,
prosperity and security of the Ameri
| can Savings bank" Mr.. Hartman,
: many friends here will be pleased t,
know of his success.
St. PauPs Church Notes.
Mass next Sunday at 10 80 also a
East Albany at 10 80.
! In Father Leblanc's report of tn
work for the year are the followin,
facts: marriages attended, eleven
haptisms 81, funerals 13. Receipt
5 S217O, congregation for the year
: 12O7U. Mass was held Ash Wednes
r day (today) at 9:30 o'clock and thi
] evening at Z 80 with distribution O
Y the ashes and sermon.
Al BANT.
: Mamie Hayden is i'll.
: Burt Martin was in Barton recently
@ Enoch Shanty was in Island Pom
/ recently.
: Charles Abbott of West Derby
visiting his mother.