The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-07
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ltnl 3 MAfFarlaHw. ttrasuret 81
the Ma Als NaiGrs hank lW iho
last fUnf sears tas resigned hlH
resignation Being accepted AZ a nttsH
iuE al ths BANK ftHeln BEAD Yes.
teidsg morning AZ the SAME meet
40 Jnln = MUgphy 81 Mrei hui-
land. Whn has bouu assistant ifeas
ar0l III tht haHk fNf the As f0ut
wears Was elected trugsnrr hr
MarfarAnef rAiEuut.oH viii tab,
effect November 10. "a Whhh time
Mr. Mulpht Wll Assume the duties
~ tile nifiee
Mr.. MaefArlane IS "a leave Rntr
land within a feW weeks 90 form a
connection with the Raiter Farm
Mortgage company Of liultun, Kan
iie assumes the duties 1T TREASURER
of this company aud is 10 be aaso-
ciated with the firm a. stockhotd-
er This company was established IN
1873 and has a loug record Of sue
cesstu bubinefs II confines its
operations 10 northeastern Kansas,
which contains the mest productive
and fertile farms la the state The
Rafter company has a number OF
clients among the Vermont savings
banks and holds the exclusive agene
cy of number Of counties iu Kan
saa for the National life Insurance
company OF Vermont
Mr. MaeFarane rapid rise has
been due entirely 10 hiA ability and
energy lie was five years old when
his father died. leaving a wife and
five children, Mr. Maefarlanc being
next 70 the youngst AZ that time
he came to Ruland 10 live With his
uncle and aunt, Mr., and MIS-. A X
MaiTs OF NickWackeft 81. lie wac
educated IN tho Rutland schools.
graduating from the high school IN
1909 az president Of his class At
the last annual prize speaking con.
test held IN the high school he was
awarded fiist prize. aud ia his fresh
man year in the University OF Yer
mont, which he entered later. be
won the first prize IN oratory giyen
by Darwin p Kingsley OF the New
York Life Insurance company. Dur
ing his sophomore year az the unl-
yersity he was president of his
class and Is A member OF the DeHa
Psi fraternity OF that institution
Mr. MacFarlane has always work
ed his way During the summer va
cations. while attending school he
worked a. 0 street car conductor, IN |
summer hotels and for one season
he was employed in "a mill at CaYen |
dish When small boy he delly |
cred papers for the Rutland Herald |
In June, 1907, Mr. MacFarlane
was married to Olive NJ. Strobell |
daughter Gf Dr aud Mrs. G. W. |
Strbell Of this city
He entered the employ OF the |
Marble Savings bank as clerk " |
1908 was appointed assistant treas
urer IN January. 1909. and IN Feb
ruary of the same. year assumed th, |
duties OF treasurer Of the institution |
John ] Murphy was born IN West |
Rutland aud Is 90 years Of age, be |
ing probably now the youngest banh |
treasurer in the tate. Mr. Mur |
ply received his education In the |
Rutland high school and the Uniyer |
slty of Vermont While In college |
he gave promise Of executive ability |
having served as major of the mill |
tary battalion, president OF the de |
batting society AND manager of the |
team which introduced tel
the college world the now famou
Boston American Players. Ray Col
Inns aud Larry Gardner. lie wa
a.so a mamb er Of The Boulder, |
the senior honor society uf The unf
yefslty.
Mr. Murpbys first banking exper
once was acquired with the Chtten-
den County Trust company, OF Bur
lngton. whose employ he entered
whelf the institution was only -four
old After two years SER
vice here which witnessed the al
most phenomenal growth OF the
trust company, he was called to the
Marble Savings bank In Rutland as
assistant TO Mr. MacFarlane, who
had been his classmate at the uni
verslty The growth Of the Marbl,
savings bank since that time Is a
matter Of recent savings bank his
,oly. the institution having passed
rom ninth largest TO fifth largest
among the 2 savings banks In the
state, and having increased It's as
seta by almost so per cent up
wards OF three-quartets Of million
IF dollars, and the number Of its de.
Dositors by nearly 1900.
The election Of Mr. Murphy IL a
promise Of continued growth and
prosperity for the Marble Savings
Bank Rutland Herald.