The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
BrattleborO Trust Co. Mails
1,50O Christmas Savings
Club Checks
80 PER CENT HELD
IN BRATTLEBORO
Much Of it VIII Be Deposited in Saw
ing8 Department Encourages Habit
of Thrift-Club for Coming Year Ex-
pected to Number 1000.

over 1000 depositors in the Braitle-
boro Trust Go. 5 Christmas Savings
club received checks today covering
their club deposits of 30 weeks, with
interest. For those who kept up their
deposits through the year the checks
ranged from Sl2S4 to $64.6l, depending
upon the class in which the deposits
were made aud those who did not keep
up their deposits simply received their
money back. The aggregate was up
wards of $4,000. and that it VIII
come in handy during the Christ
mas season no one will question.
The checks in Christmas decorative
effect, were nailed about o clock last
evening IN order that all would reach
their destination todav. some of them
going to Gardner and Greenfield. Mass,
keeue. y. H.. Bellows Fails and other
places. hut not far from 80 per cent of
the deposits were due BrattIrbnro per
sons, Much of the money viii be re
deposited in the savings department. iu
fact Il number OF the checks already
have been returned for that purpose,
while a large proportion VIII he used
in ma king Christmas purchases. the
merchants getting the benefit Of prompt
payment.
Last ye;tr the club numbered about
! ! .0ou members and the deposits amount
| ed. with interest, to- about So. 900. The
Trust 60. will open its 1915 club Dec,
| %, and the expectation is that the COM
/ ING year VIII see mot far from 2.oo0
members enrolled
! Treasurer Charles y Bovden. com
mcnting on the cluh this morning, point
! ed out that while the Trust Go. gets IAN
! Indirect benefit from it through what
ultimately comes into the savings de
| partmcnt, the idea of the club is not
to make money. but To encourage the
| habit of thrift through systematic sav-
ings. and those who have been mem
hers Of the club know that that object
| is being accomplished.
Accompanying each check was the
! following tetter addressed To the De
po>itors in the Christmas Club. " an
nouncing he plans for the coming year:
- We take pleasure III enclosing check
for the amount Of your deposit IN oul
! Christmas club for This year, Yom
check can I've presented at he bank. fOl
payment, or may hc cashed by any
Istorekeeper with whom You deal
I'VE invite YOU to deposit the whole
OF part OF this check in our saving:
! department, or to open q checking &C
count. If you have not one already,
''Deposits in our savings department
receive L per cent interest.
" Our club has been such q success
and has been SO well patroni1ed au6
SO highly commended by the people OF
this community, that we have decided
to operate another club for next year
The club for 1915 opens December 26th
and will give YOU the opportunity of de
Ipositing your small savings for a periot
OF 81 weeks.
We extend to YOU and your friend:
n cordial invitation to join our club fol
i 1915.
I'VE thank YOU for the interest voJ
have shown in our Christmas club, ant
hope you will take advantage of tht
opportunity to join our club for next
year.
I'VE wish YOU Merry Christmas anJ
a Happy New Year,
'>BRATTLEBORo TRUST co"