The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-09
THREE MARION
COUNTY BANKS
HAVE NEW HEADS
Conway and Nuzum Ex-
change Places at
Home Savings
Taught IN FAIRWIEW
Exchange Bank at Manning
ton to Have Successor 81
to Charles Wells

Marion county will have three new
bank presidents when all the little
fornalItfes that follow the annual
elections Of the corporations are COM
pleted. They are: C. D. Conway, OF
the Home Savings bank, this city; ).
w. Taught, Of the First National,
Fairview, and E. F. Patterson, OF the
Exchange Bank at Warrington. Pres
idents Conway and Taught have al
ready been elected and the election Of
President Patterson will take place
Thursday next when the board OF
directors chosen yesterday will meet
for the purpose Of eiecting officers.
The vacancy at this bank was created
by the late Charles z. Wells.
Sam R. Nuzum retired from the
presidency OF the Home Savings Bank
Yesterday after a continuous service
in that capacity with that bank and
its predecessor, the Mutual Home and
Savings Association, OF quarter OF
century. It is an action contemplat-
ed for two or three years and realized
ct this time through the exceptional
popularity and business ability OF the
vice-president, c.. D. Conway, with
whom Mr., NuzaIn has exchanged Do
Mr.. Nuzum has felt that his private
interests demanded all the attention
he cares to bcstow o. business for
some time. and although suggestions
of this action would not be taken
seriously. by his associates at first. he
finally brought them to see the mat
ter as he views it.
The advancement OF c. D. Conway
is regarded among business mon as
a deserved recognition of a clean bus
mess man who has settled his affairs
as sheriff and now has the time TO
devote to such position as this. The
result of the election at the Home
bank yesterday was as follows: Presi-
dent. c. D. Conway: vice-president.
Sam f. Nuzunl; secretary. J. c. Hall;
beard of directors. Sam R. Nuzum,
c. D. Conway. Sim Bright. Robert
Talbot. C. c. Meredith, F. z. Nichols
and Thomas X. Jones.
P. B. Amos. whose retirement made
possible the election of J. w Taught
as president of the First National at
Fairview, has been in impaired
health for some time and he wants to
tighten his business cares.
Through misplaced punctuation
and the omission of one name the
officers of the Bank of Pennington
were uistated in this newspaper last
evening. The officers of that bank
are: James Campbell. president: John
a. Book, vice president, and W. E.
Maple. cashier.
The stockholders of the old First
National bank continue to preserve
the organization and held a meeting
at the Fairmont Chamber of Com
nerce yesterday. Rev. c. II. Mere
Gith. chairman OF the stockholders.
presided at the formal meeting. but
the voting continued all the after
noon.
Three new directors were elected.
". E. Watson. Jr.. takes the place of
his father. who is getting old; John
L. Wells replaces Hon. C. E. Wells.
deeo2sed; Harry F. Smith replaces
Jo7- o. Morgan. Directors reelected
are: z. NJ. Showalter. a. B. Scott. H
". ShowaIter and ThonaS F. Hall.
when the meeting was held those
present were: E. NJ. Showalter, c. w
Robinson. C. H. Meredith. o. s. Nc
Kinney. Capt KembIe White, VIII
liam Pickett. F. f. Heck, ]. H.
Fleming.
The liquidating committee made its
report, having collected 100000 in
the last year.