The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-08
New President Elected for
the Exchange Banuk at
Warrington.
MAN RESIGNS
Deaths Lead to New Faces
in the Directorates of
Several Banks.

Banks and trust companies of Ma
rfon county are today holding their an
nual meetings and directors are being
elected or the ensuing year. In the
vast majority of cases the same dlrec-
tors have been chosen, howe :er, here
and there former directors were drop
ped and new men were substituted. In
certain cases there are more than one
candidate and in such instances the
outcome will not be known for GER
tainty until late in the day. In severa!
banks u successor had to be excited TO
take the places of the late Festus
Downs and the late Charles Z. Wells.
At the Home Savings Bank the cleo
tion began at the usual hour this morn
ing but information as to the result
was not obtainable at press time 1t
was reported on the street and not de-
MED at the Home bank that Sam H.
Euzum VINO has been president will be
succeeded by eX-Sheriff c. D. Conway.
The following were the results of the
elections:
Fairmont Trust Company
These directors were elected this
afternoon at the meeting of the stock
holders of The Fairmont Trust Com
pany:
c. / Shaver. Smith Hood. ]. Waiter
Barnes. J. B. Crowl. John ]. Phillips.
Lee Swisher. ]. E. Dowden, ]. a. jam
is NJ. E. Fetty. J. II. Beckman. T.
L. Burchinal, c. D. Robinson. c. S.
Riggs. VI. f. Ashcraft, ]. Guy Prich-
ard. j. W. Mcdonald, w. c. Jamison.
G. NJ. Alexander, NJ. NJ. Nicely, NJ. A.
Fletcher, George T. Watson, James ..
Watson. Walton Miller. H. B. Mere
ditll. ]. W. Hennen, ]. E Watson. Jr..
and Sidney Reed. Mr.. Hennen takes
the place OF the late Festus Downs.
The Fairnont State Bank.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders CT the Fairmont State Bank
these directors were elected for the
ensuing year: s. d. Brady, r. T.
Cunningham. H. L. Heintzelman. c. H.
Jenkins. Paul w. LANCE. II. S. Lively.
]. Clark Miller, Michael Powell, w. J.
WiegeI.
The directors organized as follows:
H. L. Heinrze!man, president: NJ. L.
Brown. cashier; c. II. Jenkins, vice
president; Harry E Eng!e. Asst.
cashier.
National Bank of Fafrmont.
J.E. Watson. Jacob S. Hayden, Wal
ton Millec. Glenn F. Barns, NJ L.
Hutchinson, c. W. Watson, a. B. Elem
ing. J. NJ. Hartley, o. S. Mckinney, F.
E. Nichols, Chas. Powell, J. NJ. Jacobs.
After the meeting the following Of
ficers were elected: ]. E. Watson,
president: Jacob S. Hayden, vice
president; Walton Miller. vice presi-
dent; Glenn F. Barns, cashier: n. Z.
Jamison, assistant cashier; L. H. Ran
dali, assistant cashier; James H.
Thomas. auditor
The National Bank OF Fairmont has
been a leader in the various patriotic
causes in Marion county. having sold
1861, $50 in the first Liberty bond drive
and S1.51O,OOO in the second one 1t
at the present time is actively engaged
in the campaign incident TO the sale OF
war stamps.
Peoples National Bank.
These directors were electe; at this
afternoons meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Peoples Nations! Bank:
George E. Amos. ]. NJ. Brownfield,
Howard R. Furbee, Attorney Frank G.
Raymond. H. ]. Hartley. H. l. Hefntzel-
man, c. E. Hutchinson, E G. Jones,
Hon. ". Scott Meredith, Duncan Sin
clair and D. F. Davis.
First National Bank.
Today The First National Bank
elected Tue 4Ol4O"4uS uLA CSIOlS ~ SCI O
for the ensuing year: H. ". S7' walter.
Hon E N. Showalter, Thomas Hall,
John Wells and W. E. Watson, Jr.
The MononeaheIa Bank
The following directors were elect
ed at the annual meeting of tne stock
holders Of The Monongahela Bank.
East side, this afternoon at the annual
meeting: J. NJ. Higginbotham, B. F.
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