Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-26

The Windham County National Bank The oldest bank in Windham county, is his year celebrating it's tooth anniversa- ry. The people of Danielson and sur, rounding towns take pride in the hon- 'orable record of unfailirg duty rep resented by the service of this bank.
 As early as the first decade of the nineteenth century. .Windham county had developed agriculturaily and industrially to degree necessit ating the transaction nf a considerable e volume of banking bus mess by its inhabitants There being no bank in this section, those who had banking business to transact were oblig- ed to travel considerable distance to be accommodated and this travel entailed not a little difficulty and inconvenience. for the transportation lines that now s;rnle Eastern, Connecticut were non-ex- istent. Traveliwas overland. not by way ot state highways and in luxuriouslv ap- pointed motor cars, but over rough and lonesome roads frequently on horse back.
 ' Organized in 1922
 Little has been set down in permanent record relative to the preliminary worz 20 successfuliy accomplished but May 18th, 1922, the charter of tho Wfndlla Iii County Bank, organized as a state bank
 
 thoss slong-past days, was approved by the Connecttcut general assembly. There after there was no loss of time on the mart of the promoters in forE srding the arrzngsments incidental to the com- uencenent or business.
 o-iEin in Brooklyn
 At the home of Pascal P. Tyler in Brooklyn. June 96th first meeting va, held to receive and apportion subscrip- lions for the stock. The first meeting of the seA<holders -Tas held July 5th, 1922 ia the court houee .. .Brooklvn Judge Joseph Eaton, a prominent Plain seld. citizen. and well known through out the county. was selected as, chair man, and presided for the first time al delf5erations Of a body with which he vas destined to be long and inhuentially associated. The organization of a board ef directors was quickly effected, the lisi being as follows: Joseph Eaton, David Bolles Vine Robinson, Thomas Hubbard l4ndrsw T. Jpdson. James Gordon, Jr. Edward Willianson- Samuel l. Tough E, C. Eaton. Eben Young Rufus Adams Charles Sabin. John Mcclellan At | subsequent meeting of the directors or that day Judge Eaton was elected pres dent of the bank and Adam White. Jr. 4N. Bi BiOohAsng Se@sA4rl- ..
 Capital Stock SIoO, 900.
 The capital stock of the bank. sloO .Oot having been literally subscr:b :bed for. i sserned desirable to establish tLA- insti tution as quickly as possible in ,Ne spopse to the nopular demand for thu facilities 1t would provide. Accordingl, written into the record of the first meet. ii7g Of the directors is the vote that the! hire a tenement house for the use of tn bank or erect a building. as they shoulC judge more expedient. The latter rcours uzs' decided upon, the site selected bein, one near the center of the village, wher from the erection of the building a bank ing institutlon remained established un tp 1913, when it ceased to be used fo such purposes IL is now renodele, from it's. original lines in 1878. the hom of the Brooklyn town library.
 Building the Vault.
 ei The building of the structure in 1S2 was matter ot importance to all town in Windham county, and the progress was followed with interest. especially a to preparing the vault There were nd the building facilities or devices tha now aid the structural workers in hand ling heavy materials. Huge blocks c stone, carved from rugged hillside nearby, were hauled to the vicinity c the bank building by teams of man pairs. of oxen and so heavy and curnbei some. were, the stones intended for use i the construction of the vault that -th handling of them wa extremely difficu work. To get them into position, lackin the. hydraulic jacks and other aids today, it@was necessary to build a TUT