New Britain herald., 1925-07-28
SAVINGS BANK IS
 PAGING ANN ROSS
Sl03 Deposit Grows to S265 and
 Nobody Calls for Cash

Where is Ann Rose' She might be Mrs, Ann Ross or she might be Miss Ann Ross, No one who has been located to date seems to know She is being paged by the Savings bank of New Britain and Treasurer Noah Lucas has some glad tidings he would like to whisper to her.
 Ann, she must be called that. since her title is not indicated, was a nurse, trained or practical or both, the records do not say, who was born in Scotland, but lived in New Britain. She was a middle aged woman In days before most student nurses now training at the local hospital were born. Today. if still alive, she must be well along in years. In 1903, just in the prime of life she entered the Savings Bank of New Britain and opened a deposit. Within few weeks she had added other sums and had a total of s1o3- 40 to hcr credit. Then she disap- peared, and 10 this day she has not been seen or heard of The $1oS.40 has not been idle. It has gone to work adding interest and compound interest until today it is more than twice it's size and still going. If Ann calls at the bank tomorrow and es- tablshcs her identity she will find to her credit $2561S.
 This is not an unusual case. There are many others. The bank today issued q list of 42 dcpositors who have not been heard from in 20 years, and the amounts to their credit total almost $500.
 Many of these cases have interest ing human interest stories back Of them. Not long ago the bank at- tempted 10 locate an old soldier and minister who had made small de- rosit @o years before. The man had been a minister in Kensington. He opened an account at the bank and disappeared, It was found he had resigned the ministry and had en- tered the missionary field. He was traced to India and again all trace, were lost. Later the bank officials located evidence of this man in the western United States. But he had gone. The aid of the United States government was asked and he was located as chaplain of G, A. R post in Massachusetts. The little ac' , count had grown to several hundred dollars and, by a peculiar coincl' denCe, the soldier-preacher received check on his birthday anniversary , Bank officials had learned of tho , date of his birth and letter O. birthday congratulations and gooc , wishes accompanied the check. Many people read lists of old ac counts published from time to tint 6 in the newspapers and write in eT pressing surprise at the way the in
 tcrest has mounted up. Lists pub
 lished in the Herald in times gon' bv have brought replies from Ken F rcbunkport. Maine, California. Col
 orado and Texas. One man wrote 1T
 that he could not find his book anc , asked what to do, Later he wrot' and said "Never mind, I told m!
 wife about the money and she founc
 the book"
 s One woman, who had been lost tt f the hank. was located through al Q endorsement on an old check.
 One woman deposited s2no. Thi
 vas the largest "forgotten account 1 inc bank ever had. A quarter Of , century later, 1t was found she ha' , died, After all legal formalities ha' , becn taken care of. the bank sen , out cheeks to the heirs for $42oo F the amount 10 which the accoun s had grown.
 :, Forgotten accounts announced to 6 day are as follows:
 :, c, Jennie Andrew, New Britain a s2,oS; Idclla NJ. Bailey. New Britain
 s1n.5O: Katie Brady. New Britain
 seS,5o: Jessie W. Case, New Britain
 s9.So: Jennie H. DeCraney Nev , Britain, s2.O5; James Epps, Ne7 :. Britain. S2.l5; Sarah A. Forres. New Britain. s65.9S: Nathan H
 Gold, New Britain, S2.5O; Micho J Grabek, New Britain, s2.S7; ?. J Grace, New Britain, s9.79; Mar S Hamilton, New Britain, S9.06: Rob g ert H. Hardy. New Britain, SEA h Clifford F.. Harlow, Jr., Newingtor
 Conn.,. S425; Mary A. Heslin, Ney
 Britain, sL71; Minnie F. Hoffman ] New Britain. S2.62: Richard F. Hun ? sL90; Henning Johnson, New Brit 3 ain. s5.Sl; John Johnson, New Brit s ain. s4.O1 J. H. Kearns, New Britain s se.5s; Clara L. J. Kelley, New Brit T ain. sS2l: Gerda Larson, New Brit
 ain. sl5.S2: Laura T. Long, Nev
 Britain, s5.o4; Annie McAviney, NeV , Britain. ssLas: Joseph J. McGrillir