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Belcher S. Stewart.
Corporal Co. G, 12th Infantry. Mustered in Nov. 15, 1861. Served one year, three months. Died Oct. 16, 1870.
William Stinchfield.
Samuel F. Stoddard, Jr.
Private Co. F, 3d Infantry. Mus- tered in June 21, 1862. Served two years, eleven months.
Private Co. B, 11th Infantry. Mus- tered in Nov. 8, 1861. Re-enlist- ed Jan. 8, 1864. Served four years. Deserted Nov. 20, 1865. Private Co. G, 13th Infantry. Mus- tered in Feb. 17, 1862. Served three years.
Musician 8th Infantry. Band. Mustered in Sept. 17, 1861. Ist sergeant Co. F, 2d Cavalry.
Frank H. Stinchfield.
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Charles W. Stowers.
George W. Stoyell.
William H. Stoyell.
Augustus G. Streeter.
Abraham B. Swain.
Benjamin A. Swan. Samuel H. Sweet.
John Sylvester.
Benjamin F. Tibbetts.
Mustered in Dec. 11, 1863. Wounded at Marianna, Fla. Ist Lieutenant Co. D, Coast Guards Infantry. Mustered in Jan. 9, 1865. Served two years, nine months. Died in Minnesota, Dec. 16, 1875.
Private Co. D, 15th Infantry. Mus- tered in Dec. 10, 1861. Served eight months. Died at New Or- leans, La., Aug. 17, 1862.
Private Co. F, 2d Cavalry. Mus- tered in Sept. 30, 1864. Served eleven months.
Private Co. B, 28th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 10, 1862. Served eleven months.
Private Co. D, 29th Infantry. Mus- tered in Jan. 20, 1865. Served one year. On quota of Auburn. Private Co. E, 24th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 13, 1862. Served five months.
U. S. Navy.
Private Co. A, 8th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 1, 1862. Served one year, one month. £
Died at Hilton Head, S. C., Nov. 12, 1 863.
Private 4th Battery. Mustered in Jan. 14, 1862. Re-enlisted Feb. 16, 1864. Served three years, five months.
Sergeant Co. F, 2d Cavalry. Mus- tered in Dec. 11, 1863. Served eight months. Died at Barran- cas, Fla., Aug. 11, 1864.
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William H. Tibbetts.
Albert Titcomb.
Isaac Thomas.
Joshua A. Thomas.
Albert Thompson.
Andrew J. Thompson.
Jeremiah Thompson.
Otis S. Thompson.
Warren F. Thompson.
Lemuel Tobey.
Private Co. K, 8th Infantry. Mus- tered in Sept. 25, 1862. Served one year, eight months. Killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Private Co. B, 28th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 10, 1862. Served eleven months.
Private Co. G, 12th Infantry. Mus- tered in March 1, 1865. Served one year.
Private Co. D, 15th Infantry. Mus- tered in Dec. 10, 1861. Served three years, one month.
Private Co. L, Ist Cavalry. Mus- tered in Nov. 1, 1861. Re-enlist- ed Dec. 28, 1863. Promoted ser- geant. Served three years, nine months.
Private Co. F, Ioth Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 4, 1861. Served one year, seven months.
Private Co. E, Ist Cavalry. Mus- tered in Oct. 19, 1861. Promoted corporal, promoted sergeant. Served three years, one month. Private Co. E, 5th Infantry. Mus- tered in June 24, 1861. Served one month. Deserted July 23, 1861.
Sergeant Co. A, 8th Infantry. Mus- tered in Sept. 7, 1861. Promoted 2d lieutenant, promoted Ist lieu- tenant. Served two years, five months. Died Sept. 13, 1866. Private Co. E, 24th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 13, 1862. Served four months. Died at New Or- leans, La., Feb. 25, 1863.
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John Todd.
Thaddeus Tuttle.
Hiram C. Vaughan.
Musician Co. E, 24th Infantry. Mustered in Oct. 13, 1862. Served seven months. Died at New Orleans, La., May 10, 1863. Private Co. E, 24th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 13, 1862. Served seven months. Died at Bonnet Carre, La., May 20, 1863. Private Co. K, 14th Infantry. Mus- tered in Dec. 17, 1861. Promoted hospital steward. Captain Co. E, 24th Infantry. Mustered in Oct .. 13, 1862. Acting Assistant Sur- geon, steamers South Carolina, and St. Louis, U. S. Navy. Mus- tered in March, 1864. Served two years, ten months.
Reuben Viele.
Private Co. K, ist Infantry. Mus- tered in May 3, 1861. Corporal Co. K, 10th Infantry. Mustered in Oct. 4, 1861. Sergeant Co. K, 29th Infantry. Mustered in Nov. 13, 1863. Served four years, four months.
Gardner B. Wade.
Private Co. G, 16th Infantry. Mus- tered in Aug. 14, 1862. Pro- moted corporal. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Penn. Served one year, nine months. Died May 12, 1864, from wounds received at the Wilderness.
Benjamin FF. Watson.
Sergeant Co. G, 16th Infantry. Mustered in Aug. 14, 1862. Served five months.
Micah B. D. Weathern. Private Co. B, 28th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 10, 1862. Served three months. M. LeRoy Weathern. Corporal Co. B, 28th Infantry. Mustered in Oct. 10, 1862.
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Justus Webster.
John Q. Welch.
Jesse Wentworth.
Edmund W. Whitney.
Frank W. Whitney.
George A. Whitney.
Jason Wier.
Isaac P. Wills.
Hiram Wood.
William H. Wood.
Frank Wormell.
Served six months. Died at New Orleans, La., April 18, 1863. Corporal Co. L, ist Cavalry. Mus- tered in Nov. 1, 1861. Promoted commissary sergeant. Served three years, one month. Private Co. H, 14th Infantry. Mus- tered in March 22, 1865. Served three months. On quota of Boothbay.
Private Co. L, Ist Cavalry. Mus- tered in Nov. 1, 1861. Served one year, one month. Died Aug. 24, 1867.
Private Co. L, Ist Cavalry. Mus- tered in March 1, 1862. Served three years.
Private Co. E, ist Cavalry. Mus- tered in Oct. 19, 1861. Served six months. Died at Washing- ton, D. C., April 20, 1862. Musician 8th Infantry. Band. Mustered in Sept. 17, 1861. Served one year.
Private Co. A, Ist Veteran In- fantry. Mustered in Jan. 29, 1864. Served one year, five months.
Private Co. B, 28th Infantry. Mus- tered in Oct. 10, 1862. Served eleven months.
Private Co. F, Ist D. C. Cavalry. Mustered in Jan. 19, 1864. Died at Washington, D. C., in 1864. Corporal Co. B, 28th Infantry. Mustered in Oct. 10, 1862. Served eleven months. Private Co. K, 32d Infantry. Mus- tered in May 6, 1864. Taken
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Isaac C. Yeaton.
William H. Yeaton.
William N. Yeaton.
prisoner in front of Petersburg, Va. Served one year, one month. Private Co. E, 5th Infantry. Mus- tered in June 24, 1861. Wound- ed at Spottsylvania, Va. Served three years, one month. Private Co. H, ist Infantry. Mus- tered in May 3, 1861. Served three months. Corporal Co. C, 16th Infantry. Mustered in Aug. 14, 1862. Served eleven months. Killed in action at Gettysburg, Penn., July 1, 1863.
When the calls for soldiers were issued, it was found that many Farmington men who were living out of the State were ready to respond. It has been impossible to make a full and complete list of such soldiers. The following list includes those whose records have been available :
Nathaniel Cothren, enlisted in New York. Daniel W. Davis, 33d Ill. Infantry. Edward P. Davis, 2d Col. Cavalry. Frank C. Davis, 3d Penn. Cavalry. Frank M. Davis, 33d Ill. Infantry. Nathan C. Goodenow, 16th Ill. Cavalry. Albert G. Johnson, enlisted in Wisconsin. Thomas J. Johnson, enlisted in Wisconsin. Albert G. Norcross, 21st Mass. Infantry. Charles D. Smith, 15th Mass. Infantry. David C. Stewart, 18th Mass. Infantry. Charles Tarbox, 21st Mass. Infantry. Joseph I. Whitten, 4th Mass. Infantry.
The men who were drafted from Farmington and who paid commutation, were comparatively few. The appended list is believed to include all of this class :
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Nathan W. Backus, Jr.
Sylvester Jennings.
George W. Bailey.
G. Dana Merrill.
Charles E. Carville.
Simon Smith.
Charles B. Daggett.
Charles L. Stewart.
James Dobbins.
Nathan C. Thomas.
Eli F. Furbush.
N. Adelbert Voter.
Charles H. Hay.
Amherst Whitmore.
Luther B. Jennings.
Elias H. Yeaton.
A number of citizens, however, who were drafted, chose to send substitutes. The names of all such are believed to be included in the following list. The name of the substi- tute, and the length of term for which he was to serve, will be found opposite the name of the principal :
Alfred M. Campbell.
William G. Howard. I year
Samuel G. Craig.
Luke Woodward 3 years
Andrew J. Dodge.
James Merrill.
William W. Kempton, Jr.
Francis Bouchard. .6
Christopher G. Kinney.
Andrew J. Voter.
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Reuben H. Lord.
Charles Reed. I year
Benjamin F. Lowell.
Patrick Riley. 3 years
Frederic C. Perkins.
Josiah C. Bacon.
John R. Voter.
Frank Mema.
Philander E. Whittier.
John Adams. I year
John F. Woods.
Robert Welch 3 years
Many citizens capable of bearing arms were, for various reasons, unable to offer their services to their country. The patriotism of Farmington is, perhaps, no more clearly indi- cated than in the large number of such citizens, of all parties, who chose to be represented by a substitute. Princi- pals and substitutes of this class will be found in the follow- ing list :
Alexander H. Abbott. Charles Clark. 3 years
Jeriah M. Bass. George F. Steadman. ..
Timothy F. Belcher. Stephen B. Wyman. ..
Elbridge G. Blake. William Parker.
James H. Bonney. William Day, ..
Charles F. Butler. Michael Roach. ..
Almas S. Butterfield.
Charles Goodwin, 2d. ..
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David H. Chandler.
Archibald McLean. I year Leander H. Purrington.
George W. Cothren.
Wesley R. Cothren.
Augustus W. Warren. 3 years
T. Frank Davis.
Samuel R. Norton. 66
Amos E. Dolbier.
Arthur Brennan. I year
Elmon J. Dyar.
Henry Hobson. 3 years
Joseph W. Fairbanks.
Albert R. Turner. 66
Orville T. Gleason.
Louis Bidard
66
James Goodwin.
Kennedy Smith.
Josiah W. Greene.
William Trollop. 60
Henry M. Howes.
Jerry Chadwick.
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John W. Jewett.
John Carney. 66
Leonard Keith.
Philander C. Towns. 66
James McLain.
James Roach. 66
William H. Niles.
John Riley.
Richard S. Rice.
Charles Edwards. 66
Henry Sprague.
John Anderson.
CHAPTER XIII.
A RECORD FROM 1860 TO 1884.
Effects of the War. - Murder in Strong. - Trial of Doyle. - Trial of Jesse Wright for Murder of Jeremiah Tuck. - Trial of Samuel Richardson for Murder of Joseph Edes. - Assault of Asahel Thompson upon David W. Whittier. - Services Memorial of President Lincoln. - Opening Tele- graph Line. - Public Library Opened. - Franklin County Savings Bank Organized. - Attempted Robbery of the Sandy River National Bank. - Meteorological Phenomena. - Great Freshet. - Ice Freshet. - Growth of the Town, from 1860 to 1870. - Extension of Railroad. - New Streets Located. - Buildings Erected. - Trial of John Fletcher. - Fires of 1874 and 1875.
THE years succeeding 1860 were anxious and troublous years in the history of Farmington. The one topic which absorbed the thought and action of the whole country, was the one absorbing interest of the people of this town. Many times during the long four years of war did the bells ring for victory ; many times they tolled when the news of disaster and defeat swept over the wires. The part played by the citizens of Farmington in that tragedy, was the part of unfeigned loyalty and patriotism. Men and treasure were freely given, and many homes in this peaceful valley were made desolate. In a separate chapter the facts regarding the history of Farmington in the Rebellion, are detailed, and in the following pages, the events connected with the civil history of the town alone will be discussed.
On Sept. 15, 1862, the community was thrown into a. state of the wildest excitement over the news of a brutal
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murder in the adjoining town of Strong. Sunday morning, September 14th, a young daughter of Isaac Libby, only nine years old, left her home alone to go to the village to church. She was never seen again by her parents until her dead body was found buried in the edge of a wood a short distance from the highway. The singular brutality of the murder of an innocent child, in the bright light of a Sabbath day, pro- duced the greatest consternation. During the twenty-four hours which passed between the disappearance of the child and the finding of her body, large numbers of the citizens of Strong and neighboring towns were engaged in searching for her ; and so ingeniously was the concealment of her body effected that the merest chance revealed the grave.
Suspicion soon turned upon one Lawrence Doyle, a native of New Brunswick, employed by the little girl's father and living in his family. Doyle was arrested and lodged in the jail at Farmington. Owing to the meager character of the evidence against him, as well as the inexpedieney of bringing him to trial while the prejudice and indignation of the com- munity were so strong against him, the case was not brought to trial until the fall term of the Supreme Judicial Court in 1863.
The trial began October 28th, Hon. Charles W. Walton, justice presiding, and Hon. Josiah Drummond, attorney- general, and Hon. Samuel Belcher, county-attorney, appear- ing for the State. Eben F. Pillsbury, Esq., Hon. Joseph A. Linscott, and Oliver L. Currier, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the prisoner. The case was given to the jury Thursday, November 5th, and after being out twenty- five hours and failing to agree, the jury was discharged. It was understood that seven stood for conviction and five for acquittal.
The second trial began April 25, 1864, before Judge Wal- ton. Hon. John A. Peters appeared for the State, and the remaining counselors were unchanged. Upon May 10th, the jury, after being out one hour, returned a verdict of guilty, and the same day the prisoner received the sentence of death.
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This trial of Lawrence Doyle, for the murder of Lura Vellie Libby, has always been regarded as one of the most interesting cases of circumstantial evidence in the criminal annals of the State. The testimony consisted of the most minute bits of evidence, all appearing to fit together to form a chain to fasten the guilt upon Doyle. Neither at the time of the murder, nor since, have any circumstances arisen pointing to another person as the guilty one. Doyle was a young man, about thirty years old, and had lived in several different families in Strong as hired help; and, although ignorant and illiterate, had always been regarded as a quiet and inoffensive man. During his trials he seemed stunned and dazed, and his own testimony, given at the last trial, was generally regarded as prejudicial to his case. While the community at large regarded, and still regard him as the perpetrator of the murder, he had a few staunch friends who were never convinced of his guilt. His own counsel had the most thorough confidence in his innocence, and spared neither time nor money to secure his acquittal. The warrant for his execution was never issued, and he died at Thomas- · ton, March 25, 1870, apparently a broken-hearted man, assert- ing his innocence up to the day of his death.
The murder of the Libby child in Strong was the begin- ning of a carnival of crime in the county. During the winter of 1863-4, three men charged with murder, 'and one with a murderous assault, were lodged in the jail at Farm- ington.
On May 6, 1863, one Jesse Wright, a farmer of Phillips, became involved in a quarrel with his neighbor, Jeremiah Tuck, concerning Tuck's sheep, which he accused of tres- passing in his fields. In the midst of high words, Wright raised his gun and fired a charge of shot into Tuck, killing him instantly. Wright was indicted by the grand jury for murder, and his trial began Oct. 27, 1863, before Judge Wal- ton. Hons. Josiah Drummond and Samuel Belcher appeared for the State, and J. H. Webster, Esq., and H. L. Whitcomb, Esq., for the defense. The trial lasted two days, resulting in a verdict of guilty, and Wright was sentenced to death.
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Wright was conveyed to Thomaston to await the warrant of the governor. As he was an old man of more than seventy years, and was believed by many to have been a victim of an ungovernable temper, rather than guilty of wilful malice, much sympathy was felt for him, and efforts were made to secure a pardon. The pardon was refused, but in consideration of his age and ill health, he was sent back to the jail at Farmington, where he remained some four or five years, enjoying considerable freedom of action. Gov. Chamberlain, after an examination of the case, finally par- doned him, and he died not long after, with his friends.
Nov. 16, 1863, one Joseph Edes, of Temple, a man eighty years old, went with his son to the house of a neighbor, Samuel Richardson, alias Varnum, to settle a difficulty con- cerning a fence which he suspected Richardson of removing. Richardson, becoming greatly excited, seized an old sword and gave young Edes a blow, breaking the sword in so doing. He then took his gun, and a melee ensued, in which Richard- son's wife took part. The Edeses succeeded in disarming Richardson, and were backing away from the house, when he seized an axe and made a furious onset upon the elder Edes, inflicting a wound in the chest, from which death ensued in about four hours. Richardson then took his gun on his shoulder and marched to Farmington, where he was arrested'and placed in jail. He was arraigned for murder at the next term of court, his trial beginning April 23, 1864, before Judge Walton. Hon. Samuel Belcher appeared for the State, and Hon. Robert Goodenow for the defense. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Richardson was sen- tenced to be hung. The sentence was never executed, how- ever, and he remained a prisoner at Thomaston until his death, Aug. 2, 1869.
The case of felonious assault was that of one Asahel H. Thompson, who attempted burglary in the house of Mr. David W. Whittier, of Chesterville. On the evening of Dec. 5, 1863, Thompson hired a horse at Farmington, and made his way to the lower part of Chesterville where the house of Mr. Whittier was situated. He effected an en-
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trance through a window into the room where he supposed Mr. Whittier slept, for the purpose of robbing him of his valuables. He was provided with chloroform, and evidently intended to do his work without harm to the inmates of the house. It happened, however, that owing to the sickness of a child, Mrs. Whittier with the child occupied the room alone. Mrs. Whittier at once discovered the intruder, and her alarm brought her husband to the room. A hand to hand struggle ensued, in which Thompson drew a knife on Whittier, and finally made his escape. An aged uncle of Mr. Whittier appearing on the scene, was, in the darkness, mistaken by his nephew for an accomplice, and very severely handled by him before the mistake was discovered. Thomp- son was traced to Bangor, where it was found he had enlisted in the army, but upon demand, was promptly turned over to the civil authorities. His trial came off in the April term of court, in 1864, when he was convicted of burglary. His sentence was twenty years imprisonment at hard labor, but he was pardoned by the governor Feb. 20, 1871.
The news of the assassination of President Lincoln, reached Farmington on the afternoon of April 15, 1865, by a special messenger from Readfield. The first reports were of an exaggerated nature, but the arrival of the mails confirmed the worst fears in regard to the beloved chief-magistrate. While the President was sitting with Mrs. Lincoln in a pri- vate box at Ford's Theatre, J. Wilkes Booth fired a pistol at his head, the ball taking effect just above the ear. He died at twenty-two minutes past seven the following morning, consequently the first knowledge of the terrible deed came with the announcement that all hope was over.
The following day was Sunday, and the principal churches were heavily draped in mourning, and appropriate sermons were preached in recognition of the Nation's bereavement. The citizens of Farmington and some of the surrounding towns, adopted measures properly to commemorate the sad event, and Wednesday, April 19th, was set apart for services suitable to the occasion. Places of business were closed and heavily draped with mourning emblems, and many private
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residences were also hung with black. The Supreme Court was in session, Judge Kent presiding, and many attorneys and strangers were in attendance from various parts of the State. Judge Kent adjourned the court, and the Normal and Abbott schools, as well as the public schools, were dismissed for the day. In the afternoon a procession was formed on Main St., near Broadway, under the direction of the com- mittee of arrangements, with P. M. Garcelon as chief mar- shal, and marched to the Congregational Church in the following order :
Military Escort, under command of Chief Marshal. Martial music, muffled drums and draped instruments. . Orators. Clergy. Members of the Bar. County Officers. Town Officers. Male youth of the several schools. Citizens.
The church was filled by a deeply attentive audience. The venerable Isaac Rogers offered prayer, and addresses were made by Judge Edward Kent, and Judge Seth May. Their remarks were characterized by a tone of bitter hostility to the South, which, while excusable under the pressure of the tragic event, was yet inappropriate to a promiscuous company of citizens gathered to weep over a common sorrow.
In July, 1865, a line of telegraph was completed from Leeds Junction to the Center Village at Farmington. Ne- gotiations had been begun the year previous, but active work was not commenced until the spring of this year. A com- pany was formed at Portland to prosecute the work.
The office was located in a small wooden building on Main St., a few doors south of Broadway, which was burned in the great fire of Sept. 23, 1875. The company afterwards soll to the Western Union Company, which now controls the line. The telegraph line from Farmington to Phillips,
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
was completed in June, 1875, by a private company. The line is now used only as a telephone.
Various attempts have been made from time to time to establish a public library in Farmington. The first library in town was a small circulating library established at the Falls village, about 1800, and was of great value to the read- ing public of that day. It was a social organization, each member contributing a fixed sum, and the money thus ac- quired was invested in new books. The association met monthly, when all books were returned and new ones re- ceived. The number of books was small, compared with the libraries of the present day, but they were generally of standard worth.
In 1865 a society was in existence in the Center Village, known as the Philomathean Society, which met regularly for debates and other literary exercises. This society, which was founded a number of years before, had collected a small but valuable library. This library was offered to the citizens of the place as a nucleus of a public library. The offer was accepted, and in September, 1865, a number of citizens asso- ciated themselves together and were incorporated as the Farmington Library. Shares in the enterprise were fixed at ten dollars each, and were taken up by a large number of individuals interested in the project. The money thus raised was invested by the library committee in works of standard literature. Many contributions of books were also made by interested persons, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Abbott, and Mr. Austin Abbott. By the first of January, a valuable collection of about six hundred volumes had been made. The library was placed in the music rooms of Mr. C. A. Allen, in Belcher Hall, just west of the Stoddard House, and Mr. Allen was appointed librarian. For several years the institution flourished; but gradually the interest in it sub- sided. For the benefit of the schools, the books were re- moved to the High School building, in 1881, but becoming scattered and destroyed, the trustees ordered the library boxed, until the citizens manifest interest enough to support the institution in a fitting manner. A small library exists in
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connection with the High School, and the Normal School owns a valuable collection of two thousand volumes. The Abbott School also possesses an excellent working library. But at the present time (1884) the town has neither a public nor a circulating library.
The charter of the Franklin County Savings Bank, was obtained from the legislature in 1868, through the efforts of Hon. Robert Goodenow and Daniel V. B. Ormsby, Esq. The original corporators were, Robert Goodenow, D. V. B. Ormsby, Joseph W. Fairbanks, Stillman Tarbox, Samuel Belcher, Hannibal Belcher, Simeon H. Lowell, Reuben Cut- ler, Charles J. Talbot, Jeremy W. Porter, Daniel Howes, and Seward Dill. The organization of the bank was effected Nov. 16, 1868, when D. V. B. Ormsby was chosen president, and Robert Goodenow secretary and treasurer. The bank was opened for deposits the day of its organization, and at once commended itself to the people of the county. While suffering somewhat during the period of great financial de- pression, it has had a successful history and been of marked value to the business interests of the place. Its deposits now (Dec. 6, 1884) amount to $360,788.42.
The officers of the bank have been as follows :
PRESIDENTS.
D. V. B. Ormsby, 1868 to 1871. Reuben Cutler, 1871 to 1882. Joseph W. Fairbanks, 1883.
TREASURERS.
Robert Goodenow, 1868 to 1874.
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