Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 26, 1922, Page 8

TIMOTHY E. HOPKRINS The ‘Windham County National Bank. the oldest bank in Win&ham county, his vear celebrating its 100th anmvem:- ry. The people of Danielson and: sur- rounding towns take pride in the hols orable record of unfailing duty rep- esented by the service 'of this dank. Ad early as the first decade of the house for the it was the only house in Brooklyn that was painted white and equipped with sd and continued to bs fof & pe- of several months. The homs is now was by his wudum. !ntmiwy ability -and - delity in- all his long Deriod. of serviee for the instifuytion did' so:much to es- tablish ‘it ‘on -the solid foundation from which it has grown into flourishing de- velopment and expansion. The Ancient. White House. At the time the bank used the White -ansacting of its business ‘blinds, features that were rare indeed on houses in Windham county, in those {1380, came Jol days of unpainted . dwellinys and biind- tion extending less windows. Today. fronted by tower- | years, to 1892, lod * mmmdstuweuxntbemtnnba- g Mr. Wood @s | tween .ancient and modern constructl ing elms and embraced by clinging vines, | cashier, in 1833, came Charles P.: Bncllh u’mm rezmly nymrent it remains one of the most quaintly haau- tiful homesteads-in Eastern.Connecticut. Back from ‘the front room, that was the counting room; is another that was used for directors'. meetings an mains ‘to this day, careful ered for: their deliberations. i In 4due time’ the bank building" was completed. In the brief and concise rec- ords of: stockholders’ and dimto. meet- ings \gver the: first: period «of years of the Bank’s existence 'lithe {s:set_down relat- ing/ to the development of ‘the bank as a story, of -development but “between’. the thers Te- | upon another important era. When ‘Com- - preserved, | fort Starr burungam came . into :the rectors gath- | presidency in 1882" it had become ma.sm of Willimantic. : s _ Moved (Q Dasnielson. 3 “At ;hwt -this peflod th 8 bankentared to* those ~who ;had been, watchini “the bank's interests<for: ber-of years that assured by remoying it from Brool which, -while. an: 2 county’ seat ‘in bank was established, had never.received railroad’ accommedations .as hall: other. Twelye-Ton, 2%-Inch Doer. ol The:main' entranice is provided with an outside ‘door’ Weighing 12 'to in thickness. 2 masgive- steel crane hinge, which has bearings of ‘such- excellence “that, not- withstanding its enormous weight, the 2nd | gor can 'be ‘readily cpened with - one | nd. : u‘wné’n'clo 4 -tlie ‘dgor is forced into ‘place by pressire’ meehanism pladed up~ on its face .and ‘the joints become proof| THis’ ddor '{s’ swung’ upon- the r_uu'anie ‘of ‘wedges or liquid he door -is locked by’ round 'steel 'OUR SEMI-ANNUAL SALE OF ninetesnth century, Windham county had | lines-of the records and-from the figures,| nearhy.-towms ‘in: which" otfier :ba Bélts, brojecting from its four-sides, and devéloped agriculturally and induatrially | therein it is:at &ice apparent that sprung up sincethe establiskmen these in‘turn-are cach; checked ‘by two to a degree necessitating the transaction | bank, guided and | managed by elm';lt Wingham County" N dfal combination bark. locks of the high- »f 3 considerable. volume of banking bus- | and conscientious men, enjoved a Tealthy | wwere receiving mich: Bram what | GGt $20010 absolutels unpickable, The ness by its itants. There being |2nd steady growth and soor .became re- | wag in early dave 105t the exclusive |10y ine cystem of the outer door-fs fur- o bahk in this section, those .who had | cosnised “as, ‘an. institution of ‘rio . litt)e | territory wof"theok ther guarded by a-time lock which has hanking husinéss to transact were Oblig- | ITportance'among the banks of the east- | At the.time: President-Burlingame en- | yor 50 S . raovements of the - very ed to travel considerable distance fo be | STR WArt:of the state. tered .upon'his-duties the bank -was- doing. izcflmrTnd]at> and lh!sdtravel angailed Elrly Bank Notes. A s S = ; usin tranmls mldl t; herd o ockod e nota little feulty and inconvenience, > T 2 4 ng the door in condition un- for the transportation. lines. that now | 1% bank of course, ‘had ::;: ’:::'” fagillties s, situation was N0t [ 1" (e expiration of the predetermined zirdle’ Eastern: Connecticut were nonsex- | F0voly dwommnmns and: these,quidic. | S orable o8 banking, and. gfte time for which it was wound, and of re- 1 Travel'was overland, not byswiy | -C Ve ons OB e e oride. deliberation ?"”‘fl*“mfl!fl“me brodoh-| o cing ' the guafl mechanism at that of state highwavs and in lusurlously ap. | 1 Sained ciraulation that B eervea | 84 to his assoclaies the Wea Of MOVINE | (inie only. mointed motor cars, but over rough ‘and | Sieth. TR RO e e age | to Sbatter, Y 4 The_ controlling devices that comnect lonesome Toads ‘frequently on ‘horse- hank uotes and ‘¢ orxinRl In' accordance wit Yots . of the {he locks with the main—bolting system b o ; ihmsos DiAT Mhe mighatuce. Gt Tbasph ufon. | SoCKHSIdery [ty SSTE. o of the ‘doors are designed -to_hold; them i president, and ‘Adams WRlte, 3¢, cashier, | DAielson In $880,: ghd- wasilacated M8t |- icuraly locked, even if all - tho locks Little has been set down in permanent P in_ the. center stors ~otherwise forced of the Exchange | choula be blown or racord rslative to the preliminary work building on Main strees, The cycle of - |'rior, the_ door. acempli: but May - portant .changes that the. igstitution :was 3 28¢h, 1822, the charter of the Windhan | | undergoing:had not: been. completed, how-. Blerted: du. ¥ide Eraaile Sounty Bank, organized as a state bank 1 over, and - in - the; samme.. year, . President | - In-the carly part of 1915 and, according to the hanking laws of Burlingame, - with, mérubers .of ‘his. board | Prince ivas_honored by election fo the thoss [long-past days, roved by of directors brought ‘about-the purch: vice presidency of the Hartford-Connec- the Conuécticut general assembly. There- of the: First:National Bank. of Killingly, |ticut: Trust Company of Hartford, Conn., after there, was no loss of time on the at Danielson, which waa soon-liquidated, | the largest- trust ooy the state, nart of the promoters in farwarding the 5 e | the business. being. . taken . over: -by the|which has just recéntly celebrated the wedosbent a1 o S | eving oumbtot ik Ao in: the | Nathan Df Prince: iaiaed bis finte AN o -SSR Tk R in the bank and official -capacity as 2 ; and ‘Francis- E.- Storer, MADE-TO-MEASURE Suits and Overcoats A SUIT FOR $33.50 i A COAT FOR “Extts “Trousers Only $9.0¢ Why gamble on your clothes? It doesn’t cost a penny more to wear clothes that look like you, than to appear in a poorly fitting coat or suit. E This is not l tea'dy_-mud,e proposition. An experf measures you. Tailors who do custom work only handle the garment Ovigin in Brookiym. At the” home ‘of Paseal P. Txler -in Braskiyn. June 25th a first meeting was National Shawmut -Bank of - Boston. at Weld -1y réceive and’ aoportion SHLSGRID: | that time the. largest bank in New Eng- from start to- finish. - When you take it out of The Boston tHons'Pob the stoel he first meetinz tional moved- intn the quarters that had |1and joined the official. family of the 3 3 the s LRy o A, TERTIRE A been- occupied by.-the: First National in | Windbam: Count - National Bauk as its Store it must satisfy you. We stand back of that statement, 1822, the house =i Drooklyn the same “building: and - up “to October. | cashier. ¢ 2 : ot . . i Ipllie Josents ‘Baton, s promineay. Miate. 11914;" continued to transact i steadily | -ItS status hax since been develoned to and if you are not fully satisfied the loss is ours feld. citizen: and . weli- known through- out the colinty, was selected a3 cha rean, and presided for the first time at Alisrations of a body with which he waz destined to be long and influentially associated. The organizition of a board 7 directors was quickly effected, the’ list ¥eing as follows: Joseph Eaton, David Bolles Vine Robinson, Thomas Hubba. Andrew T. Jydson. James Gordon, Fidward Williamsor: Samue! I. Hough: €.. Eaton n_Young, Rufus Adams, |In the course of regular business.and the i financial ‘organizations'in { increasing bisiness: a high degree of efficien ) In 1804, under almost a complete ré-|lic. of Danielson a { organization :of - the: “ dipectorate, of ‘the rbnnk J. Arthur Atweod . of. Wauregah ' came into the presidency and Nathap D. and the pub- Maybe you're a lucky guy—one whose shape is so fine that any old suit looks well on you, and you don’t think that one made to your measure could improve the tout ensemble. Pooh — and ' likewise bah. Select a snappy style, and a choice pattern in a becoming color from the tremendons ial -center. Prince succeedsd fo-the cashisrship. beon appreciated, s evidenced by the coraial _relations existing between this Timothy. E.- Hopkins m-u}denc institution . and the public, which it AL the antrual mesting. 19141-,,‘,,,&, serves. Nothing has been left ur;fione by ithe bank - to _merit the. continued AT B R e ; : o maintenance of_this cordial refation. K “Assistant Cashie; i ew - England, Oharles Sabin, John' McClellan. . At a xbbsequent mesting of the directors on 'Bat dav Judge Faton was clected pres- 'dent of tho bank and Adam White, Jr, ¢ 'Brookiyn, cashler, Capital Stock £100,000. The eapital siock of the b having been liherally subscribed for, it sgemed” desirable to establish tutibn ‘@8 auickly as possible in xpomse, to the nodular deman?. for the $100,000 circulatién of money, these notes became scattered over a large territory in south- ern and central New England. As b dicating the ‘inconyeniences of transacting a banking business in those days as com- pared with the case with which the same things are don® today, aday. of fast malls. wire . serviee, ‘clearing houses; ete., it -ie recalied that Cashier White was peciodi- caliy, obligéd to travel'to. Boston and Providence for'the purpose of .exchang- ing bank notes with' other bankers. - H was ‘elected president. mam. D: Princa was " elected vicer-president sin “addition to being electpd “cashier, -in whichlatter office he ear)y demonstrated his capabil- ities“as a ‘bankar: <o’ i s A strong board of directors, cbnsi t!nz of Milton A.-Shuny Jjudge of the Su- perior court: of Comnecticut; Andrew J. Bitgood, retired Jumber manufacturer of Moosup ; William <A:*Gaston, senior mem- ber ot the- well Kiigwn law. firm of Gas- ‘ In 1917, Lester E. Shippee, born and broyght up_ in the town: of Killingly, a graduate of the RKillingly High school, & elepted . assistant cashier: of the bank, ‘and. assisted in the upbuild or that splendid service, to- the public has become so weil and fa\orahb Enown' as .fhe product of this-old and solid - institution, When Lester E,-Shippee was called ‘5 gerve- in.the” army which was sent to line of good woolens and worsteds we show this week, Slip on the suit when it'‘comes home, and you'll find that you are much handsomer than even YOU thought. TAILORING IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE. GOOD CLOTHES DON'T HAPPEN—THEY ARE THE PRODUCT OF MUCH SKILL AND LABOR. facilities it would. provide. - Accordingly e ana Ellionetall. written into the record of the first mee ing jof the dirdstars is the vote tHat they hire a tenemen: house ro— the use of the .and - ‘then | Kurope in the World war, he resigned president of .the’ 'National :*Shawmut | his office’ with thebank and ‘was ‘suc- bank ‘of Boston ;. Charles illinghast, | ceeded by ¥rank J, G. Bailey, ansther lumber- manufacturers ‘of . Dantelson’; and | of Danieisons- dwn boys. trips were made during the greater part of the year on horseback, long tedlmu journeys, beset ' with' many danger: In: bank or erect a building. as they should fudge more expedient. The latter course wag decided upon, the site selected being o near the center of the village, where fram the erection of the building a bank- irig . inatitution remained established un- 1 1913, when it ceased to be used for sych purposes. Tt is now remodeled from its. original lines- in. 1876, the home of the. Brooklvn town library. Building the Vault. The building of the structure in 1822 was a matter of importance to'al] towns n Windham county, and the progress ‘was’ followed with interest, especially .as to preparing the vault. ‘There were not the building facilities or devices that now ‘ald the structural workers in hand- ling heavy materials. - Wuge blocks of stone, ‘carved from rugged hillsides nearby, were hauled to the viclnity of the Bank buflding by teims of many pairs of oxen.and so heayy and cumber- sonte, were.the stones, intended for-usein the comstruction -of the: vault, that-the handling of them wa, extremely difficult work. To set them into position, lacking the. hydraulic’ jacks .and other aids of today, it.was necessary to ‘build-a Tun, | NATHAN D, PRINCE the winter he traveied by sleigh, -winding slowly over thie Wwind-swept- hills, - walk- ing oceaslonaily through -sheltered val- leys to gain ‘some' protection, through exercise, from the cold. - Histrips to Bos- ton and: return frequently required ‘a week, his ‘nights being spent 'at hospitable Inns along the way. Although likely. to be set upon while traveling what was in § many parts .of .the route a dreary way, | Mr. ‘White disdained ever to carry a wea- pan, being content .to .depend on good fortune and his. own' great courdgé ‘to being him -and his valuable - possessions through any danger :that ,he might be called- upon to face. This spirit of the men who established the WindHam County Bank as individu- alized in Cashier White was fio -doubt a great asset In building the faith and confidence that the bank early,wag giver by the public which it served, and the institution: grew ‘and prospered.. All sur-| rounding towns erijoyed the'facilties which the bank ‘afforded .and the institption ! peoved a boon to- many” Industrious in- @ividuals striving _for the development of Windham county. for, in fulfilling” its funetions. ;the ‘banks ' was enabled to,ald them in their enterprises. President Twenty-five Years, For twenty-five, years. Judge Eaton re- mained as president, retiring then - only on asoount of ill health. Upon' accept- | ing, his eesignation,, in (1847, the, direc- tors. wrote into the record a high tribute to.'his. service. Mr. White rémained as cashier. fram, 1822 to. 1537, ‘Tetiring. in favor of his son. Charles White, who ca- mained as’ casher until 1847, the year of President ' Eaton's retitement. By spe- clal request of the directors, Whits, Jr., returned to act as cashier for a few months after this. Dantel P, Tay- lor, who had been assoclated with. the 4[!:-& for a number of years, was elected premident- to sudceed Judge Faten and served a vear, 18471-1848. In that year, 1848, Adams White, Jr., was etected presi- dent and contimued through a -successful | administration of the office, umtil 1856. Contemporary with Mr. White's incumb- ency as'president was that of Edwin'S. | Chase as cashier, his service in that of- ifice extending from 1848 to 1855.. In 1856, Mr. Chase sucoeeded Mr. . White as president and’ filled' the office for a year. In 1857, Jobn Gallup 34, omce high sheriff of Windham county, came into the office of president of ‘the bank and remained as such for twenty-three years, Adams | Sathaniel' G, Willlams of . Brooklyn, were the ndmmetrauon of the® hank :.flur& Farly in the summer of 1914, the pub- lic was pleasantly surprised at the.an- nouncement - that .the - Franklin® block, at the corner of Main and Center streets.in Danislson, the very. heart of ‘thé borough, had been purchased by’ the ~Windham County, National .bank . and iwas to, be practically rebuilt as.a permanent home for .the institution. - Almost. immediately following the,purchase the. work.of re- modelling -commencéd ;and continued throughout' the summer. : At its conclu- sion. Danielson -had been given a modern banking bullding.’ of . which ‘its [ citizens were proud’ and which «added greatly- to the attractive ‘appearance- of tha'centc {in which: it ‘was loeated. Tts equipment was-strictly: mnAern and n addition Lo giving the. bank's .force ample | 'working space, afférded’ the pubHc | numeFous” convenlences ‘not’ afforded i) the bank’s former>home. ~In arranging the -interior, the, comfort of .the bank's patrons was. made on providing -ever » mean the ‘funds of the instiution: Ona‘of tha principal esgentials {n bank- ing is secu L X its -hest ‘to. providesprecaution: against | fire and- burglary. --As large amounts of cashiare "carried: by: fodt ‘banks it be- hooves them to-eXerciss every effort to guard the deposits of its patrons. The-of- ficials of the Windham: County. National bank fully’ realized their- duties in this respect and.spent -much time' in ‘looking up the most modern methods of .dealing. with' this phase of banking. As ‘e result of study and investigation they Become theroughly impressed-. with ‘the ‘wisdom of sécuring the verv latest.and best ap- pliances andinoccuping - their home da- viding an abs tely bfll‘gh.r nroot vanlt. "The Last Werd in Vaalts The Mosler Safe: Company of “Boston, the largest duilder of-vauits:in the world took. the contract 'of installing the:the most- modern vault. door; not.only fo de- fy the burglir, ‘bt to-'preclude-the: use i of burning ths steel by electricity or by the use of the. oxyacetylene, fiimes: E In-the new -banking room the weuw 18 located at, the rear. of the public. space and by stopping here .one ‘may: at once begin a liberal :education,’ 1 he wished: untii 1880, “The cashjers that served dur- administration ing. President = Gallup's way. trom high’ground sloping toward the | [T AuFuStus F. Fisher 1556-1865 bank from the opposite side of the tho: dughtare and move them on rollers down this -Incline to the position they were to ocoupy, and, as it happens, still occupy. The ‘vavlt as completed - was accord- ing- to the -advanced standards of thet esrly diy, a period when dynamite and nifro-glycerine were unknown, and capa- nls of withstanding any vandal attack thet might be made upon it; thoug! —-m be regarded as wholly obsclete, as wsed, in this day.of ;modern .u ificent . steel .fortresses for ithe jon of cash and securities, as ox- By the one ‘built into the new of the W!ud!um ‘County National tm-q Quarters. Aty tho“hmunllwumd ! the .of business by thufik “new, & Wis not completed, so the nllh‘lm cdshler, Adam. Wr‘l‘.. % Bank! inJpart. lttoflmnp as m-r‘ry e bl C. Crandall, 1865-1878; John P. ‘Wood, 1876-1832, Mr. Wood's incumbency con- tinuing to. 1893, and covering. the whole administration of John Palmer; who suc- ceeded Jobn Gallup as Drefldent in 1880 and ‘held-the office until 1892, Because National Bank. In 1865, availing ‘itself of 'the new national -banking act, the Windham County Bank. ceased to be: 2 state bank and bécame s natlonal bank,. under the title' -of the® ~County National Bank. It -was at_ or about - this -time that its state bank notes were retired from circulation to. be replaced by ‘he nation- a1 bank. notes that it has sinew continued to-jssue. Not only did the Bank weather the ‘stress of - the 'Civil war period;. but ‘the Teconstruction perisd ot the early.70's ax well for it was: always. fortunate .in home | being . under - the dirsction " imimediate. charge of men’ wi tolearn .all_abont an. up-to-date safety depostt device Intended. to ‘withstand ;he ingennity-of man ané. the ravages of . Once: this . vaplt-is-locked, it s th proud bpast. of the-manufacturers, The .Mosler -Safe ;company, that- it will defy .all.-human attempts.:to- reach .its contents until the maze of- mety dwluu is released:by the time lock. - The vault has besn dssignsd. to —umn constant. inspectian: of every :portion ‘of the -outside, -including. .the top,* sides, back; - and . boftom, * its own foundations _entirely :free from-| the building. Thess foundations are par- tieularly noteworth: pendent of the building foundationg cand ‘are made of ‘Teinforded conerets through- out and su] entite. weight, of -the security ‘vault, afd form the. wxfiu of the ‘bagement of: stor vauit.; Interest :naturally ‘Génters” In: un teotion,afforded, th and the ociated with the ekecut!va:o{flcers in { death,- Andrew J. Bitgood, not only one voting. their \fit energies towards: pro- | 80! ang it -stands upon | In. April 1919 -the bank lost through of .ita oldest depositors, but ‘also -one who had served as =z director = for many years, and.had given abundantly of his wise _ counsel and unfailing - cooperatiog. FRANK J. G BAILEY His son, Andrew ' Don Bitgood was elected to fill ‘the .vacancy in the board thus created, and to carry on.the work his father had -so faithfully done. Present Board of Directors. . 'The . present. board of . directors of the bank are Timothy B. Hopkins, Mfiton A, Shumwa; Nathan D. Prince, William A. Gaston. Charles A. Tillinghast, Nathan- Williams, Obadiah Butler -and An- drew D:. Bitgpod. The present officers ar Timothy E. Hopkins, presiden Francis F. Storer, cashier; Nathan D. Prince, vice president; Frank J. G. Bai- ley, assistant cashier. The clerks em- -ployed by the bank are Almira M. Cod- 'ding, Dorothy K. Blake, Nellie M. Chase, J. 1o Bodo and Ruth L. Adams. It is interesting to note that sinca 1814, the Windham County National Bank has, either for itself or ifscus- tomers, purchesed Liberty bonds, U. S. certificates of indebtedness, treasury | notes, in excess of four milllon dollars, d- is still today supporting the gov- ernmént by purchesing substantiai amounts of every issue that the govern- ment_ authorizes, Clark Gallup, his son; Raymond Gal- ‘Dawley and A. 8. Kesinedy, were among. those who. atfended Spring- field fair. LET US MEASURE YOU TODAY More Than 100 All-Wool Patterns To Choose From and is succeeded by Sister Heléen|[and Wednesday. of Waterbury in the third grade. Sister|who attended Springfield fair Tuesday Catherine goes to Washington, D. \Vlterhury in the fifth grade. CHESTNUT HILL A dinner was given at Chalmere. on the 24th, Rev. scar, Normand, - assistant pas- tor at All Hallows'church, has returned tion -which' he '.spent in and Central Falis, R. I cut wz ‘this’ miveruumm C., | were Mr. and Mrs. G..B. Dimon, Mrs. James were among the number in at- tendance Wednesday. it being the birth- Man- | aasar the week end. Charles E. Goodrich has installed a Saturday. Visitors at G.-B. Dimon's Sunday were | the guest of Mre. T R B o R T R Otliers from this place | dren, Mre. W. C. Phillips ane three chil- dren of Glastonbury, Mr. and Mrs. Earl and is succeeded by Sister Theresa of|C. H. Tate, Richard Dimon and. Alvin{ 200N and daughter, Lois, Miss Hubbard Green. also Everette C. Payson, Christie |and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Hartford. Oehlers, Ernest Stuhrenberg and Robert | Mr. and Mrs. Le Grande Chappell of Wa- terford, Mrs. F. W. ter, Mrs. Edith Knott of Chaplin, Mr. ht{;fi and E!‘flvs, M. C. Peckbam ' and | and Mrs. James Cochran of day of Miss Nancy Fuller, sister of the ters.. . Eila. andv-Bvelyn,.: 6 Hostess, Mre. . . Davoll” Fiftcen sl | chester visited relatives_here Sunday. atives wers present. > Mr. and Mrs. Gurdon T. Chappell and.|System for hot and cold water in his their guests, Mr.'and Mrs. George Chap- | house and henneries -at White Feather | mer's. of Waterford, visited relatives in |farm. Springfleld_the past week and-attended the ‘Eastern_States . Exposition *Tuesday | Mr: and Mrs. Arthur Marsh and_two: chil- Fuzzard and sis-- Webster, were visiting - refatives hefe for Paul Cronesbury of New London has been spending a week at W. W, Pal- Miss Harriet Manley of Hartford was A. 8. Peckham om To Our Friendsand Patrons: We have received the following advance infor- mation from the Glenwood factory : . / September 21, 1922. TO GLENWOOD DEALERS : We. are enclosing new discount sheets which will go into effect October 2, 1922. It is our intention to give customers the benefi t of present prices on limited orders, for immediate shipment, if received before twelve o’clock noon, Saturday, September 30th. In January 1921, the Weir Stove Company was one of the first to reduce prices. Since then, further reductions have been made. Owing to present conditions of the stave industry, we now.find it necessary to make slight advances and therefore ask for your co- operation. Yours. very truly, WEIR STOVE COMPANY. To protect our :customers we shall receive orders at present prices'up to the close of business Friday, September 20th. Delivery. may. be ‘had now.or latcr--at your-convenience. now and savel COME IN! “TELEPHONE " EA & BURKE}: WRITE | sH Buy