Farmers Bank - Wilmington, DE

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: February 22, 1899
Location: Wilmington, Delaware (39.746, -75.547)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ae2813e71223c01c

Response Measures

None

Description

Article briefly mentions a committee meeting concerning the closing of the New Castle branch of the Farmers' Bank; there is no mention of any depositor run, reopening, or receivership. The piece appears to describe a branch suspension/closure decision (administrative) rather than a run. Date taken from paper (1899-02-23) — meeting referenced as having occurred Tuesday, likely 1899-02-21 or -22; I record 1899-02-22 as a best estimate. OCR errors in the article were corrected (e.g., 'd'etricts' -> 'districts').

Events (1)

1. February 22, 1899 Suspension

Cause Details: Administrative decision to close the New Castle branch; committee meeting discussed the project. No mention of insolvency, runs, or government takeover.
Newspaper Excerpt: The committee having in charge the matter of the closing of the New Castle branch of the Farmers' Bank met at the Farmers' Bank, in this town, Tuesday, and discussed the project with Henry C. Conrad and others interested.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 23, 1899 Evening Journal Wilmington, DE

Article from Evening Journal, February 23, 1899

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Article Text

DID COMMITTEE WORK [Continued From First Page.] April, but now it has been decided by some of the House members from the rural d'etricts that the second Saturday in July would be preferable. MEAL BILL RECOMMITTED Representative Frizzel called up the bill compelling electric railway companice to give their men time to eat their meals, it being the special order for the day. On motion of Representative Robertson, made to enable the railway companies to fix the time for taking such meals, the bill was recommitted. LOCAL OPTION BLOCKED. Sussex county will not have an opportunity to vote on the question of local option. Senator Moore has declined to sign the bill, and that blocks lit. The Kent county men have higned, but the liquor men hope to have two or three of them withdraw. The W1:mington and rural New Castle county members have not signed. WHARTON AINID COLLINS e d While Chief Justice Lore was down here his attention was called to the action of Sheriff Wharton in permitting the neigiro Collins to run at large. He intimated that the court would take the matter up. BILLS BY MIR. FARTES. y Representative Faries gave notice of an act providing that it shall be unn lawful to fish in the waters of the Deld in aware 'bay or river, (within the jurisS diction of the state, with a net or e seine, the meshes of which, when stretched, shall be less than two and 3 fight-eighth inches square; act providing that stated meetings of the school h e voters of each school district in Kent of and Sussex counties shall be held on e the second Saturday of July of each year. PASSED THE HOUSE d 1, These bills have passed the House: h House bill providing for a bi-partisan 1Board of Trustees of the Poor for New y Castle county (yea, 21; nay, 3); House t, bill requiring owners of factories and 00 other buildings to provide the watchg men therein with heat and light (vote, de yea, 8; nay, 7). of LEGISLATIVE NOTES The committee having in charge the matter of the closing of the New Casst tle branch of the Farmers' Bank met at the Farmers' Bank, in this town. d Tuesday, and discussed the project with Henry C. Conrad and others interested. Representative Donahoe introduced id and had referred the bill increasing the annual appropriation of the m Friendship Company, of Wilmington, from $3,000 to $4,000. of The bill doing away with the closed Id season for sturgeon was introduced by 0. Shallcross and to is under Representative committee suspension of sent rules. er Representative Wagamon introduced M. his bill prescribing a $50 license fee to ad be paid by general, special and solicit. m ing agents for state, domestic and forr eign fire insurance companies. 11g A bill authorizing school district oh 162, Kenit county, to raise $200 for building a schoolhouse was given nore tice of by Representative Tharp. he Representative Shalleross introduced ry and had referred the bill authorizing as the governor to appoint a justice of the peace, a n'otary public and a conit stable for Port Penn. and the commitn tee now has It in charge. a A bill authorizing the governor to er appoint a notary public for the Rees pauno Chemical Company was introry duced by Representative McVey. The Law Committee of City Council or and Bailiff Ryan were down here Tuesday. 18. to Sheriff Taylor, of New Castle county r was a recent visitor here. rt Andrew C. Gray, of Wilmington Tuesday visited the halls of legislation on nd Thomas N. Stayton has been here on ti- a still hunt for State Detective Micas Vey, e. Ex-Mayor Shortlidge, of Wilminged ton, was here in behalf of the two W Board of Public Education bills. to a Dr. Harmonson; of Clayton, was red Senate chamber visitor. nSenator Maull introduced his three the acts Lewes. amendatory of the charter of en n. A claim of Prothonotary William T er Hutton, of Kent county, for $316.10. an ese was Lewis presented to the Senate by Senator of and referred to the Committee on Claims. m. Ex-State Senator Frank Denney OAW who served in 1877, but who is er resident of Philade!phia, visited now of remodeled State House Tuesday the es expressed himself much pleased with and ew the improvement. Net a senator was absent Tuesday er and only Representatives Pilling on Conaway failed to respond to and the House roll-call. ns The House passed the Senate wil- emabling the Orphans' Court of bill pe- ar- county to invest money at a rate Sussex terest as low as per cent. Dre The House bill authorizing the are ernor the to appoint special constables gov. Wilmington and Brandywine for Springs Railway Company was sent to committee in the House,