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banks in that section. The sheriff has already attached everything in the banking house, but assisted the receiv ers in getting at the bottom of everything. The receivers compliment Mr Walters, cashier of the bank at Middieburg, and the two Boyentons for rendering all the assistance possible. When the creditors meet here Tues. day morning permanent trustees will be named to close out the affairs of the three banks under the order of the United States Court. It is shown in the report that the total excess liabilities over the assets of the bank at Upperville are $15, 910.88; the bank at Middleburg shows $1,363.55 excess liabilities over the as sets, while the excess liabilities over the assets are given at $10,772.98 in the case of the Hampton bank. In the report the receivers show tha the amount due the depositors in gen eral in Hampten is $11,171.65; and a special deposit due Jacob M. Smith $16,000, which was deposited by Rob ert C. Hickok, but which is now hel by Jacob M. Smith. The other liabili ties in the Hampton bank are given a follows: Due. Bank of Hampton, $285 on unpaid checks; Agnes Bright, jani tress, $4; city taxes. 1910, $21.56: county and state taxes, 1910. $29.88. / It is also shown that the fixtures 0 the bank at Upperville are worth $400; at Middleburg, $300; individual prop erty of W. H. Boyenton at Upperville $1,000. The assets in the Hompton bank are: Bank building and lot, $6,000; bank fixtures, $1,088.50; bills receivable, current, $5,743.81: old bills re ceivable, which were not being re newed, $3,169.41. Your receivers further report," say the receivers, "that the only piece 0; real estate which they are able to find is that above referred to, in the city of Hampton, Va., and which stands in the name of John C., Boyenton, al though both partners admit and con cede that it is the property of the partnership. Kept No Ledger. "Your receivers further report that here was no general ledger kept by the bankrupts at any of their three banks: that only individual ledgers were kept, and that it was no smal task to your receivers to find their way through these two ledgets. The Bank of Middleburg had been in oper. atton only a few month. and the book keeping was apparent] more careful and gave the receive.s less trouble than any of the others Your receiv ers further state that Messrs. W. H and John C. Boyenton and H. R. Wal ters have given all the information which the receivers asked of them and have rendered them all of the as sistance in their power in getting the necessary data to Traine this report Your receivers. would further report that they took on inventory of botl the banks at Upperville and at the Bank of Hampton themselves, and owing to the chaotic conditions of at fairs in the Bank of Hampton it has taken them several weeks to get to gether what they consider a practica, and complete list of assets and liabili ties of al] of the said backs. Tha they have notified all persons having notes in any of the said banks of thet obligations and when due and payable, and have made every effort to reduce the assets of the estate to c'sh, so far as they have authority to do so: that they have collected several out standing notes, as well as a number of checks, which were in said banks for collection at the time of their closing: that they have ascertained from various banks. with which Boy enton & Co. did business, the bal ances and have gotten possession of said balances. Would further report that all of the books end papers of said banks are now in their possesion the - house, assention
