West River National Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 1564
Charter Number: 1564
Start Date: August 17, 1885
Location: Jamaica, Vermont (43.100, -72.778)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: cf42a3bc

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Description

Article states 'closes its affairs because of unprofitable business, Aug. 17.' This indicates a voluntary/permanent closure rather than a temporary suspension or run. No mention of a depositor run, receivership, or reopening.

Events (3)

1. September 21, 1865 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. August 17, 1885 Suspension

Cause: Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details: Bank closed its affairs due to unprofitable business (voluntary winding up).
Newspaper Excerpt: The West River national bank at. Jamaica closes its affairs because of unprofitable business, Aug. 17.
Source: newspapers

3. August 17, 1885 Voluntary Liquidation

Source: historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. August 5, 1885 Spirit of the Age Woodstock, VT

Article from Spirit of the Age, August 5, 1885

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Article Text

VERMONT. Vermont savings banks report deposits of over $14,000,000. Montpelier had twenty-seven arrests circus day. Montpeier is a hard burg, if she has big churches. A Bennington man found two feet of snow under the saw dust near his mill last week. Probably it would have pleased him more to have found a two dollar bill. The State Spiritualists hold camp meeting from August 13 to Sept. 14 at Queen City Park, Burlington. A Walden woman had eight tumors as large as a hen's egg cut from her head. The military camp in St. Albans where the muster is to be held from August 26, to 29 will be known as camp Governor Pingree. Rev. Lucien H. Farry of Weymouth, Mass., is unanimously called to the College street Congregational church, Burlington, at a salary of $2100. A horse belonging to Nilson Evans of Putney ran away the other night and, taking a quick turn, dropped dead. The West River national bank at. Jamaica closes its affairs because of unprofitable business, Aug. 17. W. L. Howard has been appointed postmaster at Fairhaven, vice Whipple suspended. Whipple has held the office over 20 years. Long enough. Burglars stole $400 from Pease's hotel at Hartford, one night recently, $300 of it coming from the pockets of the sleeping clerk. They tried to get into Gov. Pingree's house but failed. It is claimed that West Randolph is one of the best butter markets in the state. From 300 to 500 packages are shipped every Tuesday morning. Aunt Dolly White of Newbury, celebrated her 102n birthday July 22, and starts out on her 103 year with a prospect of living to a good old age. A mass meeting of the Universalists of Vermont will be held at Queen City Park, Burlington, Aug. 11. 12 and 13. It will be under the management of Rev. J. J. Lewis of Boston. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. severe rain storm Friday caused a bad washout on the the Vermont division of the Boston and Lowell Railway, not far from St. Johnsbury. A mixed train in the evening plunged into the hole, wrecking two locomotives and several cars, killing the engineer an 1 fireman outright, and wounding several others. The Seventh Day Adventists will hold their annual camp-meeting at Burlington, Aug. 13, and continue ten days. Half fare on the railroads. The vacancies in the board of instruction of the St. Johnsbury academy, caused by the resignation of Miss E. A. Washburn and Miss Anna S. Morse, have been filled by the appointment of Miss Harriet G. Parsons of Northampton, Mass., and Miss Elizabeth M. Hewitt of North Pomfret, Vt.