National Bank - Vergennes, VT

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 1364
Charter Number: 1364
Start Date: August 28, 1903
Location: Vergennes, Vermont (44.167, -73.254)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 7abd7abd

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Description

Articles refer to the 'defunct national bank of Vergennes' and to F. L. Fish as receiver; no run or depositor run described. This indicates the bank had suspended and been placed in receivership (permanent closure). Dates of failure not explicitly given in the clippings; receiver and litigation are mentioned in Aug 1903 and Jan 1904 articles.

Events (2)

1. August 28, 1903 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank is described as 'defunct' and a receiver (F. L. Fish) is in place; bank suspended/closed and receiver appointed. Litigation over return of dividends by stockholders is ongoing.
Newspaper Excerpt: holders of the defunct n National bank of Vergennes, ... L. Fish, receiver,
Source: newspapers

2. January 22, 1904 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: The stockholders of the defunct national bank of Vergennes have made a proposition to Receiver F. L. Fish to settle the claim for the return of dividends paid them by the bank ... it is understood that the terms will be accepted and if so the litigation will cease.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

1. August 28, 1903 Windham County Reformer Brattleboro, VT

Article from Windham County Reformer, August 28, 1903

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AT ST. LOUIS. Others will Make Large to Exhibits. of the legislature Vermont ppropriation for a the St. Louis exposition deter some of the leading to in their purpose chibit their products, says The lican correspondent. over company have gone their this week with one of anagers with the intention necin the near future ingements for their organ bethe fair. This company, usual display of reed organs to add a new and attracin the line of large pipe will or more of which this sent to St. Louis for i sugar industry will be in as will other important while several leading indus- its as represented, including ranite and slate quarries. interests a combination of cost suggested whereby consider- the f exhibit may be of through co-operation probthat it seems quite by so way will be devised state can be properly repreI twithstanding the seeming H on the part of those sup- the present the interests of J 1 holders of the defunct n National bank of Vergennes, divito refused to return the after a them by the bank been 10 nsolvent and who have orE L. Fish, receiver, have fight the case. They are in searching for evidence additional indictments who occupied official poO the bank at the time of the Q 1 Q yhue. who has been at since the I ospital, Montpelier, arm, Z the result of a broken will = and sprained shoulder. Cayhue R this week. Mr. accia the victim of many the 2 has been shot through the re three times in broken, II collar bone, leg ribs by railroad train, three fallbroken. hand cut by boom: all these in addition refrom which he is now at by ye th tigation of the financial Burling- affa Federal union of shortru is being held. as a E. h $1000 is found. C. hi ding labor man, is financial as and John Seith, treasurer. reW saying he wanted to os hands and wanted the an M It is claimed that to were not turned over for Jones when asked them, unable to produce him ha they were stolen from th so he could do nothing charges. w n1 ra Marvin A. McClure, who th ago was sentenced to seven for The house of correction Musth abetting Charles W. the L$ stracting the funds of of IS erchants National bank ef9$ making a determined has $1 a pardon. Counsel being IS and letters are to IS minent men of the state arguinfluence. The $1 re anced are that it is unjust the [cClure while Mussey, free. me of the corporation tax J. is put into operation by W state tax commissioner se terbury Opera House Block W poration that is the cause. be ompany has been proceeded acica the commissioner on me failure to pay the regular for a cel The complaint prays a cis of the corporation and it lie injunction restraining ur any business. The injuneIM granted. Commissioner there are other corporde mit state that are in the same and sor the Waterbury Co., simliv robably be treated in a for if their taxes are not paid. tw "Pi Ranger. state superinfro education, of Montpelier, sent out inquiries to asearly as possible how many obachers in the state had has Sor for the fall term. suffireplies from a enof teachers not yet is I indicate that the supply vacannumber than the pro esta ools, the ratio being about are Mr. Ranger believes reof the state which thi yea of teachers are those for V exceeding low price teachthe that the surplus of whole the state as a I I all to obtain teachers, even paying sections I L ent rtificates for Teachers. ver superintendent of educa- a per Ranger. has received A from the superintendtate in the state of Michi- cerma as to the degree the is is teachers of that state who Vermont for a life certifi- a T teaching. In Michigan from procure a pass life an certificate examidus

2. December 11, 1903 Middlebury Register Middlebury, VT

Article from Middlebury Register, December 11, 1903

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SLOW PROGRESS Much Time. The Small Cases in the County Court Take we went up to press last week still the When Francis Downs and wife complete was case of The evidence was plea on trial. afternoon and the opening Charles I. Thursday made for the defence by W. H. was of Middlebury, Judge for Button of Middlebury followed and Friday morning case of Rutland closed Judge Tyler Bliss plaintiffs Lawrence the defendants. the George and gave they the the for E. the jury at 10 o'clock of the case to soon after the opening for the came in session with a verdict and their afternoon plaintiffs giving them $300 damages the costs. this case was got to the jury A. When of W. A. Chaflin, appellant, trustee vs. was case Willard & Co., and of BurD. Cushman and Sherman and representing the L. Fish of Vergennes the brought Frank this case the plaintiff at a lington begun, In delivered plaintiff defendants. $162.02 for milk had suit for which the defendants for the creamery running but it was claimed had sold out been that Willard & Co., before defense interests in the creamery delivered and their particular milk gwas patrons. this notified their former afternoon had SO lasted until Saturday with a The case when the jury came in found no at 3:45 the effect that they defendverdict of to action and giving the was then cause their costs. A recess the ants to 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Saturday taken before 12 o'clock two Just Jury came in and reported not found. Grand and two bills that indictments said in their written report of the They had received no information in this they of the license law had violation and that the public moneys various county, properly expended by the some been They also recommended with a towns. in the county jail in the improvements .furnishing better light announced view to regions. Foreman Lane their lower Grand Jury had completed dislabors, that the and they were thereupon charged for Court the term. came in at Henry 2 o'clock L. When afternoon the case of appellant, Monday Hiram Stratton, that hour Wood had vs. been assigned for trial and which to be not ready for until was found o'clock a recess was taken case was at 3 morning, when this all of the Tuesday It occupied practically Tuesday and begun. of the court during suit in time and was a horse for Wednesday the plaintiff claimed damages the Jury which false warrant evening of the beast, gave and the and costs. plaintiff Ira a Wednesday for $25 damages conducted the H. verdict LaFleur of Middlebury and T. W. Moloney for the plaintiff attorney for Stratcase of Rutland was the to ton. looks now the term close is likely of next As it time towards the business end some the probable criminal consequence. week, as and mostly of little the interested is small Wainwright and official notifihave demurrer filed the that the the declaration in Clerk attorneys cation 1891. received to Fish as receiv- at the Dec. brought term, by Frank National L. Bank of Vercase er of the Farmer's the administrator of gennes against Holland's estate, on Bank the ground could Emerson receiver of a National own name in a the not bring law. suit had in been his sufficient overruled by and the Court declaration of held carries with Supreme the Court. This similar case ones and Fish, the it several is a other big victory for Lawyer such a capdicision who had pitted against C. Baker him of Rutland able in lawyer Baker's as special Joel line of good last work, week Since Mr. the announcement of L C. Sturtevant discontinued vs. J. that the Cullough case had been how the G. Mc been much talk as out to of court. there happened has to be thrown unimpeachable It case can be stated here on was discontinued authority that the case of Mr. Sturtevant entirely on the motion and that neither Gov. one and McCullough his counsel nor any to give one so for him much ever as of the suit. gave cent or promised to procure the discontinuance

3. January 22, 1904 Windham County Reformer Brattleboro, VT

Article from Windham County Reformer, January 22, 1904

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# The Rochester Murder Case. Mrs. Delia Green, the woman alleged to have been the cause of the trouble between Bean and Root, testified in the Rochester murder trial at Woodstock last week. She is described as stout and plain, but dressed showily in a black picture hat, red silk waist and black silk skirt. She said that Bean had been a member of her family for 18 years up to June when the partnership between him and her husband was dissolved. She said he did not threaten, but reproached her for allowing Root to stay at her house. Deputy Sheriff Paul Tinkham, who arrested Bean, was on the stand Saturday. He told of Bean's arrest and of finding footprints, near where Root was killed, the same length of Bean's shoes. In the cross-examination it was brought out that the deputy sheriff had a lawsuit with Bean, involving title to some woodland, which was now pending. Dr. M. J. Wiltse director of the state hygienic laboratory at Burlington, was on the stand Monday. He told of Bean's clothing and knife being sent to him and of his finding no blood on the clothing. On the knife blade were several blood stains but he could not swear it was human blood. The expert was also questioned as to the result of certain fractures of the skull. The trial was interrupted Tuesday by the illness of one of the jury. The evidence for the state is all in. About 124 witnesses have been examined. The defense will probably have 15 or 20 and it is understood that Bean will testify. Dr. H. J. Stevens, who was prosecuted in Addison county for practicing in Benson and Orwell without authority and who was under 38 indictments, one for manslaughter in Ohio, has committed suicide in Jefferson, Ohio. Hon. Charles P. Smith, president of the Burlington Savings bank, has been appointed by President Roosevelt a member of the National Assay commission for 1904. The commission will meet in Philadelphia Feb. 10, and is composed of the most eminent bankers in the country. The stockholders of the defunct national bank of Vergennes have made a proposition to Receiver F. L. Fish to settle the claim for the return of dividends paid them by the bank at the rate of 40 per cent. It is understood that the terms will be accepted and if so the litigation will cease. Ray C. Johnson formerly of Burlington, was held for the action of the grand jury at Boston, Thursday, Jan. 14, on the charge of murder in the second degree in having killed Mrs. Sadie A. Peters. The shooting occurred Jan. 5 at a house in the south end, where Mrs. Peters and Johnson lodged. Fourteen insurance companies were admitted to do business in Vermont during 1903. Four of these have headquarters in England. Five of the companies deal with fire losses, five are fidelity and casualty companies, three are assessment accident companies and one is a life insurance company. One insurance company was withdrawn. The socialists of Vermont have elected Bernard F. Healey of Barre to represent them in the national committee of the party. The party has organizations at Bellows Falls, Springfield, Barre, Graniteville, Burlington and Rutland. It is expected that ex-Mayor Chase of Haverhill, Mass., will speak at each of the above places during the winter. At the last annual meeting of the Vermont society, Sons of the American Revolution, held at St. Albans November 11, 1903, a resolution was adopted authorizing an investigation which should disclose, as far as it might be possible to learn, the names of revolutionary soldiers buried in Vermont. Any information on this subject will be gratefully received by the secretary of the society, Walter H. Crockett of St. Albans. Abram Tittemore of Cooks Corners is dangerously ill from the results of exposure and injuries he received by falling through the feed door from his barn loft to the manger below, breaking three ribs and fracturing his leg in two places below the knee. He lay where he fell, helpless for over an hour, before his calls for help were heard and when found he was in great agony and chilled to the marrow. His condition is very serious. Carl Backus of Northfield was sentenced from two and one-half to four years in the house of correction and fined $1 and costs at Montpelier, Friday, Jan. 15, on a plea of guilty to the charge of larceny of a grip containing money and bank books, the property of his uncle, William Baird of Lowell, Mass. Fifty dollars and two bank books containing $650 were recovered. Baird had not been in the state for years and was sued Jan. 14 for debt by M. L. Hutchinson of Westfield, whom he owed for 20 years. Lincoln and Warren, adjoining Washington county towns, are at war as a result of the recent small pox scare. At the request of Warren parties, the only road connecting the two towns, a main road much traveled, has been closed although the Lincoln board of health declared such action unnecessary. The Warren authorities have fenced the road not only in Warren, but two miles beyond the line in Lincoln, thus stopping travel not only between the two towns, but in a part al