AREA HISTORY:  Hanover Saving Fund Society, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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HANOVER SAVING FUND SOCIETY – Page 580

A charter for the organization of this banking institution, was granted April 
14, 1835, the cash capital being $10,000, with the privilege of increasing it to 
$50,000.  The commissioners under the charter were Benjamin Welsh, W. D. 
Gobrecht, Charles E. Creamer, Daniel Barnitz, Dr. Henry C. Wampler and Matthias 
N. Forney.  The first election was held July 1, 1835, and resulted in the choice 
of Jacob Eichelberger, Jacob Forry, Martin Klunk, D. P. Lange, Jacob Young, John 
Sholl, Jacob Newman, Dr. H. C. Wampler and Daniel Gobrecht, as directors.  The 
board organized with Jacob Eichelberger as president; Matthias N. Forney, as 
treasurer, and F. E. Metzger, as secretary.  The presidents, in order of 
succession, have been Jacob Eichelberger, Jacob Wirt, Henry Wirt, R. A. 
Eichelberger.  The treasurers have been Matthias E. Trone, R. A. Eichelberger, 
and J. N. Slagle, who is the present treasurer; H. Y. Sprenkle, teller; Paul 
Winebrenner, book-keeper.  Board of directors for the year 1884:  R. A. 
Eichelberger, president; Henry Wirt, vice-president; R. M. Wirt, secretary; 
Henry A. Young, Samuel Hostetter, Conrad Moul, J. P. Brockley, W. P. Little, 
Reuben Young.  The deposits, August 25, 1875, were $590,228.  The bank then paid 
5 per cent interest on deposits.  Deposits September 29, 1884, were $502,332.  
The interest on deposits then paid was 3 per cent.  The bank now owns a handsome 
large new building.

Robert M. Wirt was elected president of this institution in 1885, upon the death 
of R. A. Eichelberger.