National Bank, Arendtsville, PA (Charter 9139)

ca.1920 postcard of the National Bank. Courtesy of Mark Hotz

National Bank, Arendtsville, PA (Chartered 1908 - Closed (Merger) 1978)

Town History

This could be recent photo of the bank or another postcard.

Arendtsville is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The borough lies on Pennsylvania Route 234 and it is well known for its annual Apple Harvest Festival in the fall. The population was 952 at the 2010 census. The borough is located near South Mountain, the northern extension of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range. Arendtsville was named for John Arendt, an early settler.

Arendtsville had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Organized January 29, 1908
Chartered May 18, 1908
Opened for business September 1, 1908
Bank was Open past 1935
For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
Merged into Adams County NB in Gettysburg, PA December 31, 1978

In March 1908, an order was made to allow the trustees of Zion's Reformed Church of Arendtsville to sell a lot of ground to the National Bank of Arendtsville. On May 18, 1908, the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Thomas P. Kane, authorized the bank to commence business. The bank opened on Tuesday, September 7th with deposits for the day of $7,152.00.

In January 1909, The following directors were elected: S. Gilbert Bucher, president; Dr. W.E. Wolff, vice president; David T. Koser, James C. Cole, Arthur Roberts, G. Frank Smith, and Robert H. Shull.

On Wednesday Night, November 3, 1915, an attempt was made to rob the bank. However, the burglars were frightened away by the approach of two men, Raymond Nary and Philip Hartzell, and escaped in an automobile. The robbers had drilled a hole in the door lock preparatory to blowing the same to gain entrance to the bank. Blankets were stolen from the garage of Dr. William E. Wolff to muffle the sound of the explosion.

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The National Bank of Arendtsville, PA

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Plain Back $10 bank note with pen signatures of S.A. Skinner, Cashier and S.G. Bucher, President. Courtesy of Mark Hotz

1929 Type 2 $5 bank note with printed signatures of S.A. Skinner, Cashier and S.G. Bucher, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, www.lynknight.com

A total of $439,050 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1908 and 1978. This consisted of a total of 39,458 notes (27,544 large size and 11,914 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 2590
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	2591 - 6886
1929 Type 1	6x5	1 - 918
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 504
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 150
1929 Type 2	5	1 - 1558
1929 Type 2	10	1 - 730
1929 Type 2	20	1 - 194

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1908 - 1978):

Presidents:

Samuel Gilbert Bucher, 1908-1935

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

Wiki Links

Sources

Arendtsville, PA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arendtsville,_Pennsylvania
Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://bbdata.banknotehistory.com
Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, Wed., Mar. 18, 1908.
Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, Wed., June 17, 1908.
Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, Wed., Sep. 9, 1908.
The Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, PA, Thu., Jan. 14, 1909.
Public Opinion, Chambersburg, PA, Mon, Nov. 8, 1915.