First National Bank

     The First National Bank was organized on the 25th of January,
1864, in accordance with the provisions of the national banking law.
At the first meeting of the stockholders the following board of di
 rectors was elected:  Samuel Yorks, Jr., George F. Geisinger, C.
Loubach, Charles Fenstermacher, William Yorks, Ferd Piper and
G. H. Fowler.  At a meeting of the board of directors, Samuel
Yorks, Jr., was chosen president and W. A. M. Grier, cashier.  The
substantial character of the stockholders with the ability and known
integrity of its officers, secured at it opening the full confidence of
the public, which it has steadily maintained to the present time.  Its
career has been a prosperous one, and it affords on of the safest
depositories in the country.  On the resignation of W. M. M. Grier,
A. P. Fowler was chosen cashier.  In 1866 B. R. Gearhart was
made teller of the bank, and on the resignation of A. P. Fowler, in
1870, B. R. Gearhart was chosen cashier, and which position he 
still holds at the present time.  S. A. Yorks was made teller some
years ago, and still occupies that position.  After the death of Sam-
uel Yorks, Jr., in 1878, C. Laubach was elected to the presidency
and continued for some two years.  The present organization of the
First National Bank of Danville, is as follows:  Thomas Beaver,
president; B. R. Gearhart, cashier; S. A. Yorks, teller.  The pre-
sent  board of directors are C. Laubach, I. X. Grier, Dan Morgan,
George F. Geisinger, B. R. Gearhart, R. M. Grove and F. C. Eyer.

     The bank is conveniently located in the Montgomery building at
the corner of Bloom and Mill streets.