March 26, 1891: The Comet reported that “At the third annual meeting of the stockholders of the Watauga bank, Monday, the following officers and directors were re-elected for the ensuing year:”
“A. B. Bowman, president; G. W. St. John, vice president; Will Harr, cashier; N. H. Harrison, teller. Directors: J. A. Martin, C. A. Lide, Isaac Harr, Hon. Pat Dungan, J. F. Crumley, Judge John P. Smith, C. P. Cass, E. H. West, Will Harr, G. D. Taylor, A. B. Bowman, G. W. St. John.”
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