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Christ Church; Book covering 1858 - 1891;
p. 126; Sherburne, New York:
Asa Foote FOOTE, born 26 Sep 1879 at Sherburne, NY; christened 2 Oct 18
81 at Christ Church; parents - J. and Ida F. FOOTE; clergyman - T.S. Randolph.
The Sherburne News, 9 Dec 1948, p. 1:
Receives Retirement Annuity for Lifetime
In 1898, from his farm home, the Foot homestead, a mile north of this village, Mr. Asa Foote entered a clerkship with the firm of Kutschbach and Bullis on East State street. Following that he was employed as a clerk in the drug store of Shepard and Sholes, for a part of two years, and on December 1, 1900 accepted a position with the Sherburne National Bank and continued therein steadily for forty-eight years, nearly, until a few weeks ago when compelled to relinquish the position by reason of ill health, that has confined him to his home for several weeks last past. but now considerably improved in condition.
The late Joshua Pratt was actively engaged daily as the Bank president when Mr. Foote started work there, and Foote's long service is probably unexceeded in this county by any bank employee, save perhaps Ralph W. Kirby, of Bainbridge, N. Y., who is yet in the harness. Mr. Foot continued thru successive presidencies of Howard D. Newton, George M. Bryan, and Walter S. Sanford, all deceased, and after this Bank merged into The National Bank and Trust Company of Norwich, N. Y., was serving under Mr. Otis A. Thompson, president of that institution.
When Mr. Foote entered the banking business, banking hours were from nine in the morning, till noon, closed during that hour and then again open from one till four in the afternoon, the only exception being legal holidays, otherwise open every day, all day.
In recognition of his long, capable and faithful service, the Board of Directors of The National Bank and Trust Company of Norwich N. Y ., has awarded Mr. Foote special retirement annuity for his lifetime.
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1879 - 1951 (71 years)
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