Show BANKS TREASURES IN HOTEL When Moneyed Men of Maine Feared for Their Gold For two years from 1812 to 1814 tho treasure of all the banks of the Forest City lay In the parlor of the Marrett house In Standish village and as evidence of the fact today upon the parlor door can be seen the huge lock which was placed there nearly a century cen-tury ago to add safeguard to the treasure During the war of 1S12 the bankers of Portland thought their treasure was in danger of being looted by the British Brit-ish forces and In casting about for a safe place their choice fell upon the town of Standish and the Marrett house as a depository for the treasure Loaded upon a sixox cart and guarded I closely tile money thousands of dollars dol-lars of It was transported 16 miles and deposited In tho place of safety where it remained for two years with a guard of but one man to watch it The door of tho parlor Jn which the money was placed was reenforced by I a heavy lock having a brass handle and extra supports wero placed under the floor of the room to sustain the enormous weight of wealth The house Is still owned by descendants of Rev Mr Merrett and Is one of the oldest of the town Lewiston Journal |