Show had djs bank with him gen samuel beazle of bangor built the first railroad in maine and also founded the veazie national bank which Is doing business today to day in the city of bangor he had occasion to visit boston once and made the trip by the circuitous means of transports tran alon used in those early days by stage railroad and steamboat he ar rived in boston in the evening and went to the old tremont house for the night all he had with him was an old carpet bag and as he was un known to the clerk he was informed that having no baggage he would be expected to pay in advance all right said he reaching into his pocket he drew out a pocket book and took a 1 bill of his bank the clerk took it got out bis bank detector and looked up the standing of the bangor institution in a moment he came back and said that bank has issued but three bills of that denomination yes said the general and if that one is not enough for you here s the other two and he laid the bills before the ees of the astonished clerk |