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                  <text>Tb.e itradlera Bank ;B.ridgeburg.&#13;
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1905&#13;
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--yt is new betwe:e:en twG and thre.e years sdnee the&#13;
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braneh ef ~ne Trade;rs Bank â€¢f Canada was&#13;
es.tablished in â€¢ur village:. :Previous tâ€¢ that time&#13;
the me:rehanta. and tkle oi t1,-,-,ens had been. put tâ€¢ the.&#13;
n~aessity and the ineon~~;~~~~ â€¢t gâ€¢ing out sf&#13;
wn :1ln e:rdLe.r Â· tâ€¢ d.â€¢ bui1\inesa&lt;wi th a chartered bank.&#13;
It is;. a matte.r !er eâ€¢ngratulatien that,in ge.tting&#13;
a bank lâ€¢eated be.re the. village secure.~ a branch â€¢!&#13;
a lar~e and streng insti tutien; â€¢ne: managed aleng&#13;
eâ€¢nservative lines â€¢! sate C-ana~ian banking. Â»y&#13;
their untailil1g cumrtasy and strie-t attentiâ€¢n tâ€¢&#13;
bUsi.nesa the mana~r and staff et the â€¢an~ , have&#13;
made themselve_s poular with the publie and this... Â·&#13;
s eetiâ€¢n. Manager Ward believes that the Bank can&#13;
be mad.e â€¢ cenvenienee tâ€¢ everybad:y ; the deo:rs are&#13;
1pe-n !er buaine.ss every lawful day of the yea:r, and .&#13;
i:f it is. â€¢nly tâ€¢ a.end a mâ€¢ney â€¢rd.er er tâ€¢ leave a: sum&#13;
et meneiy ter awhile, instead â€¢! kee-ping 1 t in the ~~-=~-Â·&#13;
:h.euae the: bank extends its :taeili ties tâ€¢ all. â€¢&#13;
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tke.ir banking wi ta the. Trade.:Fs :la-nk; Â· andÂ· --:rnat is the&#13;
reaaâ€¢â€¢ t.ile business:": has prespered sâ€¢ lrge:ly â€¢ Â·t&#13;
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