UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                   CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     December 09, 1996
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Commission file number                               33-4724
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                                WEETAMOE BANCORP
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Massachusetts                            04-3061936
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    (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer 
     incorporation or organization)              Identification Number)


       100 Slade's Ferry Avenue
        Somerset, Massachusetts                          02726
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)


                                  (508)675-2121
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)



Item 5.  Other Events
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      At a special  stockholders  meeting on December 9, 1996, the  stockholders
approved an amendment to the  Corporation's  articles of organization and bylaws
changing the name of the  Corporation  from  Weetamoe  Bancorp to Slade's  Ferry
Bancorp effective January 1, 1997.

      At the same meeting,  the  stockholders  also approved an amendment to the
bylaws establishing the position of Honorary Director, a non-voting position for
which only former directors are eligible.

      See Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement attached
hereto as Ex. 20.1 and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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         (a)      Financial Statements:  None

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information:  None

         (c)      Exhibits:  See exhibit index




                                  Exhibit Index




Exhibit No.      Description                                             Page
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   20.1          Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and             3
                 Proxy Statement for meeting of December 9, 1996          4-7



                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.



                                                    WEETAMOE BANCORP
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                                                      (Registrant)



December 20, 1996                        By  /s/ Ralph S. Borges
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(Date)                                   (Signature) Ralph S. Borges, Treasurer