’I WEEKLY WlTllAl. LII-r retainer [11, RICHARD A. McG'U’RDY, President. _ Satement fortheYeaPEndingDec. 31,’9 According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. . TNOOME. Received for Premiums . . . ._ . " From all other Sources . . . . . $42,693.20! 99 . I I94699406 24 135411629608 23 . BISHUEQEMENTSQ To Policy-holders for Claims by Death . . . $13,279,630 66 To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. ' . 12,712,424 76 10,132,005 57 For all other Accounts . . . . . ~ . $36,124,060 99 ASSETQ. United States Bonds and other Securities . . $132,017.34! 45 First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . . 69,423,937 31 Loans on Stocks and Bonds . . . . 12,880,308 00 Real Estate . . . . . . 21,618,454 88 Cash in Banks and Trust Companie ' . . . 11,705,195 82 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,141,200 20 ' ' ' $253,786,437 33’ Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . , . 218,278,243 07 Surplus . . . . ii . . $35,508,194 59 Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . $936,634,496 33 lhave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct; liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual . Report of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty- second day of December, I897, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and to verify the same, respectfully——-—-— . 3;: \ . REPORT That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various - dates between the date of the said reference and the date Of this Report, attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited Qn by the Treasurer, the Comptroller,the Auditor, and the Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such officers and have carefully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be corre ct. Thev have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the prices at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations, and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company, and find the same to be as stated. They7 have also verified the valuation of the Cozn. pany’S holdings Of real estate and have verified the depOSIts of money In the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. And the Committee certify that all the books, papers, documents, and evidence Of title of every description neces- sary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said Officers and their assistants, and tlfift, the same are accurate, in good order, and well kept. And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation All of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE NEW YORK, January 21, 1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES C. HOLDEN Board of Tar-11.813633- FREDERIo CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAvIEs A. N. WATERHOUSE S. V. R. CRUGER CHARLEs R. HENDERSON Rurus W. PonHAM J. HOBART HERRIOK WM. P. DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNISS . GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S'. Bownonv WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROOKEEELLEE JAMES N. JARVIE CHAs D. DICKEY JR ELBRIDGE T GERRY JAMEs SrErER; HENRY H. ROGERs JNO. W AUOHINcLoss THEODORE MORFOBD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYYEBANT FISH Aneus'rus D. J UILLIARD CHARLEs E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB SAMUEL D. BAncoos RIcHARn A. McCURDr JAMEs C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIvER HABBIMAN ROBERT OLYPHANT GEORGE E BAKER DUDLEY OmOTT ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d VicaPresident DUEB du-P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EAS EON, Secretary. ' ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. FREDE RIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer; ' JAMES‘TI'M‘I’SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. . EMORY MoCLlNTOCK, Actuary. ‘ JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. '- C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller ‘ ' JOHN C. ELLIO l‘, Superintendentof Domestic Agencies. 13‘) WARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIREorons: ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D' GRANVILLE 11. WHITE, ‘0 D G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. alienate a almanac, Senegal Agents... ° ' A. HJCAME, Leeal:Agent. I commas on List of the important Places to , be Filled by Lounsbury. Insurance Bank, Highway, Railroad,-Fish- cries, and Labor Bureau Commis- sioners to he Named. When Governor-elect Lounsbury be- comes the chief executive of Connecti- cut he will have staveral good Office berths to fill during the ensuing year. In addition to his staff there are many important offices to be filled this winter. The term of Frederick A. Betts of New Haven, now insurance commissioner, will expire July 1 and Governor Louns- bury will have the appointment of an- other commissioner. The appointment must be made with the consent of the senate and the appointee holds office for four years. The salary of the Office is $3,500 annually. There is a railroad commissioner to be appointed next year, the term of William O. Seymour expiring July 1. This appointment is made by the gov- ernor with the senate’s consent. The salary of the Office is $3,000 a year. The term of State High way Commis- sioner James H. M acdonald will expire on July 1. ' This Official is appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for two years at a salary of $2,500 a year. As the term of Sidney W. Crofut of Kiilingly, one of the two bank commis- sioners, expires on July 1 next, the governor will have this office to fill. The appointment covers four years, at an annual salary of $2,500. There are three commissioners of 'fisheries and game appointed every two years. The terms of George H, Knight, Salisbury; Abbott C. Collins, Hartford; and James A. Bill, Lyme; will expire May 1. The new governor will have these Offices to fill. The sal. ary is $3 a day and expenses for actual services. In the shellfish commission there will be two vacancies, George C. Waldo’s and George W. Hallock’s terms expiring July 1. The appointment will be for four years. The compensation for a shellfish commissioner is $5 a day and expenses limited to $1,500 a year. The commissioners have the appoint- ment of a clerk with a salary of $1,500 a year. The present clerk is A. Mc- Clellan Mathewson, of New Haven. One of the most important offices which becomes vacated du.ing the year is that of commissioner of the bureau Of labor statistics. The term of Sam- uel B. Horne of Winsted, the present commissioner'expires July 1. The sal- ary of this office is $3,000 a year. The commissioner has the appointment of a clerk. The present clerk is William W. Ives of Norwich. $1,400. The term of Daily Commissioner Noble of East Windsor does not expire until May'l, 1900. The salary of this office is $1,500 a year and the commis~ sioner has the appointment of a deputy. Robert C. Eaton, of North Haven, is the present deputy. The governor will have the appoint~ ment of one judge to fill the vacancy to be caused by the expiration of Judge A. T. Roraback’s term. “ ‘v 3? His salary is The instructing car recently Fuilt by the Consolidated Railroad for the pur- pose of instructing its employees of the l transportation department in the chief points of the air brake, is now making .3 tour over the system instructing the train hands. BROADWAY a 1 1TH ST. NEW SILT-:3. One of the new plain weaves—a variety of Poult dc Soie, with Laf- fetas finish—a very supe- rior fabric for the price. We have about 10.000 yards, in 15 difl'ercnt new colorings, $1.25 per yard. J(fisher plain weaves, Ben- igalinc de Soie, Gros gGrain, Tafi‘etas, Poult do iSoie and Poplin, in com- ! P 1 e t e assortments of 5 Blue, Brown, Green, Red, f G r a y, Castor and Old l Rose. i JAMES McOREERv a 00., ’ Broadway St 11th St., N. Y. 1 ... - NOR, w ALK - GAZETTE. A" Stuttgart. firemen called in the Resi- dence of Nrs. New I. Ferris,on West Avenue. A Considerable Damage Done to the Building. Ten o’clock Wednesdaynighaan alarm of fire was sent from Box 3, calling the department to a blaze in the residence of Mrs. Mary A. Ferris, widow of the late Stephen G. Ferris, and mother of Mr. Frank A. Ferris. at NO. 8 West avenue, South Norwalk. The department responded promptly, and after an hour’s hard work the flames were extinguished, but not be~ fore considerable damage had been dOne to the interior of the house, Mrs. Ferris who is 85 years of age, had retired for the night when Miss Miller, her housekeeper, smelt smoke. Miss Miller without alarming Mrs. Ferris ran across the street to Mr. James H. Knapp’s residence and had an alarm sent in by telephone. Returning, Miss Miller met Evange- list Weeden on the sidewalk, and en- listed the latter’s services in removing Mrs.Ferris from her bedroom to the par- lor on the first floor, which was done. J pseph Miller had followed, and he at once began to throw water on the flames from the kitchen sink. When the department arrived the fire was located in a closet close to the kitchen range, in’which was stored a number of Old newspapers and rags. The flames had followed the back stair- way to the rooms above, and the fire was slowly creeping along between the floor and ceiling, but Chief Baker and his men, by the use of extinguishers, soon extinguished the blaze. It was, however, necessary to chop several holes in the staieray and floor to get at the fire. During the excitement Mrs. was removed to the home of. Miss Eliza Platt, next door. She was consider- ably excited and shocked, but Dr. Hitchcock was called and rendered Ferris medical assistance, and she passed a fairly good night. The full damage has not as yet been determined, but there is an insurance of $2,000 on the property with Cowles & Merrill, which will cover all dam- ages. 5 In responding to the alarm Old VVell’s truck collided, with the telegraph pole at the corner of South Main and Havi- land streets, but beyond bringing the apparatus to a sudden stop no damage was done. 4--_ ‘7' Musical Entertainment. Elaborate preparations are being made by the male chorus Of the Nor- walk Methodist church, for their musi- cal entertainment to be given next week. The chorus numbers thirty~five voices and is one of the best in the state. The songs are all new and of a high order. In addition to the chorus the leading talent of the city will help in the entertainment. Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Gibson, Miss Punzelt, Mr. Pepper, Mr. Tilly, and Mrs. Hipson, the celebrated reader, and others being among the number. «o-c>——-—--—-—- Mortuary Record. The monthly bulletin of the Connec- ticut State Board of Health credits Norwalk With 23 deaths during the onth of October, and 26 living births in September. The causes of death were, malarial fever, 1; diarrhoea, 5; consumption, 4; pneumonia, 2; nervous disease, 2; heart disease, 3; all other diseases, 6. The total number of deaths in the state, during the month, was 1,109, as agiiinst 1,700 births in Sep- tember. There were 513 marriages re- ported _for the month of September. W. Kirk WOOdbridge, son of War- den Woodbridge, of the State prison at Wethersfield, an account of whose ar- rest has appeared in the GAZETTE, is well known in this city, especially among the scholars of the late Dr. J. C. Fitch. Young Woodbridge attend- ed Hillside .during the 'years‘Sl—Z, and at that early day was inclined to be wild and impetuOus. Returns of receipts and expenditure of money at the recent State election have been made to the State Secretary by town committeemau as follows: Darien, George Gregory, Democrat, expended $20; Greenwich, Thomas E. Fox, Democrat, recelved $335, expend- ed $335. . ‘-A‘ fiv' The wedding of Robert G. Hanford, and Miss Louise J essup Cuddy will take place at the bride’s home, MacOn street, Brooklyn, November 30,, at 8 o’clock in the evening. The wedding will be very quiet, only immediate rel- atives and near friends being present. fl *- THE 300v aim firs. 1.1.33.7 lladr a... . Nurderejlahnd Buried. ~ Her Throat Out From Ear to Ear. After the GAZETTE went to press, Wednesday afternoon,the body of Mrs. Susan Anderson, who was murdered by her hired man, Hahman, was found. Early Wednesday morning, Constable John Davidson. accompanied by a party numbering about 30, went to the Anderson place. After searching about the place for some time the attention of Thaddeus Johnson, one of the party, was drawn to the appearance of the ground in the rear Of a large pig pen near the foun- dation Of the barn destroyed by Tues- day’s fire. After digging a few inches the body was found. The stench which arose from the place was stifling and. the sight that met the gaze of the searchers was appalling. A few inches beneath the surface was the badly dc: composed body of a woman. Closer scrutiny revealed the identity of the missing woman. The body was attired in a night robe and over this was a heavy flannel jacket. The body was in a very filthy state and badly decom- posed. A long gash on the throat reached from ear to ear. The body was removed from where it was discOvered and placed in the pig pen, awaiting the arrival of Coroner Doten. The mysterious clue upon v. hich the search was made was contained in a postscript to the letter found on the dead man’s body. Following is the important extract: “She is dead 17 days. Seek and you will find her.” This was written on the reverse side of the letter. Coroner Doten was notified yester- day afternoon and he will hold an in- quest. ————<o.e>————— STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 1 SS LUCAS COUNTY. FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner Of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & CO., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL- LARS for each and every case .of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence. this 6th day of Decem- ber, A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON, 5, SEAL if Notary Public. \ ¢.~ ~'~’\ Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY '85 00., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 750'. ' Hall’s Family Pills are the best. t t ’ ’ W’ ’ Pain- ' ‘ Hanna 3 Killing Maglc “N, the most wonderful medicine to-day, positively curing Colds, sore Throat, [the umatlsm and all pain. Wholly free from Oily taste, p easant to use either as an internal or external remedy. Geta trial bottle and satisfy yourself of the great curative powers of RENNE’S MAGIC OIL For Sick Headache, Biliousness and that miserable feeling, use llr. Herrick’s liver Fill: the old reliable and sure cure. WEAK LUNGS “ are benefited almost immediately, the cause of the trouble being dispelled, the diseased membranes healed and the en- tire body invigorated and strengthened by the use of ' ANGIER’S ETROLEUM EMULSIO "r Hypophosphltes. The petroleum which it ’contains is a great healer for all broken down tissue, while the hypophosphitcs form a help- ful element as a flesh creator, nerve strengthener and blood purifier. It has all the good qualities of' cod-liver 011, ' withoutany of its objectionable features, being easy to assimilate and pleasant to take. . ll 11111 .9“: 50c. and 31.00. ' mg‘i'lglizym'ical Cofillstou District. Batu.
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