Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-30
NJ ORC ESTER MUTUAL FIRE IN
Wv SCRANCE COMPANY

At the annual meeting of the Worcester Mutual Fire
Insurance Company held Dec. 13Jh 1854, the following
officers elected:
Presiient-ANrHoxY, CHASE
TreGSurer--FRED VIM PAINE.
SecretGry-CHARLES 81. MILES.
DTectors-Ebenezer Torey, Fitchburg; Paul Within,
Northbriige; Amory Holman, Bolton, Alanson Hamilton
W Brcokfed James S. Woodwork, Worcester; VIM L.
Merriiei Worcester; David Lee, Barre; David S.
The amount at risk December l. 1854 was S18336 S42
The number of Policies outstanding, is Is 2O7 The
Company sustained the past year, thirteen partial and
twentyone total losses, amounting Sl50T5 So which
have all been amcaby adjusted paid with the ex-
cepton of 500, which has been called for The nett
cash funds Of the Compay December J. 1854 amounted to
$l46,4gI3O, which is invested in Bank Stock and Mort
cages Real Estate.
1t will be from the Thrtieh Annual Report of the
Old Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Company that it is
decidedly for the interest all who have property located
in the County of Worcester nd of such class as is re-
ceived by this Company to insure the their Office
They still adhere strictly to the policy which has
cured their marked success. Their risks confined to
the County of Worcester They insure only the safest
class OF property They employ irresponsible agents,
ami charge only such premiums adequate to the
risk They make no assessments but refund on an ay-
erage than so per cent of the premium received
The steady ncr of business from year to year. at this
Office notwithstanding thu formation of other
conflicting Companies, and the exaggerations and mis-
representations of their interested agents, sufficient
proof of the sounness the principles which this Com
pany have adopted, and Uniformly followed.
. CHARLES NJ. MILES, Sec'y.
ANTHONY CHASE Pres't. DIT jail
NMORC ESTER LYCEUM.-The Course
w Lectures for the Winter of lS54-5 will commence
on the 9th of November, at the Clay Hall. and b.
continued follows, viz
18th s. Feb. 1,-Geo. W. Curtis Esq, New York
Sth = Feb. 15,--Rt. Rev. John Il. Hopkins Bur
lngton, VT
9Th Mar 1,-Rev. II. Ii. Chaplin, New York
ION :" Mar l5,-llcn. Horace Greeley New York.
Tickets for the Course may be obtained the Treasu.
rer at the Bookstores, and of John Gray Librarian al
Worcester Bank BSck, at the following prices:
Gentlemen, $ Ladies 80 cents Single Lectures
l24 cents, to be paid at the door.
All purchasers Gl Tickets will be entitled to the use Of
the Library, containing about 400 volumes of valuable
Books, for the whole year.
The doors will be open At T. and closed at 7& o'clock
HENRY CHAPLIN, President
THOMAS EARLE, Secretary
CHARLES WHITE, Treasurer
Worcester, November, 1851 diff MS
HE0RE LEGEET.-rhe cost Of Gas for the Read
I've ing Room of the Young Mems Library Association
for November, 26 days, was. as
do do for December, 26 days. ............... l6 so
$665
This difference in the was produced in 81 DAYS by
the use of DIR. kdler's Gas Regulator giving better
light than was had fore the application Of the machine
This is not the machine which reported to have been
laid aside at Lowell.
The machine VIII be put up, any information fur.
mshed, upon application to me- through the Post Office
WILLIAM B. EARLE
Worcester, JAN Cd. diff iaD3