Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-02

A LARGE Insurance LAWSUIT ENDED
The late Hahnemann Life Insurance Com
pauy of Cleveland, Ohio, paid the policy oil
insurance under which the life of the late
Jacob Green, Of this city, was insured IN
1869, with costs Of prosecution. amounting
to Sl2, l6l Sc, to Mrs. Green, the widow,
December goth. through her attorneys,
Wales 4 Taft Of this city. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Green in fit oil
insanity, committed suicide soon after
the policy was issued, by drowning.
The agent of the company, in this
city, Mr.. c. A. Castle. undertook to re-
cover for Mrs. Green. after the death
of Mr.. Green, the money which had been
paid as first premium. and to cancel the
policy. The money was returned to MIS-
Green and the policy was taken up and re-
turned to the company. The case was
tried in the U. S. Circuit Court before
Judge Smalley. in this city, at the feoru.
airy term. 1872, and a verdict was rendered
for the plaintiff, Mrs Green, for the fall
amount of the policy and costs. Exceptions
"ele e-'o''I "n- ". 49, - rboro i has
remained until the present time From some
recent decision Of the Supreme Court, the
company had reason TO expect decision
against them and early in December offered
70 nav the face Of the poliey. without costs.
This was refused By Hon. Russell 5. Taft,
tho administrator Of the estate and counsel
g. A. Cen who claimed the last cent.
IN ;n,ar.st Finally Tho terms If the Cir
All. CON-. ,rere s,,b,pittei m and the money
ro;l oror .s stated q, Monday last
SrIoIDE.-The body OF Myron Roberts oil
Cambridge, Mass, was iound' Dec i'th'
on the beach. lie lett his place Of business,
having been clerk IN store i"r So'er"i
years, remarkins TO friend a ne went out
that his head ieit badly anu nc ~oaiI 20 70
the beach Tor snort time. ii' N'u ''in'c
some Oh MS letters anu .aA.ii NJ nv
m Ino,''' ~ ~. remoin. were forwarded to
Io;oos,ar " whore bi.parept, and brother
-a;Io III f,ne-ol .sryiec. were attended
DO I-,;o, Church in that place. Rev.
NJ. p;ctott offciatinr. Dec. 2l,t. lie had
hurled his wife two years pre-, ioas, was
- ,c,rs # occ and bishlv esteemed
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,.t.
thE' AARs - nc in''''ii a. C'''' ~
~oriu ''''ii' H ,On'-,ip -'' anI partor tho
Boston youth, has been won by the lorlner'
I The contest was 10 be determined hy Sc
H., ,,-;,,,o- # tho -,re,t tot
rieS VI ~ saii's ''''
number to be Inc winner u '"0 iii''e'''
/ Forty-twO games were played, oil winch
Wylie won eight and Barker one, the Others
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"e'N5 ui'""' ~ - f
a match between the Scotchman ana Aic-
| Grer,r Of Essex Junction. OF Blanchard Of
49, 81 H.. e,c.+ ,,lavers
'"i, Wy ",,' = :,
IN the New England State. Inc f'"s " II
P takes plarr. will probably come If IN tins
.;.,.
Platt>burgh is reported 10 Be hie--c'l with
,.,.,- ,,,,,.l b,,l.b ,i,i. ,vin.cr The small
pox, which raised quite iFl4H' among '''o
| inhabitants Hast fall, did not spread beyond
80 c.,,n.. q, which II first anpsared.
nv. ,---...,l .. ..-..
bl!'H-' 'yph'iA anu ron''"-s'
never, or bat very seldom, iUanI IN tie
I village. and the funeral professions. some
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''l4e' 9''" ''' ''-' ''''
portion OF them. uApoTtel ir'in the -nrr'ih'-
ing country.
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their lives. Atany rate they think So For
they always say " q YES, am going To IN
sure; AID If you ask them when, they tell
you next week. or next month, or next
year; or they ." can't say when And II
you ask them the question, one. two. n
three years hence, the answer will be tie
same. And So the procrastination runs n
with life and opportunity together, lnrl
before they are aware OF 1t. IL l. too late
the season i forever past An able writer
says - Under our present social system,
nothing am supply tie rant Of Llfe AHsu-
raHcc. 1t fills place and does work IN
the social economy Of the times which Moth
ing else, no other invention Of which hu-
man wit ! CAPABLE. can fill or do. So long
a. men gather in families. 50 long as the
springs Of social order are kept pure and
sweet, 50 long as love binds its divine COS
tusr0und the hearts Of men and childhood
clasps it there 50 long Will life Insurance
compel men to avail themselves OF It's ad-
yantages. |, must flourish, for it. roots are
wound into the very centre and core Of hui
man lives. and watereG by the tcnderes; ami
hottest affections Of human hearts.
-, 10 those who have been p1-;9onlnS
this important matter, Mr. hltcOmb OF