The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-03

pay a judgment Of $500. This company
however, continues to write policies il
this city. The Mineral Mountain, the
Brunswick, and in fact most OF the in
surancO companies Of West Virginia, are
Of the same stamp as the Nail City. and
all OF them do . large business here
Though the people were warned time and
again in regard to these companies, still
they persisted in insuring their property
with them. Aud, strange to say, among
those who preferred to write in these
companies, because they were cheaper
than reliable ones, were
BUSINESSMEN OF EXPERIENCE
and intelligence, who should certainly
know better, and they are, therefore, not
as much to be pitied, II they lose their
money, as the poor and ignorant, who re-
ly entirely upon the representation OF the
INSCRIPTIONS agents. A short time ago
the saw.mill OF Mr., Charles Mears, at
Mears, Oceanic county, Mich, was burn
cd down. The property destroyed
amounted to about $4,000, on which
there was an insurance Of $4,000, The
policies are in the following companies,
not one OF which Is very prosper.
Gus, and some Of them have been out OF
existence for some time; The Continent
al, Of Martinsburg, W. Va; the Grange,
of Huntington, w, Va; the Washington,
Of Washington, d. O. the Merchants Of
New Orleans; the Commonwealth, OF
Wheeling, w, Va: the Mineral Noun
tain, of Huntington, w. Va, and the
Merchants, Of Huntington, W. Va. On
inquiry it was learned that this insur.
ance was placed by a man by the name Of
Richmond, at Pentwater, Mich. Mr..
Richmond claims that he was unaware 6f
The character Of the companies, AZ he
had the policies from the insurance firm
Of as
NJ A, LARRABEE co. .
In this city. The firm Of Larrabee 4 Co.
consists of two brothers, A. LaFrabeo and
VIII. Larrabec. Mr., A. Larrabee used
to be tho Secretary Of the defunCt North
Missouri Insurance Company at Macon,
Mo. Macon being no longer a rcmuner-
ativo field for him, no and his brother
came to this city and established an in
surancO exchange at No, 1856 North Clark
street. They represent, II Is claimed,
none but the worst kind Of wildcats, and
cnTrv nm their business with The utmost
o n,Io% onJ ,oc.""w n n perSon wnnIs
% y" tsiI Sim, nsn, 5hout Insurance he Il
taken into private room where no sec
ond person can witness the transaction.
nnco through third nersons ma lhey did in
tbe ca.e of Mr Charles Menrq, and there,
i"so @ I ,Lo Inw conmot rooch ikcm
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. A""t"AN i'FN'ss,'''"NI i'FN'ss,, ..r
in this city Is tho Chicago Insurance
Agency. Association. which also places
large risks N peculiar companies iie-
sthe{ these there are nnmberleS: smaller
individuals, such as NJ; Is. Derrick, VINO
Is the agent Of Mr.. Hooker, who controls
several companies At wheeling. ana
Washington; MIR. llolllsIer, VINO Is Ihe
agent for the Adams Insurance Company
OF PRFkersburg, West virginia. oil wDich
his lbrother.in.law, Mr.. :. H. Myres,
lately secretary ol tile Empire insurance,
Is Secretary. Es.,
Ihe reliable insurance companies,
when !9ave Deen lately muGh ,TDsn EIst.E"T c"n'
W lhe lmpuhlty WIN Wml io. .lIo"s If ,I,o
eerRscarry on 6ls1,"SISo ,I,o ' fogInSiu@ % circn @
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NV V ,n."ra @ n X dsSaStmsnta IN reuniate tbe
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OF sIo,oVO anu H'so .IiT. ai;o;u !. T h%y hy,;noS @
return premium oh ~. PVIiO,v' i" I"'%.u ,bu ;n
from mem On .he uenlgi !'VtTl 'I0s e Haso '
suteu Dut oi !ne hSsge!ataoII, 3 IVY Ia nS.s
thus iar lSlleu 70 uemanu t'!I ny poiicttes .ts
p!aGed Dy them ~ me S m''.eraI H r.nutn MVuu'u!
o. Huntington, " ,yat Lhe y TomlmeFCl9. l...clI;
Of Charleston, w. Nap inc lrauesmenS .
o! new OrLeahs, anu ONE osners, Nv, WHOSE Po,a, ..
cles are worth lustaS much now as gel9te
they closed the doors on their deluued
,,.I.nua Tht6 robcnrh nIad 6lnims In hn
PLs-Ia..I l., n. = risI..i fji;noi., Lit ID
chartered Dy the State o, llilholSi put III
uuiry nj Springfield uisclOscs that no
ThSrJor bos kno1 grnn,nI Tim ronrprn.
s,,,',La. ~ H. D1,osI;sod sIncLhnIJn.s
numOer OF tue huVeFtlseu stocKnoIuers
disclain having any interest. Among
tLn roltnios II t,SJtInS fnE nVihih, n ,non