Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-03-25

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county seat of Saluda county is to be
will be held on Tuesday March f3lst.
The polls will be open at s q. m, and
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j. II. EDWARDS.
The fifty-third annual statement OF
The Mntnal Life Insurance Company
of New York has Just been issued show
ing the operations Of the Company for
the year of 1895. The figures speak foi
themselves and are so extraordinary in
their magnitude as to make it worthy
OF the special consideration not only
OF those who are insured in this grea
Company but of those who are inter.
ested iD the progress of this, the great
est of our American financial institu.
tions. The Company paid to the hol
ders Of its policies On account OF claims
by death s12. .239, 1G4.34, and for endow.
ments, arnujtles, dividends and Other
payments to living memters $F0,S87.
584.11. 1t increased its reserve fund
TO guarantee the future payment of al
claims, from 1882, los, ,456.l4 to $l94,347,
1873, an addition for the year o
237,70l.44.
The results for 1895 show increased
security and permanent benefits to ev
cry member OF this Great Company
yhese stupendous figures show TIN
hold that the Company has upon th'
confidence of the lDsuring public ant
show that 1. seeks, in constantly in
creasing ratio, the benefits to be deriv
ed from the protection offered by tn!
the greatest of all the companies.
The report for 1856 demonstrates tht
luCTtuoiuS pophidII1y VI Tue HH1ud
Life aud the extension Of the benefits
conferred upon those fortunate enough
60 hold it's policies. The assets nov
) amount in the aggregate to $221,2l3,
72I.33, and the liabilities to sI94,347,
{ 157.5S. The surplus fund for the pay
y ment of dividends and to insure tli'
policy -holder against every possibl,
futnse emergency amounts to S2G,SGi,
5e3.75 and is a sum which If added Il
the enormous amount paid out IN divi
dends TO policy y-holders in past year
wonld largely exceed the surplus iceu
mutations of any similar .institutio;
In the world.
The Insurance and Annuities rs
snmed and lenswed in The Mufua
Life during 1895 aggregate sslS, ,ase.
S99.5o.