The Press., 1897-02-25
The Connecticut Mutual Life.

The statement of the Connecticut Mutt ual Life Insurance Company and the ac- companying report ofits president, Colonel Jacob L. Greene, are printed elsewhere.
 The report shows gross assets of $62,- 952, ,349. and a surplus, by the company's conservative reckoning, of $7, ,153,297. The total income last year was practically $8, 900, ,0OO Since the Connecticut Mutt ual began business its policy holders have paid in $192. III ,sO6. There has been re- turned to them $1S2, ,454, ,110, or 95 per cent of all they have paid in, and they still have as assets of the company the great sum of $62 952, ,349.
 The Connecticut Mutual Is the largest moneyed institution in New England and Is as stIo ong as 1t is large. It Is proverbial for It's solidity. The chief criticism passed upon 1t in insurance circles is that 1t Is too safe-a most comfortable iudg- ment for those whom it insures. It Is conducted for the benefit of its members and the effort of It's able management Is to secure the best possible results for them. It is not in the race for new busi- ness just for the sake of the figures. Ii Is conducted to give the most certain in' surance on the best possible terms.
 Colonel Greene's annual reports are always interesting and instructive, but ht has never made a better one. Instead o boasting about great gains in a confessed ly hard year, he points out that the Connecticut Mutual is "happily under tho stress of no circumstances, natural ol artificial, requiring 1t to force its business beyond the conditions of the time. Iti position Is ideal, and that to which ever. Connecticut Mutual takes such bushes. as is worth taking, but refuses to ente the race that would force its old members to pay for the new insurance. It has al ready immense size and absolute strength Its business Is based on such calculation that 1t could go right on, if need be, tx the last members death without any los to any one. But, as direct result of tha policy thoughtful and conservative peopl, disturbed at the pace set by some of tn, racing concerns, are year by year seekin, the Connecticut Mutual for safety ant bringing to 1t the very best sort of in surance-that upon the lives of carefu p eople.
 HOLLAND.
 The roast pig supper and lecture ol Through Ireland in a Haunting Car, |, given for the benefit of the Methods church, in the town hail, Friday evening was we'll attended and a good sum real ized. Rev W. J. Yates, of Rockville who delivered the lecture, is an interest ing speaker, and delighted all who hear him by his easy manner of speaking an bright Ideas introduced.
 Miss F. Daisy Whiton was the guest o Andover friends over Sunday.
 A number of the prominent bushes men went to Hartford on Tuesday to at tend hearing of the bank committee o the general assembly, in regard to pro posed amendment to the charter of tn Savings Bank of Holland, providing tha money may be deposited in the Saving Bank subject to check.
 At the town meeting held on Saturda it was voted to continue the same meth cd of road repairing that has been use for several years. Instead of letting tn roads out by contract, as was wanted b some, they will be repaired by the town with the first selectman as road agent.
 John I. Rhodes took the children of tn 7th and 9th district to Storrs for a sleig ride one day recently. FLORA.