Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-03-01
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Insurance Loss Ratio for Vermont One of
Largest In Union-Afairs of Proyident
Association Wound Up-vermonters In
Washington-OtherS State Items.
The average premium received by the
insurance comp inie- in Vermont in the
past "a years was 81 81 per year on each
500 insurance; average loss of all COM
panies 6S $40 per cent. of premium aver
age expenses of all companies 35 per
cent OF premium, making IA total of the
disbursement of lob 10 per cent. of the
entire premium or IA cost of SOB 30 for
every 500 in premium received during
u years. This is the greatest loss ratio
for any state or territory in the United
States except Indian Territory, Idaho
and North Dakota. These figures were
compiled by the Insurance Age.
Judge Start has passed the accounts
of II. X. Bush of Barre. receiver, in
the winding up of the affairs Of the Gran
lite State Provident association and
ordered the payment of a dividend Of
~ 10 per cent. The total amount of
the claims allowed were sos. 49l.77, and
the amount available to pay these S27,-
3404 There were filed with the re-
ceiver 11SG claims outside the preferred
claims. The latter totaled SHIP As.
The cash receipts were S42,0739S.
The Vermont State association of the
national capital, of which Senator W. p.
Dillingham; is president, will keep open
house in Washington during the inaugu-
ration week, or particularly March 3, /
and ), at Loyal Legion hall, to entertain
the states visitors at that time. Early
In April the association will have maple
sugar party. AS an extra session seems
assured Senator Dillingham; will probably
be in Washington at the time to preside
Miss Eunice A. Baker of Montpelier
is one of the winners in the Boston
Globe contest, and will enjoy a trip to
Washington at the expense of the Boston
paper, to see President Mckinley inaugu-
rated second.time. Miss Loitie Nuttine
of Plainfeld is the school girl who
collected the most votes, thus winning
the scholarship prize. She will accom-
pany Miss Baker. The total vote received
by Miss Baker was 40, 40, the largest il
the state.
Captain F. B. Andrus of the recruiting
station in Rutland is sending large post
ers and other printed matter to tn,
postmasters in the various towns in tn,
state. A personal letter is also sent t
! a leading citizen of each town to learn l.
4 there are any desirable men ia tina
section who wish TO enlist, or if it woult
be worth while to send an enlisted maj
to the town to secure recruits. In thi
way Captain Andrus is covering tn
entire state.
The Rutland railroad has closed a con
tract with the Pullman Car company TO
600 box cars and 220 coal cars To be de
livered during the months of May an
June. The box cars will have a capacit
of 900 pounds each. They will hav
steel trucks and galvanized iron roofs
and will be equipped with modern al
= brakes, metal brake beams and auto
matte couDers. The capacity ofthe co,
cars will bt 10000 pounds each.
ei The granite shaft for ex.GovernC
', Fuller's monument In Morningsde cen
az etery, Brattltboro, was hoi, ted to il
.' place this week. The shaft is 33 fee
~ III nine inches high, and weighs - tons.
VI was quarried at Barre. The botto
eu stone weighs II tons, and the total helgi
- of the shaft when completed will be 4
cn feet.
John w. Tower of Bennington, dwar
-, died early Friday morning, aged
:, years, Many years ago he travelled wit
nc some of the larger shows of the countr,
~, ROhinsons and Barnum's among Il
~, number. His height was IS inches al
m his weight - pounds.
cir The trial calandar for the March ter
y of Rutland county court has just bee
1 Issued The jury calendar contains
so eases aud the court calendar 80 case
,is None of these i of unusual importance
lr. The poor of the town of Bristol co
mt Sl3i2 % last year, against Sll43 81 f,
ise the preceding year. The year just end,
ed has been an especially hard one, sever
m unexpected cases having develops
IN which called for assistance from Il
ar. town,