The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-14
REPORT
OF THE
AU|u0| Insurance
ASSOCIATION.
a.naDDnSDoDoD

Tho annual meeting Of policy holders OF
the Abbeyille-Greenwood Mutual Insurance
Association was held at Abbeville. Tues
day, the 9Th inst.
The officers Of tho Association consist OF
j. Fraser Lyon, President; J. r. Blake,
Jr., Secretary, Treasurer and General
Agent, and the directors hereinafter
named. The report OF the easur
showed that the Association was In a
most prosperous condition. Itinsures prop
erty to three-fourths Of its value against
'irs, lightning. cyclones, tornadoes or win
storms" and now carries insurance to the
amount of nearly eight hundred thousand
dollars. During its operation Of ten years
it has paid losses and claims a~ggregnting
thirty thousand dollars. These liabilities
have been paid by an average annual
assessment Of FIVE mills, being less than
half the cost Of old line insurance COM
panies, or any other mutual association In
the State.
This Association especially commends
itself to public patronage In that 1t offers
absolute protection to property at a mimi
mum cost, and without sending . dollar
from the county to the monied centres OF
the North.
In order to protect the Association from
thu dangers arising from an over valuation
or depreciation OF property, o township
board consisting Of the township director
a. chairman. and two policy holders is ap-
pointed In each township every four years,
whose duty it is to revalue all property In
sured in their respective townships. The
following boards Of equalization have been
appointed, and will begin at once the duties
assigned them. In all instances where the
boards are not complete the directors
named will fill the vacancies.
Ninety Ski. Add Calhoun. Chairman
J. r. Pinson and Dan Wicker.
Greenwood ownship-S. G. Major, Chair
man; J. r. Tarrant and J. NJ. Norman.
Cokesbury TewnshipJ.T T. Mabry, Chair
man: D. D. Rampey and Jas. r. Jones. E.
Donalds Township-W. B. Acker, Chair.
man; L. A. Shannon and c. II. Dodson.
Due West Township-M. B. Cinkscales,
Chairman; w. T. Cowan and G. T. Hagan.
Long Cane Township-T. L. Haddon,
Chairman; Andrew McIlwain and j. G.
Hawthorn.
Smithvslle Townships. F. Cromer, Oh.
I. A, Keller and J. r. Lomax.
Cedar Springs Township-A. X. Watson,
Chairman; W. r. Magill and r. o. Hunter
Abbaville Township-A. II. Reid. Chair
man; J. G. Fergerson and ". w. Bradley,
A~ntreville Township-Dr. J.. A.Anderson,
Chairman; J.E. Wakefield and George Fer
guson.
Lowndesville Township--H. A. Tennent,
Chairman; s. 8. Boles and B. A. Wilson.
Magnolia Township-A. o. Grant, Chair
man: s.. Norwood andS. j. Hester.
Calhoun Mills TownshipJ. Z. Tarrant'
Chairman; T. A. Andrews.
Bordeaux Township-S.L L. Edmonds, Oh.
Jno. q. wardlaw and George Perryman.
Walnut Grove Townships. o. Harvey,
Chairman; ]. B. Agnew and H. L. Rasor.
Hodges Township-W. C. Martin. Ch.;
Jas. Fl. Nickles and ]. E. McCord.
Coronaca Township. d. Coleman, Ch.;
W. G. Rice, Jr., and J. Andy Pinson..
verdery Township-Rev. j. B. Muse, Oh.
j. w. Scott and W. P. Atkin.
Bradley--J. h. Chiles, Jr.. Oh. E. w. Wat.
son and ]. ". Chiles.
Troy TownshipJ. W. Lyon, Ch.; J. F
White and F. A. Cook.
PhGnix-Jossph Lake. Ch.; T. P. Hender-
son and A. A. Dominick.
Kinard-B. B. Kinard, Ch.; Jno. William.
stOn.
8rooks-J. G. Rush, Ch.; Caleb Walton.
Yeldell-Rev. G. II. Burton. Oh.
Callison-P. B. Callison, Oh.
Kirkseys-w. n. Outz, Gu.
It shall be the duty Of the respective
township boards to pass upon the present
valuation Of all property insured, and to
issue new policies in conformity with the
constitution and Bylaws, making such
changes In the valuation Of property as
their judgment suggest. All policies must
be delivered to the respective boards on or
before the tenth OF February next, for
which new policies will be issued without
cost.
Any policy holder who fails to surrender
his policy by the time specified shall carry
his W risk and pay the usual commits
sions for insuring. It Is. therefore, earn
cstly desired that all policy holders will
promptly forward their policies to the
chairman Of the respective boards, thus
mourning no risk to their property, and
60 payment OF commissions.
]. r. BLAKE. JR.. Genl Agt.
Abbeville, 8. c., Jan. Ia, 1908.
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