The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-16

Excellent Condition of the Hartford Mu-
| tuaps Affairs.-The members OF the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company in Hartford county
will find their annual statement pleasant read
ing this year, says the Belair Times of the 10Th
instant. It shows the largest business the past
year done in the last fifteen years. 1t shows
that the debts OF the company have been PAID
off and it today does not owe dollar and has
a cash surplus in bank of over $9,OOO.
The members held their annual meeting at
the company's office in Belair, on Monday.
Mr.. John A. Evans was made chairman, and
Mr.. John B. Hanna, secretary. President Dali
lam read the report of the business OF the COM
pany for the year ending November 3Oth. This
report was referred to a committee who will
make the annual examination of the affairs of
the company and make their report at the jan
uary meeting.
Everybody was highly pleased with the fine
showing made and many kind things were
said of the fine management of the executive
officers and the directors. President Dallam
was much gratiied over the condition OF the
company for be championed the plan of re-
organization which was adopted a year ago and
he naturally felt pleased over the results OF
the first years work, when q deficit of over
So 900 was wiped out and surplus or over
S., 900 remained.
The gross income last year was $50, 266.65.
and fire losses amounted to S27, 29O.7l, being
$17, 1859 less than last year. The new system
of inspection is credited with saving the COM
pany many thousands of dollars. Mr. NC
Cormick has discharged the duties of that office
with rare tact and good judgment and has
demonstrated the value of the office.
Mr. Dalam reported to the meeting that he
and Mr. Hanway had bought on their own ac-
count the Ferry Building, opposite the Har-
ford National Bank and that lnasmuch as
number of persons thought the company ought
to have an office building of its own that he
and Mr. Hanway would like the company to
decide if it cared to buy this property at the
price paid by them. They bought 1t in the
interest of the company, intending II the COM
panY did not want il to convert 1t into an office
building. The matter was referred to the board
of directors with instructions to present these
views to the annual meetingin January.
This Bridge Continues in q Dangerous
Conditional correspondent writing from
the 4th district says Some one wrote you
lately concerning bridge on the road between
Glyndon and st. Johns Church. in this dis
trict. A few days ago | was driving down
Given's hill when ahead of me | saw carriage
loaded with people and drawn by fast horse.
They seemed to know nothing of the condition
of the bridge and they were too far ahead of
me to call to them. | watched. There was
sudden plunge and a sudden stoppage. Per-
haps the County Commissioners will have the
bill presented to them for the damage done"
A Guernsey Bull Comes to Baltimore
County. Hartford Democrat of last week
said that MIR. P. Fl. Mccormick, of Norwood
Stock Farm, Belair last week purchased from
Mr.. Roberts, of Pennsylvania, the Sd prize
Guernsey bull, Milford's Lasse the Seconds
Anchor and sold him the same day to Mrs.
James Nick. Merryman. of Baltimore county,
at an advance. This bull was bred by Mr.. E.
r. Price, of N. Y, and sold for $500 when
calf for exhibition at the St. Louis Fair and
captured third premium, He is fine animal
and was sold by Mr.. Price to Mr.. Roberts and