It Now Has 341 Members

IT NOW HAS

341 MEMBERS

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In Northwestern Washtenaw

    Farmers Insurance Co.

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HIRAM PIERCE VERY SICK

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Rev. F. A. Stiles will be Given

      a Donation Party by

          the Baptists

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     Chelsea, Mich.. Jan. 9.- Hiram

Pierce, a pioneer farmer of Sylvan,

whose farm is situated on the terri-

torial road adjoining the south village

limits, lies in a critical condition at his

home.

     The members of the First Baptist

church of this place will hold a donation

at the church parlors for the bene-

fit of their pastor. Rev. F. A. Stiles,

next Tuesday evening.

     The Kempf Commercial and Saving

bank will hold its annual meeting next

Tuesday for the election of directors.

     The annual meeting of the North-

western Washtenaw Farmers' Mutual

Fire Insurance Co., will be held at the

town hall, in the village of Chelsea, at

2 o'clock p. m.. Wednesday, January

15, 1902. Directors for the townships

of Sylvan and Lyndon, also, a presi-

dent and secretary are to be elected,

and such other business as may come

before the meeting. All members are

requested to attend.

     The forthcoming report of the presi-

dent and secretary of the .Northwest-

ern Washtenaw Farmers' Mutual Fire

Insurance Co., to the commissioner of

Insurance, will show that they have a

membership of 341, an increase of 40

over one year ago; amount of property

at risk, $627,071, as against $588,559

last year; the receipts have been for

the past year $1,753.75, and disburse-

ments during the same period have

been $1,662.23, leaving on hand a cash

balance of $91.52. The actual losses

paid the past year was $1,255.99, of

which $39,19 occurred in the prior

year.