A Lively Meeting

The animal meeting of the Washtenaw County Mutual Fire Ins. Co. at Seeretary Child's office last Thursday was quite a lively meeting, fhere were three new directora to be elected, and there were some sixty or seventy stockholders who came very quietly to the meeting resolved upon a change. The first director to be chosen was in the place of President Platt, and the result of the ballot was 144 votes cast, of which H. D. Platt received 48, Wm. Campbell 35, F. P. Galpin 54, scattering 6. Mr. Platt withdrew hia name after the second ballot which was very much the same except that Mr. Galpin received 70 votes. The third ballot resulted in 150 votes, of which 78 were for Mr. Campbell, 59 for F. P. Galpin, 11 for A. R. Graves, 2 for H. D. Platt, and Mr. Campbell was decided the choice. President Platt had peen a director tor nine years, and president for seven years, and had made an excellent officer, but there was a demand for a change. Had Mr. Galpin lived in the southeastern part of the county the choice would have fallen upon him. Mr. Campbell is a good man and will make an honest and capable director. As John F. Spafard, of Manchester, was the only representative on the board from the south western part of the county he was re-eleoted unaniinouslv. After two ballots Andrew T. Hughes, of Scio, was re-elected a director, receiving 70 votes to 52 for W. D. Smith, which ended the election scènes. Some very caustic remarks were made by Henry C. Waldron, which were replied to by Messrs. Hunter, Nordman and others. Evart H. Scott volunteered the information that the assessments for the past six years had been $3.90, $2, $1, $1. $1.75 and $1.75, making an average of $1.90, which he considered very cheap insurance. George A. Peters, of Scio, also defended the company's officials, and thought they should not be blamed for the number of ñres or lightning storms. It was altogether an interesting meeting, but the aftairs of the company were found in an admirable eoudition and 3verything kept up in excellent shape by Secretary Childs.