Annual Assessment Ordered

The board of directors of the ashtenaw Mutual Fire Ins. Co., met at Sec'y Child's office last Thursday and Friday. Fifteen losses by lighting were adjusted aggregating $3,000. The board also ordered an assessment of $3.00 per $1,000, to be collected in October. This will be somewhat higher than last year, which was $2.46 including the Rockwell loss, which was left optional with the stockholders. Tlie entire number of losses this year have been 70, of which 38 have beea from lighting. The greatest loss this year was that of George Hughes, of Superior, a barn struck by lighting which cost the company $1,439.93. The barn was filled full of hay aud grain. The total amount of losses ■ for the year ordered paid, was $14,475.39. Besides these there are some three or four lighting losses that have not been adjusted, amounting to about $250. Tliis ïnakes a total of 41 tires as a result of lighting. The losses this year were the highest of any year since Í890, which amounted to $3.90. The company seem to have been peculiarly unfortunate as regards loss by lighting.