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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
THOS. HEFKNER, salesman for C. H. Lichty,
the well known musical dealer, Reading, Pa.,
while driving over the Poplar Neck Bridge with
an organ on his wagon, had an exciting exper-
ience. The horse became unmanagable, and
Mr. Heffner was thrown down an embankment
followed by the horse, organ and wagon. Mr.
Heffner was uninjured, as also was the horse,
but the organ and wagon were considerably
damaged.
H. W. WAKLEM, the well known manager of
A. & S. Nordheimer's music department,
Montreal, Can., will take charge of the new
HENRY I. OSBORNE, dealer in musical mer- branch store at Halifax, N. S. The manage-
chandise, 20 Front street, Worcester, Mass., is ment of the music department of the store at
financially embarrassed. Osborne owes in the Montreal is under Miss A. M. Miller.
vicinity of $r,ooo.
a newspaper that is
DYER & HUGHES, Foxcroft, Me., are making
up with the progress-
extensive repairs at their piano and organ facto-
ive tendencies of the times ? Certainly you
ries, on Mechanic street.
do ! No man is satisfied to do business
MR. J. FRANK BRIGGS, piano salesman, at
without a live modern, progressive paper.
Wood's Palace of Music, Hartford, Conn., is
liable to suit for breach of promise. Miss May THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW is no stranger
Richmond, No. 4 Woooster street, charges to you. It is like the wind, going every-
Briggs with being engaged to her and Miss May where. You meet it in the office, in the
C. Starks, of North Windsor, at the same time. wareroom, on the road. It is always pre-
N Monday last John Boyd Thatcher sent in
Briggs claims that he threw Miss Richmond senting new features and the latest news in
for confirmation, as one of the judges of
over for good cause, and the whole is a black a condensed form. The longer a subscriber
awards in the Department of Liberal Arts the
takes it .the better he likes it. It never
mailing scheme.
name of George Steck, New York. We take
presents stale news, never gives you that
pleasure in presenting a likeness of Mr. Steck,
THE Jefferson Cornet band, at Attica, N. Y.,
and append a few words regarding his career. has reorganized under name of Attica Cornet " tired feeling."
George Steck belongs to the old school of piano- band.
now-a-
makers, the members whereof have done so
A PICCOLO BAND has been organized with ttn
days,
much to develop the musical capabilities of the
piano and raise it to its present high estate. members at Mt. Morris, N. Y,, S. E. Wright, and that is why we are going to make you
He is the author of many valuable improve- instructor.
a big, liberal offer, including a combination
ments in pianoforte construction. His first ex- THE Musical Protective Union, New York, which covers business and home Just read
periences as a maker of musical instruments has moved from its old headquarters, at 62 E. this little offer. THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
were in the leading factories of Europe, where 4th street, to its new club house at the " Old costs four dollars to receive it every year.
he became thoroughly grounded in every de- Homestead," 91st street and 3d avenue. The We've told you about that.
partment of piano-building. While yet a young club house has been leased by the union for five
costs one dollar
man he migrated to America, and immediately years, and refitted it at a cost of $20,000.
after he arrived here commanded employment
and a half a year.
THE Liberty Music Union, New York, has Some points regarding that ?—certainly ! It
at his trade. No great while elapsed before he
established himself in business. This was in complained that street musicians, who do not was started ten years ago, has an extensive
1857, and his factory was thenlocated on Centre belong to any union are employed at Conrad's circulation among musicians everywhere.
Hall, Ridgewood, L. I. The Brooklyn Central It has lately come into our possession. We
street.
The business of George Steck & Co. continued Labor Federation has been appealed to.
are greatly increasing its circulation in all
to grow, and at present the firm have a large
GusTAVE BREYER, piano tuner, 69 years old, sections. Its literary features compare
and commodious factory, Nos. 518 to 524 West of 184 1st avenue, New York, who died at Bel- favorably with any magazine published.
48th street, and warerooms known as Steck levue Hospital the other day of Bright s Dis- Some of its departments are Literary, Mus-
Hall, No. 11 East 14th street.
ease, had a belt with him which after his death ical, Artistic, Church Choirs, Woman's
George Steck applied himself industriously was found to contain $1,390, which was claimed World, the Drama, and all the news of musi-
to the building up of a great business until by his son Robt. Breyer, of E. 7th street.
cians. It is not in the remotest sense a
1889, when he retired from active participation
trade
paper.
CHAS. D. PHELPS, Orange, N. J., has been
in the conduct of his firm.
appointed
receiver
of
the
Hinner
Piano
Co.
He still maintains a lively interest in the es-
evei
'y number
tablishment as one of the stock holders, and Company's capital is $50,000. It possesses as- n i l T I IOTCKI f With
sets,
including
stock
valued
at
$10,000.
The
takes great pride in the fact that he was one ot
the leading practical piano makers of America, liabilities exceed $5,000.
pieces of music, which would cost from one
THF Blasius Piano Works, Woodbury, N. J.,
and has contributed the best years of his life to
to
two dollars in any music store in the
have resumed operations.
the upbuilding of our great art industry.
land. The music alone is worth ten times
FRED. J. Burdett, who had charge of the tun- the cost of the paper.
JOHN H. MORSE, Superintendent of the Car-
ing
department of the Burdett Organ factory,
lstllis:
penter Organ Works, Brattleboro, Vt., has gone
^ you wish to
Erie,
Pa., for a number of years, and is now
avai1
on a two weeks' vacation.
UU
yourself
ot the
holding a position of importance with Lyon
E. H. SMITH, Superintendent of the tuning & Healy, Chicago, has been visiting Erie.
reduction, we will send you THE MUSIC
department of the Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.,
TRADE REVIEW and THE KEYNOTE tor one
Jos. HENRY, employed by Chas. D. Cameron,
is visiting his mother at Brattleboro, Vt., during
year
for four dollars. Of course this offer
music dealer, of Carlisle, Pa., was helping to
the shut down.
only
holds
good for a limited time.
load a piano on a wagon at Williams' Grove,
C. N. STIMPSON'S piano leg shop has shut when the horses became frightened, which
invest four dollars where
re-
down indefinitely at Huntington, Mass.
suited in the piano falling on Mr. Henry, cai
caus-
it will be productive ot
A NEW band has been formed at Rockland, ing internal injuries which are quite serious.
greater
results
?
By this small outlay you
Mass., with W. A. Bowles, of Whitman, leader.
AN effort is being made to organize a band at supply yourself with business reading, home
W. K. BEDFORD is to organize a banjo orches- Mechanicsburg, Pa.
reading, and your family will have from
tra at Pittsfield, Mass.
THE Rainbow Drum Corps has been organ- fifteen to twenty dollars worth of music.
THE John Boyle O 'Reilly Fife & Drum band ized by Henry Herber, Wm. Veller and others,
EDWARD LYMAN BILL, Publisher,
has been organized at New Bedford, Mass.
at Spring Garden, Pa.
No. 3 East 14th street, New York.
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