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BANK—INSOI/VENT—ASSETS—RECEIVER.
In the recent case of The State vs. Brobston,
the Supreme Court of Georgia held that where a
bank which is a state depository becomes in-
solvent while indebted to the State, and its
effects are in the hands of a receiver, depositors
in the bank who are also indebted to it by pro-
missory notes have the right to set off against
such notes in the hands of the receiver the
amounts justly due them respectively on their
deposits ; that such notes are assets of the bank
upon which the State's lien takes effect only in
so far as there may be balances due to the bank
thereon after deducting the amounts of the re-
spective deposits made bona fide while the bank
did business and its effects were under its own
control, and that under an order of the court
directing the receiver " to allow parties indebted
to said bank, where their promissory notes or
other evidences of indebtedness are held by said
bank, to set off and credit upon such evidences
of indebtedness whatever sums may be to the
credit of said parties upon the books of said
bank at the date of the closing thereof," he
would act at his peril as to the real existence
and rightfulness of any demand he might allow
as a set-off.
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT -PROTEST—NOTICE.
The Supreme Court of Georgia held, in the
recent case of Apple vs. Lesser, that where a
negotiable promissory note payable on its face at
a bank is indorsed by the payee, whether for
value or for accommodation, he is entitled to
notice of non-payment and of protest, as pro-
vided by section 2781 of the Georgia code; that
where the proof of notice relied upon is that a
notice was sent to him* by mail, and there is
positive evidence that he never received it, the
time of depositing the notice in the post-office
must appear, so that it may be determined
whether it was done in a reasonable time or not ;
and that where the evidence showed that the
note was payable in the city of the indorser's
residence, and there being no evidence that the
notary was ignorant of his residence, and no
explanation why notice was in the first instance
sent by mail to a bank in another city, whence
it was again mailed to the indorser at a place
where he sometimes received his mail, and it
not affirmatively appearing at what time the
notice was posted in either instance, the plain-
tiff failed to show that due notice was in fact
given even if the mailed notice was properly
addressed the second time, the indorser testify •
ing that he never received it.
R. S. FRINGER succeeds the firm of
Schomberg & Fringer, San Jose, Cal. He pur-
chased Mr. Schomberg's interest. His line of
instruments include the Weber, Emerson and
Estey pianos and the Story & Clark organs.
MR.
WILL A. WATKIN MUSIC CO., of Dallas,
Texas, the enterprising agents of the Farrand &
Votey Organ Co., of Detroit, Mich., shipped a
reed organ to Costa Rica, C. A., last week.
They have also received an order for four to be
shipped to Rio Janiero, Brazil.
RUSSELL
(Successors to STARK & STRACK.)
PIANOS
MANUFACTURED BY
Hos. 171 and 173 South Canal Street,
THE manufacturers of small musical instru-
ments in the Voigtland of Saxony are suffering
from the almost total absence of orders from
America, which used to be their principal mar-
ket, says the Musical Opinion, London, and in
consequence there is widespread distress among
the workmen and their families. For the first
quarter of the current year the exports fell off to
the extent of 40 per cent, as compared with the
same period of 1893.
THE employees of the Kroeger Piano Com-
pany will hold their second annual outing at
Sandford's Point Hotel, North Beach, L. I., on
Saturday, June 30th.
CHICAGO.
THE
Sterling Company,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Pianos and Organs,
FACTORY :
DERBY, CONN.
It is admitted by all that no piano ever put upon the
market has met with such success as THE STERLING
and thousands will testify to their superiority of work-
manship and durability. Why ? Because they are made
just as perfect as a piano can be made.
THE STERLING ORGAN has always taken the lead, and
the improvements made this year puts it far ahead oi
all others. ]®~ Send for Catalogue.
Halleti Davis Pianos
THE products of the Lowendall Star Works,
of Berlin, Germany, which were exhibited at the
World's Fair, and which are becoming well
known to the trade in this country, have been
placed on exhibition at the Antwerp Exposition.
Mr. Louis Lowendall, Jr., who recently made
an extended trip through this country, has re-
turned to Germany.
J. GEORGE MORLEY, 6 Sussex Place, South
Kensington Station, and 60 Cale street, S. W.,
London, has favored us with his very complete
catalogue of harps. Mr. Morley has had a long
experience with the great house of Erard both in
Paris and in London, and has a very high repu-
tation both as a manufacturer and dealer.
THE old and renowned house of Sylvester
Tower of Cambridgeport, Mass., reports a cheer-
ing condition of business -times considered.
Mr. Tower is keeping well in touch with the
progress of the day, and the wares turned out
from his" house are giving the greatest satisfac-
tion to his large line of customers. It can be
safely said of Mr. Sylvester Tower that there are
few houses holding so many old and satisfied
customers. This speaks volumes for the man
and his work. In his key-making as well as
action departments, Mr. Tower is keeping a
large force of men employed, and is full of hope
for an increased volume of business in the
early fall.
MR. J. FRANK CONOVER has recently per-
fected his new action for grand pianos. Mr.
Conover claims that the great and advantageous
principle of this invention is its repeating quali-
ties—the stroke acting with electrical speed. It
can also be manufactured at less cost than the
French action.
MR. SCHOMBERG, late of Schomberg &
Fringer, San Jose, Cal., will associate himself in
business with Mr. F. M. Jackson at Los Gatos,
Cal. They will manufacture and repair pianos.
THE Mason & Hamlin grand piano will be
played by Martinus Sieveking at the Convention
of the Indiana State Music Teachers, at Fort
Wayne.
GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.
Indorsed by Liszt, Gottschalk, Wehli, Bendel, Straus, Soro, Abt,
Paulus, Titiens, Heilbron and Germany's Greatest Masters.
Established over Half a Century.
BOSTON, MASS.