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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Peoria, 111.
PEORIA, III.—Mr W. P. Wood, 50 years old,
who has been a travelling salesman in the employ
of the Mark Ament Music House for the last 15
years, dropped dead on the streets of Chillicothe,
where he had been travelling. Death was due
to apoplexy. He leaves a boy 13 years old. Mr.
Wood's father lives in West Liberty.
Chicago, 111.
CHICAGO, I I I —Mr. Platt P. Gibbs celebrated
his 26th anniversary October 16th, as a member
of the Chicago music trade. He began his car-
eer as an employee of the old house of Root &
Cady.
flauston, Wis.
MAUSTON, WIS.—Mr. Oscar Cummings, of
Mauston, has moved to Kilbourn where he will
deal in pianos, organs, etc.
Pembroke, Mass.
PEMBROKE, MASS.—Isaac W. Butler, church
organ manufacturer in East Cambridge, has
bought land in Pembroke consisting of 100,000
square feet of land, and will remove his organ
factory to Pembroke.
Clinton, Mass.
CLINTON, MASS.—Austin Gibbons, dealer in
pianos, musical instruments, etc., has been
closed out by his creditors.
New York City.
Spokane, Wash.
SPOKANE, WASH.—Frank Bracht, pianos and
organs, reported as having recorded realty mort-
gage for $500.
Scottdale, Pa.
SCOTTDALE, PA.—F. P. Brady, manufacturer
of organs, closed by sheriff on suit of William
M. Marston & Co.
Seattle, Wash.
Clay & Co.,
pianos and organs, removed from 1008 Front
street to larger quarters at 715 Second street.
The sales department is in charge of O. E.
Pettis.
Chicago, 111.
CHICAGO, I I I . — I n a canvass made by the
Inter-Ocean newspaper as to the trade conditions
in the city three leading musical houses re-
ported as having employed 1,384 in September,
1894, against 1,617 in September, 1893, a de-
crease of 233 employes.
SEATTLE, WASH.—Sherman,
Guthrie, Okla.
GUTHRIE, OKLA.—Murray & Williams, music
dealers and jewelers, recently in financial
troubles, have reopened their store, and all cred-
itors have been paid in full.
5aginaw, flich.
SAGINAW, MICH.—J. D. Resseguie has estab-
lished a branch music store in Marietta, Mich.
Rockford, 111.
ROCKFORD, I I I — L u k e Phillips, pianos and
organs, will open new music store.
Toledo, O.
"The Man That Broke The Bank At Monte
Carlo. ''
New York, N. Y.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The Mason & Hamlin,Co.,
incorporated to manufacture and sell pianos and
organs, and all kinks of musical instruments
and musical merchandise in New York City.
Capital stock, $5,000. Directors, Edward P.
Mason, of Boston, and James Hollyer and Wil-
liam P. Daniels, of New York City.
New York, N. Y.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Charles H. Ditson & Co.
have been incorporated with a capital stock ot
$5,000, to manufacture and sell pianos and
organs, and all kinds of musical instruments.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.—The Bouricius Music
Company, awarded three first premiums at the
Mills County Fair, at Silver City, for "Crown "
Pianos and Organs.
Toledo, O.
TOLEDO, OHIO.—Whitney & Currier, pianos
and organs, Summit St., small fife loss.
New York, N. Y.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The International Piano
Makers' Union has applied for admission to the
Central Labor Federation. The United Piano
Makers' Union has offered a protest, because the
International seceded from the United Union.
Carlisle, Pa.
CARLISLE, PA.—A New York piano manufac-
turer is negotiating for a factory building for the
purpose of establishing a piano manufactory.
YORK, N. Y.— The piano-makers have
TOLEDO, O.—John M. Hayes is defendant in
won their strike for a five per cent, advance in
Krakauer's shop.
a suit on account of $503 brought by the Need-
ham Piano Organ Company.
MR. HENRY CHASE, of Chase & Smith, Syra-
cuse, N. Y., was in town during the week.
Richmond, Va.
THOS. GOGGIN & BRO., of Galveston, Tex.,
have engaged Mr. M. W. Vaughan, late of
Vaughan & Co., Dallas, Tex., and Joseph May-
nor, late of Alcott & Maynor, as traveling sales-
men.
NEW
New York City.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Swick Piano Co. has been
RICHMOMD, VA.—Carter & Brown is a new
incorporated with a capital of $15,000 to manu-
facture and sell pianos, at the N. E. corner of
123d street and 3d avenue. Mrs. Ettie Swick,
John J. Prince, Louis Schanz, Mrs. Susie Prince
and Mrs. J. J. E. Hochstadter.
firm composed of W. G. Carter and R. L.
Brown, opened at 310^ West Broad street, and
handling pianos, organs, musical supplies, etc.
Camden, N. Y.
CAMDEN, N. Y.—J. H. Nichols will open his
new music store at 11 South Park street.
Denver, Col.
DENVER, COL.—E. H. Cowles, manager of
the Knight-Campbell Music Company, has em-
barked in the manufacture of a new bicycle-
chain lubricant.
New York City.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Arthur P. Schmidt, music
publisher, leased part of Mason & Hamlin
Building on Fifth avenue, and will open a branch
house.
Springfield, Mass.
St. Joseph, Ho.
ST. JOSEPH, MO.—R. C. Washburne, pianos
and organs, of 117 South Sixth street, sold out
to Charles O. Brokaw.
Hamilton, Ont.
HAMILTON, ONT.—Frederick Ware & Co., pub-
lishers of London, Eng., and the Anglo-Cana-
dian Music Publishing Co., Toronto, have been
sued by the Public Librarian for an infringement
of the Canadian Copyright Act. In the first
place, the alleged infringment is the selling in
Canada of a book entitled, John Bull & Co.,
which was printed in England. The Canadian
Law demands that the Canadian copyrights must
be printed in Canada. In the second case a de-
mand is made for royalty on the song, entitled,
A NEW piano firm has made its appearance in
Chicago. P. Tupper & Co. is the name, and the
factory is located at 18-30 W. Randolph street.
THE Brockport Piano Co., Brockport, N. Y.,
manufacturers *of the " Capen " piano, write us
that trade with them has improved very materi-
ally and that they are in receipt of many con-
gratulatory letters from dealers. They will
issue a new catalogue about the first of next
month.
W E are pleased to say that Jack Haynes is at
his old post again and apparently recovered from
his recent indisposition.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.—Charles W. Hutchins
has purchased the musical merchandise stock of
his mother, Mrs. M. J. D. Hutchins, and has
opened a new music store at 21 Elm street. He
will make a specialty of furnishing parts of in-
struments and doing a repairing business.
Why Not
handle a piano that will help you to
build a reputation ? It pays better
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.—A new music hall is to
be erected by the Massachusetts Mutual Life profits in the end. There is no further
Company, which concern is now in the market expense after the sale is made. Besides,
for a $50,000 organ.
one sale makes more, that is if it is a
Toledo, O.
TOLEDO, O.—J. M. Hays, organs, etc., re-
ported as having foreclosed suit for $503.
Hamilton, Ho.
HAMILTON, MO. —J. D. Van Volkenburg,
pianos and organs, reported as having recorded
realty mortgage for $383.
BOURNE
Piano. Better write to 180 Tremont
Street, Boston, and learn more about
this piano.
Is our latest style—of im-
posing and elegant appearance.
The first glance convinces
buyers that it offers more in
musical value and artistic re-
sults than any piano before
the trade.
Unquestionable durability.
Very tempting prices are of-
fered for this and other styles.
517—523 W. 45th St.
New York.