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VOL. XIX. No. 9.
published Euery Saturday.
A Piano Dropped from the
Clouds.
721N the fair grounds of the New London So-
s» ciety in Norwich, Conn., September 26th,
the novel sight of a musical instrument hurled
from the height of 1,000 feet to the ground will
be witnessed. It is needless to add that every
precaution will be used by the management to
insure the safety of those who witness the ex-
ploit as well as the safe landing of the instru-
ment itself. It is to be accomplished in this
wise: There will be a balloon ascension in the
afternoon, and the aeronaut will carry up with
him 2,000 envelopes. One of these envelopes
will contain an order for a bicycle, another an
order for a sewing machine, and another will
contain an order for one of the Matchless Estey
Pianos. When a distance equal to about 1,000
feet has been attained, or as nearly so as will
insure the envelopes dropping within the fair
grounds, an enclosure of about twenty-five acres,
these envelopes will be cast loose. When these
missives reach the ground then the mighty
scramble will begin, and he who gets the enve-
lope containing the order, to him belongs the
prize. Verily, the man who gets the order for
this "Estey " may go home and rejoice in the
bosom of his family that from out the sky he has
had a beautiful musical instrument fairly hurled
at him. The writer has not learned whether a
corps of surgeons and a large number of ambu-
lances are to be in attendance, but he hazards the
opinion that something of this kind may be
necessary, as men, when pianos are being given
away, will rustle around quite spry.
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Yorl(, September 22, 1894.
Business Bracing Up.
J f F labor is the wealth of a country, then the
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best evidence of returning prosperity in
every branch of trade—and each industry is
benefited and improved by any other industrial
quickening—is found in the report of resumed
business from a manufacturing centre like Brad-
dock, Pa. Here is the latest report from this
city:
BRADDOCK, PA., September 17th.
BRIEF NEWSLETS.
FALT^S, N. Y.—Mr. Fred Gerry has re-
signed his position with the Auto-harp Company
and will return to his home in Philadelphia,
where he will prepare for Yale College.
MOUNE,
Ii^i,.—The Moline organ factory has
started up.
TYNDALL, S. D.—The firm of Smith & Cross-
man, dealers in musical instruments, etc., has
been dissolved. Mr. Smith will continue the
business at the old stand.
Business prosperity is assured here through-
out the winter. Since the uncertainty over the
tariff ended, from fifteen to twenty thousand
GREENSBURG, PA.—At the county fair held
workmen, who had been idle for the ten months
previous, have been given steady employment. here the well-known music firms of Burger Bros.
All departments of trade have been wonderfully J. W. Gongaware, C. C. Hileman and Israel Glunt
revived. Every manufactory in this vicinity is exhibited their goods.
operating to its full capacity. Wire and glass
OWEGO, N. Y.—William H. Wait, formerly of
manufacturers have no fear of the effect of the Owego, but now residing in Van Etten, is sell-
Tariff bill, and have started up their plants, the ing pianos and organs for Messrs. Sporer, Carl-
largest in the world that are devoted to those son & Berry of North avenue.
products.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Harry Widmer has
In the past ten days work at these establish-
branched out as a music publisher. The firm is
ments has been resumed: Carnegie's Duquesne
Widmer, Stigler & Co. Mr. Widmer still con-
Steel Works, twelve hundred men ; Duquesne
ducts the orchestra at Daly's.
Tube Works, six hundred ; Howard Plate Glass
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The International Piano
Works, nine hundred ; Westinghouse Air Brake
Plant at Wilmerding, forty-five hundred; Car- Makers' Union has issued a statement denying
negie's Edgar Thomson Street Rail Mills, six that it is affiliated with the Central Labor Fed-
foundries, nine blast furnaces, five thousand eration. The pianomakers belonging to that
men; Pittsburg Wire Works, seven hundred ; body, It states, are the United Piano Makers,
Braddock Wire Works, eleven hundred ; Carrie from which body Tthe Internationals seceded.
Blast Furnaces, two hundred and fifty ; Coke
CINCINNATI, O.—The Hockett Bros., Punten-
Ovens, eight hundred employees ; Miller Forge,
ney Co., piano dealers, are now established in
two hundred; Chess & Co. 's Expanded Metal
their splendid new store at the corner of Fourth
Works, one hundred and fifty ; McVay & Wal-
and Elm streets, and have now on exhibition
ker's Foundry and Car Works, three hundred,
150 pianos.
besides smaller factories, planing-mttls, etc!"
T H E MASON & HAMLIN PIANO AND ORGAN
Save Your Pennies.'
iJr'S, beg to acknowledge receipt of a "Brad-
bury Savings Bank '' which Mr. W. P.
Van Wickle, manager of the F. G. Smith ware-
rooms, Washington, is giving away to all who
contemplate the purchase of an organ or piano.
He expects that this little money saver will
coax all spare dimes, nickels and pennies, and
in course of time will force you to save enough
money to buy one of the well known Weaver
organs, or, if you are disposed to drop in quar-
ters or half dollars frequently, a splendid Brad-
bury piano. A representative of the house
makes it his business to call at the end of each
month for the purpose of unlocking the bank
and giving a receipt for the amount of money
therein. Mr. Van Wickle is to be congratu-
lated on his very excellent idea. It will un-
doubtedly act as a means of placing a musical
instrument in the homes of many who would
never dream of purchasing an instrument, and
besides will encourage economy in a great many
households.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
The Autoharp at the Schar-
wenka Conservatory of flusic.
wjffi SIGNAL recognition of the Autoharp as a
*5^> thorough musical instrument is its ad-
dition to the regular curriculum of the Schar-
wenka Conservatory of Music, 37 East 68th
street. The prospectus just issued for 1894-95
informs the public that a special department
will be devoted to the instruction on the Auto-
harp. This institution is to be congratulated
for its progressiveness in recognizing the grow-
ing importance of the Autoharp. It demon-
strates that the Scharwenka Conservatory of
Music is bound to add to the popularity of this
excellent instrument as well as increase the at-
tendance at their institution, for the Autoharp
has a large and rapidly increasing clientele of
admirers.
MR. J. W. STEVENS, with Messrs. Peek &
Son, is making a Western trip in the interest
of his house.
). have published a card in which they state
lat the recent engagement of Mr. David McKee
take charge of their retail piano department
Boston is not because of any dissatisfaction
Ith Mr. Trowbridge, but was necessary owing
tdtthe enlargement of their business, and the ne-
cessity of having their organ and piano depart-
mqits under the charge of one highly competent
mas ; hence Mr. Trowbridge will give his undi-
vided attention to the organ department.
regret to say that Mr. Henry Wegman, of
the Wegman Piano Co., Auburn, N. Y., has
been wery unwell for some time ; we are pleased
to sajl however, that a material improvement is
now dtanifest.
MR. IE. S. CON WAY, of the W. W. Kimball Co.,
is '' \«iooping her up '' for the Republican
party omt in Chicago. He presided at a Repub-
lican nass meeting recently, and his speech
made quite a hit.
MR. EDWARD AMBUHI,, traveling representa-
tive for the Chickering house, is making a tour
©f the West. He is at present in Chicago.