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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE.
HERMAN & HAMMOND,
pianos,
organs,
musical instruments, Millersburg, O., have
dissolved copartnership, Mr. Herman retir-
ing. The business will be continued by
Hammond & Hoffman, new firm, composed
of Mr. Hammond, of the former firm, and
W. E. Hoffman.
C. P. BOWLBY has commenced the manu-
facture of pianos at Washington, N. J.
JOHN ROWE, organ manufacturer,
Ayl-
mer, Ont., factory totally destroyed by fire,
with only $900 insurance. The loss will
amount to about $5,000.
THERE is no truth in the report that the
Whitney-Marvin Music Co., of Detroit,
Mich., are about to enter into the manufac-
ture of pianos.
H. E. Fox, secretary of the Nathan Ford
Music Co., St. Paul, Minn., has severed his
connection with that concern.
MANUFACTURERS of this city are mani-
festing much interest in the Atlanta Expo-
sition, and several meetings are under way
for the purpose of making a representation
there. It is expected some definite steps
will be taken during the next week to this
end.
WM. F. HASSE, dealer in piano stools,
etc., will move in a short time from his
present quarters, 107 East Fourteenth
street, to No. 115 on the same street.
CHAS. REINWARTH, manufacturer of piano
strings, 386 Second avenue, reports a very
satisfactory condition of business. Judg-
ing from his busy factory for the past few
months, the fall trade cannot fail to be
brisk.
STRICH & ZEIDLER have rented the two
upper floors of the new Staib action factory,
at 134th street and Biook avenue, this city.
WE acknowledge receipt of a very neat
reminder of the Clifford piano in the
shape of a pocket match safe of convenient
size, on which the following is inscribed:
"A match for all—the Clifford Piano. The
Ann Arbor Organ Co., sole factors."
S. E. CLARK & Co., music trade dealers,
of Detroit, Mich., have donated a piano
worth $600 as a prize at the bicycle race,
which will take place in that city on June
20th.
THE latest location for a new reed and
pipe organ plant is Dodge Center, Minn.
This progressive State is evidently trying
to make a record.
AN exhibition of the A. B. Chase piano,
with octavo attachment, drew a large at-
JULIUS BAUER & Co., Chicago, expect to
tendance of the musical people of Portland, begin work on their new factory next week.
Me., to Cressy, Jones & Allen's warerooms
WM. F. KRACHT has commenced the
last Monday, June 10th. Prof. Wittich's
manufacture of pianos at Mount Clemens,
recital was highly enjoyed, and the A. B.
Mich. These instruments will contain sev-
Chase piano was voted a grand success.
eral improvements which have been pat-
THE Pope Manufacturing Co., manufact- ented by Mr. Kracht.
urers of the Columbia bicycle, are offering
E. E. FORBES, of Anniston, Ala., has pur-
a handsome Mason & Hamlin upright
chased the business of Hirscher Bros.,
piano valued at $925, to bicycle clubs of the
Montgomery, Ala. He will conduct this
United States for the best time in a twenty-
establishment as a branch store. The Chi-
five-mile road race, from May 1st to Oc-
cago Cottage Organ Co. 's goods will be car-
tober 1st, 1895. The instrument is on ex-
ried.
hibition at the Mason & Hamlin ware-
THE employees of Sohmer & Co. will
rooms.
hold
their annual picnic and summer nights
MELLOR & HOENE have filed a reply in
festival
at Kiepe's Astoria Schuetzen Park,
the United States Circuit Court, Pittsburg,
L.
I.,on
Monday afternoon and evening of
Pa., in the suit of the Automaton Piano
June
24th.
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Co., of this city, for infringement ot pat-
ents. They claim that patents were issued
previous to those on which the plaintiffs
have brought suit.
R. F. TILNEY, of the Weber Piano Co., is
a disciple of the immortal Izaak Walton,
and has planned a fishing trip to Seven
Points, in Maine, which he will soon un-
dertake.
THE Emerson piano will be used exclu-
sively in Keith's Union Square Theatre
after this week.
THE third annual outing of the em-
ployees of the Kroeger Piano Co. to North
Beach, L. I., will take place on June 2 2d.
ALL of the ivory machinery, formerly
owned by the late George W. Dickinson,
has been shipped from the old Brittannia
factory to the Dickinson Ivory Works,
Peterboro, N. H., owned by George W.
Ropes, of Boston.
ANDREW JACKSON, music, etc., Riverside,
Cal., reported as having recorded real es-
tate mortgage for $1,005.
W. H. HIGGINS & Co., music trade deal-
ers, Nashua, N. H., succeeded by Higgins
& Freligh.
J. C. BERGNER & SON, music dealers,
Clinton, N. J., advertised to sell out.
TAYLOR & MERELLO,
manufacturers
of
hand organs, New York, N. Y., Carlo
Merello dealing under said style.
JOHN S. HORNER, musical
instruments,
etc., Dayton. O., reported as having given
real estate mortgage for $4,200, released
mortgage for $3,400.
I. N. ACKERMAN, dealer in musical in-
struments, etc., Norwood, Ont., succeeded
by Ackerman & Rork.
GEO. STECK & Co. report a great demand
for their very excellent baby grands.
W. H. GRUBBS, music dealer, Columbus,
O,, has made some alterations in his store
which add to its attractiveness.
GEO. N. GRASS, traveling representative
of Geo. Steck & Co., made a short but suc-
cessful Eastern trip last week.
J. S. HORNER, East Third street, Dayton,
O., has given up the sale of pianos. Or-
gans, sheet music and jewelry are now his
specialties.
MILLIGAN, WILKINS & Co., 1138-42 Mar-
ket street, Wheeling, W. Va., are building
up a very fine business with Knabe, Hazel-
ton and Krell pianos and Farrand & Votey
organs.
JAMES R. MASON, of
the
Sterling
Co.,
J. T. KEENAN, the well-known dealer of
Cortland and Elmira, N. Y., gave the Weg-
man Piano Co., of Auburn, N. Y., an order
June 8th for $2,000 worth of their high
grade pianos.
Mr. Keenan finds trade
improving, and the outlook hopeful if not
flattering for the hot season.
IN the suit of Chas. F. Tretbar, of Stein-
way & Sons, against the Long Island Rail-
road, a judgment for $17,601 has been re-
corded in his favor.
GEO. R. OLIVER, who has been associated
with the John Church Co. for many years,
is now looking after the interests of the
Harward Piano Co.
A. P. ROTH, of Roth & Engelhardt, ac-
tion makers, St. Johnsville, N. Y., has re-
turned from his Western trip. He trans-
acted a very satisfactory business.
Derby, Conn., who was out to Colorado
with his wife and daughter, has returned.