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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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BALTIMORE, Md.—Ernest J.
NORWALK,
O.—A.
B. Chase Piano and
Organ Company, annual directors' meeting
held.
Owing" to the increase of business
over 1893 resolutions were adopted to in-
crease the capital stock of the company
from $200,000 to $300,000.
WHITING, Ind.—M. R. Brandt moved into
new store in the Porter Block and will put
in a full supply of musical instruments, this
being a new line with him.
LewisxoN, Me —E. M. Heath, pianos,
organs, musical instruments, etc., moved
into new warerooms, which are declared
to be the finest musical salesrooms in
Maine.
MAI.DEN, Mass.—E. A. Bowen, music
dealer, has enlarged his place of business,
corner of Pleasant and Middlesex streets.
He has recently engaged in the music publish-
ing business, and needs the additional space
for that department.
He reports notable
success with ten pieces of sheet music re-
cently placed on the market.
EASTON, Pa.—Steps are reported being
taken looking to the organization of a com-
pany for the purpose of establishing a piano
factory.
FREEPORT, 111.—H. D. Bentley, manufac-
turer of piano and organ stools, has em-
barked in the publication of a musical in-
struction book, and has just placed an order
for eleven thousand copies.
Knabe, Jr.,
EDMUND KNAUER, one of the old-time pi-
is one of the incorporators of the National
Building Association which has been char-
terd with a capital stock of $1,000,000.
ano manufacturing firms in Chicago, "be-
fore the fire," died at his home in Chicago,
recently.
FARIBAULT, Minn.—The Faribault Music
House, which recently failed, was sold
with stock and business to Mrs. C. E.
Leasure, at 44 cents on the dollar. There
were numerous bidders.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—G. W. Cutter, music
dealer, announces his intention to no longer
handle small instruments and musical mer-
chandise. He will confine his business to
the piano and organ and sheet music trade.
He handles Decker Bros., Jacob Doll and
Estey pianos.
UTICA, N.
Y.—R.
C.
Burton,
musical
G. B. BINGHAM has issued
a card
an-
nouncing his connection with the Mason &
Hamlin house, "located in their handsome
new store, 250-252 Wabash Avenue, Chi-
cago," where he is extending a cordial wel-
come to new and old friends.
W.
P.
VAN WICKLE,
F.
G.
Smith's
Washington representative, is making a
record with his "sixty day improvement
sale." He is running some very effective
advertisements in the daily papers of that
city, and disposing of a large number of
"used " and new pianos. The contractors
will commence to remodel the present
building Feb. Tst.
merchandise at 166 Genesee street, will
remove to a larger and handsomer store,
No. 50 vSeneca street, in the School of
J. E. VERNON'S SONS, of Salina, Kan.,
Music building. It is stated that this will have purchased the music business of Mr.
be the finest equipped music store in Cen- Perley, of Emporia, Kan. They will carry
tral New York.
a large line of goods at their Emporia store.
EASTON, Pa.—The Lawrence Organ Com-
MR. DEFOREEST, of the firm of H. C. De
pany is erecting a new three-story organ
Foreest & Son, Sharon, Pa., is in the city.
factory building, and the old organ factory
He handles the Mehlin as his leader, and
is to be occupied by a new company now
reports an excellent demand for these in-
forming for the purpose of manufacturing
struments.
pianos.
THE C. H. Martin Piano Company, of
SPRINGFIELD,
Mass.—Taylor's
Music
Sioux
City, la., will shortly remove to 312
House, W. C. Taylor, proprietor, admits to
Pierce
street. Their present quarters are
partnership F. B. Howe, who has been in
being
remodeled.
the employ of the house eight years, at the
head of the piano department.
concern not to be changed.
Style of the
F. A. WINTER, Altoona, Pa., has declined
JOHN W. NORTHRUP and Mrs. Northrup
nomination as Councilman of his W T ard, on
account of pressure of personal business.
were presented with a handsome silver set
J. L. KING has purchased the business of
by the Emerson Piano Company, as a sou-
Miss
Belle E. Jackson at 822 Main street,
venir of the New Year. A merited compli-
BEATRICE, Neb.—Frank W. Cole, who has
Dubuque,
la.
been traveling for the Estey & Camp con- ment to Mr. Northrup's ability and popu-
cern of Chicago, has been promoted to larity.
R. S. HOWARD, of J. & C. Fischer, this
the larger field of Lincoln, Neb., and will
A Chance for Curio Hunters.
shortly take possession of the company's city, is on his way South. He is calling on
prominent dealers en route, and reports he
office and sales room at that place.
HE following letter appeared in the
is highly pleased with the outlook for biisi-
livening World of January 15th:
WORCESTER, Mass.—M. B. Lamb opened ness. He will be back in New York by the
To THE EDITOR:—I have in my possession
new piano warerooms, at 516 Main street, last of the month.
a table which was in use when the tea was
in the Knowles building. The opening
LYON & HEALY are making liberal use of
thrown overboard in Boston Harbor, also a
evening was a brilliant affair. Mr. Lamb,
printers'
ink in keeping the Knabe pianos piano—makers, H. & W. Geib, 23 Maiden
during ten years connection with the house
Lane—which has been in the family over
of S. R. Leland & Son, applied himself so prominently before the public of Chicago.
closely to the music business, and two
A SECOND patent has been received by fifty years. The makers have been out of
years of proprietorship on Pleasant street, Geo. P. Bent, in connection with the new business over sixty years, so the piano rrmst
resulted in his outgrowing his former orchestral attachment used in the " Crown " be older than that. It is in perfect order.
Where can I dispose of them to some ad-
store, and his moving into his present, more pianos.
vantage? I need money, and must part
central, and larger wareroom.
WE had the pleasure of a call from Mr.
with them.
AN ORPHAN.
ITHACA, N. Y.—Huyser Bros., pianos, Otto Bollman of St. Louis, Mo. He came
This
piano
must
be
over
seventy years
organs and miisical instruments, at No. 4 to town to attend the annual meeting of the
old.
The
Geibs
were
in
business
at the ad-
West State street, sold interest in business Bollman Bros.' Company, which was held
dress
mentioned
in
the
"twentys."
at vSteinway Hall Friday of last week.
to Prof. Prager.
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Established
1840 . . .
THE
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J. & C. FISCHER,
THE ARTISTIC PIANO
OF AHERICA
HIGHEST STANDARD OF
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK