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A CERTIFICATE of the change of name of
the ^Eolian Organ and Music Co. to the
ALolian Co. has been filed in the office of
the Secretary of State, Meriden, Conn.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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THE Muehlfeld & Haynes Piano Co. are
now occupying the additional floor in their
factory building, 511 East 137th street,
which was in the hands of workmen who
were placing therein machinery and steam
heating pipes an,d radiators.
THE De Vore Piano Co., of Freeport, 111.,
have taken the agency for the Steck and
Kranich & Bach pianos.
LAST Wednesday, November 13th, was
"Chicago Day" at the Atlanta Exposition,
and quite a representative gathering of the
THE Shattuck Novelty Co. has been in- business men of Chicago, including several
corporated in Minneapolis, Minn., by W. members of the music trade, were in attend-
A. Shattuck, N. B. Shattuck, S. J. Carpen- ance. It will be New York's turn next, and
ter, E. J. Carpenter and A. C. Hall. One we hope to see a large gathering present
of the lines the company will handle will "New York Day," which will be on No-
vember 25th.
be music and musical instruments.
J. H. SERVEN, dealer in pianos, organs
and musical instruments, Mendota, 111., is
reported to have cancelled real estate mort-
gage for $700.
R. R. ROBIE & SONS, sheet music, etc.,
West Somerville, Mass., have been suc-
ceeded by Herbert H. Smith, who will add
musical merchandise.
THE Chicago Piano Stool Co. made an
assignment last week.
WILLIAM H. BENDLER, music trade dealer,
Baltimore, Md., died recently.
LEE & WALKER, musical instruments and
musical merchandise, Philadelphia, Pa.,
reported failed for $75,000. Walker is a
nephew of the late James G. Blaine.
THE Dahlman Manufacturing Co., musi-
cal instruments and musical merchandise,
Minneapolis, Minn., have filed petition for
receiver.
WHITNEY & CURRIER, music trade dealers,
Toledo, O., will remodel their store on
Summit street at a'cost of $6,000.
A. D. HUDSON, piano and organ dealer,
Piano, Tex., has sustained a fire loss of
$450; not insured.
THE Boston Times says: The Hallet &
Davis piano is one of the finest made in
this country, and wherever used is univer-
sally liked. Every instrument is first-class
in every respect. Only the best of material
is used, and only the most skilful workmen
are employed in their manufacture. They
are fine in tone and possess excellent wear-
ing qualities.
MR.
DEVOLNEV
EVERETT
is
now
con-
nected with the Ivers & Pond Piano Co.,
Boston, Mass.
Davenport &
THE Wellington Piano Case Co., of Leo-
minster, Mass., opened up their factory for
work last Monday morning. The structure
C. B. DETRICK has taken charge of the
is large and fully equipped with machinery
Mason & Hamlin branch store at Grand
for the production of a large number of
Rapids, Mich., and will also act as their
piano cases. It is said that they will em-
State agent. He will be assisted by Mrs.
ploy from one hundred to one hundred and
M. D. Weeden, who was formerly connected
twenty-five men.
with the Mason & Hamlin branch store in
Grand Rapids.
THE Krell pianos are sold in Philadelphia
A WAREROOM has been opened in St.
Marys, O., by ex-Mayor Cartwell, who is
handling the Hardman, McCammon and
Kranich & Bach pianos. With such reliable
instruments he will undoubtedly build up
a large business.
THE next grand opening in Washington
will be the new home of the Bradbury
piano, which is going to be very beautiful
when out of the hands of the decorators.
$7)759 is the amount paid by the John
Church Co. to Bandmaster Sousa for royal-
ties for the three months ending Sept. 30th,
'95-
THE Knabe grand was played at the
Symphony concert in Boston during the
past week by Carl Faelten. Both instru-
ment and player scored a " h i t " with the
critical audience present.
YOUNG & BURK, Jefferson, have decided
to add a musical department to their furni-
ture business.
GEO. P. BENT is out for blood this time,
and is going to put a stop to infringements
on his Orchestral Attachment and Practice
Clavier, or else he will know the reason
why.
E. MARQUIS has purchased the music
THE Dunning-Medine Music Co., of New
Orleans, La., held a formal opening of their business of F. C. Newhouse, of Greencastle,
handsome new warerooms at 214-16 Camp Ind. Mr. Newhouse will open a wholesale
street, Thursday of last week. This com- and retail piano business in Terre Haute.
pany is well equipped to build up a large
C. G. HEDENBERG & Co., 1230 Bedford
trade in that section of the country, the
avenue, Brooklyn, have recently published
members of the firm being thoroughly
"The Golf" Two-Step, by Frank H. Os-
practical business men.
born. It is destined to become quite a
C. H. ANDREWS, music dealer of Lynn, favorite with golf players everywhere.
Mass., who received music stolen by em- The melody is "catchy," and the composi-
ployees of the White-Smith Pub. Co., Bos- tion has the merit of being effectively
ton, was sentenced last week by Judge though simply scored.
Eley to one year in the House of Correction,
at South Boston. He appealed, and was
held in bail for the Superior Court.
DANIEL F. TREACY, of the
Treacy Co., returned last week from an ex-
tended tour which took in Canada and the
Western States and the leading cities in
New York State. He reports business as
improving in all sections, and the outlook
for the winter and spring unusually bright.
It is hardly necessary to say that Mr.
Treacy booked a large number of orders.
His trips are always successful.
THE Weber grand piano was played at
several concerts in the West last week by
Harrison M. Wild, and the "wonderful
Weber tone" commanded praise from the
audience. The concerts at Freeport, 111.,
were largely attended.
by W. J. Street, who is quite enthusiastic
about the merits of these instruments.
THE Knabe pianos are great favorites in
Philadelphia, and the fine display of baby
grands which F. A. North & Co. are mak-
ing in the windows of their handsome
warerooms, attract a good deal of attention.
Those in English oak, San Domingo ma-
hogany and Brazilian rosewood are set off
with palms and other aesthetic environ-
ments which inake an attractive picture.
CHARLIE BECHT, the Brambach road rep-
resentative, left New York Wednesday on
a short trip in the interest of his firm. Mr.
Becht reports a marked improvement in
business, and says "the Brambach is 'catch-
ing on' everywhere."
BENEDICT BROS., 515-17 East 137th street,
have sent us. a pamphlet containing illus-
trations of the pianos manufactured by
their house, with dealers' opinions of them.
PnELI'S & LYDDON, piano-case makers,
Rochester, N. Y., are well satisfied with
the trade which is coming their way these
clays. Their customers are highly pleased
with the cases made by their establishment,
and as a consequence, orders are flowing
in, and the factory is working full time.
Mr. Lyddon, of the firm, paid a short visit
to New York last week, and managed to
take back several important orders with
him
THE business which has been so success-
fully conducted by Miss Katherine Hoeks-
tra, at 174 East Main street, Rochester, N.
Y., has been sold to the Foster-Martin
Piano Co., 262 State street, with which
firm Miss Hoekstra is now connected.
THE Waterloo Organ Co., Waterloo, N.
Y., report business as booming.
They
shipped a carload of organs to Fort Worth,
Tex., recently.
TALK about dull trade!
Ninety-nine
Sterling pianos were shipped by the Sterl-
ing Co., Derby, Conn., week before last.
The same prosperous condition prevailed
last week. Dull in Derby? oh, noi