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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
THE Baldwin Piano Co. will shortly issue
a new catalogue, whica, it is safe to say,
will be an artistic on*
Recent Legal Decisions.
[PREPARED FOR THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.]
R. S. HOWARD, wit -1 J. & C. Fischer, is
WHAT IS NOT A GUARANTY.—A note ad-
on a Western trip.
E. A. POTTER, of L 5 oii, Potter & Co., is
in the city making a aeiection of Steinway
instruments for the li»d season.
C. C. CURTIS, of Chicago, has been visit-
ing this city.
THK Weaver Organ Co., of York, Pa.'
sold nearly all the instruments they had on
exhibition at the recent Grangers' Picnic
at Williams' Grove.
L. E. N. PRATTK,
piano
manufacturer,
Montreal, is putting in new machinery in
order to meet increased business.
THE Ivers & Pond Piano Co., who were
recently burned out, have leased warerooms
at 114 Boylston street, Boston, and will be
ready for business around the first of No-
vember.
F. M. HUI.KTT is now traveling for
the
Muehlfeld & Haynes Piano Co.
W. E. HALL, traveling representative for
the Pease Piano Co., is touring through
the South and turning in some excellent
orders.
THE Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston, have
been notified that they have been appoint-
ed "manufacturers to Her Majesty, the
Queen of Holland."
S. H. STAGE, music dealer, Beckville,
Pa., died suddenly Friday of last week.
JULIUS
TAHLER, music
dealer,
Belton,
Tex., assigned recently, with liabilities
amounting to $12,000. H. F. Prater is as-
signee.
IN order to meet with their growing
business Glines & Bryant, music dealers,
Ashtabula, O., have removed from 7 Cen-
ter street to No. 23 on the same street.
T. G. BURTON, of Thos. G. Burton & Co.,
Richmond, Va., is now sole proprietor of
that business, having purchased the inter-
ests of his partner, Mr. Stagg. The firm
name will not be altered.
F. J. MABON, with Paul G. Mehlin &
Sons, made a short trip down East last
week.
A WATERTOWN, Wii ., paper says that the
store 200 Main street is being refitted and
decorated for occupaicy as a piano and or-
gan emporium.
dressed to a person, asking him to "let M.
have what goods he requires, and oblige,"
is not a guaranty, but an original under-
taking to become liable for such goods as
might be delivered to M. Buckingham vs.
Murray, 30 Atlantic Reporter, 779.
ILLEGAL
PREFERENCE
HY INSOLVENT. •—
Where an insolvent trading firm which is
unable to pay its debts in the usual course of
ALBERT T. STRAUCH, of Strauch Bros., is
visiting the Western trade. From letters business, sells its stock, and immediately
to his house we learn he is well pleased returns part of the price to the purchaser
to cancel a prior debt due him, such repay-
with the business outlook.
ment is an illegal preference which consti-
THE fire in the factory of the Hammond
tutes an act of insolvency. W 7 illison vs.
Organ Reed Co., Worcester, Mass., some
First National Bank (Ct. App. Md.), 30 At.
days ago, did damage to the extent of $4,-
Rep. 749.
000.
THE Bourne piano will be handled in
Chicago by J. O, Twitchell. This arrange-
ment was effected during Mr. Twitchell's
recent visit to Boston.
THE Mehlin piano will be represented in
Boston by F. A. Pelton. The "Mehlin"
ought to become very popular in the
"Hub."
The Henry F. riiller &. Sons
Piano Co.
REPORT TRADE
STEADILY IMPROVING
HANDSOME ARTIST GRAND FOR THE
LAWRENCE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
A
B
USINESS with the Henry F. Miller &
Sons Piano Co. is steadily improving.
During the past two weeks their wholesale
trade has been especially good, and there
has been a marked demand for their grands.
Retail trade has also been in every
respect satisfying, and the New York
makes of pianos which they represent seem
to please the public. The Lindeman &
Sons pianos especially—for which they
have recently taken the agency—are be-
coming quite popular, and there is no
doubt but there is a large field and a big
trade in store for these instruments in Bos-
ton.
Among the recent sales of Henry F. Mil-
ler artists' grands was one in mahogany to
the Grammar School in Lawrence, Mass.
This selection was made, as usual, after a
ROBT. A. WIDKMANN, of the Strich & Zeid-
ler Piano Co., will visit Atlanta in about competition with some of the leading pi-
two weeks to attend the opening of the ano houses, and the merits and durability
New York Building at the Exposition, of the piano, as shown by long use in the
where the Strich & Zeidler pianos will be Boston public schools and elsewhere, influ-
used exclusively. Recitals will be given enced the school officials to give the order
in the music room certain afternoons and to the Miller house.
Carl Stasny, the celebrated Boston pian-
evenings of each week.
..
ist, who has just returned from Europe,
[. R. LANG, bookkeeper for the Estey
has secured a number of important engage-
Piano Co., has returned from a European
ments throughout the country for the com-
jaunt. During his stay abroad he joined
ing season, and will use the Henry F. Mil-
the ranks of benedicts.
ler grand piano wherever he plays. It is
well to state that although Mr. Stasny has
J. ANTONSON & Co., Prairie du Chien,
Wis., have moved to new quarters, corner not, like others, been heralded as the
of Church and Wisconsin streets, and are "greatest pianist of the century," never-
putting in new machinery in their musical theless he is one of the leading artists, and
instrument factory so as to enable them to his use of the Miller grand on his coming
employ more help and turn out more in- tour is a decided tribute to the excellence
of that instrument.
struments.
WHAT
CONSTITUTES A CHATTEL MORT-
GAGE.—A contract for the sale of personal
property, which provides that the title
shall remain in the vendor until the price
is paid, and that in case of default in any
of the several payments, all payments shall
at the opinion of the vendor become due,
and the property may be retaken by him,
is a chattel mortgage for the payment of
the price. Perkins vs. Loan and Ex. Bank
(Supreme Ct. S. C ) , 20 S. E. Rep. 759.
LIAMLITY OF LOAN AGENT.—An agent to
negotiate loans, who, at the time a loan
was negotiated, had sufficient money in his
hands belonging to his principal to pay the
loan, and who is directed by the principal
to pay it, becomes personally liable to the
borrower where the latter has delivered to
him the security. Mathonicon vs. Scott
(wSupreme Ct. Tex.), 28 S. W. Rep. 1063.
CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTRACT.—Where
the terms of a verbal contract, which was
admittedly made, are disputed by the con-
tracting parties, and the evidence is evenly
balanced, the terms that are most just
should prevail. Smiley vs. Gallagher (Su-
preme Ct. Penna.), 30 At. Rep. 713.
AT a recent meeting of the directors of
the Parker & Young Co., Lisbon, N. H.,
resolutions were passed regretting the
death of Mr. Chas. Parker, treasurer of this
company, and one of the founders of the
business, who died August 25th, aftei near-
ly fifty years of active and honorable busi-
ness life.
. •. .
ADAM
NICKEL,
of
Wessell,
Nickel
&
Gross, and family, have returned from their
European trip.
UNDER the heading of "Patents and In-
ventions," elsewhere in this paper, will be
found a partial description and illustration
of a very valuable improvement affecting
he piano, which has just been granted to
Messrs. Prescott and Nowell, and assigned
to the Prescott Piano Co., of Concord, N.
H. We shall refer to this improvement in
a later issue.
A new store has been opened in Scotland,
Ind., by B. F. Lanton, who will carry a full
line of musical instruments.