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the new addition to the Christian
Church in Springfield, 111., is completed,
a handsome new organ will be put in.
The contract has not yet been placed.
OSCAR J. WIGELL intends to open a piano
warerooms in the Henry Block, North Main
street, Rockford, 111. He will carry a full
line of pianos and organs, small musical in-
struments and sheet music.
PHELPS & LYDDON, piano-case makers,
Rochester, N. Y., report business as un-
usually good, times considered. They are
running their factory full time, and are
working on a number of special orders.
THOMAS WARD, organ maker, 430 West
Forty-fourth street, was held in the York-
ville Court last Tuesday for annoying Mrs.
Schwenk and her nineteen-year old daughter
with love letters, although they had never
been introduced. Ward's defense was that
Miss Schwenk had hypnotized him, and
consequently for three months he had been
unable to work. "All women have a
strange hold on me, Your Honor," he added.
"They seem to hypnotize me and I cannot
resist them." Ward evidently has a large
wheel factory in his head.
ADOLPH HERMAN, of Brownstown, Ind.,
is the possessor of a rare curiosity in the
shape of an old violin. It was constructed
in the sixteenth century. It contains an
WHEN
THE Everett piano, for which the John
Church Co. are factors, continues to merit
increased popularity. The plectraphone
attachment is more than a talking point,
because the pleasing results attainable
through its use are apparent and convinc-
ing.
CHAS. J. SIMPSON, who has been in the
employ of Hugo Worch & Co. for the past
eight years, has opened a music store under
the title of the Acme Publishing Co., at
IOOI G street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
He will carry a full line of pianos, organs
and rmisical merchandise, and also sell and
publish sheet music of the popular order.
CHAS. H. SMITH and O. A. Woodward
intend to enter into the manufacture of
pianos at Atlanta, Ga. Both men are prac-
tical, and the new industry should prove a
success.
CHAS. S. RUPP will open a music store
on South street, Newburgh, N. Y., about
May ist.
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inscription in Latin, which, translated by
Prof. L. N. Fonts, conveys the intelligence
that it was presented by its maker to his
son in the year 1606. The instrument
bears all indications of an old make and is
one of rare tone.
W. C. BAKER, dealer in pianos, organs,
etc., in Elmswood, Ind., has written to the
Secretary of the Business Men's Associa-
tion of Evansville, Ind., for information
about that town and surroundings. He
desires a larger field for his business, and
looks with favor upon that city.
THE firm of C. H. Walton & Co., which
was organized last November for the pur-
pose of manufacturing mandolins and other
musical instruments, in Trenton, N. J.,
have made arrangements for the building
of a large manufactory, the machinery for
which is now being constructed. Mr. Rich-
ardson is the practical member of the firm^.
and is an expert player and teacher.
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REUBEN MIDMER & SON, pipe organ manu-
facturers, 95-97 Steuben street, Brooklyn,
are, it is said, about to embark in the
manufacture of pianos. This departrrent
of their business will be in charge of Mr.
Corsa, who was at one time connected with
Dusinberre & Co., of this cit)\
THF Estey Piano Co. held its opening
under t.i' new management last evening at
the wareicx. ms, 248 Essex street. There
was a large ttendance of music teachers
and other loveiS of music, who greatly en-
joyed the entertainment provided by the
manager, Edward F. Kennel!)'. The open-
ing was quite successful and launches the
new firm upon the business world in good
style.—American, Lawrence, Mass.
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