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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Interest on the Purchase Price
of a Piano.
HE Treat & Shepard Piano Co., Bridge-
port, Conn., are plaintiffs in a novel
suit against William Playfoot, of that city,
to recover a claim of $14.50 for interest.
The firm sold a piano to defendant which
was to be paid for, $25 down and the bal-
ance in monthly installments until the pur-
chase price, $300, was paid. These terms
were complied with by the purchaser, and
the last payment was made in September,
1894. Shortly after this Mr. Playfoot was
presented with a bill of $14.50 for interest,
but as there was no condition of the kind
mentioned when the sale was made, and
nothing in'the lease given by the company,
nor in its receipts, Mr. Playfoot refused to
pay it. Frequent demands, covering a
period of over a year, were made for the
money. Finally the company instituted
suit, and a writ was placed in the hands of
Sheriff Hamilton, directing him to attach
defendant's property to the value of $300.
The Sheriff made forcible entrance and
took the piano away. Judge Comley has
filed an answer to the complaint, and a suit
against the company for damages will be
one of the results.
on the goods, and $200 on the building-
Both were fully covered by insurance.
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Robert n. Webb.
M
R. WEBB reports business to be in
excellent condition. January trade
was the best experienced since the forma-
tion of the business—the largest month's
trade in ten years.' There is a heavy
demand for the Cooper, Hewitt & Co. mu-
sic wire, and Mr. Webb stated emphatically
that since January 1, '95, they had not lost
a customer for the Cooper-Hewitt wire, and
had not had one pound returned. The
hammer business was unusually heavy, and
the general outlook for trade he considered
excellent.
Mr. Webb leaves for a ten days' Western
trip about Tuesday next.
His Sons in Partnership.
REPRESENTATIVE CUMMINGS has intro-
duced a very important bill to prevent the
willful piracy of copyrighted musical com-
positions and plays. A committee of
representative New Yorkers went to Wash-
ington last Wednesday for the purpose of
urging favorable action.
£ A GLANCE at Paul G. Mehlin & Son's
advertisement in this week's issue reveals
THE old Behning factory, on 128th street,
the fact that this enterprising firm is not
between
Third and Lexington avenues, will
only up to date in the manufacture of a
be
the
manufacturing
headquarters of
thoroughly high-grade instrument, but is
Camp
&
Co.
in
this
city.
It
has been leased
quick to "catch on" to a good idea when it
for a term of years, and will be fitted out
presents itself.
with modern appliances for the production
THE Henning Piano Co., of Brooklyn, of the Camp & Co. piano—a medium priced
are experiencing a big demand for the instrument.
Henning pianos, and although they are
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BARTHELMES, of the
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turning out thirty instruments a week, are
Barthelmes & Co.'s Music House, Toronto,
unable to fill all orders.
Can., was a visitor at Alfred Dolge & Son's
TRADE with the ^Eolian Co. keeps up
on Thursday last. In reply to an inquiry
satisfactorily. The Tuesday and Thursday as to the general business outlook in Can-
afternoon recitals continue to draw large ada, Mr. Barthelmes is reported to have
and .enthusiastic audiences.
stated that "we are not as hard up as you
W. A. FREELAND, with Hamilton S. Gor- are, but are getting a smack of it."
don, New York, paid a flying trip to Phil-
FRED. J. MABON, the Mehlins' road repre-
adelphia yesterday in the interest of the
sentative, will leave Monday next for a
small goods department. Mr. Freeland
three weeks' trip through Pennsylvania,
reports a big mandolin boom, and the de-
Ohio, Michigan and New York.
mand for all grades of that instrument is
very large.
HENRY J. SHAW, a member of the New
York
Piano Co., Montreal, Can., died last
BUSINESS with Hardman, Peck & Co. is
Monday
in that city.
moving satisfactorily. Mr. William Dal-
HOLLINGSHEAD & STULTZ, of Baltimore,
liba Button reports February trade quite
equal to last year, but the result has been Md., have been compelled, owing to the
obtained by persistent effort. Mr. Moak, growth of their business, to lease larger
of Buckingham, Moak & Marklove, Utica, quarters at 109 North Charles street, which
N. Y., who does an excellent business with they will occupy on March 12.
the Hardman, was a visitor to the ware-
THE following have been in town
rooms yesterday.
during the week: Mr. Henry Dreher, of
AN order has been filed by Judge Smith B. Dreher's Sons Co., Cleveland; Mr.
directing M. A. Paulson to turn over ten Handel Pond, of the Ivers & Pond Co.,
shares of Century Piano Co. stock to the Boston, Mass.; Mr. Nicholas Schneider, of
Northern Trust Co., assignee of the Farm- Albany, N. Y.; Mr. Louis Leiter, of Leiter
ers' and Merchants' State Bank. The stock Bros., Syracuse N. Y., and Mr. W. T.
is said to be worth $1,000.—Minneapolis Bobbitt, of St. Louis; Edmund Cluett, of
Cluett & Sons, Troy and Albany, N. Y.; A.
Tribune.
A. A. DEWEY, piano dealer, Main street, H. Reed, of A. H. Reed & Sons, Chicago,111.
Little Rock, Ark., was knocked down by an
H. KUHN, who has for nearly a electric street car in that city last Sunday,
quarter of a century been engaged and was badty, if not seriously, hurt.
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in the piano business in Washington, I).
R. E. WARD, alias Tripp, who has been
C., has taken into partnership with him his
securing musical instruments from Mrs.
two sons, so that the firm name will here-
Penfield, Dyer Bros, and the Century Piano
after be Kuhn & Sons. Mr. Kuhn started
Co., of Minneapolis, on false pretenses, has
in as a dealer in musical instruments in
been arrested.
1872, and some time ago moved to the
TRADE with Lindeman & Sons is satis
handsome and commodious building at
1209 G street. He has built up a large factory. Mr. J. A. Norris, who is now on
trade, and is generally regarded as one of an extended Western trip, is placing good
the progressive and successful business orders and making some valuable new con-
nections.
men of Washington.
DAVID PRINCE, JR., of Prince & Son, had
the misfortune to sprain his back on Tues-
THE Invitation Musical given by Chick -
day evening last. In alighting from the
ering & Sons last Tuesday was largely
car at 105th street and Third avenue, he
attended by a host of music lovers who were
accidentally slipped and fell heavily. The
given much enjoyment by the delightfully
accident is not of a seri-ous nature.
even and finished playing of Richard
Hoffmann and the singing of Miss Wright,
F. D. R. WARNER'S music store, Main
soprano soloist. Under Hoffmann's' magio street, Florence, \Mass';, was damaged by
fingers the Chickering never sounded better. fire last Sunday. The loss is about $800
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Prince & Son.
N encouraging state of affairs exists
at Prince & Son's new factory,
corner of 128th street and Park avenue.
Mr. Taylor, of the Taylor Music House,
Springfield, Mass., placed a large order for
goods on Wednesday of last week. Prince
& Son have received a number of orders from
the South recently, and a steady trade is
being built up in that quarter.
It has been found necessary to work
nights in order to catch up with the orders.
There is a considerable demand for Style
XXX Princess Royal, and Mr. Prince, Sr.,
expressed himself as being highly elated
with the general outlook for business in his
new quarters. The firm is in excellent
shape for shipping five to six pianos a day,
and with a capacity of fifty instruments a
week, a loyal staff and a "good seller," the
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