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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
would have been speedily removed could
they have seen the long line of Buffalonians
who were standing at parade rest at Denton,
Cottier & Daniels', waiting hours to pur-
chase tickets for the Metropolitan Opera
Co.'s Buffalo nights. That superb aggrega-
tion of artists must have received a hearty
support in that town. So eager were the
people to purchase tickets that they en-
dured the bitter cold for hours rather than
lose their position in the line.
I made two attempts, hours apart; to
gain an entrance to the store, but both
times found the crowd too great to effect an
entrance. I met P. J. Gildemeester while
in Buffalo. What an indefatigable worker
"Gil" is. He deserves success, and is
meeting with it, by what I have seen and
heard of the Gildemeester & Kroeger in
the past twelve months. A. D. Coe, of
Cleveland, sold*six " G. &. K.'s" last week.
"Omie" Houghton, accompanied by
Mrs. Houghton, was in Buffalo. He
journeyed across the border to visit the
Canadian trade. R. S. Tylor, the traveler
for the Reimers Piano Co., has one of his
instruments on exhibition at the Tift House.
The separable device is being compli-
mented highly.
C. Kurtzman & Co. are now engaged in
fitting up retail warerooms on the corner of
Swan and Pearl streets. This down-town
location will give them improved facilities
to cater to retail trade. N. L. Gebhart, the
well-known A. B. Chase traveler, is visiting
towns in western New York. R. C. Jack-
son, late of George F. Hedge, Son & Co.,
has not as yet associated himself with any
Buffalo house. Next week I shall have
something to say of Cleveland and trade
further West.
The ncCammon Piano Co.
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Rufus W. Blake and A. J. Brooks
Leave for Venezuela.
Death of Eugene A. Kelton.
DESPONDENCY OVER THE DEATH OF HIS FRIEND
JOHN N. MERRILL LEADS TO SUICIDE.
THE FIRST POINT IS CARACAS
WILL VISIT THE
PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE SOUTH
COM-
E
UGENE A. KELTON, of Winchester,
N. H., committed suicide at the Cop-
TRIP.
ley Square Hotel Boston Friday of last week.
Mr.Kelton wasawell-known piano salesman,
UFUS W. BLAKE, president of the and for some time prior to last December
Sterling Co., and A. J. Brooks, presi- was in the employ of the Merrill Piano Co.,
dent of the Huntington Piano Co., left last on Boylston street, which position he vol-
Saturday for Venezuela, not to settle the untarily left at that time. He then went
question in dispute between the United to Europe, returning home quite recently.
Upon his return he visited the place of
States and England, but just for a "good
his
former employment, and in answer to
time," and to size up the Southern markets.
an
inquiry
for Mr. Merrill he was informed
This trip has been in contemplation by
that
he
was
dead. He burst into tears, say-
Mr. Blake for some time, and when Mr.
ing
he
had
"lost his best friend." This
Brooks came home from his successful
fact,
his
friends
assert, has preyed upon his
Western tour recently, Mr. Blake took him
mind,
as
the
letter
which he left to his
into his confidence, exposed his plans and
friend,
Clarence
Chase,
night clerk at the
invited the latter gentleman to join him.
Reynolds,
tends
to
show.
This letter was
Passage was taken from Brooklyn on the
as
follows:
steamship Venezuela, and the point sailed
REYNOLDS HOTEL.
for is Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.
CLARENCE: I have gone with my best friend, Mr.
The international dispute now going on Merrill; and you, mother excepted, are next.
has no terrors for the gentlemen, who be- Good-by.
lieve that a settlement will be effected with-
His friends further state that he was not
out loss of blood. It is their intention, after short of money, and had he been so he knew
a brief stay at the capital city, to visit points where he could get all he wanted. They
lying about the Windward and Leeward say that his family troubles and the death
Islands, stopping at Nassau among other of Mr. Merrill were the sole causes of his
places. On the homeward trip, when the act, which he told them two nights ago he
United States coast is reached, a stop will intended to do, but at the time his wording
be made at Palm Beach and other points of was such that they never dreamed of his
pleasure and industry.
meaning.
A cruise will be made along the gulf and
visits paid to Southern cities, among them
Chickering Musicale.
being New Orleans. The itinerary does not
name the particular places to be visited, the
ESSRS. CHICKERING & SONS
gentlemen intending to stop wherever incli-
have issued invitations for the next
nation directs them. When Texas is
reached, a few days will be spent in recon- musical afternoon, which will take place on
noitering about Galveston and other cities. Tuesday, March 24th. Mme. Eugenie De
At the end of a month or six weeks they Roode will be the pianist, and her numbers
will return home by rail. It is a trip in will be Schumann's Sonata, Op. 22, G mi-
which business and pleasure are combined, nor; Rubenstein's Barcarolle No. 5, A
as the country over which they will travel minor; Chopin's Etude, Op. 25, Nos 11.
is a large market for the product of the 7 and 3; Chopin's Barcarolle, F sharp major;
Sterling and Huntington companies. The Liszt Etude, Irrlichter; Caprice, "Nacht-
many friends of Messrs. Blake and Brooks falter," by Strauss-Taussig; and "Auf dem
will join with us in wishing them an enjoy- Wasser zu Singen" and "Wohin," by Schu-
able and profitable time on their Southern bert-Liszt. Mrs. Anna Taylor Jones, so-
prano, will sing Henschel's "Young Dieter-
jaunt.
ich,"Weber's "Meine Lieder meine Sange,"
d'Hardelot's "Invocation," and Holland-
er's
"Winternacht." Florence Brown Shep-
The Miller Organs at Home and
ard will be the accompanist.
BINATION BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
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HE McCammon Piano Co. will soon sur-
prise the trade with some magnificent
new style pianos which we are certain will
increase the reputation and prestige of their
products and add'to their already large trade.
It is our intention at a future time to pub-
lish cuts of these new styles as well as par-
ticulars of their special claims to recogni-
tion and support.
It looks just now as if the "McCammon"
was experiencing a boom, owing to the
number of orders which they are in receipt
of and the splendid encouragement which
their representatives are receiving on the
Abroad.
road. Mr. Shelland in the South, Mr. Cham-
berlin in Pennsylvania, are having great
success, while Mr. Richards, who returned
HE organs made by the Miller Organ
the closing days of 'last week from the
Co., Lebanon, Pa., are not only great
Eastern States, met with a very flattering favorites with the trade in this country,
and profitable trip.
but in Europe they are highly thought of.
During the month of February they re-
ALFRED SCHINDLER, road representative
ceived orders for forty-seven organs from
of the Marshall & Wendell Piano Co., Al- abroad, which were divided as follows:
bany, N. Y., is transacting some excellent Great Britain, twenty-seven; Germany,
business for his house during his present four; Holland, ten, and Russia, six. The
trip West.
Miller organs are attractively cased, and
THE Wilcox & White piano attachment the tone quality is pleasing. They contain
will be sold in Philadelphia by James G. a number of excellent effects, and are
Ramsdell, who thinks with us that it will thoroughly good selling instruments, which
never fail to give satisfaction to purchasers.
be a big popular success.
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Recital in Cleveland.
HE series of Lenten ^Eolian recitals
which are being given in the ware-
rooms of the B. Dreher's Sons Co., Cleve-
land, O., have proven immensely popular.
A local paper commenting on the last reci-
tal, said: "The spacious warerooms were
taxed to their utmost capacity. The re-
sources and volume of the instrument
under the clever manipulation were surpris-
ing. Many well-known musicians were
present and expressed their surprise and
admiration."
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