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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE model of the simplified action which
is being displayed by Roth & Engelhardt
is winning golden opinions from all who
have examined it. It has many features to
commend it to the trade.
SCHEDULES of Wm. Ashton, piano dealer
at 375 Bleecker street, this city, show:
Liabilities, $1,319; nominal assets, $3,701;
actual assets, $2,500.
THE Hockett-Puntenney Co., Columbus,
O., have been displaying in their window
during the holidays a piano 103 years old
that is a curiosity as well as a decoration.
THE ./Eolian organ factory at Meriden,
Conn., has not shut down this Christmas
for the usual holidays.
Christmas and
New Year's days excepted, of course.
THE Maumee Valley Music Co., of To-
Jedo, O., was incorporated this week to
transact a general music business. Capital
stock, $10,000.
JOHN HOYT, music trade dealer, Daven-
port, Ta., was granted last week a writ of
replevin in a suit brought against T. E.
Jansen.
The latter, as constable, seized a
Harrington piano valued at $215, which
was rented to D. O. Everhard, against
whom there was a writ of attachment.
J. E. Healy in Town.
J
AS. E. HEALY, of Wm. Knabe & Co.,
Baltimore, accompanied by his wife,
is spending a few days in the metropolis.
Mr. Healy is combining business with
THE Chicago music trade have been pleasure; the main purport of his visit
booming Chas. H. MacDonald for the posi- being to meet the distinguished pianiste,
tion of Consul-General at Vienna. Isn't it Carreno, on her arrival here the latter part
time for New Yorkers to chip in and help? of the week, and, in addition to his ordi-
nary duties, he hopes to take advantage of
FRANK KING, the well-known Wissner
representative, suffered a stroke of paralysis the Grand Opera season at the Metropolitan.
Asked as to the holiday trade, Mr. Healy
a few days ago and has been quite ill. We
stated
in substance: "The demand for the
are pleased to say that he is on the road to
new
scale
Knabe instruments has been
recovery.
most excellent. In Baltimore, our Christ-
W. A. WHITE, formerly of Blasius &
mas trade was very considerably ahead of
Sons, Philadelphia, will join forces with
last year, and in Chicago, Lyon & Healy
John Summers, of Syracuse, N. Y. The
doubled their Knabe business as a°ainst
title of the new concern has not been de-
'95-"
cided upon as yet.
Mr. Healy was non-committal in regard
ADDITIONAL charges have been preferred to the general business outlook for next
against Geo. O. Demuth, of Baltimore, who year, but intimated that he hoped Congress
is reported elsewhere in this paper as hav- would move slowly in the matter of tariff
adjustment.
ing forged names to numerous notes.
FRANK
B. BURNS, the
scarf
and stool
manufacturer, has removed his headquar-
ters from 28 Union Square to his retail
warerooms, 95 Fifth avenue, where he is
displaying an unusually handsome line of
stools and scarfs.
Some Prominent Hen Who Passed
Away in 1896.
Jan. 19.- - O t t o Sutro, of Otto Sntro & Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
Feb. 21. —John N. Merrill, of the Merrill
THE residence of Anthony J. Placht,
Piano Co., Boston, Mass.
music dealer, 1703 Cora avenue, Washing-
THE auction sale of the Weber good will,
Mar.
8.-
-Edward
G. Jardine, of Geo. Jar-
ton, D. C , was entered by burglars on the name and uncollected bills, notes, etc., was
dine
&
Son,
New York.
morning of Dec. 22d, and almost every- postponed from Dec. 29th to Dec. 31st.
Mar. 13- -Jos. P. Jardine, of Geo. Jardine &
thing of value removed to a wagon in the
Son, New York.
A VERY appropriate Christmas souvenir
rear of the place. The burglars had a des-
was tendered Mr. Rudolf Dolge. It was May 3.- —J. H. Baer, President of the
perate fight over the spoils, but, notwith-
Weaver Organ & Piano Co., York,
a large and handsomely framed photograph
standing all the commotion, they were not
Pa.
of the autoharp staff. It will be a very
captured.
May
9.-
-Henry
P. Sondheim, of Hardman,
pleasing souvenir to Mr. Dolge during
Peck & Co., New York.
THE organ of Trinity Church, Newport, his tarry in South American countries.
May 17. —John Howard Foote, New York.
R. I., will be enlarged and remodeled.
FIRE was discovered in the second story May 21. —Jas. W. Currier, New Rochelle,
The contract for same has been secured by
N. Y.
of the new factory of the Mansfield Organ
Albert P. Crandall.
June
15.
—Joseph
Gomien, of the defunct
Pipe Works, Willimantic, Conn., last Mon-
firm
of
Lynch & Gomien, New
THE Williamsport, Pa., "Sun" says day evening. As each floor is provided
York.
C. W. Coles opened the first music store with an extinguisher and water supply, the
July 12. —Isaac N. Camp, of Estey & Camp,
in that city in 1852, the location being fire was soon under control.
Chicago.
Third street, opposite the Court House.
RICHARD MENZEL, who has been for some July 19.
—Wm. A. Webber, Superintendent
THE foreclosure sale of the old Hale time manager of F. S. Taylor's music store
of the ^Eolian Co. 's Works,
piano factory, 517-27 West
Thirty-fifth on West Front street, Plainfield, N. J., has
Meriden, Conn.
street, in the action of the Union Dime purchased the business and will take pos- Aug. 2.— Johann F. Luther, an old-time
piano and organ builder, New
Savings Institution against Lucy A. Hale session on January 1st.
York.
and others with judgment for $108,895, n a s
OTTO WISSNER, of Brooklyn, is again able
Aug. 15 - W m . H. McGarry, of the Krell
been adjourned to Jan. 20th.
to attend to business after an attack of
Piano Co., Cincinnati, O.
pleurisy which confined him to the house Aug. 23
THE auction sale of Wheelock and Stuy-
—Chas. R. Bowen, of the Hallet &
for a couple of weeks.
vesant pianos at the warerooms of Wm. E.
Davis Co., Chicago.
Aug. 28.
MOLLER'ORGAN CO., Hagerstown, Md.,
Wheelock & Co. took place on Monday and
—Geo. Ropes, of the Dickenson
Ivory Co., Peterboro, N. H.
Tuesday of this week. The majority of received orders last week for a twenty-stop
Oct. 10
Levi K. Fuller, of the Estey Or-
the pianos were bid in by the Weber- pipe organ for a Kane (Pa.) church, and a
gan Co., Brattleboro, Vt.
large
one
manual
pipe
organ
for
Zion
Wheelock Co.
Nov. 14. Edward H. Ambuhl, with Chick-
M. E. church, Annapolis.
ering & Sons, Boston.
JAS. L. HAVENS & Co., manufacturers
D. B. IVISON, a wealthy resident of Ruth- Nov. 30, -Wm. Steinway, of Steinway &
of piano stools, scarfs, etc., Cincinnati, O.,
Sons, New York.
have made an assignment. The liabilities erford, N. J., has recently had a large
Nov. 30 .—Amos C. James, of James &
iEolian
organ
built
in
his
music
room.
are placed at $50,000. It is expected that
Holmstrom, New York.
the assets will equal the liabilities.
HARRY G. FARNHAM, of Blasius & Sons,
Dec 17
C. O. Hillstrom, of C. O. Hill-
Philadelphia, Pa., was in town on Tuesday
strom & Co., Chesterton, Ind.
C. H. O. HOUGHTON'S home in Mt. Ver-
en route to Boston.
Dec.
22
Geo.
G. Saxe, of Estey & Saxe,
non, N. Y., was destroyed by fire last
New York.
J.
H.
SCRIVENS,
of
Ashtabula,
O.,
is
dis-
Thursday. The damage amounted to over
$3,000. The building was insured for a playing a handsome line of musical instru-
THE Nashville Piano and Organ Co.,
small sum. Omie's many friends will re- ments and musical merchandise in his new Nashville, Tenn., located in the Mills
gret to learn of this unwelcome Christmas music store, which is entitled the "Blue Building, on Church street, will remove
Front."
shortly to new quarters on Summer street.
visitor to his home.