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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Edmund Cluett, of Troy, N. Y., was
among the callers this week at the Weber
warerooms. He left a good order. Mr.
Cluett is on his way from a brief Florida
vacation.
At the Lindeman factory this week, Mr.
L. W. P. Morris reports business as active.
M. G. H. Beverley, who is now travelling
in the firm interests, has sent in a number
of good orders, and is proving himself to
be "the right man in the right place."
Stultz & Bauer have been so busy with
actual orders during the past two or three
weeks that they have been compelled to
ship every instruments from the ware-
room floors and are unable as yet to replace
the exhibit.
E. Heuer & Co., the well-known dealers
of Mexico City, Mex., are having a big
trade in Estey organs. Mr. Heuer's father,
who resides in Hamburg, Ger., is soon ex-
pected in Mexico on a visit. He is at
present sojourning with his daughter in
San Jose, Cal.
Damage to the amount of $800 was
caused in the music store of Mrs. L. M.
Hurd at North Adams, Mass., last Satur-
day. The fire was confined to the front of
the store. The loss was covered by insur-
ance.
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Judge Brown of the United States Dis-
trict Court, Thursday granted discharges
to thirty-one bankrupts, among^whom were
Henry Lindeman, formerly a piano manu-
facturer, liabilities, $104,345.
Prof. J. S. Eckford, of Portsmouth, Va.,
a well-known musician and piano tuner
attempted suicide by shooting while on a
visit at the Laing House, Cumberland, Md.,
this week. He will recover.
In connection with the recent marriage
of Geo. F. Blake, president of the McPhail
Piano Co. the office force and staff of
salesmen in the McPhail employ presented
the bride and bridegroom with three very
expensive pieces of silverware for table use.
At the Mehlin warerooms there are now on
exhibition several perfect examples of the
newest styles in Mehlin concert and parlor
grands. Wholesale and retail trade are re-
ported as excellent.
The new Kohler & Campbell factory in
West Fourteenth street is being rapidly
completed. When finished, it will be a splen-
didly appointed establishment. Proper ad-
vantage is being taken of all available space
for manufacturing purposes.
Henry B. Fischer, of J. & C. Fischer,
started for an extended trip West, North-
west and South, on Saturday. He will be
be away for several weeks.
William R. Gratz, of William R. Gratz
& Co., returned this week from a very suc-
cessful trip.
Geo. N. Grass left on Thursday on a
short trip in the Steck interests, He will
journey as far as S£. Louis,
The latest accession to the Bradbury
piano forces is Mr. Guernsey, formerly with
the Mathushek Co., who is now doing duty
at the Jersey City warerooms of the Brad-
bury piano.
F. W. Lohr, traveling representative of
Hardman, Peck & Co., returned to town on
Monday from a very successful trip. Mr.
Lohr was away nearly two months.
Business is active at the ^Eolian ware-
rooms and factory. Mr. Perkins left town
yesterday for Baltimore. He will return
to-day.
Oliver Peck, founder of the music store
of Frank Schilling, Oswego, N. Y., died at
his home in Brooklyn Saturday last. He
retired two years ago.
There is great activity at the Gabler
factory. Emil Ernest Gabler and Mr.
Bareuther will start on Monday for a brief
business trip in the South.
Press Osborn, formerly with Lyon, Pot-
ter & Co. is now connected with the re-
tail forces of Grosvenor, Lapham & Co.
The J. T. Wamelink Piano Co., have
been organized to succeed J. M. Wame-
link in Cleveland, O.
Over the title "Three Generations of
Esteys" there appears in the last issue of
the Indicator handsome half tones of the
founder and present members of the Estey
Organ Co. On the opposite page a very
neat tribute is paid this noted institution.
J. M. Hawxhurst, the Bradbury re-
presentative in Chicago, has been visiting
the trade in Southern Indiana and St.
Louis.
Clarence Eddy, the distinguished organist
has been officially appointed organist for
the United States to the Paris Exposition.
The Sohmer, Mehlin and Kroeger pianos
are the subject of many compliments in a
neatly printed and well designed pamphlet
issued by S. P. Hart & Son, the well-
known dealers of Cleveland, O.
Frank H. Morgan, music dealer of
Nashua, N. Y., whose disappearance from
home has been the subject of much com-
ment in the local papers, is proving a
regular will-o'-the-wisp. It is said on the
authority of a number of people that he
arrived in Nashua, last Saturday evening,
but his family and friends have not seen
him. The search is still on.
S. W. Tyler, music dealer of Worcester,
Mass., intends giving up his sheet music
business and devote himself in future to
the sale of pianos and small musical in-
struments.
Elliot & Austin is the name of a new
firm of pipe organ manufacturers who have
made their appearance in Boston, Mass.
A fake piano tuner is reported to be op-
erating in the vicinity of Panama, N. Y.
Vacate Old Quarters.
The old Knabe warerooms on Fifth Ave-
nue will, it is expected, be closed on Tues-
day or Wednesday, all stocks remaining
from the sale being transferred to the new
quarters.
Frank Sohmer Returns.
Frank Sohmer, who returned on Wednes-
day from an extended trip, informed The
Review yesterday, in answer to a question
as to trade conditions as he found them,
that in the middle West and South, all
appearances indicate lasting prosperity.
As a Sohmer representative, he met with
a good reception at all points and trans-
acted a satisfactory amount of business in
the firm's behalf. There are many evi-
dences, he declares, that the tendency of
purchasers is toward good instruments,
irrespective of price. Sohmer prospects
everywhere are most encouraging.
Leaves for Europe.
Henry B. Tremaine of the ^Eolian Co.,
left for Europe on Thursday on the North
German Lloyd steamer Konigin Luise. He
will make a business tour and will not re-
turn, probably, until the middle of July.
fir. Dutton, Chairman.
The Executive Committee of the Na-
tional Piano Manufacturers' Association
have chosen William Dalliba Dutton as
chairman and Chas. H. Parsons as secre-
tary.
In order to relieve the secretary of the
association of much detail work, Albert
Sturke r has been appointed assistant sec-
retary with salary.
Chickering fladrigal Concert.
The third concert of the Madrigal Singers,
under the auspices of Chickering & Sons,
takes place at Chickering Hall on next
Tuesday at three o'clock. The singers will
be assisted by Carl Schuetze, harpist and
Messrs. La Croix and Dutschke, horn
players. Richard Hoffman will be the piano
soloist, playing three numbers by Schu-
bert and two by himself.
Decorated in fir. Schmidt's
Honor.
It must have warmed the heart of Mr.
Oscar Schmidt upon his recent return from
Germany to find that such a glorious recep-
tion awaited him. The entire Menzen-
hauer-Schmidt office in Jersey City Heights
was decorated in our national colors while
German coat of arms were also artistically
interspersed amid the red, white and blue
stripes. Mr. Schmidt has made a surpris-
ing success of the manufacture of guitar
zithers in Germany and the concern has re-
cently opened up a branch in Paris and in
Switzerland. After remaining here awhile
and consulting his partner, Mr. W. F.
Menzenhauer, he will return to Germany
where the firm's extensive business requires
his supervision.
Holmes Opens JUp.
Walter Z. Holmes, until recently the
manager of the Bradbury Piano warerooms
in this city and in Jersey City, has opened
piano warerooms under his own name in
Montgomery Street, Jersey City.