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Geo. Foster and W. B. Armstrong- have
chartered the superb yacht "Sylph "and
will leave to-day for a two-weeks cruise
along the Sound and New England Coast.
Clinton H. Martin, of the Martin Piano
Co., and S. Maxon, the general traveler, to-
gether with a party of invited friends in-
cluding several dealers will accompany
.them. We may expect some modest sea
yarns upon their rsturn.
•Mr. Foster has been in town this week
arranging details for the cruise. Messrs.
Foster and Armstrong well earned a little
respite from business cares. The month
of June was an astonishingly good one, as
from their combined factories they shipped
470 pianos. The Haines-Foster-Martin
institution has gone ahead by leaps and
bounds and to-day ranks as one of the
largest in point of output.
Nahum Stetson, of Steinway & Sons,
has set a good example to New York vaca-
tion seekers after "fresh fields and pas-
tures new " by rinding his rest and recrea-
tion within the boundaries of the United
States. Mr. Stetson, who, with his fam-
ily, has been visiting the great Northwest
including Alaska, is due at office on Wed-
nesday.
Harry B. Tremaine, president of the
^ o l i a n Co., who has been visiting the
principal German cities on business, ex-
pects to visit the Exposition during the
present month. He will spend some time
at the ^ o l i a n establishment at the French
capital.
The members of the trade who are rusti-
cating in Europe during the' summer
months include W. W. Kimball, William
Knabe, Chas. F. Tretbar, Lucien Wulsin,
Fred. T. Steinway, William Steinert,
Ferdinand Mayer, who starts for home on
Wednesday, Bernard Kroeger, C. J. Heppe,
Geo. W. Tewksbury, Frank Fecheteler, D.
G. Keefe, Emile Klaber, John H. Ludwig,
Benjamin Curtaz, R. B. Gregory, J. C.
Freeman, Gustave Herzberg, Chas. H.
Parsons and A. M. Wright, who will reach
the German fatherland to day.
Dr. C. E. Byrne of the C. E. Byrne Pi-
ano Co., who has been touring Ireland,
England and visiting the Paris Exposition,
is not expected home before the end of
July. Business is being looked after by
Manager Brown.
Winfield S. Weser, of the Weser firm,
has come to the conclusion that Ellenville,
Ulster Co., N. Y., is the coolest place on
earth when every place is more or less
lurid.
WiUiam H. Freeland, in charge of Ham-
ilton S. Gordon's musical merchandise de-
partment, has planned to enjoy an inter-
esting tandem bicycle trip in September
with Mrs. Freeland. They will visit Long
Branch, and Cape May, and will cover a
big slice of the Atlantic Coast on their
journey, which will occupy two weeks.
Fred Kranich, of Kranich & Bach, is
taking a brief vacation in the Catskills.
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W. P. Daniels, of Mason & Hamlin,
although unable to leave town at present,
expects to visit several favorite summer
resting places in the New England States
later in the season.
Karl Fink, traveling representative of
the American Felt Co., makes frequent
runs to Rockaway, where he is able to en-
joy, without interference, his favorite pas-
time of long-distance swimming.
Alexander Steinert finds Beverly Farms,
Mass., both convenient to his business in
Boston and normal in temperature, during
the customary heated spell.
Fayette S. Cable, president of the Cable
Co., will spend some time at his old home
in Walton, N. Y., during the summer.
George R. Meyercord, of the Meyercord
Co., is in Paris, where the firm are exhibit-
ing decalcomania transfers. He will re-
turn in August.
Calvin Whitney, president of the A. B.
Chase Co., is touring the Pacific Coast, de-
voting time to business and pleasure.
Joseph Shoninger of the B. Shoninger
Co., has taken up residence at Arverne,
L. I., for the summer.
Charles F. Goepel can find very little
time for escape from his arduous duties
at the Goepel warerooms, but he expects
to visit Danbury, Conn., for a few days
before the summer closes.
Francis Connor and Mrs. Connor have
enjoyed a few days' change of air at Sara-
toga. Mr. Connor returned on Monday.
William E. Wheelock, of the Weber-
Wheelock Co., will, as usual, enjoy his
summer rest and recreation at Willim-
antic, Conn.
John D. Pease, of the Pease Piano Co.,
has taken his family to Madison, Conn.,
for the summer. H. D. Pease is at his
summer home at Worthington, Mass.
Leopold Peck, of Hardman, Peck & Co.,
although very busy at present, hopes to
have opportunity for relaxation a little
later on at Elberon, N. J., where his son,
Alfred Peck, is staying.
Charles Jacob, of Jacob Bros., will pass
most of his spare time this summer at
Avon, N. J. C. Albert Jacob will reside
at Staten-Island during the hot spell.
Daniel F. Treacy, of Davenport &
Treacy, has chosen Guilford, Conn., as the
best place for a few days sojourn.
Augustus Behning starts on July 30, for
Fallsburgh, Sullivan Co.
Charles Spanier, Behning representa-
tive, will begin a ten-days vacation on
Saturday. He will visit Atlantic High-
lands.
John H. Ludwig, of the Ludwig Piano
Co., has found time, during his stay at
the French capital, to visit many places of
note.
Julius Krakauer left town on Wednesday
last for a brief stay at Phoenicia, in the
Catskills. Mrs. Krakauer has taken up her
residence at Phoenicia for the summer.
Henry Behning, Jr., started on Thurs-
day for Liberty, Sullivan County, where
he will stay about two weeks.
Willard A. Vose is summering with his
family at Poland Springs, Me.
Bernard Kroeger, of the Kroeger Co.,
who reached Europe a few weeks ago, en-
joyed himself immensely at the stopping
places visited en route to his home in
Germany.
Jacob Doll, at his country home, Ban-
tam, Litchfield County, Conn., is making
a great-fishing and driving record. He and
his sons frequently catch enough fish in
one day to feed the whole household and
as many of the neighbors as care for light
diet.
George Reichmann, of Sohmer & Co., is
summering at Patchogue, L. I., where
Mrs. Reichmann and family are staying.
Adolpho H. Fischer, of J. & C. Fischer,
will spend the summer at New London,
Conn., visiting the factory regularly for
business.
John Davenport, of Davenport & Treacy,
intends to visit some of the famous angling
resorts of Maine during the hot spell.
John Evans, of Newby & Evans, is slow-
ly recovering from the effects of his recent
illness and will probably spend the summer
months at a health resort within easy dis-
tance of the city.
E. S. Conway, P. J. Healy, C. N. Post
and several other distinguished members
of the Chicago trade will sojourn during
the summer months at Lake Geneva, Wis.
Daniel Krakauer, of Krakauer Bros., has
taken a cottage at Arverne, L. I., for the
summer. He will come to town each day
for business. The founder of the firm,
Simon Krakauer, will stay with his son
Daniel, at Arverne, until the cool weather
arrives.
Geo. Cole, of Isaac I. Cole & Son, will
spend a few days at Sharon, Conn.
The Robelen Piano Co.
The illustrated supplement to the Wil-
mington Board of Trade Journal—a hand-
some volume of some sixty pages—con-
tains in the course of a resume of the mer-
cantile interests of that city, an extended
reference to the business of the Robelen
Piano Co. which is situated at 710 Market
street. In connection therewith an illus-
tration of their building in that city is
shown. The present officers of the Robe-
len Piano Co. are L. A. Bertolette, presi-
dent; Chas. A. Robelen, vice-president;
and Edward R. Kurtz, secretary and treas-
urer. They control a large trade through-
out Delaware and the Eastern Shore and
have local agents throughout that territory.
In pianos they handle the Knabe, J. & C.
Fischer, Crown, Ivers & Pond, Behr Bros.,
Kroeger, Schubert, and in organs the
Packard, Crown, Needham and Chicago
Cottage. All kinds of "small goods" and
sheet music are also kept in stock. "Here-
tofore they have maintained a department
for repairs and tuning only,"—says this
journal, "but they expect shortly to com-
mence the manufacture of pianos and other
musical instruments."