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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
achieve it. This is not man's world, but
God's world, and events are guided to
their ultimate issue as the pilot at the helm
steers a stately ship into harbor.
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As I sit in my office, penning my last
tribute to the memory of Levi Knight Ful-
ler, my mind wanders back a few years.
Below me, on the same street, I seem to
hear the rattle of hoofs, the rumble of ar-
tillery wheels, and see Levi Knight Fuller
as he looked that bright May morning at
the head of his beloved battery, and again
looking through Time's vista, that night
at the dinner given to commemorate the
Washington celebration is before me—I
seem to hear his firm yet musical voice ring-
ing through that banquet hall as he said he
had come, leaving home and kindred among
the green hills of Vermont, in order that he
might meet face to face and see for him-
self what manner of men the Esteys had
cast their lot among, in connecting them-
selves in clanship with kindred tradesmen
in this island city by the sea.
Continuing, he said: " I n the name of
all that is grand and ennobling in our call-
ing, in the name of the highest emotions of
our beings, called out by the greatest
masters that play upon the works of our
production, let us be strong and acquit our-
selves as men, as befits our profession, pro-
ducing those instruments from which shall
come the music that shall roll down the
centuries until it shall connect the earth
with the heavens, and then shall be fulfilled
the sentiments of my toast, 'one touch of
nature makes the whole world kin.' "
Ah, well could Vermont lay a wreath of
immortelles upon the bier of her gifted son,
Levi Knight Fuller.
MORRIS STEINERT, of
New
Haven,
was
granted a trade mark Oct. 6th, No. 28,970,
on the word "Steinertone" to be appropri-
ated for use in connection with the manu-
facture of keyed stringed instruments.
J. WESLEY BALL, a piano tuner, whose
place of residence is unknown, was decapi-
tated and his body mangled by a locomo-
tive in the yard of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. at Dan-
bury, Conn., last Saturday. Ball was well
known in New Milford and other Litchfield
county towns.
WM. STEINWAY, President of the Lieder-
kranz Society, has been honored with re-
election.
A VIOLIN made in Japan by M. Sujuki, is
THE A. M. McPhail Piano Co., Boston,
being exhibited by Fred. Conzelman, music
received last week some heavy orders from
dealer, Port Jervis, N. Y. Musicians who
the West and South, while their New Eng-
have examined it claim it is equal to any of
land trade is excellent.
the standard American makes.
H. F. HOLLENBECK, piano dealer, Eugene,
C. J. HEPPE & SON, Philadelphia, are
Ore., has been succeeded by his brother.
delighted with'the new "Royal" pianos, for
A NEW catalogue of the Dyer & Hughes
which the Krell Piano Co., Cincinnati, are
pianos
has just been issued.
Geo. H.
the factors.
Washhurn, Boston representative of J. F.
THE Old Colony Piano Co., Brockton, Hughes & Son, is experiencing quite an
Mass., will in future handle the Kimball improvement in general trade. The latest
pianos.
styles of Dyer & Hughes piano are excep-
THE Kroeger Piano Co., of this city, will tionally handsome instruments and are
shortly place on the market a new style up- splendid sellers.
right piano.
GEO. H. FAWCETT, piano and organ
THE Anderson Co. have opened a piano dealer, Charles City, la., has assigned.
and organ warerooms in North Mankato,
E. A. STEADY, music trade dealer, Berlin,
Minn.
N. H., reports fall business as opening up
H. E. GETTS& CO., Independence, Wis.,
made an assignment to H. L. Ekern, of
Whitehall. Assets about $7,000; liabilities
unknown.
E. WILLARD& Co. will continue the busi-
ness of the Olean Music Co., Olean, N. Y.,
who recently dissolved.
ALBERT M. MANSFIELD will open a piano
warerooms and music store at 59 Court
street, Brooklyn.
He will handle the
Schubert piano exclusively and a line of
small goods. Mr. Mansfield was formerly
manager of the Schubert warerooms in this
city.
satisfactorily. He is handling an excellent
line of goods, which seem to give the ut-
most satisfaction to his customers.
THE Knoxville Music Co., Knoxville,
Tenn., which is controlled by C. B. C.
Socin, have commenced the manufacture
of pianos.
W. F. KIRTLEY, acting under instructions
from the Newman Bros. Co., of Chicago,
caused the arrest last week of W. J. War-
rington, a well-known music trade man of
EDWARD LYMAN BILL.
Carthage, Mo.,on a charge of embezzlement.
When arrested, he attempted to commit su-
Behr Bros.' Pianos Give Satis=
icide by swallowing poison, but did not
faction.
succeed. Warrington failed to account for
THE new location of the well-known
eight organs sold for the company; on
music house of Philip Werlein, in New
each sale he supplied the company with a
EHR BROS. & CO., the well-known
Orleans, is between Camp and St. Charles
note on persons who could not be found,
piano manufacturers of this city, are
streets, at Nos. 614 and 616 Canal street.
and who, it is said, have no existence.
having a big success with their latest styles,
ELLSWORTH F. GLOVER, of Riverhead,
Warrington was held for trial.
" H " especially.
Their representatives
has opened a music store in the Flack
are unanimous in proclaiming it "a great
building on Main street, Greenport, N. Y.
JOHN MCMAHEL, who some time ago in-
seller," and the number of orders which
vented
several odd musical instruments,
THE Weaver Organ & Piano Co., York,
they have received during the past two
one
of
which
was a piano and guitar com-
weekrs confirm the foregoing in a very prac- Pa., shipped organs to Cape Town, Africa,
bined,
died
on
Friday of last week, at his
tical way. Not only are the Behr Bros, to South Carolina and Iowa last Satur-
home
in
New
Albany,
Ind. He was a pro-
pianos selling well, but they are giving ex- day.
lific inventor of various devices, none of
treme satisfaction. This is evident from
ACCORDING to the British Consul at Pana- which, however, proved to be money
the following extracts from three letters re- ma, there is q uite a good demand for pianos
makers.
ceived by Behr Bros. & Co. in one day in Colombia. The trade is in the hands
from dealers in different parts of the of German manufacturers exclusively.
A YOUNG woman claiming to be the
country:
Band instruments and "small goods" are daughter of Henry Clews, the banker, has
"We received the piano all O. K. and it largely imported from both Germany and been going the rounds of the various stores
is just what we expected—a marvel of per- France.
ordering goods sent to her address, in each
fection. * * * In conclusion, would
instance, however, taking away a portion
PERHAPS the largest shippers of fancy
say the piano is admired by every musician
of the purchases. Among the stores visited
and is truly a thoroughly high grade instru- woods for cabinet and piano making are
by this "advanced woman" was Schirmer's,
ment, and we like it."
Ramos Bros., of Mexico City, Mex. They
the music publishers, on Union Square.
"The last style B, just received, is ship annually about 10,000 tons of mahog-
simply grand."
any and fancy woods to this country and
A NEW store has been opened in Prairie
"While we are discussing this subject, Europe.
du Chien, Wis., by Anthonson & Co.
we wish to say that we are pleased with the
MUSICAL instruments to the value of $12,-
GEORGE N. GRASS, of George Steck & Co.,
Behr piano, and believe it is a money and
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were
exported
from
the
port
of
New
has
been visiting the trade in New York
a reputation maker for any dealer who will
handle it properly."
York for the week ending October 7th.
vState this week.
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