New-York tribune., 1878-07-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SEVERAL HEAVY BUSINESS FAILURES.
A. N. A r. DAVIES. UMBRELLA MANUFACTURERS,
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A. NJ A r. DAVIES. UMBRELLA MANUFACTURERS
PAIL FOR 100000, AND W. P. TILToN FOR
NEARLY HALF A MILLION, WITH NO ASSETS.
A. NJ. g. r. Davies, umbrella manufac-
tnrers at No 404 Broadway suspended yesterday ana
made an assignment for the benefit OF their creditors to
James Davies. They were the leading house IN the
trade until recently, and short time ago Bradsueets
received information of their unsOund condition. and
cut of their rating They had been thirty years
IN business and had always heretofore had excellent
credit Four OF their largest creditors made an exanin
alton Of the assets accounts The firm assign real
estate depreciation is the real cause of their failure
They own Boulevard lots mortgaged for $l5O,OOO and
the interest and expenses surpass their business capital
The total liabilities 100000, Of which $4,000 are
for merchandise The creditors express desire for
settlement which will probably take the form OF com
position bankruptcy account Of their notes. Whlch
are held by unknown parties Much sympathy is ex-
pressed by the creditors.
slote wOodman Co., blank book manufacturers, at
No. 123 Wilnam-st, and publishers Of Mark Twains
SCRAP book have suspended, and yesterday made an
assignment for the benefit Of their creditors to george
W. Dayids, of the firm Of Thaddeus Davids Co. The
firm is composed OF Daniel slOte, Webster Woodman
VIM A. MauterstOck and Francis Bowman. They had
excellent credit large trade, and were well known
throughout the country and their failure has caused
much surprise They allowed paper to go to protest on
Tuesday and determined TO make the assignment IN
order exactly how they stood They are now pre-
pairing o statement, and making an inventory which
win be submitted to the creditors next week The mer
chandise liabilities will not exceed 100000, and there
IS considerable Indebtedness real estate The build
ing is owned by Mr. sote and is mOrtgaged for $4,000
He also owns his residence. Mr.. WOOdman has real
estate at Riverdae valued few years ago at S15OOOO
and mOrtgaged for $4,000.
Walter & Fielding, manufacturers Of paints at NOS
261 and 262 sOuthst., aud at Castleton, s. J., nave
failed and yesterday they filed voluntary petition IN
bankruptcy before Register Little. They have had only
fair credit at Bradstrees for some time past but their
liabilities amount almost 100000 large part being
borrowed money. The largest creditors are Farmer
Fielding, S21 500; Maria Barnett, $11,791; Kate f.
Walter, $II3s7; John Lucas * Co., $10,425; W. H.
Barnett $1,000; John F. Walter, $4,s9oj Rogers q
Sherwood, $2,243; Thomas Hiekson, ~, $50 n lhe
MOO. real estate at Casiieton $4,000; debts due,
$33419; machinery. etc, 5000; the Rctu@i Faoe Vi
voluntary petition in bankruptcy has been ned De
fore Register Dwight by william r. Gn' ny TTn agSSF Ns
Church and Morris-sts His liabilities amount 10 S4.V,-
600, Of which $4,000 in Endorsements Tor the
Grard Tube Works and Iron Company and the IL PITTS rs
burg Bolt Company The principal are ths 5el
City National Bank Of Plttsburg, $19672; Byers, Nc,
National BSnk' sI46ii Gifard Tube Works and Iron
Company, S1351O LeyfOrt, McManness q 20, $1o,- $5,
Bolt Company 81 474 Second National Bark Of pits
Lake Iron Company. $S.042 Kimberly cairns q Co.
$1O,049i Reese, Graf Wood VITA lie mas no US
sets. l..
John H. Platt was yesterday appointed assignee IN
bankruptcy by Register Dwight OF the estate OF Johh
MeCOOl, the builder, who owes S2,757OOO. -
sylvester Murphy builder, of No. 332 East Fifty
charge bankruptcy which will be heard on August
%, He owes $434, GOO.
The creditors of Henry Lawrence d Sons, manufac-
turers of cOrdage OF No 1872 FrOntst met yesterday at
the Office of Register Dwight, received schedules snow
ing liabilities amounting TO $1S2341, and elected r. l.
Bell Assignee. Fifteen claims were proved amounting 70
SSl.042.
The schedules Of Charles W. Rhodes and Edward A
Server Nlhodes & Server, produce commission meIs
abOnt $50 600 and their net assets at S2,6 ,695 20.
the matter of Il. J.. Solomon and others. VINO pre-
scented their schedules Wednesday Judge Van Hoesen,
in Common Pleas Special Term has directed that the
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