Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
A STORY OF TWO PIANOS.
Two Young Women and Two Rival MusI
Firms i'm q Merry War.


From the Courier Journal
Why handsome new piano was standing in
the middle OF the sidewalk at 2lst street and
Broadway Thursday afternoon and night and
until yesterday afternoon at o'clock was .
mystery that hundreds Of people who passed
that corner tried to fathom. 1t was not in q
box. neither had il any sort OF covering to pro-
tect it from the elements. 1t was Just as if in
parlor. with a stool before it. in a most invit-
ing manner to the passer by.
Two squares below, on the southeast corner
OF 23d street and Broadway. on the same day
that the instrument was placed in the street.
the neighbors were attracted by the efforts of
a number of men to carry anosher piano into
the residence at the corner. and an equally de-
termined effort on the part OF the lady occu-
pant OF the house to keep tho piano out Since
the foregoing occurrence. which was on Tues
day last, detective Las been oscillating
between the two corners, thus adding further
mystery to the affair.
The story OF the two pianos is peculiarly
complicated one. in which two music houses in
this city and two West broadway families are
the parties involved. Miss Ida Barnes is a
young lady who lives in neat little cottage on
the northeast corner OF 2lst street and Broad
way. She occupies the house with her father
who is usually away from home on business
Two squares below, on the southwest corner,
lives Mrs. W. V. Shepardson. Her husband
travels for lumber firm, and he has been alb
sent from home for some time.
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