The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-20
More Prosperity y
Compiled from the New York Sun, Philadelphie
Ledger Baltimore Sun, Baltimore American, Bal
timore Evening News, and Associated Press DIS
patches.

Compiled from the New York sun, Pnliadelpnia
Ledger Baltimore Sun, Baltimore American, Bal
timore Evening News, and Associated Press Dis
patches.
T. S. Norman treasurer Of Campbell
county, Virginia, is a defaulter to the State
and county, and has assigned.
James H. Gambrill, the well-knewn miller
of Frederick, Nd, has fled voluntary deed
of trust The estimated liabilities are fifty
FIVE thousand dollars, with assets, real and
personal. of between seventy thousand and
eighty thousand dollars. The failure is due
to the pressure of creditors and his in ability.
owing to the depression of the times, to
promptly collect outstanding claims. Mr..
Gambrill is one of the oldest and largest mil
lers in the county, and his mill is one of the
largest and best equipped in the state. The
present mill was built four years ago on the
site of the old mill. destroyed by fire. II en-
ployed "a large number of hands. and is OF
$50 barrels capacity daily, bnt operations
were temporarily suspended and may not be
resumed for several weeks. The creditors
are mainly in Frederick county, Baltimore
and New York cities, and it is thought . set
Element will be reached by which none wall
lose heavily. Besides the mill property. Mr..
Gambrill owns a fine mansion and twenty
acres of land at Frederick Junction, and has
other interests.
q. B. Buskirk, merchant of Huntington,
West Virginia. has failed for $125,000.
Crook & Perham, wholesale coal dealers,
New York city, have assigned TO Eiihn b.
Frost without preferences. The amount in
yolved is reported to be over 800, 900. The
firm has been ia business y years. Losses
by recent failures and dull trade are gwen as
the cause.
VIM. H. Pofenberger, farmer of Washing
ton county, Nd, has assigned.
1t is stated that over 100000 persons are
without employment in Chicago. zcg
Kaufman & Kaufman, merchants, Balti-
more, Nd, have assigned.
The De Leeuw & Oppenheimer Printing
Company, New York city, has assigned to
Rudolph NJ. De Leeuw. The company was
incorporated in 1896, with a capital stock Of
100000.
The Vermont Marble Company of Proctor,
VI. has brought suit against William W. Win
free and George A. Shehan, Of Washington,
d. c.. 10 recover $40, $50, alleged TO be due
for material used in the Amusement Hall of
the National Soldiers Home. An account.
| ing and the appointment Of Il receiver to hold
| funds due Winfree from the United States are
asked for.
In Richmond, Va, George T. King, mil
Ter, has made an assignment for $4,000.
An assignment has heen asked for at Chic
ago, Illinois, for the Pacific Loan and Home
stead Association. De Witt G. Butts, the
secretary. is defaulter for 1922, 600.
The report of the appraisers of the property
of the Columbus and Hooking Coal and iron
Company has been filed in court in Columbus,
| Ohio. The assets of the company, net in
| Guiding mines which are worked on the
ROYALTY system. are valued at S34l ,629. 50.
| The liabilities are found TO be 81, 900,
81, 900, 900 of which is in the form of bonds.
Judge Colt in the United States Circuit
Court at Boston on Monday, ordered public
sale of the entire property of the Atlas Tack
| Corporation (so-called Tack Trust), which Is
in the hands of receivers. The concern owns
five mills in New England. There are two
mortgages upon its property, and the author
lied sale is 10 he for sum not less than $3.50,
000
The Phoenix Savings Bank of Phoenix,
Rhode Island, has suspended payments.
VIM. S. 7. Carey, Whaleysville, Nd, lum-
Der dealer. has failed; liabilities S2O,OO0.
The piano and organ firm Of Estey Camp,
which has been in business in Chicago fol
! 80 years, has taken steps toward winding NJ
| It's business. The factory in New York,
known under the style Of Camp 4 Co., will
also be closed Slow collections is the cause.
Whitman 4 Keith, shoe manufacturers,
! Brockton, Mass, have closed; $50 employees
| idle.