The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-16

Koch, Dreyfus & Co., wholesale dea lers in
watches and diamonds in New York city. are
in financial difficulties. The liabilities are
over 100000.
w. H. Walker, of the Graphite Mines,
North Buckingham, Ontario, has assigned,
with liabilities of about $4,000.
John Clahin, president of H. B. ClaAin
Company, merchants of New York city, says
in his report that ''our net profits for the past
six months are SOB, 402, against 1859, 1913 for
the corresponding period of 1895.
The Standard Fire Company, West Vir-
ginia corporation, with offices in New York
city, has assigned for the benefit of creditors
Frank A. Nash, dealer in queensware, &C.,
at Huntingdon, West Virginia, has assigned.
William E. Nfiddlekauff. halter, Baltimore,
Nd, has failed,
The Ohio Photograph Company, of Cincin-
natl capitalized at 81 1000, 900, has been put
in the hands of a receiver.
Virginia, assigned.
The Seattle, Washington, Savings Bank has
closed its doors, owing to heavy Withdrawals of
county funds by newly installed officers Mon
day.
The wholesale millinery firm of Joseph V.
Clement & Co., Toledo, Ohio, has assigned.
The Hanover Distilling Company of Peoria,
Illinois, an independent house, has confessed
Judgment in favor of Robert Strehlow for
S34, 683.
G. S. Kann & Co., wholesale boot and shoe
dealers, Baltimore, Nd, have assigned.
Randolph Humphreys, Mayor of Salisbury,
Nd, has been declared insolvent.
NORTH BELLINGHAM, Mass, January 49,
The satnet mill here has shut down for an
indefinite period, and it is understood that
two other mills owned by the Ray Company
will shut down this week. About $50 hands
are employed in the mill closed,
WooYsocKET, R. l., January l3.-The
Woonsocket Machine and Press Company
has announced reduction in the running
time of its factory here to thirty two hours per
week, beginning Monday next. This will be
accompanied by a reduction of ten per cent.
in wages. -Four hundred people are affected.
HAYDEN & Chester. wholesale dealers in
TOYS, fireworks, stationery, &C., of Providence,
R. l., have assigned.
In Chicago the Illinois and Wisconsin Lum-
Der Company have made an assignment.
The wholesale millinery firm of Joseph V.
Clement & Co., Toledo, o., has assigned
The sheriff has taken charge of the stock OF
Henry Rogers, dealer in millinery goods and
novelties, New York, under three executions.
A reduction of 10 per cent in the wages of
the employees of the DERRICK d Harvey Ma
chine Co., Baltimore, goes into effect Thurs
day. Dull times and lack of orders neeessi-
tated the reduction.
At Ocala Florida, the Merchants National
Bank closed on Thursday.
The old established firm of H. S. Robinson
& Co., Detroit, Michigan, boot and shoe
manufacturers, fled three chattel mortgages
ON Wednesday securing creditors for liabili-
ties aggregating $138,365.
The movement which was inaugurated some
time ago for the purpose of bringing about a
curtailment of production in cotton mahufac-
turing in New England has become active,
and steps are now being taken to sound the
principal manufacturers on the question.
George W. and Horace C. Epley, contrac-
tors and builders, of York, Pa, doing bust
ness under the firm name of G. W. Epiey d
Son, have executed deed of assignment for
the benefit of creditors.
Ives & McGreen, Baltimore, have assigned.