Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-24
RAMOS & co. FAIL.
THIS wELL-KMOwN MUSIC HOUSE
GOES TO THE WALL.
The LIABILITIES REACH $4,000.
Largest Creditors Are Ous-of-Town
Concerns-Long List Of CIsims-The
Asset" conveyed-Phn. p. Shield
fhe Trustee, Made Receiver.

manly Il. Ramos & Co., plano and organ
dealers, at No. li9 east Broad street.
made an assignment yesterday TO PHI
D. snieid' trustee. with liabilities Of
aoout $4,000 In the afternoon some Of
the creditors fled an application for tn
appointment OF receiver. and ths courf
appointed Mr.. Shield. who qualified A
such ana gave the necessary bond.
Inc property conveyed In the deed NJ
assignment embraces all the stack "A
pianos, organs, and other musical ,n.tr,.
hlen.s ana supplies In their wareroomx
AT NO. ns east Broad street. and seven.
teen pianos owned by the firm OUTSIDE
this place OF business.
Dull times and slow collections ar. a..
signed as reasons for the failure OF ths
nrm, which is one OF the Oldest music
houses In the State. Manly b. Ramon
& Co., have distributed their soo5s
throughout Virginia and North Caroline.
and have always been regarded as lead.
ers In their line or business.
FIVE CLASSES OF CREDITORS
The creditors are divided into f,vs
classes by the deed, and the assets ars
10 De converted into cash as speedily AZ
possible and devoted TO the payment of
the Following claims In accordance with
their classification:
First-The costs OF executing this deed:
per cent. commissions 10 tho trustee:
charges OF collecting. chooses in action,
etc.; salaries, rents, ETC.; fees due Leake
d Carter for professional services.
Second-The John Church Company. Of
Cincinnati. o., Sl5o0. open account; Miss
l.. Il. WORKMAN, $50; w. II. Quarles, $50;
the Waterloo Organ Company. $685.
Third-All salaries and wages due to
the employees Of the Arm. whether In the
shape of wages or commissions.
Fourth-Notes OF Manly Il. Ramos q
Co., as follows: Notes for so, due July
so. 1896. for Sl75 due October q, 1885, yls1
due November 10, 1886; $50 duo Novem-
Der II, 1885, $5 due October 3. 1896; ylei
due November ls, 1896; ss55 due November
"a 1896; 500 due November %. 1896, yio5
due December Is, 1885, 500 due February
%, 1897; for $1,000, dated May %, 1896, at
one month; So due October "a. 1885, $50
due January s. 1897; $40 due January
10, 1887; $40 due July |, 1897; SSl duo
February IL, 1881; 1913 due February Is,
1887; s2o4 due February g. 1897: $50 due
July 20, 1897; 500 due March g. 1897; $40
due March s. 1897; Si05 due
March 20, 1897; si5 duo March
%. 1897; $40 due March 81. 1891:
$03 due March 30 1897; for sllo due April
8, 1897; sl5I due May l. 1897; $50 due May
2. 1897; 1852 due May q. 1887; sl.O60 due
January "a. 1897; 500 due January g. 1891:
$40 due March g. 1897; two notes of 500
each. due to Jacob Doll. March and April
7th. respectively. The following notes,
endorsed by M. b. Ramos e. Co.: Note
Of w. c. Scott for 500: OF C.. Carpenter,
for SIS: Of NJ. J. Jewett, for si2 90: of q.
j. Jones. for s2; Of NJ. f. F'rayser. for
slOl5; OF NJ. T. Frayser, for sl0l.25;
OF NJ. II. Frayser. for $50; OF c.
II. Robertson for s22.5O; OF A. II. Mat
tern, for $40; Of A. Steiner. for SIS; note
for $50; Of w. r. Cridlin, for $50: OF A.
Steiner. for $50; of A. NJ. Scott, for $7l;
Of N. Williams, Jr., for $40; OF NJ. T.
Lowry, for s5i25; of NJ. $. Clark. for
$40 and sl1; of ID. Il. Cornell. for 81; Of
]. p. Gibson. for ST. of Mary II. Scott,
for s23; Of G. w. Hunter, for s65.
The following notes drawn and en-
dorsed by Manly b. Ramos & Co:
Notes for sl.7OO. s2625. $225. held by the
Waterloo Piano Company, for x2l2
$l065o. 500, and $1,000 held by the Nc
Cannon Piano Company, and an open
account due Mrs. j. V. Ramos. of $l22.
THE FIFTH CLASS.
Fifth-John Church Company, OF
New York, $50; Waterloo organ Com
pany. E,215, evidenced by notes. n.
Gabler & Brother. s notes. s2.23;
Krell Piano Company. s25; Bridgeport
Organ Company, notes. 1867; Richard
Ferguson, $lS7.O5; c. III. Ditson Il Co.,
SOC; G.. Schirmer. 1858; Chickerlng "a
Sons, $3.50; Boston Music Company. SO;
Gibson Piano Manufacturing Company,
$3.50 Colby Piano Company, A.54l.3O,
/ evidenced by % notes; Brown. Simpson
&c Co, s2.23l; Richmond Perpetual Build
/ ing and Loan Investment Company. $3.50:
/ Jacob Doll. sSl5.60. and 81 rs. evidenced
/ by notes: William Knabe & Co.. 4
notes. sl.1io; J. b. Moore & Co.. $i075o;
/ Dispatch Company, $3.50, and a number
OF smaller claims on account OF notes
/ and omen accounts.