New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-08
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

George Miller George Sheriff. and Oscar NJ MIL
ler who compose the firm OF william J. Stitt g. CO..
wholesale dealers in cofees spices and grocers'
sundries at Nos lI and 156 Chambers-st.. made
an assignment yesterday without preference TO
Alexander r. Gullck. They the style OF the
Knickerbocker Mills. The business is OF the
oldest in this line in the city. having been estab-
lshed In 1882 Oscar NJ Mills lives AT Sing Sing
and the other two partners live In Jersey city. They
heretofore had good trade in coffees and spices.
selling principally to out-of-town dealers. They
also did considerable coffee roasting for dealers and
wholesale groccrs. Two Years the firm WAS
saii To be worth $1,000 Mr. Gulirk tie assignee.
is Of the firm OF Gulick. Woodruff & Marsh. IIe
said that th.re two causes for the assign
ment. Thereshad been gradual falling off In
trade and diminished profits. due To increased COM
petition. and the firm has been unable to collect
sufficient funds to meet accrung obligations. The
firm is perhaps the best known in the business In
which 1t has been engaged for hfty-six years.
and its reputation for fair dealing and financial
soundness has always been the best The Liabilities
$4,000 and the assets equally as much in bills
receivable. stock and machinery. It Is expected
that there viii be enough TO pay creditors in full
II they are lcnient
Rothpletz & schirper. composed Of Bernhard
Rothpetz and John V. schipper manufacturers %
pcrfumcry and toilet srecaliios AT No. 81 Leonard
ST.. made an assignment yesterday l. NJ. shcl-
abarger. giving a preference to Harry g. Green,
amo pf NOT m f SAID va bs sfa S
liabilities were tl2000 the assets $50 and the
cause duh business
Nathan Morris dealcc in iewelry. having a pawn
brokers saestore at No. % Bowery. made
sicnment yesterday to Edwin f. Stern without
preference He has been I'm this business for the
last ten years For twelve years previously he
kept dime museum And show the Bowery. MIR.
Stern said Yesterday that the liabilities $1,000
and the assets probably sio". The assignment
was due 70 depression in business
The Sheriff has received a attachment against
Aaron Frank ~ No. al East Forty-ninth-st for
1892 in favor Of Harvey FAX & Sons. He had
been customer Of tho firm for many years. and
had $500 worth If railroad bonds deposited with
the firm AZ collateral for 1852 on October Il tho
firm delivered the bonds TO jacques Frank. reia
tive who had heretofore acted for Mr.. Frank
receiving a rheci, o. Aaron Frank for Sl.f;2 The
check cana back from the hank the NEXT day
marked "ps ,mnat stopped" ana tho firm learned
that iu1t hoto~. tho check reached the bank. tcn
Lincoln National Aaron Frank had vthdra wn
S. leaving balance % only sf3 there.
Charles Johnson has confessed Judgment for HsN
in favor OF Agnes l.. Kimberley and Marion Grimes
as executors Of the estate 81 Charles u. Kimberly
FOR the rent Of No 10 10 Bridges. from May TO
November.
Judgment tor s1s7o1 entered Yesterday
against Malcolm Anderson In favor Of tho Ameri-
can National Bank OF Denver. Col. on a note made
by him in Denver on September IS. 1893 for Sll595
payable ninety days from date