The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-01-14

Sheriff Greenwalt has closed the jewelry
store of W. &. Blecher, at Chambersburg,
Pa, on executions. The executions were
issued at the instance of d. Rlocher Il Go.
of Gettysburg
Stork & Co., Baltimore, Nd, lumber
and building materials, have appointed
receivers.
L. /. Browne, President of the Allan
tic National Bank, Boston, Mass, has as,
signed. He was treasurer of the Assabet
Manufacturing Company and endorsed Its
paper; when it failed last week it carried
him down
f. f. Herring, merchant of Winches-
ter, Virginia, has assigned Liabilities
81, 2S5, assets So, 600,
Arnstein & Bonn, New York city, deal
ers in dry goods have assigned. The ha-
bilities are $50, 900 The assets consist
of stock and outstanding accounts, Dull
trade and heavy expenses are gwen as
causes for assignment.
The personal property of John }. T.
Bair, trading as Bair Il Co, Hanover,
Pa, has been levied upon on a Judgment
for $4,000
Frank A. and Martin l.. Leehhdsr,
trading as Lechlider Brothers, of Hagers-
town, Md, have made application IN the
United States District Court to be adludl
Gated bankrupts. The firm has no assets
and its liabilities amounts to about S3oO0.
The Chatterton Furniture Company, OF
Baltimore. Md, is in the hands Of re
ceiver
Remington Vernam of Brooklyn, \ Y,
whose law office is at 81 Pine street IN New
York city, filed petition of bankruptcy
several days ago in the United States Court,
his liabilities being placed at sI2S, O40. a.,
He was a large holder of property at Ar
verne-by-the Sea. which he was the first
to develop as a site for dwellings
Dan Review reports 243 failures last
week for amounts over SIS, 600.
Creditors of the suspended Forsaith
Machine Company, of Manchester. y H..
have secured the appointment Of George
II. Warren as assignee.
Receivers have been appointed at New
Haven. Conn. for the Atlantic Transpor
tation Company. which failed for 81 600, .
GOO. with liabilities of 81. 500, 600
Albert b. Hilton. once one Of the large
est merchants N New York city, has moth
inc better THAI a few suits of clothes with
which to pay debts amounting to 8, $50,
907. And. according to the petition Ia
bankruptcy which he filed saturday hi
creditors are not entitled Ia his clothes ,
which he values at 5000. because he needs
them to wear himself There are not lex
than q. 400 creditors, but the claims of
many of them are small few cents. in
some cases The liabilities are all unsc-
cured. Mr.. Hilton who formerly be
longee 10 the frm Of Hilton. Hughes Il Co.
Who owned tie dry goods establishment at
Broadway and Tenth street, l. now real
estate broker at PSI Broadway.
4 list Of dividends paid by the local
mill, at Fall River, Mas during the past
wear shows an average of , - per cent.
on capital Of s23, 1913, 600 The year
Of 1898 was a hard one. notwithstanding
the reduction in wages in the first Of he
year and the eurtailment later The
present outlook j.. however, brighter
Charles Odell Salem. Of Bos,"a Mas
presiden, Of the Newburyport aud Ames e.
bury HorSe Railway Company, has FLED a
petition in bankruptcy. with total liabilities
scheduled al S232. S33. &c this amount
size. 600 i secured and sl00, OBJ un>e
cured. Nominal assets, s45.
John d Wallace, manager Of the Wal.
lace Electric Company, flied a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy, in the United States
Distrirt Court. at Chicago, ON Saturday
Liabilities were placed at 1926, goo Wal
lace mentioned no assets in his petition.
Colburn. Fuller 4 Co. shoe manufac-
tursrs. Of West Derry New Hampshire.
who failed vn November p, have offered
TO settle at 50 cents on the dollar