The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-26
Personal. NTEENTION.

Mr.. S, Huges, agent Tor Rogers, OF
triple plate fame, of New York, is at the
Battery Park.
Mr. Thad Thrash left yesterday morn
ing for Emory and Henry college, where
he has entered this fall.
Mr. L. Hulzter, who represents the
dry goods firm Of NJ. Milheiscr, of Rich
mond, Va, is at the Grand Central.
Mr.. w. b. Gatewood, general live stool,
| agent of the Piedmont Air Line, Of Lin
den, Warren county, Va, is at the Swan
| nanOa.
Miss Martinot, who was at the Bat
terry Park, has signed contract for the
season with a company in the North,
and left Ashevile yesterday.
Hon. w. II. Hargrove, Of Haywood,
was in the city last night on his return
from Augusta, Ga, where he has been for
the past week on business.
Gen. Geo. B. Smythe, Oi Newark Ohio,
left tor home yesterday, after having
thoroughly examined the condition of
his property in Cherokee, county.
Among the guests at the Swannanoa
is Mr.. Michael Smith OF Waukegan, H.,
who has been brought here by Mr. Doug
lass as foreman to oversee the setting
out of the trees on the Vanderbilt prop
erty. Mr.. Smith has been in the employ
OF Mr.. Douglass for forty years.
Mr.. J. Duncan McKim, who was at
Mr.. VanGilder's, has left the city in order
to locate in some large city and practice
medicine. His father is prominent min
lister in Baltimore. Mr.. McKim was a
member of the Cosmopolitan Club and
did much good work among the poor OF
this place.
The Hon. Richard Croker, OF New York.
together with his three sons, is stopping
at Battery Park Besides being Tam
many's leader, he held the office OF
comptroller of the city treasurer for
which be receives the annual sum OF
$685. 900. +. S. Stokes and the rest OF
the party who were with him have left
the Hot Springs for New York.
Mr. Alfred Morgan, of Franklin, drop
ped in upon us very pleasantly last even
ing. He was once editor of the Franklin
Reporter, and is now connected with the
Press. Mr. Morgan is on his way to
Mills River in attendance upon Il pleas
ant incident about to happen, and which
we hope to have the pleasure of chroni-
cling.
Mr. Reuben McBrayer, who lately
bought the valuable Ballard property on
HAYWOOD street, arrived here on Satur-
day evening with his family, and is regu-
larly installed as citizen of Ashevillr,
We welcome Mr.. McBrayer and family
as pleasant additions to our social cir
cles Mr. McIrayer has already achiev-
ed distinction as a lawyer, and he will
make strong addition to the AsheviIle
bar
Mr.. b. w. Bedding, of Bclding Bros. 6,
Co., the great silk manufacturers, ar
rived at the Swannanoa Sunday. The
firm not only has mills at Roanoke,
Conn, and Northampton, Mass, but iii
many other places in the United States.
Mr.. Beldlng is of Cincinnati, Ohio and is
engaged in various enterprises. He has
invested great deal in the lumber bust
ness and owns 10000 acres out West.
According to his statements it is easier
| to get the lumber out of the mountains
here than it isin PENNSYLVANIA. Mr.. F. B.
Longstreet, and Mr.. Chas. LongStreet, OF
Lansing, Mich, are prominent lumber
dealers and have come with Mr.. Bclding
to investigate this branch of business iii
Asheville. They are stopping at the
Swannanoa.