The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-04
A BosToy MERCHANT
Who Trnpp snra IN Own New York and Ma
England stock.

| Who Hnpp snra IN Own New York and Nev
England stock.
| BosroS. April 2S.-The application for An
Injunction against the New York aud Now
| England Railroad corporation by Mcssrs.
| Nathaniel F. Goldsmith i Co. has givcn those
| gentlemen prominence which has set stata
| and Wall streets agog to learn something Of
the valiant merchants. having but sixty shares
Of common stock. who dared so fesrlessly to
attack such an able and wealthy body Of men
as the two noble Princes OF this city and their
royal rotinue. which compose tho Board OF
Directors OF the mysterious New England road.
Such facts as your correspondent has boon
able to obtain and are here given IRE known to
but very iow people. and will be made public
by The Sun for the first time
Mr.. Nathaniel Frank Goldsmith IL OF an old
Marblehoad family. whose cont Of arms his
Back Bay carriage bears -dny. Ho was born
in Marblchead. but in his infancy his parents
removed to Salem whore no received n com.
mon school education. lie became II clerk in
tho grocery business In Boston. and about
1850 started in business for himself in a very
small upper Office on Central Wharf, Tho
business ho engaged In was II speciality OF his
own conception. that OF supplying npothecaries
and druggists with tho best wines. alcohol and
choicest liquors required by the drug trade.
lie was quite young ut this time. but was
married. and he employed his wfes brother.
Mr. Walter Harmon Keith. ne clerk. In a very
few years this clerk and ,ro.hcr-in law be.
came Mr.. Goldsmith's partner. which partner.
ship has continued without interruption to
ness, too. is still continued, AMI confined 10
for which purpose they keep constantly cm-
rloy"d four oi the most suare anil persuasive
commercial travellers that ever went cunning
for trade from Boston.
>, NJ reflections can 70, cast upon either Mr..
drank iiGuor during their lives. They are
i ;,rc.y temrsrats; and hnve never nsSh to.
wholly for medicine! purposes.
In the l, course ,;, Of their business. about siX
to take from 4 dciinqnnnt customer sixty
shar,s of Now York ani New ,hrEl.nd stock.
IT," hyS SMff "r ., M r t S
not. and n"vor nave hrcn. SPECTATORS nur
tr'.,l",s IN stock. neither "a, = iirm nor as IN;
bear or bnIl tho market iy their present action
wealthy. Mr.. goldsmith resides Ia a srisn'iii
shIrs whithsr i, Ti,s imseifi in 5 summer nj.
H. In AuStn o'FHn AZ" k.i, farm in My
splendid estate in Matnrtown. his linusr aid
:;naris; overlooking TIE beautiful rharlcs
ness % thr firm white for Tho last ten Years
or more Mr. Goldsmith np..CnrS g. ic FREQ 10
HS ana cH Meas Ms h" nI:sss ~. Keith i =.
h!irly estimated MS worth auTnr,cru. u million
Slr goldsmith In travelled. Hc spends his
winters in Florida, always accompanied ~ his
VIE. whI is a very "s.i'n,ahIr ,'rrsnn and has
,hG"shf at na nts liy fivfn to tn, n bon
London. inris. ans! Amsterdam. At Montreal.
when he Mckinley hil. was n,orut to come into
i2mr. y" startled the ho.to"s ~ purchasing
city. He has frequently VISITED and is well
known throughout the famous ulur srnss and
whiskey region Of hrntarly.
Hsis = large h9ll" Of real estate in Cam
bridge. lG,n'!nlrt. Medwty. and othor >uhur-
famous Arlington. Club Stables ON. Primmrr
street. IN tins city. and j. its Treasurer.
Cold Morse, Georgr Is. C!uri. Walter II. Keith,
W. ). Seatnn. Charles Corey. nnd gentlemen u
that ilk. At his club stable IL kept that splen-
PRESIDENT Of the Mnyoricx BanI. Mr.. ASA Il.
Potter. and purchaser 10y Mr. Goldsmith.
Mr.. Keith is about 40 years Of age. Mr..
much Younger, He, is ratty In appearance: =
gallant OF the old SCHOOL, exceedingly impress
sionaLla 70 the Other Sex. to whom he en-
net nediie with roiit les; IFS Tartisnnshlp Is
:. Smon's up: Siinon's down" though he-
!irye he votes the KeruLlcnn ticket. M.
Keith Is DEMOCRAT. hut anti-free silver:
frsnas "%sa Nat. t Cy others Known sn% oni5
ns Frank" is undoubtedly worth hall a mil
uned i Ws s f Fswn NOW
rack. 0sceoln. and other stocks he owns. and
T. his boinC the lnrgcst owner Of Central and
India wharves were added. ! believe him
energy, and ambition enough to l. O n director
and then President OF the New York and New
England !taiiroad. PAUL POTTER