Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-07-01
NM. ROLLINS BANOUETED
THE RETIRING COLLECTOR
AND HIS DEPUTIHss
The Major Gets n Gold watch
and 81 StTk Hat which He Prom
Ssea To wear To COnxreaa-A
Cane TO chief Clerk NICHOLS.

and 81 StBk Fiat which He Prom
tses To wear To COnRreaa-A
Cane To chief Clerk nichols.
A number of the friends of Maj w. w.
Rollins were notified of surprise party
in store for that gentleman to take
place at the federal building last evening
and bv O'Clock the court room con-
tained good number of deputies be-
sides the clerical force of the Ashevile
office and their friends.
Chief Clerk John A. Nichols announced
banquet at the Battery Park tor
later period of the evening and said that
Zcb Vance Walser, of Lexington would
voice the sentiments of his associates IN
an expression of personal attachment
to their retiring chief In a neat address
Mr.. Walser then presented to the Major
a handsome gold watch bearing the in
scription, presented to W. w. Rollins
| on retirement as collector af the d'th
district of North Carolina. 10y clerks aud
deputies, June 80. 1898
Major Rollins respa"-i,t to the ad
dress .:"e--ts!" the yift as q tribute of
| regard from devoted friends and paid his
| late subordinates a high compliment for
| the efficiency and integrity that had
| done four millions of dollars worth of
government business without the loss of
a penny. He rejoiced at the removal of
i:s oau vi rSsponsiDlity. but assured
ms .iEnus Oh ms neief that after tour
lite.
| - p NSNdii ther surprised Mr.
Wy ls ny nc presentation OF aneIegant
soluneaueu ,;n eoony cane, winch the
| % suPP'ehenteo with round after
| Ipuru "i aPplause as the Justly popular
| chief clerk rose to reply. Mr. Nichols was
e,aPEen. ne nid been requested
ey tne e!eTKs IN the ofhce to procure the
~ nnese stiek TO De had' tor an additional
p.essn,a.ion Fs, ,o TO the collector, and had
charae "a % r..i;o ue; nc nc i.ienos 'hen took
| se 70 70 'eheVe MN or It's care ana had
| sli"iS engraved with Iohns name
hsteao OF the Majors. Mr.. Nichols
.o':S go. So. roo,rated ms words when ne
S,u .nl' ne was 'he Vlctifli OF conspir-
S ino .nS most completely surprised
| ~ :ne "is.T'ct' ne cane hore the
resented to J. a. N'choiS,
o.. a.. as ch,et Deputy coiiect torS
| st,: - ui9' ~, 'S' ~: ~. Y: ny cierks ano
| uhe 81 1898
| WIZ 20 the can OF ms name J.
".' o"ooh stated thit Whie 1t mlsht
, setn 90 some ople that he had been
| InL; upon because ne was the pest
| 80 .t i" INC mouse snSn was
| lie tho st ,,;.,,,4 ~ , s,,.i. " NV.
| tr;en5s q WS, OF inc mountain
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| S .,I ,ie must 'tiso lar " S,iN NAT
| i-. ~ P'a>To upon the May" d
| -. N -" Ihe hope that II W"uiu
| none,, 60, q "a NeI III tne "silN vi
| into hn,,, .. ne. ncI oe 'ul ~ v
| I,;s E-;.ra g. e.: -. ~ P,en' P. h"'N, :,
-: .IuS ior the,r lurther attention ana
| ,oa -, ~ ii iay lhe nat % %a9''le %Nl''
| a,,d th,+ I; We. ~ " NoiI'i '' 80 -
see br, he ,.c,,In 'S ISL 10
s,;n. n'1i ~, Nc wou'u Set them each Judge
Sup, ~ wnlcn M. Shook responded
say SSt, that aga1n' MAJOR"
I,he ParL', as, ~ u supper az
! L"+.i - u tne party leIt 'or the
"oi oIei VIZ tney were received and ar,
,:.t "y ManaRer Mchlss'ck' ne
tnr Hon Eo nTiI5 IL: ene aItenhahce OF
- i|'as' the newly ap-
o,,,is, Ielurheu win that
..:a IT, a'Ie, an eAShahee Oh
- i-. I E'ias lcd the way TO
sn,,,. d.i,..t,+a iE Tscort'nE the WIN WIN
W;ss oi lne evening guest
80, ~ tt ' Nohs' atia Ine party
I ~, ~ lne etjoNne OF a bountliul
Nas - ~
| - ii, ~ ~" N'"J"' N'''hlS H"s
at:e "pon, VINO atter expressing
| - I,,aIt III 'I''I 1uS "oh"rs Oh Ihe
sup "dd iA'ten upor such
"HSr'u thc cohgratu
| So: s S"'"PinE 10 Aol'ctot
80 go ~ ~ ~ INC Gohecr"r Responded
M .'lu ssii .nat ne conld wish tor II" nap
- d ls"i.iLnh.l"1i .t in Oh ms ''wn term {"
,r;n.,ds nan nan t"s esteem OF as devoted
anu as sp"tiess an othclai career
'hl possGsSe'i "v ms predecessor
80 e.,n.I 'hen begged TO be excused
~ tIoh ,u' tI'er participation IN the banquet
t:1 ol engagements with other
anu the PHEASANT affair endec
| I s"S'''i cha' III the parlors
| w m,Is tnose present were Mrs w
NT"i.S' MISS NoIllns' MISS kttv H"l