The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-09
Bangor.

| correspondence oil the HERALD
BANGOR, March 81, 1872
Herira' Of Trade in Bangor-F Fashionable More
menfs-Gto'ious Religious Reriral-. Temperance
SUCCESSFULLY aud Politics.
| JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.
DEAR SIR
since my last the ice has left the Penobscot
vessels are arriving daily-the lumber manxfac-
turers are starting" their saws, and present APP
pearances indicate brisk spring business
lbs city was the first to get int the screws in
Times OF wild speculation, and ! am happy to add
Is among the foremost in working her own purifi.
Cation The shinplaster banks, together with a
most OF dealers of mushroom growth which spranp
up here in 1896, have all died natural dea,hs. and
we now have in their places discreet, upright and
Intelligent men, tenacious of their own charact.r
ana credit, and Of acknowledged ability to meet
all their engagements. We have four bauks-three
oil which are as good as any in New Eneland-pay.
ing regularly their semi annual dividends of three
and four per cent, and the stocks of which cannot
De purchased at less than par. The character of
their Directors, together with their past MANAGE
ment, is a sufficient guarantee for the future-of
the other little is known, and less can be said A
puny circulation is maintained probably by ex-
change, as applications for discount are almost in
variably rejected. II is doing little er no BUSH
ness.
series of splendid and fashionable assemblies
have recently come off at the Bangor House, far
surprising anything of the kind ever known in
this city. The number Of tickets was limited and
were placed in the hands of a few gentlemen, 10
be disposed of as they fit. This arrangement,
had the desired effect of assembling the elite of the
city, and gay time has il been. Where all was
beauty and grace IT would be unfair to partieula.
rise, and therefore will not attempt il; neither
will undertake to say how many hearts were
won or" dcstinies fixed, but judging from appear
ances, the number cannot be Uncomfortable
One thing, however, is certain; the brilliant sea-
of AZ will long be remembered by he fashion
ables of Bangor.
While this movement was taking place, certain
members Of the Meth edist Society looked On with
jealous eye. Regarding it as bold step Of Satan
to advance his kingdom, they Immediately, as an
offset, got up protracted meeting which has been
in successful operation, night and day, for about
three weeks. Thus while the wicked were sswhirl.
ing in the giddy waltz" and dripping upon the
ly Methodist girls could be seen at the other end.
vending their way to their beautiful chapel there
bending tieir pious knees, ready Gas they ex..
pressed themse!ves) to go forth TO the world and
convert it, and listening to the elaborate exhorta.
tons Of q" Father Sewall" The number OF con
ver's has not yet TRANSFERRED.
The Washingtoaans are driving stiff business
in this vicinty. Acting upon the persuasive prin-
ciple, they succeed admirably in retaining the
inebriate, and are, in fact, the only class Of men
who can successfully carry through this glorious
reformation So long As they keep the lines strict
ly drawn between the old societies and themselves,
a1d in fact ali others not based upon strict Wash
ngtonian principles so long will their influence ex-
ist Not long since society was formed here,
called the Young Mems Temperance Association.
Upon investigating the subject with a view to vo-
ting themselves auxiliary TO the WashnetonianASo-
ciety it was found that nearly one-third had bro
ken their pledge Let The Westinghouse beware
Of all such auXiliarics as his
had almost forgotten to say that Gov. Kent As.
sisted by bis Prime Minister, the late land agent
has gotten up several meetings upon the SUBJECT OF
a prote Give tariff and many fine spun theories have
been advanced, to convince the people ofthe beau
ties Of paying one dollar for taat which now costs
them but ninepencc. IL is, however, we'll under
stood to be movement Of the friends Of Mr.. Clay
to bring him out for the Presidency in Opposition
to CaptiDg Tyler, and II proves an uphill business
Gov Kent will yet learn tina, Maine never can for
moment lose sight Of Clay's come ction with the
murder 81 her iavorite son, the lamented Cillcy.
ADoLpu.