The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06
BANGOR.

Oh the Penobscot river and is on the line
of the Maine Central Il. +. Possessing
excellent shipping facilities by water and
i; il, Bangor has large lumber and ice in
terest as well as others which have
made her prominent as a manufacturing
city.
FIavius q. Beal.
The present mayor of Bangor ranks as
one of Maine's most popular, energetic
public men. Being man of positive
characteristics, he draws to him tho
strong, aggressive, progressive element in
the community, and has them as his
friends and supporters,
Flavius o. Beal was born in Mon
mouth. Me-, June 2, 1S41. His education
was obtained in the town schools until he
arrived at the age Of twelve years, after
wards completing q five years course at
the TowIe Academy i'll Winthrop. Then
after spending one year at work upon
farm in Augusta, he came to Portland
and learned the trade of brush maker
On the breaking out of the war in 1861,
Mr. Beale enlisted in the LIST regiment
Maine Volunteers. At the expiration of
his term of service he entered the EN-
ploy of the Maine Central r. r. Co. as
baggage master, and was afterwards pro-
NOTED to the responsible position of con-
ductor of the through Pullman between
Boston and Bangor.
His many years of service in this posi-
ton gave him very extensive acquaint-
ance with the travelling public, with
whom his urbanity and genial nature
made him very popular and brought to
him success in his first business venture
which was the purchase. of the extensive
livery stables and business of o. NJ.
Shaw, known at that time as the Bangor
House livery. In 1878 he re-established
the Bangor and Bar Harbor TallyHo
Coach Line and leased the Bangor House,
conducting the business with great sue
cess.
In 1891 Mr.. Beal was elected mayor of
Bangor. and again elected in 1892 and
1898, proving himself during his mayor
atty one of the best executive officers
Bangor ever had, and at the present time
he is again ably sustaining his reputation
in that capacity.
Charles e. Bliss.
Among the citizons of Maine holding
Office under the present administration
there is none more universally pop ular
with ali olasses of citizens with out re-
gard to political atfiiation than the
present very efficient postmaster Of Ban
gor, Chas. E. Bliss. who is conducting
the business Of that office on strictly
business principles.
In poll tics, Mr.. Bliss is Democrat of
very pronounced type Who into social
life and the conduct of his office carries
the characteristics of the broad minded
American citizen, recognizing thu rights
OF individual opinion on public qnes-
tions.
AS COLLECTOR of the port of Bangor. G.
L. Simpson brings to the duties Of his
position training and qualifications
we'll adapted to bring the conduct of the
offica up to the highest standard attained
at any port of customs in the United
States.
As citizen Of Bangor. Mr.. Simpson
is well and favorably known as a man
whose sterling honesty and upright in
tegrity makes bis selection for the Office
he now holds, acceptable to all whose
business brings them into contact with
tic management Of the Custom House
ut Bangor.
ThoD,sc W. vose.
Dorn in Portland, Me-. July s, 1880,
Thomas W. Vose is son of William and
Mary Wooderson Phinipz Vose and a
lineal descendant of Robert Vose who
settled at Milton. Mass, about 1898.
The parents Of Thomas w. Vose having
in 1889 removed to Orrington, Penobscot
County. he began his education in the
common schools of that township, and
graduated from Dartmouth College in
1858.
In 1860 he was admitted to the bar in
Waldo County. and tho same year opened |
law of1ca yV;r4ar,o,+ l., 1ozn
Voss was elected q representative in the |
Legislature of the State, and in 1911 was
one of the Senators representing Waldo |
County. 5
beginning in the year 1875, he held the |
office of city solicitor for the City of Ban |
gor for nine consecutive years and has |
also served the city on its school board, |
as memb3r Of the board Of aldermen |
and for seventeen years as member of |
Bangor's Water Board.
In 1876, Mr.. Vose became q partner in |
the law firm of Barker, Vose & Barker,
composed Of Hon. Lewis Barker, Hon. |
Thomas W. Vose and Lewis A. Barker.
son of the senior member of the firm.
This partnership continued until dis
solved by the death of the senior member
Oh Jan. 10th, 1891, and the death of the
junior member on Oct. 9th of the same !
year.
In Dec. 1892, Gov. Burleigh appointed |
Mr.. Vose judge OF the municipal court
of Bangor, a position which he now fills /
with honor to himself, with credit to the |
appointive power anu with the unqual-
fed satisfaction of the citizens of Ban |
gor.
Daniel F. Davis.
Anon those living who have boon |
hon cred by the people of Maine by being
chosen to the chief executive Office of
the State, is Ex-Governor Daniel t. |
Davis of Bangor, who at the present |
time is practising his profession at the
bar OF Penobscot county.
10 those familiar with the exciting |
times and scenes following the election |
OF 1879, when by the count of the ballots |
cast for governor, it was made apparent |
that no election by the people had been |
mad. to the great fear and dread that ex-
listed IN the public mind that not and |
bioodshed would ensue on the seating
OF the governor by either Of the political |
parties claiming the right, it would be |
readily conceded that after being induct-
ed into office by authority of the SUI
preme Court backing the action of the |
Republican members Of the legislature. |