Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-07
4 HIGH. BOILER.
Bangor Dazzied by Sport with Lots OF Cast
and Big Stories.

The Bangor Commercial of Monday
night, had the following
Bangor has had Il chance to breath the
very breath of the heavy swells of swell
dom had it but known it; it might have
scented the perfume of the very inside
circle of Fifth Avenue had it wished or
soiled its feet in the unslghtly regulations
that seem to live ON the hearthstones of
New York's ''best people" 1t was a
great chance, but like the army post and
the state capital, Bangor missed it.
1t was 4 80 OH Friday morning, that the
regular western train pulled into Bangor
with special Pullman car failing OH to
the end Of it, in the car were two young
men, one and another; they looked hag-
gard for they hadn't been sleeping very
well and had been up late for two or three
nights in succession. They left the car
on the arrival of the train and went at
once to the Penobscot Exchange, where
the One who is the article of interest to
the people of Bangor, registered as ID. b.
Mills New YORK. >
1t soon developed that Mr.. d. B. Mills,
of New York, was a roller of very lofty
variety, in fact that he was a sport of the
|
game;' nothing ever seen in Bangor be-
fore has touched even his mildest per
formances.
In the first place Mr.. Mills ordered the
very best suite of rooms the house CON
tained, and announced that he was going
to have things as he wanted them and no
other way; therefore he got them that
way
q 20, ut :
one of his first orders to the corps Of hotel
walters that followed his footsteps relig-
iously, the 'dozen'' referring to nothing
short of champagne, which was procured
from small lot left over in the city by
mistake last week.
The private dining room was not too
good for him, and his dainty breakfasts )
were served to himself and his travelling
companion. who is young Maine man,
In true metropolitan stlye Early in his
stay ut the Exchange Mr.. Mills announced
that he was nephew of Chauncey NJ.
Depew and that he was married to sister
of the Duchess of Marlborough, once Con
suelo vande rbilt. Somebody tried to point
out to him the interesting impossibility of
this statement, but he swore he didn't
care whether 1t was possible or not he
was a son in law of "Willie' Vanderbilt
and he didn't care who knew 1t.
One of his few out-ofdoor trips was
made to rhe First Nntioual Bank. which.
thouoh b,.o 100 wards west of the hotel, be
coudescended to approach in carriage
In ttat institution he startled the clerks
by passing out roll Of $1,000 in bills fl +
change into larger and more convenient
denominations. and by showing h :
rocIets stuffed to overhowing with bank
notes If all kincs and amounts
In the dining room Of the hotel on 81 e
oc,asiou he drew a beautiful pear. .handlt Il
| savcr-,keorer and was about to picl. of
/ the handles If the tea c,us on a neluhbli-
! i,g tql,]r when pronfiei0r Neon entered
and 1,ronos., ii "A chang,. If .Ubisct for the
! stf. .fy If ,he neop.c ga the house.
- Nyills left ON ~n4urlsv uigbt: before he
Vent be told Jhe proy1iot1., Of the hotel
rbor he considered them ..vyhite men" and
hon handed them a ehuck for $500 drawn
Ion the Chemical National Bank OF New
/ Work city The off was accented. but
rbe gentlemen If the house did not con
sider thar if ,l,-r,e-ed from tbe sentiment
Of the presant tn forward it M once to the
hank named They now await develop.
r,nnts with an interest that amounts
aImns+ to fpvcrish anticination.
Mills whoever he i has DIenty of
money for tbp uresrnt He has been in
Mama for. a short ttrne only His special
car was soft off in Rrnn.uicl, the orher
inv N altow him ia on down ro Bath
Win so,,o powdoi, rouths ,o a blow.
Of the most approved kind; his travelling
companion in this city was young man
"hom ne plckeu up on ,ha' occpS'on anu
NJ, yho ,..n;soont aaorooo+io, n.s.ed o,t