Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-04
EASTERN MAINE.
Great Interest in the Penob-
scot County Attorneyship.
Work Rapidly Progressing on East
ern Maine Insane Hospital.
Marvellous Scenes OF Activity at MilIinockei
Pulp and Paper Mills.

Bangor, Me, July 3.-(SpeciaD. =
notwithstanding that the county cleo
ton is many months away the in
terest in the contest for the county at
torney's berth is growing SO far four
candidates have announced themselves
for the position. II. II. Patten. D. w.
Mason. c. J. Hutchincs and the present
Incumbent, Bertram L. Smith. of Pat
ten. Mr.. patten s-the senior member
of the firm Of PatIen & Jose. and was
formerly associated in law business
with Hon. A. l. Lumbert. who is now
having most successful practice in
Boston. Mr.. Patten come to Bangor
from Newport, where he had practiced
his profession for several years. He
entered the big colony of barristers in
this city. and has since been quite sue
ccsSful. lie claims 10 have the support
Nnf many prominent politicians in the
county. ana from All accounts he will
make hut tight for the county aJ-
-utncyship.
Mr. Mason Is at present city solicitor
If Bangor. 4 position which he has
hell for two years. Mr.. Hutchings is
he son of the late Colonel Jasper
fiutchinEs. flr years one ~ the leading
members " the Peno6scot bar. ami H.
came into prominence last winter when
be represented the city OF Brewer in
thr legislature. iIc is one of the
Youngest. Gf not the youngesD mem-
bers of the Penohscnt har. ana IL has
quite Il strong following. Mr. Smith ~
saving nothing about the matter. ana
has so far made no move towards re-
election other than announcing that H.
will be q candidate. Mr.. Smith has
been one Of the ahlest attorneys that
this county ever had.
The work on the Eastern Maine In
sane hospital buildings is progressing
rapidly. The hospital trustees are be
sieged on every hand by applications
for berths on the board of officials Of
the new institution. The new trustee
Of the board. Thos. White said the
other day. upon his return from a
visit to the hospital 1T Augusta. that If
a board could be gotten together that
would be as efficient as that now
handling the affairs at the Augusta
asylum, it would ~ a miracle. Why
If We can get men like DR.. SanbOrn ana
Treasurer CamphelI." said Mr White.
we shall consider ourselves very
lucky"
About 500 men are now at work at
Millinucket. the scene If the operations
VI the Great Northern Paper Company
which is to build the largest pulp and
paper mill in the world there. Tho
town has already been laid out and tn"
streets have been named katahdin
avenue, Mckinley avenue, Dewey
street. etc Millions Of dollars will be
expended at Millinoclet during the
next few years. The Bangor S Aroos-
took Railroad is going To erect an i'm
mcnse station. round house. freight
shed. water tank, etc. there. and work
i already in progress on the building
Of yard which will be a half a mile
long and viii have IL tracks.
The company has advertised for
bids for the erection of a hotel, board
ing-house two Or three business blocks
ana 100 or more residences. There II
an interesting story connected with the
building Of this immense enterprise at
Mnlinocket. It's conception is due to
charles W. Mullen of Old Town, who
Wor ked six years to bring the matter
10 a head. He and Garrett Schenck
purchased anu DOndeu IlIlllOliS ~ uol-
lars worth Of timber lands, water
power etc. before they saw that the
scheme was going to materialize. Had
ii failed these two energetic Maine
men would have been heavy losers.
An army Of millions Of brown moths
struck Bangor, Sunday night, and the
streets We're in almost total darkness
on account of them gathering around
the electric lights. These moths We're
the result of the Matching out Of the
caterpillar cocoons and next year
Maine viii be visited by many millions
more Of these destructive worms In
every electric light globe when the
trimmers made their rounds. Monday
morning. there was from two to three
quarts Of the moths. They were all
dead and some Of the globes We're 50
flied with them that they had partially
burned.
The officers on the night patrol force
found it almost impossible to use their
lanterns on account Of 50 many OF the
moths gathering around them.