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BANGOR. miles northeast of Belfast (ilap: Ireland, F 2). It lias nianufaftiues of cmbroiilered muslins. Iianf;or Abbey, founded by Saint Congall in 555, liad .'iOOO inu'iates in the Xinth Century when it was destroyed by the llanes. The site is now oeeupicd bv the parish church. Population, about 4000."

BANGOR (Celt., high choir). An episcopal city, nuinicipal borough, and seaport town, in the northwest of Carnarvonshire, North Wales, (Jreat Britain, on the southeast bank of Jlenai Strait, 9 miles northeast of Carnarvon, and fiO miles west of Chester ( Map : Wales, B 3 ) . The town stretches southwest through a fertile valley, and consists chiefly of a narrow, crooked street, a mile long, bounded on the south by a steep hill which has been laid out in pleasure grounds. It consists of Upjier and Lower Bangor. The grandeur and beauty of the surrounding scenery luive long made it a favorite resort. Bangor is the oldest bishopric in Wales, founded in 550 by Saint Deiniol. The cathedral built by him vas destroyed by the Saxons in 1071, rebuilt in 1102, and again destroyed by fire in 1402, The jiresent edifice, built between 1490 and 15.32, is a plain embattled cruciform structure 214 by tJO feet, with a pinnacle tower 00 feet high. There are numerous educational institutions, in- cluding the University College of North Wales, Independent, Baptist, and Normal colleges. The town has undergone much modern improvement. It was incorporated in 1883; has municipal water-works, gas and electric-lighting plants; maintains a free library, and has erected artisans' dwellings. Its chief trade is derived from the great Penrhyn slate quarries, 6 miles distant, which eiii|iloy over 3000 men. The slates are exported to all parts of the world, and are also manufactured ' into tables, chimney-pieces, etc. Two miles west of the city the Menai Suspension Bridge, and Stephenson's famous Britannia Tu- bular Bridge, one mile to the south, span the Menai Stra'it. Population, in 1891, 10,000; in 1901. 11.300.

BANGOR. A city, port of entry, and the county-scat of Penobscot County, Maine. 137 miles northeast of Portland, at the head of navigation on the Penobscot Kivcr, and on the .Maine Central and other railroads, and the Boston and Bangor Steamship Line (Map; ilaine, F 0). The Kenduskeag Stream, which here empties into the Penobscot, divides the city, the sections of which are united by several bridges; and a bridge 1300 feet long, over the I'enobscot, connects Bangor with the opposite city of Brewer. The city is the seat of the Jiangor Theological Seminary (Congregational), founded in 1816, and has a fine custom-house of granite, a public library of about 47,000 volumes, the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, and the Eastern Maine General Hospital. The grounds of the Eastern Maine State Fair Asso- ciation are also in the city. Bangor is an important commercial and manufacturing centre with advantages of excellent water-power, and a good harbor, having a deep-water frontage of three miles. The lumber interests arc very e.xtensive; ice-cutting is of some importance; and there are large foundries and machine-shops, boot and shoe factories, trunk and valise fac- tories, and manufactures of clothing, dairy prod- ucts, flour, etc. In 1901 the value of the city's commerce was nearly .$5,400,000, of which less than $1,200,000 was in the import trade. The government, under a charter of 1834, is vested in a mayor, elected annually, and a bicameral city council, which controls the appointments of most of the administrative officers, though some are nominated by the mayiu-, subject to the consent of the board of aldenuen. The water-works and electric-light ])lant are owned and operated by the municipality. Population, La 1890, 19,103; in 1900, 21,850.

Bangor is one of the many ])laces supposed ta be the site of the mythical city, Norumbega (q.v. ). In 1556, Andre Tlu'vet, the cosmog- rapher, seems to have visited the spot and re- ports that a French fort called "Noromb&gue' was then in e.xistence. The first permanent settlement was made in 1769 by Jacob Buswell, a 'soldier and hunter, boat-builder and cooper.' The place was known as 'Kenduskeag Plantation' until 1787, and as 'Sunbury' from 1787 to 1791, when it was incorporated as a town under the name of Bangor. In 1834 it was chartered as a city. Consult: History of I'cnohacot Count if (Cleveland, 1882) ; various articles in the Ban- gor Historical Maga::i.ne, Vol. I. (Bangor, 1886) ; and »n article, "Annals of Bangor," in The Maine Historical Magazine. Vol. IX. (Bangor, 1895).

BANGO'RIAN CON'TROVERSY. See HOAULY, BEX.I.VMI.X.

BANGOR THE'OLOG'ICAL SEM'INARY. A Congregational tlu'ological school. It was chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1814, opened at Hampden, Maine, in 1816, and removed to Bangor, Maine, in 1819, where it graduated its first class in 1820. The course of study covers three years, and is similar to that of other Congregational theological schools. The relation between the Seminary and the Congrega- tional churches of the State has always been close, and to these churches the Seminary has furnished more than half of their pastors. In 1901 the library contained over 22.000 volumes, and the value of the college property, including buildings, was over $275,000. The number of students has of late years declined.

BANGOT, b;in'g6t. A name applied to cer- tain tribes of Manguianes in Mindoro. See Philippines.

BANGS, (1831-1903). An American soldier, born at Canaan. Maine. He was mustered into the Federal service in 1862 as captain in the Twentieth Maine Volunteers, participated in the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg, was appointed lieutenant-colonel of colored troops in 1863, and was placed in command of the Eighty-first United States col- ored infantry. Subsequently he became colonel of the Tenth L'nited States colored heavy artil- lery, and commanded Forts .Jackson. Saint Philip, Pike, and Livingston, and the defenses of New Oi-le.ans. In 1865 he was brevetted brigadier- general of United States volunteers for gallant and meritorious service during the war.

BANGS, John Ivenorick (1862—). An American humorist and editor, born at Yonkers, N. Y. He graduated at Colund)ia College, and has been associated with Life, Harper's Magazine, and Literature. In 1899 he became editor of Harper's Weekly, from which he retired in 1902. He became widely known through his Coffee and Repartee (1886) and The Idiot (1895), humorous productions which have been much enjoyed.