The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-17
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

doin professors and the venerable and
mentally vigorous DR.. Hanson, at the
teachers meeting in Gardiner last Friday
is said to have been decidedly entertain
il to the large crowd of pedagogues in
attendance. The discussion was on
Latin pronunciation, the Bowdoin pro-.
lessor standing forthe so-called Roman
method, and he maintained that there
was only one side to the question. When
however, the matter came up after Gin
ner, and the Doctor got in his work in
behalf of the English method. it probably
dawned on the manfrom Brunswick that
there was really something to be said on
that side after ALL 1t is said that when
DR.. Hanson got Through, he came off the
field with colors flying, and that he left
his opponent in a badly disabled condi-
ton * ennebec Democrat.
E Miss Nellie Brakeman is meeting with
substantial encouragement in her work
of soliciting funds for the young woman's
dormatory at Colby. Al pen sketch OF p
building has been submitted by Archi-
tect John G, Stevens of Portland The
building will be placed onthe Pepper
lot, the present house being moved back
for the ell.
DR.. Oscar Nordquist of Helsingfors,
Finland, inspector of fisheries for that
country, has been sojourning since
March 4 at Craig's Brook, for the
purpose of studying the methods of
fish culture practiced at the Nova Scotia
Fish Commission station there. After
thorough inspection III the principal sta
lions r the breeding of salmon, trout
and whitefsh in the United States and
Canada, he will visit the Word S Fair at
Chicago. and return home in June. Mrs.
Nordquist, who accompanies the doctor
is delegate of the Woman's Suffrage
Union of Finland to the Worlds Con-
gress of Women at Chicago.
There is a boy living at Dexter born
without eyes. He was born in Canada of
French parents, and his folks moved to
Dexter about three. years ago, since
which time his father has died. The
boy is now about Is years of age, and is
said to be a bright, smart boy and of a
very cheerful disposition, in spite of his
terrible misfortune. He has wonder
full memoryand is very quick and anx-
ious to learn. 1t is said he can tell day
light from darkness.
The Lewiston Journal has been exam
ming some of the Maine school exhibit
which has been prepared for the Worlds
Fair, and comes to the conclusion that it
will be great exhibit. and that Maine is
in no wise called upon to take a back seat
in the matter of schools.
! Mr.. F. III. Clergue of Bangor states
that there is no foundation for the repofts
that the failure of the bank at Mobile
was caused by his misuse Iof 100000 of
t. cir funds. He is not president of the
bank but is one of the heaviest stock
holders and the board of directors are re-
organizing the bank, which will be done
either by reducing the capital, as pro-
yided by law, or by assessment. The de-
positors do not suffer. ANY reflection of
misuse of funds is entirely untrue. Mr..
Clergue was at loss to understand the
reason for 1.-THE assertion regarding the
funds of the bank, and is now in tele-
graphic correspondence with the officials
to unravel the origin of the story.
The Bangor & Aroostook R. R. Co. an
nounce that arrangements which have
been in progress for SO long time for
the financing of the whole project are
now fully completed and the necessary
cash for building the road is at hand.
1t is reported that the opening of spring
will see an immense crew all along the
line, as it is the intention to work all the
men that can be handled to advantage.
The supplies for use, in the long stretch
of woods between Brownville and Patten
are to be distributed at the various points
where they are needed Immediately, and
more or less can be'done in hauling the
stons for the bridge work this month.