The Portland daily press., 1881-11-17
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoee1N COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGG1N COUNTY.
The faculty of Bates College have appointed
the following editors of the Bates Student for
the coming year:-C. e. Sargent editor-in-
chief, O. l.. Gle, personals and correspond
ence; G. j. Atwater, literary; e. Remick and
j. L. Reade, local. The debate by the Sophie
more class, first division, took place Saturday
evening at the chapel. The question. Twas
Oliver Cromwell greater man than Napoleon
Bonaparte?" was very ably discussed by
Messrs. Curtis and Sampson and Miss Bracket
on the affirmative side, and by Messrs Hackett
and Flanders on the negative side. The prize
was awarded to Mr.. Flanders who presented
the abest argument. Mr.. o. L. Frisbee has
been elected business manager of the Bates
Student for the ensuing year.
The supply of cotton goods, says the Lewis
Journal, whether in agents or jobbers' hands,
is much less than at any time in the last ten
years. Some of the mills are sold up ahead as
never before. One mill has orders on its books
for export for delivery until March next. One
leading corpot alton has sold its product ahead
to the extent of 5000 packages and this would
be about the product of 70, 900 spindles for five
mouths. When 1t is remembered that the
largest trade sale which has occurred during
the past five years contained only an offering
of 1900 packages-a quantity which at that
time seemed appalling-the remarkable change
in the condition of the country can be appre-
ciated, when we find a single corporation
whose product is sold ahead for more than half
this quantity. Lockwood brown cottons
sell at 81; Androscoggin l. (bleached) at 81;
Farwel at 10; Lockwood 10. Androscoggin
vide goods have advanced to 1c. Auburn
bags advanced lc.
Lewiston is to have more military. An in
dependent battalion of $50 men is to be formed
composed of two companies.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
G.. II. Pope, one of the most enterprising
farmers of North Vassalboro, has harvested
this fall from the trees growing on one and
one-quarter acres of land $50 barrels of nice
apples, the most of which he has sold for SO
per barrel. Besides this old orchard he has
ten acres of young trees just coming into bear
ing.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A correspondent says diphtheria is still pre-
vailing in Porter and vicinity. Frank Gould
moved his family to Tuftonboro, N. H, and
child aged about II died of diphtheria Nov.
9th and was taken TO his old home, South Hi
ram, and buried. The rest of the family were
sick and unable to go to the funeral, Both Tues
day and Wednesday Alpheus Fitzpatrick held
a child buried which died with diphtheria and
another one sick. Seth, son of Elisha Stanley,
of Porter. died of diphtheria after short and
distressing sickness Nov. 9th. His strength
held out to the very last. Five minutes before
his death he went to the window to take his
There were no services at his burial. His
wife and children are sick with the diphtheria,
and Charles Stanley, who was with Seth till
he died and helped bury him, is taking care OF
them, as no woman dares to go and take
care of them Mrs. Stanley was expected to
die at one time, and none would go to Stan
ley's relief in case she did de- The family are
better now, but the doctors say they are afraid
of the malady.