The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16

when In health was an industrious
man and considered a worthy citizen.
Death In Cornville. Died in Corn
vile on the 9Th inst. Mrs. Eliza Kins-
man in the ninetieth year Of her age,
widow of the late Gen. Joseph Kins
man The deceased was most truly
a descendant Of revolutionary ances-
try. being the daughter Of Capt Enoch
Paige and niece OF Col Joseph Cilley,
both officers Of the revolutionary war.
She leaves three children. two sons
and one daughter Gen j. { Kinsman
and Hannah F. J. kinsman Of Corn
Vile, Gen. Burnham kinsman of
Washington. District Of Columbia -
Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs Joseph
II Butler Of COrnyille, celebrated the
nftieth anniversary OF their marriage,
Il their home, on the 20th inst The
occasion Wa5 one OF such interest and
enjoyment 10 those who participated
in il. Is 10 deserve more than pass
ing notice Brothers, sisters, neph-
e%s and nieces. To the number Of p
We're present, together with The near
er relations, Mr. John F. Butler and
wife OF Athens, Mr. Marcellus Free
man and wife, son and daughter Of
the happy couple Among others
present we notice Mrs. John Brennan,
of Detroit. Mich. and Mrs Robert
Paine of Bridgewater. Mass former-
ly of Skowheganl. Presents were
left to the amount of over fifty dol
lars. and altho many were not strict
ly golden" all were of practical use.
The dinner was the big item of the
occasion to all who enjoy splendid
dinner which on this occasion seemed
to be to all who partook of it. The
social greetings and renewed pledges
of love and friendship OF the happy
day will live long in the memory of
US all. Cedric.-Married, Skowhe-
gan, Oct 10Th, by Rev. 0. j. Hancock,
William Richardson and Miss Amanda
E. Wood. both of Skowhegan.-Died,
Orwell, Vt. Sept. 10Th, Sarah E., wife
of d. A. Kimball, formerly of Show
hogan; Fairfield, Mrs. Thankful Hol-
way, wife of Seth Holway; North An
son, Oct 18th, Mr. Noah Gould, aged
about so years; Canaan, Oct. 10Th,
Miss Josie Gleason, aged Is years
This is the season of the year when
man has to have an introduction to his
wife as she steps forth gaily attired
in her new apparel He won't need
any introduction to the milliners' bill
however for he will recognize it as
about the usual size.-Skowhegan
Price Current-Corrected every Tues
day-Beans, yellow eyes, Tets, quart;
pea. 6 cts; butter, first quality, lac
to 16c per lb; bone meal, sc lb.;
cheese, factory. IL cts. per lb; home
made IL cts; coffee rio Is cts. to 90
cts. per lb; Java 80 to 33c.; corn,
western, S0e western corn meal 75c;
rye meal, cts. per lb graham 4 cts.
ID; oat meal, sc; cracked wheat, 7
cts per lb.; dried apples, S cts per ID. ;
flour, 81 to SO per Dbl; fish. dry cod,
3 to cts. per lb; pollock, 8 cts; hake
. 1-2 cts; rock cod, 3 cts. lard, pail,
cts. per lb; tierce 10c; molasses,
40 to 80 cts. per gallon; sugar, granu-
lated, 40 12 cts. per ID; cut loaf, IL
cts; coffee crushed, 10 cts; standard
yellow 8 cts; tea, Japan SOC to 45c
per lb; Oolong 35c to 60c.: potatoes,
40 cts. per bushel; oats, So to Acc per
bushel; beef, by the hundred $500 to
500; steak, IL to lie per lb. roasts,
10 to 15c; corned, to cts; pork,
roast, to loo per ID. round hog SC;
clear salt pork, s to 10c hams 10 to
lie; spring chicken, II to 15c per lb ;
fowl, IL to 15c per ID; mutton, to
10c per lib; spring lamb, s to Il 1-2c;
nutmegs, Sc per or; starch, 10 to 13c ;
soda, to 10c; cream tartar, 45c per
lb; dried currants, loo per lb; raisins
10 to 12c; onions, &c per Id; vinegar
25c per gallon; pickles, 10c per quart;
rice sc per ID; kerosene oil, Is to Csc
per gallon. (The above prices are on
RETAIL. Produce Market-Apples,
winter, $1.00 to 81 25 per Dbl; beans,
yellow eyes, $3.50 to $1S5; pea, S120
to 81 40; medium, S135 per bushel;
eggs, 1Sc per dozen; hay, $40 per ton !;
straw, So; hemlock bark, IS per cord !;
oats, new 35c per bushel; wood, hard
$500 to $3.50 per cord; pelts, 6Oc to
800; hides, to &c; wool SO to 35c
per lb.
Lorenzo d. Libby has been appoint
cd IN, IN,