The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-09

visit Will ltIdlifVS.
There were special services at 73G
a m. and 7.30 p. m. at St Mary
church. yesterday. in observance OF
Ash Wednesday.
Prof. Arthur Merrill, a member OF
the faculty at Maine Central In
stitute in Pittsfield was in town the
latter part of the week.
Mayor and Mrs. Blaine S Viles re-
turned to Augusta, Friday, after hay-
ing been in town since the Sunday
nreyious owing to the death of Mayor
Viles' father.
The High School Hockey team went
10 Good Will Saturday to play against
a team from the Good Will school.
Tie local boys were victorious by a
score of 2 to 4.
Carroll Ben Flanders of Skowhe-
gan, Colby II, was in Athens Thurs
day night to act as one of the judges
a Il SDCdhlH6 NOhICci uClu pOLN &C II
students of Somerset Academy.
Members of the Searchlight Club
we're entertained by Miss Prudence
Wadsworth, Friday afternoon at her
home The next meeting will occur
on the evening of the 18th at Miss
Eunice Patterns home.
Elmer White, who has been a stu
dent in the class of 1917. Skowhegan
High School, left. Friday for Lynn,
Mass, where he has accepted a posi-
ton. A group of his young men
friends were at the station to give
him a send off.
Mrs. Raymond Christensen and
child of Mattapan, Mass. who have
been passing several weeks at her
old home, returned Friday They
were accompanied by her parents Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Mitchell, who went to
South Lawrence, Mass. for a visit.
Following the Maven concert
Thursday evening few friends were
invited to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Philo Steward on Baptist Hill to meet
Mr.. Maven. 1t will be recalled that
Mrs. Steward was the first teacher
under whom the now talented and
fast becoming famous singer, studied
and this made the occasion a doubly
enjoyable one.
Among the local young men who
will go to Bangor to attend the Boys
Conference are Alec Thomson and
Nontford Meader from the First Bap-
list Church; Clyde Badger Roy
Keene, Karl Tobey, Raymond Fogg,
Everett Burnor and Harry Dysart
from the Bethany Baptist Church;
Leslie Grundy, Earle Grundy, Candi-
do Usi and Lauriston Jacobs from
the Methodist Church; Joel Taylor,
Ray Parmenter, Bernard Bailey, Her
bert Oddly, John Wadsworth Earle
Lowther and Fulton Mckinney from
the congregational Church. The
latter is going especially to play the
trombone in an orchestra which is
10 furnish music during the event
Rev c H. Mckinney will also go as
the leader for the Congregational
boys but will return in time to con-
duet the services as usual at the
Congregational Church on Sunday.
Simple but impressive funeral ser
Yiles were held Thursday at his
home on Madison Avenue. Rev
Charles II. Mckinney, pastor of the
Island Ave. Congregational Church
where the deceased had been COM
municant. delivered feeling eulogy
and Thomas G. Lord directed the ar
rangements. Friends were asked to
omit flowers, but several set pieces
We're contributed by different organi-
cations with which Mr.. Viles had
been affiliated. The remains were
bourne to the Southside receiving
tomb and in the spring will be in
TERED in the family burial lot at
Southside cemetery. The pail
bearers were Dr. l.. A. Dascombe, Dr.
f. o. Sawyer, F. w Bucknam, S. w
Philbrick, J. C. Griffin and E. T
Goodrich. Beside Mayor Blaine S.
Niles and family of Augusta, others
from out of town to attend the OBJ
sequies were William Chattield
Shawmut; o. W. Chase, E. b. Quint,
". B. Clark, North New Portland Il.
L. Wardwell w. E. Swift, c. L. Phil
brick, w. H. Fisher. NJ. E. Sawtelle
Ira II. Randall, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Stewart. w. T. Emerson, f. j. Ham,
Guy p. Gannett, Byron Boyd, Angus
Ia, Frank d. j. Barnjum, Boston /;
Mrs. Johnston, Bangor; George Gray,
Gardiner; w. J. Lanigan, Waterville;
9, +. Bowker. Providence. r. l.; Mr..
and Mrs. F. II. Colby Bingham; Wal
lace Emery North Arson; A B. Sar-
gent. Stratton; Ralph Wing, Flag
staff; Vim. Lockyer. Eustis; Mrs
Vim. Lockyer. Jr., Berlin. N. H; Mrs
Charles Alexander HallowplI. Mrs